JPH0717602U - Car wheel cover - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a wheel cover having a simple structure in which a soft member can be fixed to a wheel cover main body by a simple operation and an unreasonable force does not act on a hole of the soft member. [Structure] A ring-shaped soft member 2 is sandwiched between a wheel support body 1 having a substantially disc shape and a ring-shaped mounting member 3. A mounting boss 1a is provided on the wheel cover body 1 so that the soft member 2 and the mounting member 3 can be loosely fitted to the mounting boss 1a.
Form a and 3a, and crimp the tip of the mounting boss 1a. The inner circumference of the bent portion 3c of the mounting member 3 is engaged with the outer circumference of the bent portion 2c of the soft member 2, and when the soft member 2 is pulled outward in the radial direction, the force is received and the mounting hole of the soft member is attached. Unreasonable force does not act on.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an automobile wheel cover, and more particularly to a wheel cover having a soft member around a wheel cover body.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, when the tire rides on a curb while the vehicle is running and the outer surface of the tire bulges outward, the wheel cover is pushed out by the tire and does not fall off the wheel. A wheel cover has been proposed that is composed of a hard wheel cover body that is large enough not to contact the tire even if the side surface bulges, and a soft material that is attached to the periphery of the wheel cover body. In this wheel cover, the bulging of the outer surface when the tire is deformed is absorbed by the elastic deformation of the soft member, so that the wheel cover can be prevented from falling off.

In this type of wheel cover, it is necessary to firmly attach the soft member to the wheel cover so that the soft member does not come off when the tire is deformed. For example, in the wheel cover of this type disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-90201, the mounting portion of the soft member is such that the protrusion formed on the wheel cover body is passed through the hole formed in the soft member, The soft member is fixed to the wheel cover body by caulking the tip of the projecting piece. Further, in addition to caulking the tip of the projecting piece, it is also disclosed that a snap fit member is fitted to the tip of the projecting piece to fix the soft member.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, when the soft member is attached with such a configuration, it is easy to generate a force that is unevenly pressed around the hole formed in the soft member by caulking or a snap fitting member. Then, when the automobile runs, centrifugal force acts on the wheel cover, and the soft member is pulled outward in the radial direction. In addition, when removing the wheel cover, an operator may pull the soft member in the outer peripheral direction. Therefore, in the soft member of the wheel cover having the above-mentioned structure, there is a problem that an excessive force is applied to the hole through which the projecting piece penetrates, a breakage easily occurs from that hole, and the durability is deteriorated. On the other hand, it is meaningless if the structure is complicated or the assembly work is complicated in order to solve this problem.

Therefore, a technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to fix a soft member to a wheel cover body by a simple operation in a wheel cover composed of a wheel cover body and a soft member, and to provide a hole in the soft member. The object is to provide a wheel cover of a simple structure with improved durability by preventing excessive force from being applied to the wheel cover.

[0006]

[Means and actions / effects for solving the problems]

 A wheel cover for an automobile according to the present invention is a wheel cover for an automobile provided with a wheel cover body having a substantially disc shape, and a generally ring-shaped soft member attached around the back surface of the wheel cover body. Further provided is a mounting member which is sandwiched between the cover body and the cover body. The wheel cover body has a plurality of mounting bosses that project at predetermined intervals on the outer peripheral edge of the back surface thereof. The soft member includes an inner peripheral edge portion that is overlapped with the outer peripheral edge portion of the wheel cover body, an outer peripheral edge portion that is substantially parallel to the inner peripheral edge portion and extends from the inner peripheral edge portion toward the wheel cover body side, and an outer peripheral side portion of the inner peripheral edge portion. And an inner peripheral side of the outer peripheral edge portion and a bent portion that is bent at about 90 degrees with respect to these. The inner peripheral edge portion has a plurality of mounting holes formed so as to be loosely fitted in the mounting boss of the wheel cover body. The mounting member includes an inner peripheral edge portion that is overlapped with the inner peripheral edge portion of the soft member, and a bent portion that bends from the outer peripheral side of the inner peripheral edge portion to the wheel cover body side at approximately 90 degrees. The inner peripheral edge portion has a plurality of mounting holes formed so as to be loosely fitted in the mounting boss of the wheel cover body. The tip of each mounting boss of the wheel cover main body is locked to the inner peripheral edge of the mounting member by the locking means, and the inside of the soft member is inserted between the outer peripheral edge of the wheel cover main body and the inner peripheral edge of the mounting member. The peripheral portion is sandwiched, and the outer peripheral side of the bent portion of the soft member and the inner peripheral side of the bent portion of the mounting member engage with each other.

In the above structure, in order to mount the soft member on the wheel cover body, first, the mounting holes of the soft member are positioned so as to correspond to the mounting bosses of the wheel cover body, and are inserted into the mounting holes as they are. . Next, position the mounting holes of the mounting member so as to correspond to the mounting bosses of the wheel cover body that protrude from the mounting holes of the soft member, and insert them into the mounting holes as they are. Then, the tip of the mounting boss of the wheel cover is locked to the inner peripheral edge of the mounting member by the locking means. At this time, the mounting member cooperates with the wheel cover main body to sandwich the inner peripheral edge portion of the soft member, so that the soft member is held in the state of being attached to the wheel cover main body. Then, the bent portion of the outer periphery of the mounting member and the bent portion of the soft member are engaged with each other.

According to the above-described simple structure, the soft member can be attached by a simple operation of locking the tip of the attachment boss of the wheel cover body.

Then, the soft member sandwiched between the wheel cover body and the mounting member is uniformly biased in the thickness direction, and the mounting boss of the wheel cover body is mounted on the soft member and the mounting member. It is loosely fitted with a hole. Since the outer peripheral side of the bent portion of the soft member engages with the inner peripheral side of the bent portion of the mounting member, the radial displacement of the soft member is restricted. In other words, the bending part of the mounting member receives the pulling force acting on the soft member in the radial direction, and no excessive force is applied to the mounting hole of the soft member. Therefore, the durability of the wheel cover is improved.

In the above structure, preferably, the locking means is a caulked portion where the tip portion of the mounting boss of the wheel cover body is caulked. With this structure, no special parts for locking are required, and the locking work is simple.

[0011]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the vehicle wheel cover according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing how to assemble this wheel cover, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the assembled state. Both figures are sectional views taken along the radial direction. This wheel cover is composed of a wheel cover body 1, a generally ring-shaped soft member 2 mounted around the wheel cover body 1, and a ring-shaped mounting member 3 for sandwiching the soft member 2 between the wheel cover body 1 and the wheel cover body 1. And they are stacked in this order. The wheel cover body 1 is made of resin and is formed into a substantially disc shape, and a plurality of mounting bosses 1a are provided on the back surface of the outer peripheral edge portion 10 thereof at predetermined intervals.

The soft member 2 includes an inner peripheral edge portion 2b having a shape overlapping with the outer peripheral edge portion 10 of the wheel cover body 1, and an outer peripheral edge portion 2d extending from the inner peripheral edge portion 2b substantially in parallel therewith. The bent portion 2c is formed by connecting the outer peripheral side of the peripheral edge 2b and the inner peripheral side of the outer peripheral edge 2d. The outer peripheral edge portion 2d is displaced from the inner peripheral edge portion 2b toward the wheel cover body 1 side, and the bent portion 2c is bent at approximately 90 degrees with respect to the inner peripheral edge portion 2b and the outer peripheral edge portion 2d. The inner peripheral edge portion 2b has a plurality of mounting holes 2a formed at positions corresponding to the mounting bosses 1a of the wheel cover body 1.

The attachment member 3 is composed of an inner peripheral edge portion 3b having a shape overlapping the inner peripheral edge portion 2b of the soft member 2 and a bent portion 3c formed on the outer periphery thereof. The bent portion 3c is formed on the thickness direction wheel cover main body 1 and the soft member 2 side from the outer peripheral side of the inner peripheral edge portion 2b, and has a shape bent at about 90 degrees from the inner peripheral edge portion 3b. The inner peripheral edge portion 3b has a plurality of mounting holes 3a formed at positions corresponding to the mounting bosses 1a of the wheel cover body 1.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the soft member 2 is fixed to the wheel cover body 1. That is, first, the mounting holes 2a of the soft member 2 are positioned so as to correspond to the mounting bosses 1a of the wheel cover body 1, and the mounting bosses 1a are directly inserted into the mounting holes 2a, so that the soft member 2 is mounted on the wheel cover body 1. On top of. Next, the mounting holes 3a of the mounting member 3 are positioned corresponding to the respective mounting bosses 1a of the wheel cover body 1, the mounting bosses 1a are inserted into the mounting holes 3a as they are, and the mounting member 3 is superposed on the soft member 2. . Then, the inner peripheral portion 3b of the mounting member 3 cooperates with the outer peripheral edge portion 10 of the wheel cover body 1 so as to sandwich the inner peripheral edge portion 2b of the soft member 2 from the mounting hole 3a of the mounting member 3. The tip portion 1b of each mounting boss 1a of the wheel cover body 1 is crimped by heating or ultrasonic waves to form a crimp portion 1c, and the soft member 2 is fixed to the wheel cover body 1.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the wheel cover has a simple configuration in which the wheel cover body 1 is provided with the soft member 2 and the mounting member 3, and the assembly is performed by stacking them in order. This can be performed by a simple work of caulking the tip portion 1b of the mounting boss 1a, and automation is also easy.

In the soft member 2 sandwiched between the wheel cover body 1 and the mounting member 3, the mounting boss 1a of the wheel cover body 1 is loosely fitted in the mounting hole 2a, and the periphery of the mounting hole 2a is thick. It is biased substantially evenly in the vertical direction. Further, since the outer peripheral side of the bent portion 2c of the soft member 2 engages with the inner peripheral side of the bent portion 3c of the mounting member 3, the radial displacement of the soft member 2 is restricted. That is, the bent portion 3c of the mounting member 3 receives the pulling force acting on the soft member 2 in the radially outward direction. Therefore, since an unreasonable force is not applied to the mounting hole 2a of the soft member 2, the durability of the wheel cover is improved.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be implemented in various other modes. For example, the method of locking the mounting member 3 with the mounting boss 1a is not limited to caulking the tip portion 1b of the mounting boss 1a, and for example, a snap fitting member may be fitted therein.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded sectional view of an automobile wheel cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an assembled sectional view of the wheel cover of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Wheel Cover Main Body 1a Mounting Boss 1b Tip 1c Caulking 2 Soft Member 2a Mounting Hole 2b Inner Edge 2c Bent 2d Outer Edge 3 Mounting Member 3a Mounting Hole 3b Inner Edge 3c Bent 10 Outer Edge

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A wheel cover body (1) having a substantially disc shape.
And a substantially ring-shaped soft member (2) attached around the rear surface of the wheel cover body (1), the soft member (2) is provided between the wheel cover body (1) and the wheel cover body (1). The wheel cover body (1) further includes a mounting member (3) that is held, and the wheel cover body (1) has a plurality of mounting bosses (1a) protruding at predetermined intervals on the back surface outer peripheral edge portion (10), and the soft member (2) is , The outer peripheral edge of the wheel cover body (1) (1
0) and the inner peripheral edge portion (2b) and the wheel cover body (1) from the inner peripheral edge portion (2b) substantially parallel to the inner peripheral edge portion (2b).
A bent portion that connects the outer peripheral edge portion (2d) extending to the side, the outer peripheral side of the inner peripheral edge portion (2b) and the inner peripheral side of the outer peripheral edge portion (2d), and is bent at about 90 degrees to them. (2c), the inner peripheral edge portion (2b) has a plurality of mounting holes (2a) formed so as to be loosely fitted in the mounting boss (1a) of the wheel cover body (1), and the mounting member (3 ) Is an inner peripheral edge portion (3b) overlapped with the inner peripheral edge portion (2b) of the soft member (2), and is bent from the outer peripheral side of the inner peripheral edge portion (3b) to the wheel cover main body (1) side by about 90 degrees. Bent part
(3c), and the inner peripheral edge portion (3b) has a plurality of mounting holes (3a) formed so as to be loosely fitted in the mounting boss (1a) of the wheel cover body (1). 1) Tip of each mounting boss (1a) (1
b) is locked to the inner peripheral edge portion (3b) of the mounting member (3) by the locking means, and the outer peripheral edge portion (10) of the wheel cover body (1) and the mounting member
Inner peripheral edge of the soft member (2) between the inner peripheral edge (3b) of (3)
(2b) is clamped, and the outer peripheral side of the bent portion (2c) of the soft member (2) and the inner peripheral side of the bent portion (3c) of the mounting member (3) are engaged with each other. For wheel cover. 2. The locking means is a caulking portion (1c) for caulking the tip portion (1b) of the mounting boss (1a) of the wheel cover body (1). The described vehicle wheel cover.