Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
  • B60B7/00—Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins
  • B60B7/06—Fastening arrangements therefor
  • B60B7/10—Fastening arrangements therefor comprising a plurality of spaced spring clips individually mounted on the cover, e.g. riveted, welded or readily releasable
  • B60B7/105—Fastening arrangements therefor comprising a plurality of spaced spring clips individually mounted on the cover, e.g. riveted, welded or readily releasable the spring clip mounted on the rim

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a device of 2 discs fixed on the outside of the wheel, isolating the latter from any projection of mud, sand, earth, snow or dust, which can modify the initial characteristics of the wheels, as well as allowing the increase in the area usable for advertising purposes.
• the object of the invention is to overcome these drawbacks.
• the device according to the invention is defined by claims 1, 2 and 3.
• Figure 1 is a side view of a wheel closed on 2 sides by 2 discs.
• Figure 2 is a vertical section along line II-II.
• FIGS. 3 to 6 represent an enlargement of the upper part of FIG. 2 between the tire and the spokes, illustrating different variants of possible attachment of the disks to the wheel, namely: - Figure 3 is characterized in that the discs are screwed to the outside of the rim.
• the anti-mud disc may be made of PVC 0.1 to 5 millimeters thick, glued or self-adhesive by its periphery to the outside of the rim, comprising a circular recess of 20 to 400 millimeters in the center, for the passage of the brake disc, toothed ring, hub or any other mechanical parts, as well as a cutout going from the recess to the outside of the anti-mud disc to facilitate its installation.
• Cfig. 1 and 2) .
• the device for assembling the radial cut is made by overlapping by a few millimeters, then glued or screwed. It is the difference in alignment between the hub and the rim which establishes the overlap.
• the anti-mud disc may be made of PVC of larger surface area, bonded or adhered to the outside of the rim, then using the outside edge of the rim, adjust it with a blade.
• the anti-mud disc can be made of 2 half discs to facilitate the installation thereof.
• the anti-mud disc can be made in several parts to facilitate the installation thereof.
• the anti-mud disc can be made of another material, such as aluminum, fiberglass, carbon fiber, kevlar or nylon.
• the anti-mud disc can be screwed onto the outside of the rim using 2 to 15 screws. (fig. 3).
• the anti-mud disc comprises a circular recess in the center thereof without radial cutting to facilitate its installation in certain cases.
• the anti-mud disc can be crimped against the rim using 1 to 15 clips, (fig. 4).
• the anti-mud disc can be glued or screwed against 1 to 15 brackets, previously fixed on the rim, (fig. 6).
• the anti-mud disc can be fixed against the rim using a "velcro" strip. (fig. 5).

Landscapes

• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
• Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
• Polishing Bodies And Polishing Tools (AREA)
• Tires In General (AREA)
• Braking Arrangements (AREA)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Publications (1)

Family

ID=4219270

Family Applications (1)

Country Status (4)

Cited By (1)

Citations (7)

• 1987
  • 1987-05-12 CH CH181687A patent/CH671926A5/fr not_active IP Right Cessation
• 1988
  • 1988-04-05 AU AU16237/88A patent/AU1623788A/en not_active Abandoned
  • 1988-05-05 WO PCT/CH1988/000084 patent/WO1988008794A1/fr not_active Ceased
  • 1988-05-05 EP EP19880903166 patent/EP0313593A1/fr not_active Withdrawn

Patent Citations (7)

Also Published As

Similar Documents

Legal Events