KR101637606B1

KR101637606B1 - Spare tire carrier

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Publication number: KR101637606B1
Application number: KR1020100121663A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이재훈; 윤석환; 김봉수; 이창수; 윤현철
Original assignee: 현대자동차주식회사; 기아자동차주식회사; 에스엘 주식회사
Priority date: 2010-12-01
Filing date: 2010-12-01
Publication date: 2016-07-07
Also published as: KR20120060090A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a spare tire carrier for preventing a safety accident and a traffic accident caused by an unexpected fall of a spare tire by preventing a spare tire from being released to a vehicle body even when a wire supporting the spare tire is cut, A releasably engageable latch shaft, a latch for engaging or disengaging the latch shaft with engagement or disengagement with the latch shaft, and a release cable connected to rotate the latch.

Description

[0001] Spare tire carrier [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a spare tire carrier, and more particularly, to a spare tire carrier that effectively prevents a fall of a spare tire via a latch.

BACKGROUND ART A spare tire of a conventional vehicle is mounted on a vehicle for the purpose of replacing it when the tire being used is damaged or broken for various reasons.

In the case of a passenger vehicle, a spare tire is housed in a separate storage space formed in a trunk room, and the spare tire is mounted on a commercial vehicle or an SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) In the case of a vehicle, a space for accommodating a spare tire is not properly provided, so that a carrier and a wire are usually attached to the lower part of the floor of the vehicle body to support the same.

That is, the conventional spare tire carrier includes a wire winding device capable of winding and releasing a wire by a suitable tool such as a wrench, a spare wheel inserted detachably into the hub hole of the spare tire while being connected to one end of the wire wound around the wire winding device The spare tire supporting portion is inserted through the hub hole of the spare tire and connected to the spare tire, and then the wire is wound via the wire winding device to mount the spare tire on the vehicle body via the wire, I have to.

However, in the conventional spare tire carrier structure as described above, when the wire supporting the spare tire is cut off due to an impact or the like, the spare tire is dropped from the vehicle body to the ground, thereby posing a problem of safety of the following vehicle .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a spark- The present invention is directed to providing a spare tire carrier.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle including: a latch shaft detachably coupled to a spare tire; a latch for restraining or releasing the latch shaft while being engaged with or disengaged from the latch shaft; And a release cable connected to operate it.

Preferably, the latch shaft is provided with a plurality of latching jaws, and the latch is provided with a plurality of teeth detachably coupled to the latching jaws, and is rotatably installed and receives elastic force in a direction of being engaged with each other by a spring And a left and a right pair.

The latch shaft is connected to the wire to support the spare tire, and the wire is connected to the drum shaft via a release spring.

The present invention also relates to a vehicle including a latch shaft detachably engageable with a spare tire, a latch plate coupled to or disengaged from the latch shaft for restraining or releasing the latch shaft, a latch rotatably installed to move the latch plate, And a release cable connected to rotate the latch lever.

The latch shaft includes a funnel-shaped locking protrusion and an insertion portion having a smaller diameter than the locking protrusion. The latch plate has a latch hole in which the insertion portion is inserted and the locking protrusion is seated and engaged.

The latch plate has an insertion hole formed therein. The latch lever includes a first arm that is in contact with the latch shaft to be rotated by receiving a lift force of the latch shaft, and a second arm that is inserted into the insertion hole, Respectively.

According to the spare tire carrier of the present invention, even when the wire supporting the spare tire is cut off, the latch shaft connected to the spare tire is securely supported by the latch provided on the vehicle body so that the falling of the spare tire is reliably prevented, It is possible to prevent a safety accident and a traffic accident caused by a fall.

1 is a perspective view of a spare tire carrier according to the present invention,
2 is a bottom view of the operating device according to the present invention,
3 is a detailed view of a spare tire support apparatus according to the present invention,
4 is a detailed view of a spare tire support apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a plan view of a latch plate according to the present invention,
6 is an explanatory view of a spare tire mounting using a spare tire carrier according to another embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a plan view of a latch plate according to the present invention,
8 is an explanatory view of a spare tire removal using a spare tire carrier according to another embodiment of the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a spare tire carrier according to the present invention. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a spare tire carrier according to the present invention. And a spare tire supporting device 2 detachably inserted into the spare tire to support the spare tire to the vehicle body.

A pipe 3 is extended from the operating device 1 to the spare tire supporting device 2 so that the wire is inserted into the pipe 3 and protected.

The manipulating device 1 is provided with a drum which can wind or unwind the wire 1 as well known, and a suitable tool such as a wrench is engaged with the drum shaft 4 of the drum 1, Can be wound on or released from the drum.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lower end of the drum shaft 4 protruding to the lower portion of the operating device 1 is integrally connected to one end of the release spring 5 so as to be wound or unwound. The release spring 5 And the other end of the release cable 6 is connected to the spare tire support device 2. The other end of the release cable 6 is connected to the spare tire support device 2. [

The release spring 5 is in the form of a spring-loaded spring, giving the release cable 6 a constant tension.

FIG. 3 shows in detail the structure of the spare tire support apparatus 2 according to the present invention. That is, one end of the latch shaft 8 is integrally formed at one end of a wire 7 extending through the pipe 3 And is extended at the other end of the latch shaft 8 in the form of a funnel. In addition, a support bracket 9, which is inserted through a hub hole of a spare tire and is detachably engaged, is engaged.

A plurality of latching jaws 8a are formed on the outer circumferential surface of one end of the latch shaft 8 at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction of the latch shaft 8.

On the other hand, in the mounting bracket 10 mounted on the vehicle body, a latch 11 is rotatably installed via a pin 11, the latches 11 are arranged in a pair on the left and right sides, A plurality of teeth which are caught by the shaft 8a are formed.

The pair of latches 11 are subjected to an elastic force in a direction in which they always engage by the respective springs 12 and the wire 7 passes through the latches 11.

Although not shown in detail, the release cable 6 is connected to the latch 11 so that when the release cable 6 is pulled, the pair of latches 11 are rotated in a widening direction.

According to the present invention configured as described above, when the latch shaft 8 and the support bracket 9 suspended from the wire 7 are inserted into the hub hole of the spare tire, the spare tire receives the tension of the wire and is supported on the vehicle body At this time, a plurality of latching protrusions 8a of the latch shaft 8 are inserted between the latches 11 receiving the elastic force of the spring 12 to maintain the latching teeth 8a engaged with the teeth of the latches 11.

In this state, even if the wire 7 is cut off for various reasons unexpectedly, the spare tire is held by the latch shaft 8 and the latch 11, so that when the spare tire comes to the ground There is no fear of falling.

When the drum shaft 4 is rotated, the release lever 6 is rotated by the release cable 6 so that the latch shaft 8 is engaged with the latch shaft 8, So that the spare tire can be lowered to the ground.

4 shows another embodiment of the present invention in which the latch shaft 28 is provided with a funnel-shaped locking protrusion 28a below which the engaging protrusion 28a is smaller than the diameter of the locking protrusion 28a And a supporting bracket 9 detachably inserted into the hub hole of the spare tire is inserted and coupled to the opposite side of the locking projection 28a.

A latch housing 21a is mounted on the vehicle body bracket 10 and a latch lever 21 is rotatably mounted on the latch housing 21a. The latch lever 21 protrudes in the radial direction, And an insertion hole 21c is formed in the bottom surface of the latch housing 21a.

5 is a plan view of the latch housing 21a. The latch housing 21 has a plate-like latch plate 21d which is movable, and the latch plate 21d has a semicircular shape A latch hole 21e of the latch lever 21 is formed and an insertion hole 21f into which the arm 21b of the latch lever 21 can be inserted is formed.

6, when the latch shaft 28 coupled with the spare tire is inserted into the insertion hole 21c of the latch housing 21, the engagement projection 28a of the latch shaft 28a The latch lever 21 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction while the other arm 21bb of the latch lever 21 is rotated by the rotation of the latch lever 21, Enters the insertion hole 21f of the latch plate 21d and moves the latch plate 21d to the right as shown by the arrow by the rotational force. When the latch plate 21d is moved, as shown in FIG. 7, the latch hole 21e of the latch plate inserts the insertion portion 28b of the latch shaft so that the latch projection 28a of the latch shaft is pressed and attached to the latch plate It gets caught.

Therefore, even if the wire 7 supporting the spare tire is cut off, the latch shaft remains caught on the latch plate, so that there is no possibility that the spare tire falls down to the ground.

8, when the release cable 6 is tensioned by the operation of the drum shaft, the release cable 6 is connected to the latch lever 21, The latch shaft 21 is rotated in the clockwise direction again and the latch shaft 21 is retracted from the latch hole 21e as the latch plate 21d is moved to the left again by the clockwise rotation of the latch lever 21, So that the spare tire can be lowered to the ground.

1- Operating device 2- Spare tire support device
3-pipe 4-drum shaft
5-release spring 6-release cable
7-WIRE 8-LATCH SHAFT
9-support bracket 11-latch
21-LATCH LEVER

Claims

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A latch lever detachably coupled to the spare tire; a latch plate which is engaged or disengaged with the latch shaft to lock or release the latch shaft; a latch lever rotatably installed to move the latch plate; And a release cable connected to rotate the latch lever,
The latch plate has an insertion hole formed therein. The latch lever includes a first arm that is in contact with the latch shaft to be rotated by receiving a lift force of the latch shaft, and a second arm that is inserted into the insertion hole, Each of which is provided with an arm.

The latch mechanism according to claim 5, wherein the latch shaft has a funnel-shaped locking protrusion and an insertion portion having a smaller diameter than the locking protrusion, and the latch plate has a latch hole in which the locking portion is inserted and the locking protrusion is seated thereon Spare tire carrier.

The spare tire carrier according to claim 5, wherein a support bracket for supporting the spare tire is inserted into the hub hole of the spare tire at the lower end of the latch shaft.

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7. The spare tire carrier of claim 5, wherein the latch shaft is connected to a wire to support the spare tire, and the wire is connected to the drum shaft via a release spring.