JPH0920269A - Wheel cover device for spare tire - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wheel cover device for a spare tire to simplify mounting and have excellent appearance. SOLUTION: A wheel cover device for a spare tire comprises a wheel cover 1 attached to the wheel of a spare tire 9; a distance piece-form extension 2 to support the wheel cover 1; and a fixing means (a fixing bolt) 3 to fix the wheel cover 1 to the wheel of the spare tire 9 in coordination with the extension 2. The extension 2 has a given length and a female screw part 29 fastened against a bolt 99 for mounting the spare tire 9 is arranged on one end side thereof, and further a screw part against which the male screw part 31 of the fixing bolt 3 is fastened is arranged on the other end part.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cover for a spare tire of a vehicle such as a leisure vehicle or an off-road vehicle in which a spare tire is mounted on the outer surface of the back door at the rear of the vehicle body or on the rear portion thereof. The present invention relates to a (cover), and more particularly to a cover that improves fashion as well as functionality.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional vehicle, particularly a vehicle having a limited total length such as a light vehicle, a spare tire mounted on a back door is mounted so that a rear surface of a wheel faces outward. There is something that has become.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, bolts provided on the back door 80 and the like on the outside of the room.
The spare tire 90 is connected through a fastening means 990 such as a nut.
Is to be installed.

[0003]

As described above, in the above-mentioned conventional one, since the entire length of the vehicle is restricted, the fastening means (bolt / nut) for mounting the spare tire 90 is provided.
The mounting position of the 990 is set so that it is located inside the vehicle body as much as possible. Along with this, the spare tire 90 is also mounted so that the rear surface of the wheel faces the outside, as shown in FIG. As a result, when the spare tire 90 is mounted, the appearance of the spare tire 90 is not good. In order to solve such a problem, it is an object (problem) of the present invention to provide a wheel cover device for a spare tire which covers the wheel portion of the spare tire.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following measures. That is, in the invention according to claim 1, a spare tire wheel cover device for improving the appearance of a spare tire mounted on a rear portion of a vehicle body of an automobile, such as a back door, is provided with a wheel cover for covering a portion of the wheel. The one for supporting the wheel cover, one end of which is attached to a fastening means for mounting a spare tire, and the one which fixes the wheel cover to the spare tire in cooperation with the extension. The fixing means is attached to the side opposite to the side where the extension is attached to the fastening means.

By adopting such a structure, the following effects are exhibited in the present invention. That is, when the wheel cover according to the present invention is attached to the spare tire, the rear side of the spare tire is covered with the wheel cover as shown in FIG. 4, for example, and the appearance of the spare tire is improved. by this,
The overall appearance of the rear part of the vehicle will also be improved.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the wheel cover device of the present invention which improves the appearance as described above has an extension attached to a fastening means for attaching a spare tire to a back door or the like, and the extension. A wheel cover mounted on a spare tire via a wheel and a fixing means for fixing the wheel cover, and a wheel cover device is formed by sequentially mounting these. Is.
Therefore, unlike the conventional spare tire cover, it is not necessary to remove the spare tire each time it is mounted. In addition, it is not necessary to insert a hand or the like into the gap between the spare tire and the back door, and it is possible to easily attach and remove the hand.

The extension and the fixing means of the present invention are mounted at positions displaced from the center positions of the spare tire and the wheel cover. However, the wheel cover will not be misaligned. Therefore,
With a simple mounting means, it is possible to always mount in a good-looking state.

Further, the wheel cover device according to the present invention is composed of simple parts as a whole, and the main body of the wheel cover has a simple shape such as a disc shape or a quadrilateral shape to cover the wheel portion. Therefore, there is a high degree of freedom in terms of design, including the selection of materials. Therefore, it becomes possible to form a wheel cover having an excellent appearance based on an inexpensive material.

In addition to the above-mentioned structure, in the case where the mounting portion of the spare tire has a bolt projecting from the back door side or the like, the extension is projected from the back door. It will be formed by an extension nut attached to the bolt. That is, in the invention according to claim 2, the wheel cover covering the wheel portion, and the extension nut for supporting the wheel cover, one end of which is fastened to a bolt for mounting a spare tire And a function of fixing the wheel cover to the spare tire in cooperation with the extension nut, and a fixing attached to the side opposite to the side of the extension nut that is fastened to the spare tire mounting bolt. It was decided to adopt a configuration consisting of means and.

According to the present invention having such a structure,
The same effect as the invention according to claim 1 is exhibited. That is, when the wheel cover is mounted on the spare tire through the extension nut, the rear side of the spare tire is covered with the wheel cover, and the appearance of the spare tire mounting portion is improved. Further, since the X-tension nut that holds the wheel cover is provided with a female screw portion at its tip, by fastening the female screw portion to a bolt supporting the spare tire, The tension nut is easily installed. Further, since the fixing means mounting portion having a screw structure or the like is provided on the other end side of the extension nut, the fixing means also having the screw structure or the like is fastened to the fixing means mounting portion, thereby The wheel cover is easily attached to the back side of the spare tire. That is, the wheel cover can be easily attached and detached.

Next, the invention according to claim 3 is such that the spare tire mounting portion is formed by a nut provided on the back door side or the like and a bolt fastened to the nut. Therefore, an extension bolt is used as the extension to be fastened to the nut. That is, in the present invention, a wheel cover that covers the wheel portion, and an extension bolt that supports the wheel cover and has one end fastened to a nut for mounting a spare tire, and the extension bolt. And a fixing means mounted together with the wheel cover on the spare tire and on the opposite side of the extension bolt from the side to be fastened to the spare tire mounting nut. Decided to take.

By adopting such a structure, the wheel cover can be easily attached to and detached from the spare tire as in the inventions according to claim 1 and claim 2, and at the same time, the wheel cover. Is attached to the back surface side of the spare tire, the appearance of the spare tire is improved, and by extension, the appearance of the entire rear portion of the vehicle is improved.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The basic configuration of the embodiment of the present invention is, as shown in FIG. 1, a wheel cover 1 covering a wheel 91 of a spare tire 9.
And an extension nut (extension) 2 screwed to a mounting bolt (bolt) 99 for mounting a spare tire attached to a back door 95, and the wheel cover 1 in cooperation with the extension nut 2. The fixing means 3 for fixing the spare tire 9 to the wheel 91.

In such a basic structure, the wheel cover 1 has a simple shape such as a disk shape, a quadrilateral shape, or a triangular shape as shown in FIG. A sheet metal press-molded product or the like is formed integrally. And, in the one integrally molded in this way,
A pattern or the like for improving the appearance is provided on the surface side by a printing means or a coating means. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a part of the wheel cover 1 having the above structure is
A fixing means mounting hole 11 into which the fixing means 3 is inserted is provided.

The extension used to mount the wheel cover 1 having such a structure is shown in FIG.
To the configuration shown in FIG. A typical example thereof is an extension nut 2 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, this is used in a structure in which the mounting portion of the spare tire 9 is formed by a bolt 99 and a nut 98 provided on the back door 95. . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, it is of a distance piece shape having a predetermined length,
On one end side thereof, a female screw portion 29 for screw connection with a bolt 99 for mounting a spare tire provided on the back door 95.
And a screw portion 21 to which the fixing means 3 for mounting the wheel cover 1 is mounted is provided on the other end side.

An extension bolt 2'as shown in FIG. 3 can be cited as a modification of the extension having such a structure. In this case, the configuration of the mounting portion of the spare tire 9 as shown in FIG. 1 includes a nut (for example, a welding nut) provided on the back door 95 side and a bolt fastened to the nut. It is used in some cases. Specifically, like the extension nut 2 described above, it has a shape of a distance piece and has a back door 95.
And a screw portion 21 provided on the opposite side of the male screw portion 25 and to which the fixing means 3 having the above screw structure is mounted. There is something.

The X-tension nut 2 or the X-tension bolt 2'having such a structure is mounted on the screw portion 21 of the X-tension nut 2
Alternatively, the fixing means 3 for mounting the wheel cover 1 on the wheel 91 of the spare tire 9 together with the extension bolt 2'is, as shown in FIGS.
It is formed by a fixing bolt composed of a male screw portion 31, a head portion 33 and the like. Then, in the head 33,
A groove 333 that is rotationally driven by various drivers or the like is provided. In addition, as the main fixing means 3 having such a configuration, in addition to this, the male screw portion 31 is provided.
However, a nut type (fixed nut) in which a female screw part is provided, a clip type without a screw part structure, or other fasteners are conceivable.

Next, the operation and the like of the embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration will be described. That is, when the wheel cover 1 according to the present embodiment is attached to the wheel 91 of the spare tire 9,
For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the wheel 91 of the spare tire 9
The rear surface of the spare tire 9 is covered with the wheel cover 1, and the appearance of the spare tire 9 is improved. And, by these, the appearance of the entire rear part of the vehicle is improved.

When mounting the wheel cover 1 having such a good appearance, as shown in FIG. 1, the spare tire 9 is attached to the mounting bolt 99 attached to the back door 95 or the like. First, the extension nut 2 is mounted, and in such a state, the fixing means (fixing bolt) 3 is screwed into the screw portion 21 of the extension nut 2. Therefore, there is no need to remove the spare tire each time, which has been done in the conventional work of attaching and detaching the spare tire cover. In the gap between the spare tire 9 and the back door 95,
There is no need to insert a hand, and it can be easily attached and detached.

Further, the positions where the extension nut 2 or extension bolt 2'and the fixing means (fixing bolt) 3 are mounted in the embodiment of the present invention deviate from the center positions of the spare tire 9 and the wheel cover 1. Since the wheel cover 1 is set to the position, even if the wheel cover 1 is fixed at one place, the wheel cover 1 will not be misaligned. Therefore,
With the simple mounting means, the wheel cover 1 can always be kept in a good-looking state.

Further, the wheel cover device according to the embodiment of the present invention has a simple component structure as a whole, and the wheel cover 1 as a main body thereof has a simple form such as a disc shape or a quadrilateral shape. Because it is a thing
It can be easily formed by a sheet metal molded product or a plastic molded product. In addition, the degree of freedom in design is high, including the selection of the material. Therefore, it is possible to easily form a wheel cover device having an excellent appearance based on an inexpensive material.

[0022]

According to the present invention, there is provided a wheel cover device for a spare tire mounted on a rear portion of a vehicle body of an automobile, such as a back door, for covering a wheel portion thereof. A support for the wheel cover, one end of which is attached to a fastening means for mounting a spare tire, and which fixes the wheel cover to the spare tire in cooperation with the extension. , A fixing means attached to the side opposite to the side where the extension is attached to the fastening means and a fixing means, so that the appearance of the spare tire can be easily covered with a simple component configuration ( Cover) can now be provided. Further, as a result, the appearance of the entire rear part of the vehicle can be improved.

In addition, when mounting the wheel cover device for the spare tire, it is not necessary to perform the work of removing the spare tire having a large mass, and the work of mounting and removing the spare tire can be easily performed. Became. Further, it is no longer necessary to insert a hand between the spare tire and the back door or the body, and it becomes possible to easily carry out the attachment / detachment work.

Further, since the installation positions of the extension and the fixing means for fixing the wheel cover are displaced from the center positions of the wheel cover and the spare tire, the wheel cover is fixed at one place. Even if this is done, the wheel cover will not be rotated, and the appearance of the wheel cover will not be impaired during use.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the overall configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a mounted state of a spare tire wheel cover device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view showing a configuration of a modified example of the extension according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a mounted state of a spare tire wheel cover device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Wheel Cover 11 Hole for Mounting Fixing Means 2 Extension (Extension Nut) 2'Extension Bolt 21 Thread Part 25 Male Thread Part 29 Female Thread Part 3 Fixing Means (Fixing Bolt) 31 Male Thread Part 33 Head Part 333 Groove 9 Spare tire 91 Wheel 95 Back door 98 Mounting nut 99 Bolt (mounting bolt)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A wheel cover for covering a wheel portion of a spare tire, and an extension for supporting the wheel cover, one end of which is attached to a fastening means for mounting a spare tire, and the extension. Jointly fixing the wheel cover to the spare tire, the fixing means being attached to the side opposite to the side where the extension is attached to the fastening means. Wheel cover device for spare tires. 2. A wheel cover for covering a wheel portion of a spare tire, and an extension nut for supporting the wheel cover, one end of which is fastened to a bolt which is fastening means for mounting a spare tire. , Which serves to fix the wheel cover to the spare tire in cooperation with the extension nut, and is mounted on the side of the extension nut opposite to the side fastened to the spare tire mounting bolt. A wheel cover device for a spare tire, comprising: 3. A wheel cover for covering a wheel portion of a spare tire, and an extension bolt for supporting the wheel cover, one end of which is fastened to a nut which is fastening means for mounting a spare tire. , Which serves to fix the wheel cover to the spare tire in cooperation with the extension bolt, and is mounted on the side opposite to the side of the extension bolt which is fastened to the spare tire mounting nut. A wheel cover device for a spare tire, comprising: