JPH0516402U - Wheel cover - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Correction) [Purpose] The fixing force of the wheel cover is so great that it will not fall off during traveling and the removal work will be easy. A wheel cover 1 comprising a mounting member 3 and a wheel cover main body 2, wherein the mounting member 3 includes a mounting portion 7 in which a screw hole 8 or a bolt 13 is formed, and at least two protruding portions in the radial direction from the mounting portion 7. The wheel cover body 2 has a through hole 4 at the center, and the wheel cover body 2 and the mounting member 3 are connected to the bolt 13 or the nut 1.
It is fixed at 1.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an improvement of a wheel cover mounted on a vehicle wheel.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, there have been methods of fixing the wheel cover to the wheel, such as fitting a locking piece of the wheel cover to the inner peripheral surface of the rim hump, and fastening the wheel cover together with a hub nut for fixing the wheel.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In the case of the above-mentioned conventional fixing method, first, in the case where the locking piece of the wheel cover is fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the rim hump, the wheel cover must be pushed in to be attached or removed so that it can be removed. There is a problem that if the fitting is strong, the detaching work becomes difficult, and if the fitting is weak, the detaching is easy, but it is easy to come off during traveling. Furthermore, if the wheel cover is repeatedly attached and detached, the paint on the wheel surface may peel off due to rubbing with the locking piece.

Also, in the case of a wheel cover that is fastened together with a hub nut, even if you want to remove only the cover, the hub nut will come loose when you loosen the hub nut. It was a very troublesome task of having to do so. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wheel cover that is firmly fixed and can be easily attached and detached.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a wheel cover of the present invention comprises a mounting member and a wheel cover main body, and the mounting member has a mounting portion formed with a screw hole or a bolt, and at least two portions projecting radially from the mounting portion. The wheel cover main body has a through hole at the center, and the wheel cover main body and the mounting member are fixed with bolts or nuts.

[0006]

[Action]

 The hub nut locking part of the mounting member is fastened together with the wheel by the hub nut, and the wheel cover main body is fixed to the mounting member by bolts or nuts.

Therefore, by fixing a part of the wheel cover main body to the mounting member in a state of abutting against the wheel, a rigid and elastic fixed state of the wheel cover main body can be obtained. Also, only the wheel cover can be easily attached and removed without loosening the hub nut.

[0008]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the wheel cover 1 includes a wheel cover body 2 made of plastic or metal and a mounting member 3 made of plastic or metal. The surface of the wheel cover body 2 is provided with decorative irregularities and colors, and has a through hole 4 in the center.

The mounting member 3 has a mounting portion 7 formed in a substantially cylindrical shape with a size covering the hub hole cylindrical portion 6 of the wheel 5 at the center thereof, and a screw hole 8 is formed at the center of the mounting portion 7. Is engraved. Further, a hub nut locking portion 10 is formed on the two arms 9 projecting radially from the mounting portion 7.

When mounting the wheel cover 1 configured as described above, first, the mounting member 3 is fixed together with the wheel 5 with the hub nut 11. At this time, the hub nut 11 may be loosened and then fixed, or if the hub nut locking portion 10 of the fixing member 3 is partially cut out as shown in FIG. You can use the elasticity to fix the hub nut 11 without loosening it. As a result, the hub nut locking portion 10 engages with the surface of the lower surface of the hub nut 11 that does not act to fix the wheel, and is fixed without affecting the tightening torque of the hub nut 11.

Next, the wheel cover main body 2 is arranged so that the outer peripheral portion thereof contacts the rim flange 12, and the wheel cover main body 2 and the mounting member 3 are fixed by screwing the bolts 13 into the screw holes 8 of the mounting member. . As a result, the mounting member 3 and the wheel cover main body 2 are elastically fixed by being pulled by each other while being restrained by the hub nut 11 and the rim flange 12.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the wheel cover body 17 may be fixed to the mounting member 15 in which the bolt 14 is planted by the nut 16. The portion where the wheel cover body is brought into contact is not limited to the rim flange, and depending on the shape of the wheel cover body, it may be brought into contact with the hat portion or other portion of the disc.

[0013]

[Effect of the device]

 Since the wheel cover of the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, the wheel cover body is elastically fixed by utilizing the rigidity of the mounting member, the fixing force is strong, and it does not fall off during traveling.

Further, after the mounting member is first fixed, the attachment / detachment work can be easily performed only by tightening or loosening one bolt or one nut.

Further, unlike the prior art, since the locking piece and the wheel do not rub against each other at the time of attachment / detachment or traveling, it has an excellent practical effect of not damaging the paint of the wheel.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a wheel cover of the present invention is attached to a wheel.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a mounting member used in the wheel cover of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a main part of a wheel cover mounted state showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Wheel cover 2 Wheel cover body 3 Mounting member 4 Through hole 5 Wheel 6 Hub hole Cylindrical part 7 Mounting part 8 Screw hole 9 Arm 10 Hub nut locking part 11 Hub nut 12 Rim flange 13 Bolt 14 Bolt 15 Mounting member 16 Nut

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A wheel cover comprising a mounting member and a wheel cover body, wherein the mounting member comprises a mounting portion having a screw hole formed in a central portion thereof and at least two arms projecting radially from the mounting portion. A wheel cover having a hub nut locking portion, the wheel cover body having a through hole in the center, and the wheel cover body and the mounting member being fixed by a bolt. 2. A wheel cover comprising a mounting member and a wheel cover main body, wherein the mounting member comprises a mounting portion having a bolt planted in a central portion, and at least two arms projecting radially from the mounting portion. A wheel cover having a hub nut locking portion, a wheel cover body having a through hole in the center thereof, and fixing the wheel cover body and the mounting member with a nut.