JPH0858639A - Spare tire holding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a spare tire holding device which prevents a floor carpet from being contaminated by a spare tire, and holds the spare tire stably irrespective of the inflated pressure of the spare tire. CONSTITUTION: A protruded part 8 is provided on a floor panel 5 on which a spare tire is mounted, the disk part 9 of the spare tire 2 is loaded on the protruded part 8 and, while a clearance (a) is maintained between the tire part 10 of the spare tire 2 and the floor panel 5, the spare tire 2 is fixed by a fixing bolt 12 passed through the hole part 11 of the disk part 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a spare tire holding device for an automobile, and more particularly to a spare tire holding device for preventing the floor carpet from being contaminated by the spare tire.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known an automobile 3 in which a spare tire 2 is housed in a luggage compartment 1 as shown in FIG.

In such an automobile 3, the spare tire 2 is held by the spare tire holding device 31 shown in FIG. 3, for example. In the spare tire holding device 31, the spare tire 2 is placed on the floor carpet 33 laid on the floor panel 32, and the spare tire 2 is fixed by the fixing bolts 34.

[0004]

However, in the conventional spare tire holding device 31, the tire portion 3 of the spare tire 2 is used.
When 5 was soiled by mud or the like, the floor carpet 33 was sometimes soiled by the spare tire 2. In addition, when the air pressure of the spare tire 2 is not sufficient,
For example, when the spare tire 2 is flat, it may not be possible to obtain sufficient force for fixing.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a spare tire holding device which prevents the floor carpet from being soiled by the spare tire and stably holds the spare tire regardless of the air pressure of the spare tire. It is in.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is arranged such that a spare tire is laid on the floor of a trunk of an automobile and stored, and the spare tire is fixed with bolts. In the spare tire holding device, a convex portion is provided on the floor panel on which the spare tire is placed, and the disc portion of the spare tire is placed on the convex portion,
It is characterized in that the spare tire is fixed by a fixing bolt inserted into the hole of the disc portion while maintaining a gap between the tire portion of the spare tire and the floor panel.

[0007]

In the spare tire holding device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the floor panel on which the spare tire is mounted is provided with a convex portion, and the disc portion of the spare tire is mounted on the convex portion, and the tire portion of the spare tire and the floor are mounted. Since the spare tire is fixed by the fixing bolt inserted into the hole of the disk while maintaining the gap between the panel and the panel, the spare tire can be prevented from directly touching the floor carpet by the gap, Since the floor carpet can be prevented from being soiled and the disk portion is fixed with the fixing bolt, the spare tire can be stably held regardless of the air pressure of the spare tire.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows a trunk room 1 of an automobile 3 provided with a spare tire holding device according to the present invention.
The spare tire holding device according to this embodiment is also similar to the conventional one in that the spare tire 2 is stored on the floor of the trunk room 1 of the automobile 3 in a lying state.

Further, FIG. 2 shows the spare tire holding device 4 according to this embodiment in more detail. As shown,
In this embodiment, the spare tire 2 is placed on the floor carpet 6 laid on the floor panel 5. The floor panel 5 and the floor carpet 6 have a recess 7 formed in conformity with the outer shape of the spare tire 2 to be placed.

Reference numeral 8 indicates a convex portion which constitutes one of the characteristic portions of the present invention. The convex portion 8 is formed by integrally deforming part of the floor panel 5 and the floor carpet 6. In this embodiment, the spare tire 2 is attached to the convex portion 8 in the stored state.
The disk portion 9 is located. Further, in this state, the specifications are set so that the gap a can be maintained between the tire portion 10 of the spare tire 2 and the floor carpet 6. This gap a is held so that the spare tire 2 does not come into contact with the floor carpet 6 when the spare tire 2 is stored or due to vibration during traveling.

In this embodiment, the spare tire 2 is fixed by fastening the tip of a fixing bolt 12 inserted through the hub hole 11 (via a washer 12a) to a nut 13 fixed to the back surface of the floor panel 5. . .

With the configuration shown in FIG. 2, the spare tire 2 can be fixed by the fixing bolts 12 while maintaining the gap a between the tire portion 10 of the spare tire 2 and the floor panel 5 (floor carpet 6). . As a result, the spare tire 2 can be prevented from directly touching the floor carpet 6 due to the gap a, the floor carpet 6 can be prevented from being soiled, and the disk portion 9 is fixed by the fixing bolts 12. This can be stably maintained regardless of the air pressure of the spare tire 2.

Although the illustrated embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made to the shape of each component. For example, the convex portion 8 is formed by integrally deforming part of the floor panel 5 and the floor carpet 6, but the convex portion 8 may be formed as a separate component. Further, although the fixing bolt 12 is inserted through the hub hole 11, other hole portions such as a fixing method utilizing a bolt hole for fixing a spare tire can be adopted.

[0014]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the floor carpet from being contaminated by the spare tire and to stably hold the spare tire regardless of the air pressure of the spare tire. It is possible to provide the spare tire holding device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a trunk room of an automobile provided with a spare tire holding device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 for explaining the spare tire holding device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 for explaining a conventional spare tire holding device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Trunk Room 2 Spare Tire 3 Automobile 4 Spare Tire Holding Device 5 Floor Panel 6 Floor Carpet 7 Recessed 8 Convexed 9 Disc Part 10 Tire Part 11 Hub Hole 12 Fixing Bolt 13 Nut 31 Spare Tire Holding Device 32 Floor Panel 33 Floor Carpet 34 Fixed Bolt 35 tire part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A spare tire holding device in which a spare tire is laid down on a floor of a trunk room of an automobile and stored, and the spare tire is fixed with a bolt, wherein a convex portion is provided on a floor panel on which the spare tire is mounted. The disc portion of the spare tire is placed on the convex portion, and the spare tire is fixed by a fixing bolt inserted into the hole portion of the disc portion while maintaining a gap between the tire portion of the spare tire and the floor panel. A spare tire holding device characterized by the above.