JPH1159103A - Accessory fixing device for wheel of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reliably fix an accessory to a wheel by simple work by providing a fixing device main body between a wheel and a wheel accessory, and providing an accessory fixing means to the fixing device main body. SOLUTION: When a wheel cap C is fixed, spacers 3 are mounted to accessory attaching bolts 2 fixed to a fixing device main body 1, the accessory attaching bolts 2 are inserted into bolt inserting holes Ca of the wheel cap C, and the wheel cap C is fixed to the accessory attaching bolts 2 by accessory attaching nuts 4. The fixing device main body 1 is fixed to a wheel A and the wheel cap C in a state where it is interposed between the wheel A and the wheel cap C. Since the wheel cap C as a wheel accessory is reliably fixed to the fixing device main body 1 fixed to the wheel A, it is not slipped off from the wheel A.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for fixing an accessory for a vehicle wheel to a wheel accessory of the vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a wheel cap, which is an accessory for a vehicle wheel, is fixed to a wheel,
As shown in FIG. 10, a wheel A on which a tire B is mounted
The wheel cap C is fixed to the wheel A by simply fitting the wheel cap C into the inner wall of the wheel.

[0003]

However, in the case of a wheel accessory such as a wheel cap C fixed to the wheel A by the above-described method, if an impact is applied for some reason, the wheel accessory comes off the wheel A. There was a fear that it would end up.

In order to eliminate such a fear, a method of fixing a wheel accessory together with the wheel to a wheel mounting bolt for mounting the wheel on the vehicle body side using a wheel mounting nut may be considered.
However, in order to fix the wheel accessory to the wheel in this way, it is necessary to remove the wheel mounting nut that fixes the heavy tire and the wheel, which requires a time-consuming jack-up. Work is required.

An object of the present invention is to provide a fixing device for a wheel accessory of an automobile, which can securely fix the wheel accessory to the wheel by a simple operation that does not require a job such as jacking up.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a fixing device main body interposed between a wheel of an automobile and a wheel accessory, and fixing the wheel accessory to the fixing device main body. Accessory fixing means, and a main body for detachably fixing the fixing device main body to a wheel mounting nut screwed to a wheel mounting bolt provided on the vehicle body side of the automobile to fix the wheel. And fixing means.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention viewed from the wheel side, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view thereof.

1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a hollow disk-shaped fixing device main body. It is preferable that the fixing device main body 1 be made of a material such as steel which is not easily deformed. 2
Is an accessory mounting bolt fixed to the fixing device body 1,
Reference numeral 3 denotes a spacer for defining a mounting position of an accessory such as a wheel cap C, that is, a distance between the accessory and the fixing device main body 1, and reference numeral 4 denotes an accessory mounting nut. Note that the shape of the fixing device body 1 is not limited to a hollow disk shape, and may be, for example, a disk shape or a hexagonal shape.

Reference numerals 5 and 6 denote mounting brackets for fixing the fixing device main body 1 to the wheel mounting nut N. 7 is a bolt and 8 is a nut.

The mounting brackets 5 and 6 are substantially U-shaped brackets having substantially the same shape. As shown in FIG. 2, the height of the side wall 6b of the mounting bracket 6 is equal to the height of the side wall 5b of the mounting bracket 5. The height of the mounting bracket 5 is lower than that of the mounting bracket 5 by the thickness of the member constituting the bracket.
And the lower surface 6c of the mounting bracket 6 are located on the same plane.

An upper surface portion 5a of the mounting bracket 5 is fixed to the fixing device main body so as to be rotatable about a central axis of a wheel mounting bolt described later, and a side wall 5b is provided with an insertion hole 5d for the bolt 7. The lower surface 5c is provided with an arc-shaped notch 5e that abuts the side surface of the tapered portion of the wheel mounting nut N. Also, the upper surface portion 6a of the mounting bracket 6
Is provided with a through hole 6f for a fixing portion of the mounting bracket 5, a side wall 6b is provided with an insertion hole 6d for the bolt 7, and a lower surface portion 6c
Is provided with an arc-shaped notch 6e abutting on the side surface of the tapered portion of the wheel mounting nut N.

Here, the wheel mounting nut N will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the wheel mounting nut N is connected to the wheel mounting bolt B provided on the vehicle body side.
The nut N is screwed with T to fix the wheel A. The wheel mounting nut N has a tapered portion Na that fits into a bolt insertion hole provided in the wheel A. The fixing device for a wheel accessory according to the present invention is to securely fix the fixing device body and the wheel accessory to the wheel by locking the mounting bracket to the tapered portion Na of the wheel mounting nut N.

Next, a method of using the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.

First, all four mounting brackets 6 attached to the mounting bracket 5 with the bolts 7 and the nuts 8 are removed from the mounting bracket 5.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the mounting bracket 5 is rotated so that the notches 5e of the four mounting brackets 5 face the same circumferential direction. The notch 5e is brought into contact with the side surface of the tapered portion Na.

In such a state, as shown in FIG.
The notch 6e of the mounting bracket 6 is brought into contact with the tapered portion Na of the wheel mounting nut N, and the mounting bracket 6 is fixed to the mounting bracket 5 using bolts 7 and nuts 8. At this time, since the mounting bracket 5 is rotatably fixed to the fixing device main body 1, when fixing the mounting bracket 6 to the mounting bracket 5, the worker rotates the mounting bracket 5 in a direction that facilitates the work. Can be.

As described above, the mounting brackets 6 are fixed to all of the four mounting brackets 5.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of this embodiment in which the present embodiment is fixed to the wheel mounting nut N by four mounting brackets 5, 6. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, since the mounting bracket 5 and the mounting bracket 6 are fixed by the bolt 7 and the nut 8 while holding the tapered portion Na of the wheel mounting nut N, the fixing device body 1 is mounted on the wheel. It is securely fixed to the mounting nut N. That is, the fixing device main body 1 is securely fixed to the wheel A.

When the wheel cap C is fixed to the fixing device main body 1 fixed to the wheel A in this manner, as shown in FIG. 7, the accessory mounting bolt fixed to the fixing device main body 1 is used. 2, the accessory mounting bolt 2 is inserted through the bolt insertion hole Ca of the wheel cap C, and the accessory mounting nut 4 is inserted.
Wheel cap C with accessory mounting bolt 2
Fixed to. Here, the spacer 3 is mounted to define the distance between the fixing device main body 1 and the bolt insertion hole Ca of the wheel cap C. Even when the spacer 3 is not mounted, the wheel cap C is attached to the fixing device main body 1. And the wheel A.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the wheel A to which the wheel cap C is fixed according to the present embodiment. FIG.
As shown in (1), the fixing device body 1 is fixed to the wheel A and the wheel cap C while being interposed between the wheel A and the wheel cap C. Thus, the wheel cap C, which is a wheel accessory,
Is securely fixed to the fixing device main body 1 fixed to the wheel A by the accessory mounting bolts 2 and the accessory mounting nuts 4, so that there is no possibility of the wheel A coming off the wheel A with a normally expected impact.

In the embodiment described above,
Although the wheel accessory has been described as the wheel cap C, the wheel accessory is not limited to the wheel cap C, and may be any accessory attached to the wheel A, for example, as shown in FIG. The spinner S that generates such a wind noise may be used.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the wheel accessory can be securely fixed to the wheel by a simple operation which does not require an operation such as jacking up.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention as viewed from a wheel side.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a wheel mounting nut.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a method of using the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a method of using the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a method of using the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a wheel to which a wheel cap is fixed according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing an example of a wheel accessory.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of a conventional method of mounting a wheel cap.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fixing device main body 2 Accessory mounting bolt 3 Spacer 4 Accessory mounting nut 5, 6 Mounting bracket 5a, 6a Upper surface 5b, 6b Side wall 5c, 6c Lower surface 5d, 6d Insertion hole 5e, 6e Notch 6f Hole 7 Bolt 8 Nut A Wheel B Tire BT Wheel mounting bolt C Wheel cap Ca Bolt insertion hole N Wheel mounting nut Na Taper S Spinner

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A fixing device main body interposed between a wheel of an automobile and a wheel accessory; an accessory fixing means for fixing the wheel accessory to the fixing device main body; A wheel fixing nut screwed to a wheel mounting bolt to fix the wheel to a wheel mounting nut, and a main body fixing means for detachably fixing the fixing device main body. Fixing device. 2. The accessory fixing means is an accessory mounting bolt fixed to the fixing device main body and through which the wheel accessory is inserted, and an accessory mounting bolt interposed between the fixing device main body and the wheel accessory. The fixing device for a wheel accessory of an automobile according to claim 1, further comprising a spacer through which a mounting bolt is inserted, and an accessory mounting nut for fixing the wheel accessory to the accessory mounting bolt. 3. The main body fixing means includes first and second substantially U-shaped mounting brackets, bolts, and nuts having substantially the same shape, and lower surfaces of the first and second mounting brackets. An arc-shaped notch is formed at an end of the portion so as to contact the tapered portion of the wheel mounting nut, and a bolt insertion hole is formed at a side wall of the first and second mounting brackets. The upper surface of the first mounting bracket is rotatably fixed to the fixing device main body, and the wheel is located between the notch of the first mounting bracket and the notch of the second mounting bracket. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the second mounting bracket is fixed to the first mounting bracket by the bolt and the nut while holding a tapered portion of the mounting nut therebetween. 4. Accessories for wheel accessories.