JPH0930202A - Protective frame for vehicular wheel or wheel cap - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a replaceable protective frame for keeping a wheel or a wheel cap from being damaged even when a vehicle contacts a stone wall or the like. SOLUTION: A metal or a synthetic resin made protective frame 4a, which is a ring having a shape for covering the outer circumference of a vehicular wheel 2 or a wheel cap rim 3a and includes an abutting surface corresponding to the outside of the outer circumference of the wheel 2 or the wheel cap rim 3a, is formed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a protective frame for a wheel or a wheel cap of a vehicle such as an automobile (hereinafter referred to as vehicle).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Vehicle tires are fixed by being sandwiched between the tips of outer and inner wheels. Some wheels have wheel caps attached. In general, the rims of wheels and wheel caps (hereinafter referred to as wheels, etc.) often have outwardly protruding or bulging shapes.

[0003]

With the conventional wheels and the like, while the vehicle is traveling, especially when passing through a narrow passage or when making a turn at a crossroad or a T-shaped passage of a narrow passage, the vehicle is mounted on a stone wall or a block fence. If they come into contact with each other, the rim of the wheel or the like is damaged, the wheel or the like becomes unsightly, and it is necessary to replace it with a new one, which is expensive.

According to the present invention, even if a vehicle comes into contact with a stone wall or the like,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a replaceable protective frame for wheels or the like that does not damage the wheels or the like.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] With a metal or a synthetic resin,
A vehicle wheel or a wheel cap has a contact surface corresponding to the outer peripheral edge outer surface of the rim, and forms a ring having a shape that covers the outer peripheral edge of the rim of the wheel or wheel cap. Can be attached to the rim.

A refraction portion made of metal or synthetic resin, having an abutting surface corresponding to an outer peripheral surface of a rim of a vehicle wheel or a wheel cap, and having a leading edge of the wheel or the wheel cap. Alternatively, a ring having a bent portion and having a shape covering the outer peripheral edge of the rim of the wheel or wheel cap is formed so that the ring can be attached to the rim of the vehicle wheel or the wheel cap.

In the protection frame for the vehicle wheel or the wheel cap, it is possible to provide a cut portion in the radial direction and elastically expand the cut portion to provide a small interval.

In the protective frame of the vehicle wheel or the wheel cap, a space having a small width is provided in the radial direction, and an auxiliary piece covering the space can be detachably attached.

The outer surface of the rim of the wheel or wheel cap of the protective frame is abutted and covered to prevent damage to the wheel cap, especially to the outer surface of those rims. The bent or bent portion of the outer peripheral edge of the protective frame wraps the outer peripheral edge of the rim to prevent damage, and also prevents the protective frame from falling off the wheel or the wheel cap. The cutting point in the radial direction of the protective frame expands the cutting point elastically to facilitate the mounting of the protective frame on the wheel or wheel cap.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Outer wheel 2 fixing tire 1
The ring-shaped protection frame 4 is fixed to the outer surface of the rim 3. The protective frame 4 is made of metal or plastic and is preferably made of a material having some elasticity.

FIG. 1 shows a protective frame 4a used when the rim 3a has a flat shape and having a flat ring portion 5.
A cylindrical body 6 is provided at the inner edge of the ring portion 5. The back surface of the ring portion 5 is brought into contact with the outer surface of the rim 3a, and the cylindrical body 6 is fitted to the inner wall of the recess of the wheel 2 to fix the protective frame 4a to the wheel 2. To do.

The diameter of the protective frame 4a is the same as or slightly larger than the diameter of the rim 3a.

It is preferable to interpose the packing 7 between the ring portion 5 of the protective frame 4a and the contact surface between the cylindrical body 6 and the rim 3a because the wheel 2 is not damaged.

In order to prevent the protective frame 4a from falling off the wheel 2 during traveling, a double-sided adhesive tape or other adhesive member is provided on the contact surface between the ring portion 5 or the cylinder 6 and the wheel 2, or both surfaces of the packing 7. Then, it is preferable to fix the protection frame 4a.

The tubular body 6 may be omitted.

FIG. 2 shows a protective frame 4b mounted on a wheel 2 having a rim 3b protruding outward.

The protective frame 4b has a bending portion 9 having a surface for covering the tip surface of the rim 3b at the tip of a ring portion 8 having a surface corresponding to the bending or bending surface of the rim 3b of the wheel 2. It has a bent portion.

A packing 7 is preferably interposed between the rim 3b and the protective frame 4b. In addition, when the packing 7 is used between the rim 3b and the protective frame 4b,
It is preferable to interpose an adhesive on both sides of the packing 7.

FIG. 3 shows a protective frame 4c of another embodiment in which the rim 3b is mounted on the wheel 2 having a shape protruding outward.

The protective frame 4c has a curved surface 1 which has the surface corresponding to the bending or bending surface of the outer surface of the rim 3b and which winds the distal end edge of the rim 3b around the entire peripheral edge of the ring portion 10.
One. The bent portions 11 may be provided intermittently at intervals on the tip edge of the rim 3b.

It is preferable that the packing 7 is used between the rim 3b and the protective frame 4c, or the adhesive is preferably used between the rim 3b and the protective frame 4c or on both sides of the packing 7. It is similar to the case of the embodiment.

The protective frame 4 and the ring shape are not limited to the circular shape, but correspond to the shape of the wheel 2.

The protective frame 4 is mounted on the outer peripheral portion of the rim of the wheel 2. FIG. 4 shows a type of protective frame for explaining the mounting.

The one shown in (A) has no notch in the ring portion, and is used as a protective frame which is fixed to the surface of the rim such as the protective frames 4a and 4b shown in FIGS.

The one shown in (B) is a protective frame 4 provided with a cutting point 12 at one place, and the cutting point 12 is slightly expanded by the elasticity of the protective frame 4 and fitted into the rim 3, and then cut by elasticity. The place 12 is closed and the protective frame 4 is fixed to the rim 3. The protective frame 4c shown in FIG. 3 preferably has this configuration. The protective frame 4b shown in FIG. 2 may have this configuration.

FIG. 7C is a plan view of the protective frame 4 of another embodiment, and FIG. 7D is a side view of its main part. In place of the cut portion 12 of the protection frame 4 shown in (B), the protection frame 4 is provided with an interval 13 having a small width, and the elasticity of the protection frame 4 is used to expand the interval to the rim 3 of the wheel 2. After fitting the protective frame 4, the auxiliary piece 14 covers and fixes the gap 13. The protective frame 4c shown in FIG. 3 may have this configuration.

When the wheel cap is fitted to the wheel 2, if the protective frame having the same structure as the protective frame of each of the above-mentioned embodiments is fitted to the outer peripheral portion of the wheel cap, the damage of the wheel cap can be prevented. You can

[0028]

[Effect] The outer surface of the rim of the wheel or wheel cap of the protective frame is abutted and covered to prevent damage to the wheel cap, especially the outer surface of those rims. The bent or bent portion of the outer peripheral edge of the protective frame wraps the outer peripheral edge of the rim to prevent damage, and also prevents the protective frame from falling off the wheel or the wheel cap. The cutting point in the radial direction of the protective frame is
Elastically expands the cutting point to facilitate mounting of the protective frame on the wheel or wheel cap. The protective frame according to the present invention can be easily attached to and detached from the wheel of the vehicle or the rim of the wheel cap, and when attached to the rim, even if the vehicle of the vehicle comes into contact with a stone wall or a fence, the rim is prevented from being damaged. Even if the protective frame is damaged, it is easy to replace it with a new one, and it is much cheaper than replacing the wheel or wheel cap with a new one.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a state in which a protective frame is attached to a wheel of a wheel.

FIG. 2 is an end view of a cross section of a main part in a state where a protection frame is attached to a wheel of a wheel.

FIG. 3 is an end view of a cross section of a main part in a state where a protective frame is attached to a wheel of a wheel.

4 (A), (B) and (C) are plan views of a protective frame,
(D) is a side view of the main part of the protective frame.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Tire 2 Wheel 3 Rim 4 Protective Frame 5 Ring Part 6 Cylindrical Body 7 Packing 8 Ring Part 9 Refraction Part 10 Ring Part 11 Bending Part 12 Cutting Point 13 Spacing 14 Auxiliary Piece

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A ring having a shape covering an outer peripheral edge of a rim of a vehicle wheel or a wheel cap, having a contact surface corresponding to an outer peripheral edge of an outer rim of the wheel or wheel cap, and made of metal or synthetic resin. Protective frame for vehicle wheels or wheel caps. 2. A ring having a shape that covers an outer peripheral edge portion of a rim of a vehicle wheel or a wheel cap, having a contact surface corresponding to an outer peripheral edge portion outer surface of the rim of the wheel or wheel cap, and a tip thereof. A protective frame for a vehicle wheel or wheel cap made of metal or synthetic resin, which has a bent portion or a bent portion around which the front edge of the wheel or wheel cap is wound. 3. The vehicle wheel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cutting point is provided in the radial direction, and the cutting point can be elastically expanded to provide a small interval. Protective frame for wheel cap. 4. A vehicle wheel or wheel cap protection according to claim 1 or 2, comprising a main body provided with a small width interval in the radial direction and an auxiliary piece covering the interval. frame.