Patent Application
20190225011
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The present invention relates to a wheel cover unit, and more particularly to a wheel cover unit for front wheels of trucks or buses.
Both sides of a wheel rim of a truck or bus are an inner concave surface and an outer convex surface, while front wheels of the truck or bus have only one front wheel on each side, so the outer convex surface of the front wheel rim will be located on the outer side of the front wheel for smooth driving. However, two rear wheels are generally installed on each side to increase the stability of the bearing capacity, so the wheel rims of the rear wheels must be two, and the wheel rims of the two rear wheels on the same side must be convex face to face in order to be locked together, so, this is the reason why the inner concave surface of the outer wheel rim is located on the outer side.
In addition to increase beauty, the wheel cover can also reduce wind resistance and achieve the efficiency of oil saving.
The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages.
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an effective technical solution to solve the defect that the wheel rim of the existing truck or bus's front wheel has failed to install the wheel cover.
To achieve the above objective, a wheel cover unit for front wheels of trucks or buses in accordance with the present invention comprises: a wheel cover, two bearing members and a cover. The wheel cover is provided with an outer convex platform having a central hole in the center thereof, and the periphery of the central hole is annularly provided with a plurality of nut convex covers. The inner edge of the central hole is vertically and backwardly provided with a hole ring having corresponding two pairs of slots, and each slot extends to the central hole with a lock sheet. Each bearing member is provided with a connecting portion and two connecting pieces. The connecting portion is locked with the bolt of the wheel rim, the connecting piece is locked with the lock sheet via a screwed element, so as to assemble the wheel cover to the front wheel of the truck or bus.
The connecting piece is lower than the connecting portion and is engaged in the slot of the hole ring. When the connecting piece is locked with the lock sheet via the screwed element, there is a distance between the connecting piece and the lock sheet, so that the locking tightness can be increased when the screwed element is used.
On the inner side of the outer convex platform is protruded with a plurality of ribs that can increase the structural strength of the wheel cover and reduce the thickness of the wheel cover, saving the material cost.
In addition, in a periphery of the outer convex platform is defined a plurality of through holes, each through hole is backwardly provided with a protruding seat at the inner edge thereof, such that when the wheel cover is assembled to the wheel rim, the protruding seats can be assembled into the perforating holes of the wheel rim.
Moreover, a cover ring is backwardly extended from the cover and is defined with a slot corresponding to the lock sheet, so that the cover can be engaged in the central hole of the wheel cover. Also, the cover ring of the hole cover is provided with an engaging portion on the bottom side thereof. When the cover is engaged in the central hole, the engaging portion is engaged in the hole ring. The cover ring of the cover also has a plurality of grooves.
To summarize, the lock sheets are added at the central holes of the wheel cover, and by the connection of the bearing member, the wheel cover can be locked to the wheel rim of the front wheel, and the larger ring cover can also be applied to the front wheel of a large truck or bus, which can ensure the locking stability.
The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiments in accordance with the present invention.
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The wheel cover 1 is provided with an outer convex platform 11 having a central hole 12 in the center thereof, and the periphery of the central hole 12 is annularly provided with a plurality of nut convex covers 13. In a periphery of the outer convex platform 11 is defined a plurality of through holes 14, each through hole 14 is backwardly provided with a protruding seat 141 at the inner edge thereof (as shown in
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In operation, the wheel cover unit A is firstly locked with the C5 of the wheel rim C of the front wheel B by the connecting portion 21 of the bearing member 2 (as shown in
It can be seen from the above structure that main idea of the invention lies in: the lock sheets 16 are added at the central holes 12 of the wheel cover 1, and by the connection of the bearing member 2, the wheel cover 1 can be locked to the wheel rim C of the front wheel B, and the larger ring cover 1 can also be applied to the front wheel B of a large truck or bus, so that the practicability of the invention is higher. Moreover, the wheel cover 1 and the cover 3 are plastic injection molding, which is light and strong, and more three-dimensional.
While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 107201266 | Jan 2018 | TW | national |
