JPH0714136Y2 - Car spare tire holding device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a device for holding spare tires stored in a spare tire storage portion of an automobile.

<Prior Art> As disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 57-79083, a device of this type stores a spare tire in a spare tire storage chamber formed on the trunk floor of a passenger car. A disc-shaped presser material is placed to cover the hub hole, and the engaging portion at the lower end of the holding rod that freely penetrates the presser material is passed through the hub hole of the spare tire and the floor surface of the spare tire storage chamber. Of the eccentric cam that engages with the locking member fixed to the upper end of the holding rod and rotates the operating lever of the eccentric cam to contact the pressing member via the spiral spring, The material is pressed against the floor surface side of the spare tire storage chamber, and the spare tire is pressed against the floor surface of the spare tire storage chamber.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> However, in the above-mentioned device, the engaging portion at the lower end of the holding rod that freely penetrates the holding material mounted on the spare tire in the spare tire storage chamber is When engaging with the locking member of the spare tire and releasing from the locking member of the floor surface of the spare tire storage room, the operator is blocked by the disc-shaped pressing material that covers the hub hole of the spare tire and holds it. Since the engagement portion at the lower end of the rod and the locking member on the floor surface of the spare tire storage chamber cannot be seen, the operation for engaging and disengaging the engagement portion at the lower end of the holding rod with the locking member on the floor surface of the spare tire storage chamber Very difficult and time consuming.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above conventional problems.

<Means for Solving the Problem> The present inventor has found that the engagement / disengagement operation is difficult in the conventional device because the engagement / disengagement point is on the back surface side of the pressing material mounted on the spare tire. In view of the position, that is, the position for being blocked by the pressing member, the inventors have devised to dispose the engagement / disengagement position on the surface side of the pressing member, that is, at a position not blocked by the pressing member.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the present invention provides a spare tire storage portion 5 of an automobile with a holding rod 1 projecting through a hub hole h of the stored spare tire T so as to project from the spare tire. If it protrudes from the hub hole h of T, the tip of the holding rod 1 is bent to form the engaging portion 2, and the holding member 6 abutting against the spare tire T stored in the spare tire storing portion 5 is attached to the holding material 6. An insertion hole 9 through which the engaging portion 2 penetrates is provided, and the engaging shaft 13 attached to the tip of the operation lever 10 is attached to the pressing member 6.
The engaging portion 2 of the holding rod 1 projecting from the insertion hole 9 of the operating lever 10 is made disengageable, and a circular cam 14 abutting against the pressing member 6 is eccentric with the engaging shaft 13 at the tip of the operating lever 10. The pressing member 6 is brought into contact with the spare tire T stored in the spare tire storage unit 5, and the engaging portion 2 of the holding rod 1 protruding from the insertion hole 9 of the pressing member 6 is engaged with the engaging shaft 13 of the operating lever 10. When the operation lever 10 is rotated and the cam 14 of the operation lever 10 is rotated while abutting against the pressing material 6, the pressing material 6 is pressed by the spare tire T, and the spare tire T is replaced by the spare tire storage portion 5 A spare tire holding device for an automobile, which is configured to be pressed by.

<Operation> In the automobile spare tire holding device according to the present invention, when the spare tire is attached, the spare tire is stored in the spare tire storage portion of the automobile, and the holding rod protruding from the spare tire storage portion is attached to the hub hole of the spare tire. Play through.

After that, the pressing member is brought into contact with the spare tire, and the engaging portion of the holding rod protruding from the hub hole of the spare tire is passed through the insertion hole of the pressing member.

Next, the engagement shaft of the operating lever is engaged with the engaging portion of the holding rod protruding from the insertion hole of the pressing member, and the operating lever is rotated to rotate the cam of the operating lever while contacting the pressing member.

Then, the pressing member is pressed against the spare tire by the cam of the operation lever, and the spare tire is pressed and held in the spare tire storage portion.

When removing the spare tire, the operation lever is rotated in the opposite direction and the cam is rotated in the opposite direction to release the pressing force of the pressing member.

After that, the operation lever is removed from the engaging portion of the holding rod, the pressing material is removed from the spare tire, and is pulled out from the engaging portion of the holding rod, and the spare tire is taken out from the spare tire storage portion.

<First Embodiment> As shown in FIG. 1, a spare tire holding device for an automobile according to this embodiment comprises a holding rod 1, a pressing member 6 and an operating lever 10.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the holding rod 1 is formed by bending the tip of a round bar to form an engaging portion 2 and forming a circular base 3 on the base end of the round bar. The base 3 at the base end of the round bar is slidably fitted in the concave portion at the center of the lower surface of the mounting board 4 which is fixed concentrically and penetrates the center hole of the round bar, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. By fixing the peripheral part of the mounting board 4 at the center position of the floor of the spare tire storage room 5 on the trunk floor of the passenger car, the round bar is set around the shaft center of the round bar with the locking part 2 as the upper end. Established to be rotatable.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the pressing member 6 is formed by bending a plate into a gate-shaped cross-section and projecting rectangular side plates 8 of the same size on both sides of a rectangular substrate 7 in the same direction. Cage, substrate 7
At the central portion of the
Has been installed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the operating lever 10 is formed by bending a plate into a gate-shaped cross-section and projecting side plates 12 of the same shape on both sides of a rectangular substrate 11 in the same direction. An engaging shaft 13 is attached so as to extend between the front ends of the plates 12, and circular cams 14 are formed at the front ends of the both side plates 12 in the same manner with the engaging shaft 13 being eccentric to the front and lower sides.

In the spare tire holding device for an automobile of this example, when a spare tire is attached, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, first, the spare tire T is placed in the spare tire storage chamber 5 of the passenger car with the hub H side thereof. The holding rod 1 that is stored on the lower side and is established in the spare tire storage chamber 5 is loosely inserted into the hub hole h of the spare tire.

Next, the pressing material 6 is placed across the hub hole h at the diameter position of the hub H of the spare tire, with the protruding side of the side plate 8 facing downward, and the hub of the spare tire is inserted into the insertion hole 9 of the pressing material. The engaging portion 2 of the holding rod protruding from the hole h penetrates.

Next, the engaging shaft 13 of the operating lever is engaged with the engaging portion 2 of the holding rod projecting from the insertion hole 9 of the holding member, and the cam 14 of the operating lever is brought into contact with the outer surface of the base plate 7 of the holding member. .

Thereafter, the side plate 12 of the operating lever 10 is rotated to the projecting side, and is rotated to a pressing position substantially parallel to the pressing member 6 as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, and the cam 14 of the operating lever is rotated. The pressing member rotates while contacting the outer surface of the substrate 7.

Then, by rotating the cam 14 of the operation lever, the holding rod 1
Is pulled toward the engaging portion 2 side, the pressing material 6 is pressed against the base 3 side of the holding bar, the pressing material 6 presses the spare tire T against the floor surface of the spare tire storage chamber 5, and the spare tire T It is held in the spare tire storage chamber 5.

When the spare tire T is to be removed, the operation lever 10 at the pressing position is rotated to the outer surface side of the substrate 11 to rotate to the upright state or the inverted state, and the cam 14 of the operation lever is moved in the direction opposite to that when the spare tire is attached. Rotate to.

Then, the pressing of the pressing member 6 and the pulling of the holding rod 1 are released.

After that, the operating lever 10 is removed from the engaging portion 2 of the holding rod, the pressing member 6 is removed from the hub H of the spare tire, and is pulled out from the engaging portion 2 of the holding rod.
Is taken out from the spare tire storage chamber 5.

In the above case of attaching the spare tire, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the protruding side of the pressing member 6 is brought into contact with the spare tire T, and the cam of the operating lever is attached to the outer surface of the base plate 7 of the pressing member 6. 14 was contacted, but presser material 6 was turned over and presser material 6
When the outer surface side of the base plate 7 is brought into contact with the spare tire T and the cam 14 of the operating lever is brought into contact with the inner surface of the base plate 7 of the pressing member 6, a tire wider than the spare tire T can be held.

That is, in the spare tire holding device for an automobile of this example, two types of tires having different widths can be held by turning over the pressing material 6 having the gate-shaped cross section.

<Second Embodiment> As shown in FIG. 5, the spare tire holding device for an automobile according to the present embodiment has the side plate 8 protruding side of the pressing member 6 on the operation lever 10 side.
The substrate 7 outer surface side of the pressing material 6 is arranged on the spare tire side, and the central portion of each side plate 8 of the pressing material 6 and the operation lever are arranged.
Chains 15 are provided between the engaging portions of the engaging shafts 13 of the side plates 12 of 10 respectively.
Are connected to connect the pressing member 6 and the operating lever 10 so that they can move relative to each other, and prevent both parts 6 and 10 from being dispersed and lost.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a bent mounting plate 16 is fixed to the base end of the holding rod 1, and although not shown, the mounting plate 16 is fixed to the floor of the spare tire storage chamber. .

Since the other points are the same as in the previous example, the same reference numerals are given to FIG.

<Third Embodiment> As shown in FIG. 6, the spare tire holding device for an automobile according to this embodiment has elongated holes at the central portions of both side plates 8 of the pressing member 6.
17 are protruded in a direction orthogonal to the substrate 7 and are continuously provided, and the pressing member 6
The tip of the operating lever 10 is inserted between the both long hole parts 17 of the operating lever 10, and the ends of the engaging shafts 13 mounted by being hung between the both side plates 12 of the operating lever 10 are projected from the outer surface of the side plates 12 respectively. The protruding ends of the compound shaft 13 are inserted into and engaged with the long hole portions 17 of the pressing member 6, respectively, and the operating lever 10 is moved to both the long hole portions 17 of the pressing member 6 in a direction orthogonal to the pressing member 6. The engaging portion 2 of the holding rod 1 projecting from the insertion hole 9 of the pressing member 6 to the engaging shaft 13 of the operating lever 10 so as to be rotatably mounted around the engaging shaft 13. It is detachable.

Since the other points are the same as in the previous example, the same reference numerals are given to FIG. 6 and the description thereof will be omitted.

<Effects of the Invention> In the vehicle spare tire holding device according to the present invention, the engaging shaft of the operating lever is engaged with the holding rod protruding from the insertion hole of the holding member that abuts the spare tire of the spare tire storage portion. When engaging and disengaging, the operator can see the engagement / disengagement point without being blocked by the pressing member, so that the operator cannot see the engagement / disengagement point as compared with the conventional device. The operation of engaging and disengaging the engaging shaft of the operating lever with the engaging portion of the holding rod is easy and does not require much labor.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spare tire holding device for an automobile according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the spare tire holding device. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a spare tire holding device for an automobile according to the second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a spare tire holding device for an automobile according to the third embodiment. 1: Holding bar, 2: Engagement part 5: Spare tire storage chamber 6: Pressing material, 7: Substrate 8: Side plate, 9: Insertion hole 10: Operation lever 13: Engagement shaft, 14: Cam T: Spare tire, h: Hub hole

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A spare tire housing portion of an automobile is provided with a holding rod projecting through a hub hole of a spare tire housed therein, and a tip of the holding rod protruding from the hub hole of the spare tire is bent. The holding material that is formed in the engaging part and that contacts the spare tire stored in the spare tire storage part is provided with an insertion hole through which the engaging part of the holding rod penetrates, and press the engaging shaft attached to the tip of the operating lever. A circular cam that abuts on the pressing material is formed at the tip of the operating lever eccentrically with the engaging shaft so that it can be disengaged from the engaging part of the holding rod protruding from the insertion hole of the material. The pressing material is brought into contact with the spare tire housed in the housing part, the engaging shaft of the operating lever is engaged with the engaging part of the holding rod protruding from the insertion hole of the pressing material, and the operating lever is rotated to rotate the cam of the operating lever. When the presser foot rotates while contacting the presser foot material, the presser foot A spare tire holding device for an automobile, characterized in that the spare tire is pressed against the spare tire storage portion. 2. The pressing member has a gate-shaped cross-sectional shape in which side plates are provided on both sides of the base plate, and when the side plate protruding side of the pressing member contacts the spare tire,
When the cam of the operating lever is brought into contact with the outer surface of the substrate of the pressing material, and when the outer surface of the substrate of the pressing material is brought into contact with the spare tire, the cam of the operating lever is brought into contact with the inner surface of the substrate of the pressing material. A spare tire holding device for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the device is a utility model registration device.