JPH10203431A - Spare tire cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spare tire cover simply mountable with an excellent fashionability. SOLUTION: A spare tire cover assembly 1 is constituted by a case 2 and a holder 3 formed of plastic material. The case 2 is formed by a cup-shaped form, its body part 22 is formed so that temporary fixing to a spare tire can be performed. In a location in an end opening part of the case 2, a peripheral protrusion part 25 engaged with the holder is provided. The holder comprises two 2-split shaped members 31, 31', the fellow one end parts 318 thereof are connected by a hinge part 38, also in the other end side, a buckle-shaped fastening means 36 is provided. By connecting these two 2-split shaped members 31, 31', a peripheral opening part of the cylindrical holder is formed, in a location thereof, a recessed groove part 315 is provided. This recessed groove part 315 is formed so as to engage with the peripheral protrusion part 25 of the case 2.

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 car, in which a spare tire is mounted on an outer surface of a back door at a rear portion of a vehicle body or on a rear portion thereof. Cover), and more particularly, to a structure for improving its mountability.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, so-called hard type spare tire covers mainly made of fashion are formed of hard plastic materials such as FRP. As shown in FIG. 5, for example, this is composed of a ring-shaped holder 30 and a disk-shaped disk 60, and these are formed by fastening means 330 such as a buckle provided on the rim surface of the holder 30. , Is mounted on a spare tire.
Further, the disk 60 is mounted inside the holder 30 by the tension generated by tightening the rim surface.

[0003]

By the way, in such a spare tire cover, when the spare tire cover is attached,
It is necessary to hold the disc 60 so as not to fall. For this reason, in mounting the disk 60, first, as shown in FIG. 5, a support bracket 610 for temporary fixing is mounted on the disk 60, and the support bracket 610 is hooked on a spare tire. Must be fixed. That is, a component for temporary fixing such as the support bracket 610 is required. Further, if the fastening between the disc 60 and the holder 30 is insufficient, the disc 60 may dance in the holder 30 due to the running vibration of the vehicle or the like. In order to solve such a problem, a spare having a holder having a cup-shaped case as a main body and a protrusion formed on a terminal portion of such a case being tightened from the outside over the entire periphery thereof. It is an object (problem) of the present invention to provide a tire cover.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following measures. In other words, in the invention according to claim 1, a cup-shaped case integrally formed of a plastic material with respect to a spare tire cover for covering a spare tire mounted on an outer surface of a back door of an automobile or a rear portion of a vehicle body, and the case, Is formed of a plastic material, and is made of a semi-circular shape divided into two, and furthermore, those made of these semi-circular shapes are formed at one end between them. In addition to the connection via the hinge portion, the other end is provided with a holder having a fastening means for connecting these semicircular members.

[0005] By adopting such a configuration, the present invention has the following effects.
That is, since the case formed in a cup shape is made of a plastic material having a certain degree of rigidity and elasticity, it is stable in a state in which the spare tire is covered by the frictional force of the body with the spare tire. Will be able to do that. Therefore, the case can be mounted (temporarily fixed) on the spare tire without using a special part (attachment). And
In such a state, a part of the body of the case is
The holder is covered so as to cover from the outside. This holder is provided with two semicircular ones, and furthermore,
Since it is designed to be connected with a hinge part between the two parts, the two semicircular members are opened with the hinge part as a fulcrum, and , So as to cover the outside of the body of the case and the outside of the spare tire. This allows the holder to be mounted. Then, in such a state, the holder can be integrated in an annular shape by tightening the buckle-shaped fastening means provided on the end side of the two semicircular members (split members). become. This also makes it possible to mount the case and the holder so as to be closely attached to the spare tire in a state where the case and the holder are integrated. As described above, in the case of the present invention, the whole mounting property is improved, including the temporary fixing (temporary fixing) of the case, and the mounting work is improved.

Next, the invention according to claim 2 will be described. This is also basically the same as the first aspect. The present invention is characterized in that, in addition to the features described in claim 1, an outer peripheral projection is provided at an end opening of the body forming the case, the outer periphery projecting in the radial direction over the entire periphery thereof. , At the outer peripheral opening of the holder coupled to the case,
A recess-shaped concave groove portion to be connected to the outer peripheral protrusion portion of the case is provided over the entire circumference, and further, extends toward the inner diameter side at a circumferential opening opposite to the side where the concave groove portion is provided. The flange portion formed as described above is provided over the entire circumference.

By adopting such a configuration, according to the present invention, first, the case where the temporary fixing (temporary fixing) is made on the spare tire is covered with the above-mentioned split holder from the outside thereof. At the outer peripheral projection provided at the end opening of the body of the case,
The buckle-shaped fastening means provided at the terminal portion of the split holder is engaged with the concave groove provided at one circumferential opening (outer peripheral opening) of the holder. Tighten. As a result, the case and the holder are integrally mounted on the spare tire. The case is integrally formed of a plastic material, and its body has a certain elasticity and rigidity. The end opening of such a body is also made of plastic. The case and the holder are mounted on the outer surface of the spare tire as a whole with appropriate elasticity.
Therefore, the case and holder forming the present spare tire cover may play with the spare tire,
No more dancing.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The embodiment according to the present invention is formed on the basis of a spare tire cover assembly 1 provided to cover a spare tire 9 attached to a back door 8 of a vehicle, as shown in FIG. And this spare tire cover assembly 1
Is a case 2 for covering the outer part (front side) of the vehicle of the spare tire 9, the case 2 is fixed to the spare tire 9, and the back door 8 side (back side) of the spare tire 9
And a holder 3 for covering the cover.

In such a basic configuration, the case 2 has a cup-like shape as shown in FIG. 1, and is integrally formed of a plastic material (synthetic resin material). It is. Case 2
Is formed in a planar shape, and includes a disk portion 21 that comes into contact with the side surface portion of the spare tire 9 and a cylindrical body portion 22 formed to be continuous with the outer periphery of the disk portion 21. . Such a portion of the body portion 22 covers the tread surface of the spare tire 9. The end opening 24 formed on the side of the body 22 opposite to the side connected to the disk section 21 has an outer peripheral projection 25 projecting outward in the circumferential direction, and It is provided over the circumference. Note that the outer peripheral projection 25 may be formed by a method such as attaching another component, in addition to the integrally formed one shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The present case 2 thus formed
Is such that its body 22 can bend to some extent in the radial direction of the disk 21.
Therefore, when the case 2 is put on the spare tire 9 (temporarily fixed), the spare tire 9 becomes conformed due to the bending (elastic deformation).
Will be held on top.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the holder 3 forming the spare tire cover assembly 1 together with the case 2 is formed so as to be formed on the basis of two halved semicircular members 31, 31 '. Is what it is. Then, one end portion (end portion) 318 of each of the split members 31 and 31 ′ is connected via a hinge portion 38. Thereby, an annular holder 3 is formed as a whole. Further, a body 312 is formed on each of the split members 31, 31 'of the holder 3. The body 312 has a predetermined width, and this portion covers the tread surface of the spare tire 9. A flange 313 extending inward is provided on one circumferential side of the body 312. The flange portion 313 covers a part of the sidewall on the back side of the spare tire 9. On the side opposite to the side where the flange portion 313 is provided, a concave groove portion 315 composed of a concave recess groove formed so as to partially increase the diameter of the body portion 312 is entirely provided. It is provided over the circumference. The concave groove 315 is adapted to engage with the outer peripheral projection 25 of the case 2.
The inner diameter of the concave groove 315 formed by joining the two split members 31, 31 'is:
The outer diameter of the outer peripheral projection 25 of the case 2 is slightly smaller than the outer diameter.

Next, these two split members 31,
The hinge portion 38 provided so as to connect one of the terminal portions (end portions) 318 of the 31 ′ is formed by a so-called hinge or thin hinge means or the like. The terminal (terminal portion) 316 opposite to the side on which the hinge portion 38 is provided has the above-mentioned 2
A fastening means 36 for connecting the two split members 31, 31 'is provided. The fastening means 36 is, for example, of a buckle type or the like.
With a one-touch operation, mutual engagement and disengagement can be freely performed.

Next, a procedure for mounting the spare tire cover assembly 1 having the above-described configuration on the spare tire 9 will be described with reference to FIG. First, FIG.
As shown in the figure, the case 2 is covered from the front side of the spare tire 9 so as to cover the spare tire 9. In this way,
The side surface including the sidewall of the spare tire 9 and the rear half of the tread surface on the vehicle body, that is, the surface side are covered. At this time, the body portion 22 of the case 2 comes into contact with the tread surface of the spare tire 9, and the elastic force of the case 2 in the radial direction and the spare tire 9
Due to the frictional force with the above, the state is stabilized and temporarily fixed. Next, as shown in FIG. 3 (B), two split members 3 are set around the hinge portion 38 of the holder 3.
The buckle side terminal portion 316 of 1, 31 'is greatly expanded. The split members 31 and 31 ′ of the holder 3 are covered so as to cover the end opening 24 of the case 2. Specifically, the above-mentioned split member 31,
The circumferential groove 315 provided at 31 ′ is fitted into the outer peripheral projection 25 provided at the case 2 (see FIG. 2). As a result, the flange 313 of each of the split members 31 and 31 ′ covers the back side (back door 8 side) of the spare tire 9.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3C, the terminal portions 3 of the two split members 31, 31 'forming the holder 3 are formed.
Fastening means (buckle) 36 provided at 16
Are combined with each other. As a result, the body portion 22 of the case 2 is slightly bent in the radial direction, and the body portion 22 is pressed against the spare tire 9 by the holder 3 and is fixed on the spare tire 9.

Next, the operation and the like of this embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described. That is, in the present embodiment, the case 2 formed in a cup shape is made of a plastic material having a certain degree of rigidity and elasticity.
Is put on the spare tire 9 so as to be temporarily fixed on the spare tire 9 in a stable state.
That is, the case 2 is mounted on the spare tire 9 without using a special part (attachment) or the like (temporary fixing).
Will be able to Then, in such a state, the holder 3 is easily mounted by covering the holder 3 so as to cover a part of the body portion 22 of the case 2 from the outside thereof. And
In such a state, the buckle-shaped fastening means 3
By tightening 6, the holder 3 can be integrated in an annular shape. Thereby, the case 2 and the holder 3
Can be mounted on the spare tire 9 so as to be in close contact with it. As described above, the mounting of the spare tire cover assembly 1 including the temporary fixing of the case 2 is quickly performed by a simple operation.

The entire case 2 including its body 22 can be flexed to some extent in the radial direction of the disk portion 21. It can be mounted on spare tires 9 of different sizes. Then, no backlash or the like occurs between the spare tire 9 and the case 2 and the holder 3. As a result, even when the vehicle travels on a rough road or the like, the spare tire cover assembly 1 including the case 2 and the holder 3 does not rattle or dance.

[0016]

According to the present invention, a cup-shaped case integrally formed of a plastic material is provided for a spare tire cover for covering a spare tire mounted on an outer surface of a back door of an automobile or a rear portion of a vehicle body, and the case. Is formed of a plastic material, and is made of a semi-circular shape divided into two, and furthermore, those made of these semi-circular shapes are formed at one end between them. The case is connected via a hinge portion, and the other end side has a holder formed so as to have a fastening means for connecting these semi-circular members. Including the temporary fixing, the mounting property of the whole has been improved, and the mounting work has been improved.

Further, at the end opening of the body forming the case, there is provided an outer circumferential projection projecting radially over the entire circumference thereof. At the outer periphery opening, a recessed recessed groove engaging with the outer periphery projection of the case is provided.
Provided over the entire circumference thereof, and further, at a circumferential opening opposite to the side where the concave groove portion is provided, a flange portion formed so as to extend toward the inner diameter side is provided over the entire circumference. As a result, there is no play between the spare tire and the case and the holder. As a result, even when the vehicle travels on a rough road or the like, the spare tire cover assembly including the case and the holder does not rattle or dance.

Further, as for the spare tire cover assembly comprising the case and the holder, either one of them, for example, one type of holder,
By changing the width of the body portion, it is possible to cope with different tread widths of the spare tire. In addition, by preparing a plurality of types of cases having different designs, it is possible to freely attach different types of designs according to the user's preference and the like. Thus, it becomes possible to cope with spare tire cover assemblies of different specifications in a state where one of the case and the holder is shared, and the cost including the parts management is improved. Can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a developed perspective view showing the overall configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which a case and a holder according to the present invention are mounted on a spare tire.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a procedure for mounting (mounting) a spare tire cover according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a spare tire cover according to the present invention is mounted on a spare tire mounted on a rear portion of a vehicle.

FIG. 5 is a developed perspective view showing the entire configuration of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Spare tire cover assembly 2 Case 21 Disk part 22 Body part 24 End opening part 25 Outer peripheral projection part 3 Holder 31 Split-shaped member 31 'Split-shaped member 312 Body part 313 Flange part 315 Depressed groove part 316 Terminal part (fastening means side) 318 Terminal part (hinge part side) 36 Fastening means (buckle) 38 Hinge part 8 Back door 9 Spare tire

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A spare tire cover for covering a spare tire mounted on an outer surface portion of a back door of an automobile or a rear portion of a vehicle body, etc., wherein a cup-shaped case integrally formed of a plastic material is paired with the case. It is basically formed of a plastic material and has a semi-circular shape with a split shape. Two of the semi-circular shapes are combined and one end thereof is hinged between the two ends. A spare tire cover, comprising: a holder having a fastening means for connecting the semicircular member to the other end side, the holder being connected to the other end portion. 2. The spare tire cover according to claim 1, wherein an outer peripheral projection is provided at an end opening of a body portion forming the case, the outer peripheral projection projecting radially over the entire periphery thereof, while the case is formed. At the outer peripheral opening of the holder coupled with the outer peripheral projection of the case, a recess-shaped concave groove coupled with the outer peripheral projection of the case is provided over the entire periphery thereof. A spare tire cover, wherein a flange formed so as to extend toward the inner diameter side is provided over the entire circumference at an opposite circumferential opening.