JP2799830B2 - Car ski rack - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile ski rack which can be mounted on an automobile having a spare tire outside a vehicle body, for example, an off-road vehicle, a leisure van, a jeep or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Off-road vehicles running on sandy beaches or mountainous areas have spare tires which are detachably mounted on the rear side surfaces of the vehicle body with bolts and nuts. To attach a blade or frame detachably and to hold the ski vertically on the attached blade or frame is disclosed in
No. 44243 discloses this.

Further, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. Hei 5-330387 and Hei 6-32180, a pair of arms (locking arms) provided on a ski rack are locked on the outer surface of a spare tire, and There has been proposed a ski rack of a type that holds the ski vertically by attaching the tightening tool provided in the above to a wheel portion of a spare tire.

Further, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-55979, a tray for placing skis on a lower end of a pair of vertical members connected at predetermined intervals by a lateral member, and a holding member for holding the ski above the skis on an upper end. Along with providing in the same direction, providing a pin to which a pull member is fixed on the opposite side of the tray and the holding member, hooking the pin on a spare tire, winding the pull member around the spare tire,
One end thereof is hooked on a pin of a securing unit that slides along the central vertical member provided on the horizontal member, the projection provided on the engagement lever is engaged with the hole of the central vertical member, and the operation lever is lowered downward. Has been proposed.

[0005]

The ski racks disclosed in the above publications are excellent in that the skis can be held vertically outside the vehicle, but the mounting height of the ski racks is small. It is determined by the mounting position of the spare tire. As a result, road clearance (minimum ground clearance), which is a factor that determines the running performance when driving a car, is reduced.

That is, when traveling on a step on off-road travel or a rut on a snowy road, the lower portion of the ski rack collides with a road or the like, and often causes damage to the ski rack or the mounted ski. was there.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the drawbacks of the conventional ski rack, the present invention can always maintain an optimum road clearance regardless of the mounting position of a spare tire, and is excellent in mountability. Is to be provided.

To achieve the above object, a ski rack for an automobile according to the present invention comprises an upper frame comprising a pair of right and left shaft members having a bracket for holding a front end of the ski at an upper end, and a rear ski at the lower end. It is characterized by comprising a lower frame comprising a pair of left and right shaft members having a bracket for holding an end, and a connecting member for connecting the upper frame and the lower frame to be able to expand and contract in the vertical direction.

More specifically, an automotive ski rack according to the present invention comprises an upper frame comprising a pair of left and right shaft members having a bracket at the upper end for holding a front end of the ski, and a rear end of the ski at the lower end. A lower frame comprising a pair of left and right shaft members having a bracket for holding the upper frame and a lower frame formed by a pair of left and right hook members for engaging the upper frame and the lower frame so as to be extendable and contractible in a vertical direction and engaging with a spare tire. A member having fixing means for fixing the cord to the connecting member at one end of the cord, and a locking member having a pair of right and left cords in contact with the outer peripheral portion of the spare tire at the other end. Characterized by the following.

In the present invention, the upper frame includes a shaft member disposed in the left-right direction at a predetermined interval, and a bracket holding a front end of the ski integrally mounted on the upper end of the shaft member. For the shaft member, it is preferable to use a cylindrical pipe for weight reduction, and a cylindrical rod may be used. The shape of the bracket is not particularly limited as long as it can hold the front end of the ski.

The lower frame also includes a shaft member disposed in the left-right direction at a predetermined interval, and a bracket for holding a rear end of the ski integrally attached to a lower end portion of the shaft member. Like the upper frame, the shaft member is preferably a cylindrical pipe, and the shape of the bracket is not particularly limited as long as it can hold the rear end of the ski.

The connecting member for connecting the upper frame and the lower frame so as to be able to expand and contract is composed of a pair of left and right pipe-shaped members and a connecting body for integrally connecting the pipe-shaped members. A member capable of receiving and holding the shaft members constituting the upper frame and the lower frame so as to be movable up and down, for example, a pipe or a pipe formed by winding a plate or a plate into a cylindrical shape. Are integrally connected and fixed by a connecting member made of a shaft or a plate made of a pipe or a rod.

This connecting member is provided on one side of the pipe-shaped members arranged on the left and right, specifically on the side opposite to the protruding direction of the bracket for holding the ski, for attaching the connecting member to the spare tire. Are integrally mounted. Further, each pipe-shaped member is provided with a screw-in type holding member made of, for example, a bolt for holding the inserted upper frame and lower frame at predetermined heights.

The hook member is formed integrally with, for example, a groove-shaped engaging portion at a tip end thereof for engaging a part of a pair of right and left ropes constituting the locking member.
If this engagement part can engage a part of the cable,
There are no particular restrictions on the specific shape.

The locking member for securely fixing the connecting member to the spare tire has a fixing means for fixing the connecting member to the connecting member at one end of the cord and the outer peripheral portion of the spare tire at the other end. The fixing means has a shape and structure as long as the fixing means can be detachably attached to a connecting member integrally connecting the pair of left and right pipe-shaped members. There is no particular limitation, and an adjusting member for adjusting the tightening force may be provided near the fixing means.

[0016] The other end of the cable body is integrally connected to the base ends of a pair of cables that branch in the left-right direction and abut in the diametric direction with the outer peripheral part of the spare tire. After each cord is wound around the outer peripheral portion of the spare tire in the diametrical direction, the distal end portion is locked to the engaging portion of the hook member to fix the connecting member to the spare tire.

[0017]

According to the present invention, a ski rack for an automobile is provided such that an upper frame and a lower frame, each comprising a pair of left and right shaft members disposed at a predetermined interval, are engaged and held by a connecting member so as to be vertically expandable and contractible. Therefore, the road clearance can always be kept constant in accordance with the mounting position of the spare tire.

[0018]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ski rack according to the present invention; The automotive ski rack 1 of the present invention basically includes an upper frame 2 and a lower frame 4, and a connecting member 6 that connects the upper frame 2 and the lower frame 4 to be vertically expandable and contractible.

The upper frame 2 comprises shaft members 2a, 2 made of cylindrical pipes arranged on the left and right at predetermined intervals.
b are integrally connected and fixed by a flat U-shaped band-shaped plate member 3a, and holding portions 3b for engaging and holding the front ends of the skis on left and right side edges of the plate member 3a, respectively. The bracket 3 is provided.

The lower frame 4 has a pair of cylindrical pipes 4a and 4b each having a lower end bent in an L-shape.
Are disposed at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction, and the lower ends of the shaft members 4a and 4b are integrally connected and fixed by a plate member 5a, and along the left and right side edges of the plate member 5a. A bracket 5 is provided with a holding portion 5b for engaging and holding the rear end of the ski.

The connecting member 6 comprises shaft members 2a, 2b and 4 constituting the upper frame 2 and the lower frame 4.
The pipes 7 and 8 having an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameters of the pipes a and 4b are disposed in the left-right direction, and the pipes 7 and 8 are integrally connected and fixed by a connecting member 9 made of a plate material. A hook member 10 having a groove-shaped engaging portion 10a formed by notch is integrally fixed to the upper outer periphery of each of the pipes 7 and 8 by bending the tip portion upward. The pipes 7 and 8 have respective shaft members 2a and 2 that constitute the upper frame 2 and the lower frame 4, respectively.
Holding members 11 and 12 made of bolts for engaging and holding the members b and 4a and 4b at predetermined heights are respectively mounted.

The locking member 13 for attaching the ski rack 1 to the spare tire by the cooperative action with the hook members 10 provided on the pipes 7 and 8 of the connecting member 6 is a cable made of a rope, a chain or the like. A fixing means 16 for fixing the cord 13 via an adjusting member 15 for adjusting the tightening force is provided at one end of the strip 14, and the center of the spindle-shaped locking body is attached to the wire at the other end. One end of each of the ropes 17 and 18 composed of a pair of chains, which are fixed at predetermined intervals through the parts, is connected and fixed, respectively.

The automobile ski rack 1 having such a configuration is mounted on the spare tire 19 provided on the rear side surface of the off-road vehicle by the following procedure. As shown in FIG. 2, first, hook members 10, 10 provided on left and right pipe-shaped members 7, 8 constituting the connecting member 6 are hooked on the upper outer peripheral surface of the spare tire 19 to lock the connecting member 6.

Next, the connecting member 6 is fixed by the fixing means 16.
Of the locking member 13 having one end fixed to the connecting member 9 of FIG.
4 is pulled out in the opposite direction along the lower periphery of the center portion of the spare tire 19, and each of the ropes 17, 18 formed of a chain connected and fixed to the other end of the rope body 14 is roughly in the diametrical direction of the spare tire 19. The ropes 17 and 18 closest to the upper periphery of the spare tire 19 are pulled upward along the outer periphery of the spare tire 19.
Is hooked and locked on a groove-shaped engaging portion 10a provided on the hook member 10. At this time, since the ropes 17 and 18 are not necessarily in a state of being pulled with the pins, the tightening force is operated by operating the adjusting member 15 so that the ropes 17 and 18 are in a tensioned state via the rope body 14. To adjust.

After the ski rack 1 for an automobile is mounted on the spare tire 19 in this manner, the holding member 12 composed of a bolt screwed into each of the shaft members 4a and 4b of the lower frame 4 is loosened, and the connecting member 6 is disengaged. The shaft members 4a, 4b are slid up and down along the respective pipes 7, 8 to be configured, and the holding member 12 is screwed and fixed at a desired position to set the minimum ground height.

Next, in order to prevent interference between the position of the metal fittings of the ski and the upper bracket, the holding members 11, 11 are loosened and the shaft members 2a, 2b constituting the upper frame 4 are moved up and down along the pipes 7, 8. After sliding in the direction, the holding member 11 is screwed and fixed at a desired position, and thereafter the ski is held vertically by using the upper and lower brackets 3 and 5. Therefore, in order to remove the automobile ski rack 1 from the spare tire 19, it is possible to remove the ski rack 1 without using any tools by performing a procedure reverse to the above procedure.

In this embodiment, the shaft members 2a, 2b constituting the upper frame 3 and the lower frame 4
, 4a and 4b are cylindrical pipes, respectively, and the connecting members 6 are vertically slidable along these pipes. Therefore, cylindrical pipes 7, 8 are formed along both left and right ends of the connecting member 9 made of a plate material. Are integrally fixed to form the connecting member 6, but the shaft members 2a, 2b, 4a, 4b and the pipes 7, 8 need not necessarily be cylindrical pipes. May be slid vertically with respect to the connecting member 6 so that the overall length can be freely adjusted. Further, when the ski rack 1 for an automobile is mounted on the spare tire 19, the ski rack 1 is constituted by a pair of left and right hook members 10 and locking members 13.
The connecting member 6 may be directly fixed by using a bolt for fixing the spare tire 19, and the attachment to the spare tire 19 is not limited to the embodiment.

[0028]

According to the present invention, an upper frame having a bracket for holding a front end of a ski and a lower frame having a bracket for holding a rear end of the ski can be vertically extended and contracted by a connecting member. Because of the connection, the ski rack for an automobile can be mounted on the spare tire while maintaining an optimum road clearance, regardless of the height of the mounting position of the spare tire.

In particular, in the automobile ski rack of the present invention, the upper frame and the lower frame are each constituted by a pair of left and right shaft members provided with brackets for holding the ski, and these shaft members are vertically moved with respect to the connecting member. It has excellent practicability in that it can be easily and easily adjusted without any special tools to fix the upper frame and the lower frame to the connecting member by being telescopically mounted. is there.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an automobile ski rack according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a use state of the automobile ski rack in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ski rack for automobiles 2 Upper frame 3,5 Bracket 4 Lower frame 6 Connecting member 7,8 Pipe 9 Connecting material 10 Hook member 11,12 Holding member 13 Locking member 14 Cord member 15 Adjusting member 16 Fixing means 17,18 Cord

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. An upper frame comprising a pair of left and right shaft members each having a bracket for holding a front end of a ski at an upper end portion, and a pair of left and right shaft members each having a bracket for holding a rear end of a ski at a lower end portion. A ski rack for an automobile, comprising: a lower frame; and a connecting member that connects the upper frame and the lower frame so as to be able to expand and contract in a vertical direction. 2. An upper frame comprising a pair of left and right shaft members each having a bracket for holding a front end of a ski at an upper end portion, and a pair of left and right shaft members each having a bracket for holding a rear end of the ski at a lower end portion. A lower frame, a connecting member having a pair of left and right hook members for connecting the upper frame and the lower frame so as to be extendable and contractible in a vertical direction, and engaging with a spare tire; And a locking member having a pair of right and left ropes in contact with the outer peripheral portion of the spare tire at the other end. rack. 3. The upper frame and the lower frame are composed of pipes arranged in the left-right direction at a predetermined interval, and a bracket for holding a part of a ski integrally attached to each of the pipes. 3. The ski rack according to claim 1, wherein the left and right brackets are integrally connected to each other. 4. The connecting member is formed by integrally connecting and fixing a pair of left and right pipes which can receive and hold a shaft member constituting an upper frame and a lower frame so as to be vertically movable. A hook member for contacting the outer peripheral portion of the spare tire is mounted in a direction opposite to a direction in which a bracket for holding the ski projects, and a screw-in type holding member for holding the upper frame and the lower frame at predetermined heights. The ski rack for an automobile according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: 5. A locking member for fixing a pair of left and right chains diametrically in contact with an outer peripheral portion of a spare tire at one end of a cord and a connecting member at the other end. 3. An automobile ski rack according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing means and an adjusting member for adjusting a tightening force of said chain.