JPH0584579U - Vehicle mud spatter prevention device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Always prevent muddy water from being splashed up by the tires while the vehicle is running and splashing to the outside surface of the vehicle body. [Structure] By fixing a bracket 16 to a knuckle 3 and a knuckle arm 24 of a vehicle, a belt-shaped cover surrounds a rear side of a tire 9 of a front wheel 10, and a brush 22 planted on the inner surface of the cover is attached to the outside of the tire 9. It is in contact with the surface.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a device for preventing a rotating tire of a vehicle from splashing muddy water.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 In conventional vehicles, the muddy water splashed by the tire during rainy weather is received by the splash shield and mudguard installed in the tire housing to prevent muddy water from splashing on the outer surface of the vehicle body. Its function is not always perfect, and especially when steering, the tires were rotating away from the fenders, so the muddy water splashed by the tires could not be prevented from splashing toward the outer surface of the vehicle body.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The present invention is intended to always reliably prevent muddy water from being splashed up by the tire when the vehicle is running and splashing to the outer surface of the vehicle body.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve this object, a vehicle mud spatter prevention device according to the present invention is fixed to a knuckle and is planted on a cover surrounding the rear of the tire with a space and an inner surface of the cover, and is attached to the outer surface of the tire. It has a brush arranged so that it is almost in contact.

[0005]

[Action]

 Therefore, most of the muddy water that adheres to the outer surface of the tire that rotates when the vehicle is running is removed or caught by the brush that is arranged so as to be almost in contact with the outer surface of the tire at the rear of the tire. Not only when the vehicle is steered, the amount of muddy water splashed from the tires and scattered around can be greatly reduced.

[0006]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings will be specifically described. Below the truck cab 1, a knuckle 3 is pivotally supported by a kingpin at the tip of a front axle 2, and a wheel hub 5 is rotatably supported on the peripheral surface of the knuckle 3 by bearings 4 and the like, and a wheel hub 5 is provided with wheels. The disk 6 is fixed, the cap 8 covering the tip screw portion 7 of the knuckle 3 is fixed, and the tire 9 is mounted on the wheel disk 6 to form the front wheel 10.

The tire cover 11 is arranged such that strip-shaped bent upper and lower plates 12 and 13 formed of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) are in contact with each other, and a ridge 14 formed on the back surface of each of the bent upper and lower plates 12 and 13 in the longitudinal direction. A bending bracket 16 is installed along the upper and lower plates 12, 13 and is assembled by FRP fixing plates 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 which are overlaid so as to straddle the upper and lower plates 12, 13, respectively. 22 is sandwiched between the upper and lower plates 12 and 13 and the bracket 16 and is pushed and bent by the protrusion 14, and is planted so as to extend inward from the upper and lower sides of the bracket 16.

One end 23 of the bracket 16 is fixed to the tip of the knuckle arm 24, while the other end 25 of the bracket 16 is erected on the knuckle tip screw part 7 to allow the wheel cap 8, the bracket 16 and the upper and lower plates 12, 13 to be fixed. The tire cover 11 is fixed to the knuckle 3 by being attached to the knuckle tip screw portion 7 by the bolt 26 that is inserted through the hole portion and the nut 27 that is screwed into the hole. The front end of the brush 22 on the inner surface contacts the outer surface of the tire 9 or is arranged so as to be extremely close to the outer surface of the tire 9.

Therefore, even if the rotating tire 9 picks up muddy water from the road surface when the vehicle runs in rainy weather or the like, the brush 22 on the inner surface of the tire cover 11 comes into contact with the outer surface of the tire 9 immediately after that, and The muddy water can be removed, or the brush 22 arranged close to the outer surface of the tire 9 can easily catch the muddy water that is about to be splashed up from the tire 9, and moreover, when the front wheels 10 steer the vehicle, Even when the rear end rotates away from the cab 1, the mud splash prevention function of the brush 22 of the tire cover 11 works, so the mud water is splashed by the tire 9 and scattered to the outer surface of the vehicle body. This can always be reliably prevented.

Further, since the tire cover 11 is made of FRP, it is lightweight and small in size, and can be easily attached to existing vehicle types, and the tire cover 11 is attached in a belt shape from the side to the rear of the front wheel 10. Therefore, it is possible to improve the exterior design of the vehicle. Although the above embodiment relates to the front wheels of a truck, it goes without saying that it can be applied to passenger cars and the like, and can be similarly applied to the rear wheels of a vehicle.

[0011]

[Effect of the device]

 In the vehicle mud spatter prevention device according to the present invention, most of the muddy water adhering to the tire that rotates when the vehicle is running is removed or received by the brush that is almost in contact with the outer surface behind the tire, so that the vehicle runs normally. The amount of muddy water scattered from the tires to the surroundings can be greatly reduced even when the vehicle is steered over time, and the side surface of the vehicle body can be easily prevented from being contaminated with muddy water.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an inner surface of a main part of the above embodiment.

[Explanation of Codes] 3 Knuckle 5 Wheel Hub 6 Wheel Disc 9 Tire 10 Front Wheel 11 Tire Cover 12 Upper Plate 13 Lower Plate 16 Bracket 22 Brush 24 Knuckle Arm

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A mud spatter preventer for a vehicle having a cover which is fixed to a knuckle and surrounds the rear of a tire at a distance, and a brush which is planted on an inner surface of the cover and is arranged so as to be substantially in contact with an outer surface of the tire. apparatus.