JP2010089560A - Tire cover for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tire cover for an automobile easy in mounting, simple in structure, and suppressing the production cost. <P>SOLUTION: The tire cover for the automobile includes a cover member 10 covering one side of a tire for an automobile, and at least one pair of fixing members 20 arranged in the periphery of the cover member 10 so as to oppose to each other and fixing the cover member 10 to the tire for the automobile. The cover member 10 is provided with a center layer 11 formed of a plastic sheet or foamed plastic sheet, cushion layers 12 laminated on both sides of the center layer, and flexible fabric layers 13 laminated in the outer layers of the cushion layers 12. At least one fixing member 20 out of the pair of fixing members is provided with an expandable part and a fixing means fixable to the other fixing member. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention mainly relates to a tire cover that is used to protect steel wheels, aluminum wheels (hereinafter simply referred to as “wheels”), etc., when an automobile tire removed from a vehicle body is stored.

  In recent years, with the spread of studless tires, the number of automobile users who own two sets of summer tires and winter tires has increased. Such automobile tires are used by changing over the automobile tires during snowfall and non-snowfalls, and therefore it is necessary to store unused automobile tires for a long period of time.

  In general, tires for automobiles that are not used are often stored in the height direction with the tires for automobiles lying down. However, if automobile tires are stacked for a long period of time, the rubber portion may cause blocking, or the color of the automobile tire may be transferred to the other automobile tire and the appearance may deteriorate. Also, in recent wheels, the wheel part may protrude beyond the surface of the rubber tire, and when directly stacking automobile tires, the wheels may interfere with each other and damage each other .

  Therefore, the present invention is to provide an automobile tire cover that is easy to mount, has a simple structure, and suppresses manufacturing costs.

  In order to solve the problems as described above, the measures taken by the present invention are as follows.

A tire cover according to a first aspect of the present invention is provided with a cover member that covers one side surface of an automobile tire, and the periphery of the cover member, and at least fixes the cover member to the automobile tire. A pair of fixing members,
The cover member includes a central layer made of a plastic plate or a foamed plastic plate, a cushion layer laminated on both sides of the central layer, and a flexible fabric layer laminated on an outer layer of the cushion layer,
The gist of the invention is that at least one of the pair of fixing members includes a telescopic portion and fixing means that can be fixed to the other fixing member.

  By adopting such a configuration, one side (mainly the wheel cover surface) of the automobile tire can be covered with a cover member, so even if the automobile tire is laminated, the automobile tires are not in direct contact with each other, The rubber part will not stick or the color of the rubber will not move to one side.

  In addition, since the center layer is provided with a plastic plate or a foamed plastic plate, the cover member has a certain thickness without being completely crushed. Therefore, even if another automobile tire is stacked on the upper surface of the aluminum wheel or the steel wheel, the wheels can be prevented from being damaged each other.

  Further, since the fixing member is attached to the tire cover, it can be easily attached to the automobile tire.

  In the tire cover according to claim 2 of the present invention, the center layer is formed so as to maintain a thickness of 5 mm to 10 mm even when three or more other automobile tires are laminated on the upper surface. The gist.

  Even if the tire cover is attached to the lowermost automobile tire when the automobile tire is stored in a stacked manner, the hardness of the plastic plate or foamed plastic plate in the center layer is secured to some extent, and 5 mm to 10 mm. The thickness can be maintained. By adopting such a configuration, even if the cushion layer is completely crushed, the center layer can prevent the wheels from colliding with each other, so that the wheels can be prevented from being damaged each other. it can.

  The gist of the tire cover according to claim 3 of the present invention is that the front center layer is provided only at a position corresponding to a wheel of the automobile tire. Since the rubber tire part is elastic due to its rubber property, there is little damage to each other, so that part is only a cushion layer, and a central layer is provided only at the center corresponding to the wheel cover. Is.

  The gist of the tire cover according to claim 4 of the present invention is that an anti-slip member is provided on at least one surface of the cover member at a position in contact with the rubber portion of the automobile tire. .

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to prevent slipping between the tire cover and the automobile tire rubber portion, and it is possible to stably overlap the automobile tire.

  The effects obtained by adopting the above means are as follows.

  According to the tire cover of the present invention, when the storage tire is laid down and stored, the cover member can be disposed between the automobile tire and the automobile tire or between the ground and the automobile tire. . Therefore, damage to automobile tires and wheels can be reduced.

  The best mode for carrying out the “tire cover” of the present invention will be described.

  The tire cover according to the present invention includes a cover member and a fixing member for fixing the cover member to the automobile tire.

  The cover member has a sheet shape so as to cover almost the entire side surface of the automobile tire. The cover member includes a central layer made of a plastic plate or a foamed plastic plate, a cushion layer on both outer surfaces thereof, and an outermost layer on both outer surfaces thereof. The outer shape of the cover member is preferably a circle that can cover the entire automobile tire, but it need not be a complete circle and may have a somewhat rectangular or elliptical shape.

  As the plastic plate or the foamed plastic plate constituting the center layer, a plastic plate that can maintain a certain thickness even when an automobile tire is stacked is used. Specifically, a material that is hardly compressed such as a plastic plate, or a material that can maintain a certain thickness even when the remaining three automobile tires are laminated on the upper surface, such as a foamed plastic plate, is selected. More preferably, one having a thickness of about 5 to 10 mm can be used with one automobile tire placed on the upper surface and three automobile tires placed. As a material, it is preferable to use foamed polyethylene obtained by foaming polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene or the like, foamed polystyrene, or foamed polypropylene. If these are used, they are not as hard as plastic plates, have absorptivity in the material itself, and can secure a thickness of about 5 to 10 mm even if a material having a considerable weight is placed thereon. Moreover, it is because the thing of various initial thickness can be selectively used by adjusting a foaming ratio. Since the main function of the center layer is to prevent the wheel from being damaged, it is not necessarily provided on the entire surface of the cover member, and may be provided only at a position corresponding to the wheel.

  The cushion layer is mainly for having a function of absorbing shock when placing a tire for an automobile, and a material having a relatively low elasticity is used, preferably, it is crushed by the weight of the automobile tire, It is preferable to dent along the surface of an automobile tire and the surface of an aluminum wheel or steel wheel. Specifically, a cushion material made of urethane foam may be used. Urethane foam is restored to its initial thickness once it is crushed, so it can be reused any number of times, and the cushioning properties of urethane foam make it the center layer plastic when stacking tires for automobiles. A sudden impact can be prevented from occurring on the plate and the foamed plastic, and as a result, the plastic plate and the foamed plastic in the central layer are protected from being damaged.

  As the fabric layer, a flexible fabric is used in order to prevent the wheels such as aluminum wheels and steel wheels from being damaged. Preferably, a brushed fabric is used.

  In addition, you may provide layers other than a center layer, a cushion layer, and a fabric layer in between or an outer layer. Further, the center layer, the cushion layer, and the outermost layer may be fixed together by adhesion or the like so as not to be laterally displaced, or only the outer periphery may be fixed by sewing or the like and the inside may not be adhered.

  On the other hand, the fixing member is used for fixing the cover member to the automobile tire. Since the present invention does not cover the side surface of the automobile tire but has a single flat plate shape, it cannot be installed on the automobile tire only with the cover member. Therefore, a belt-like or string-like fixing member is provided at a position facing the cover member. At least one of the belt-like or string-like fixing members has at least a part that can be expanded and contracted (for example, flat rubber), and when fixing, the length of the string can be increased by pulling and fixing. It can be urged in the direction of shortening later. Therefore, it can be securely fixed to the automobile tire. Of course, you may provide the member which can be expanded-contracted not only on one side but on both fixing members. Although the fixing method is not particularly limited, it is preferable that the fixing can be easily performed by male and female hook-and-loop fasteners.

  Further, on one side or both sides of the cover member, an anti-slip member is provided at least at a position in contact with the rubber tire so that the automobile tire does not slide down when the automobile tire is overlapped. As a result, the sliding of the automobile tire can be minimized. In particular, when a brushed material is used for the outermost layer in order to prevent scratches on the wheel, it is effective to use a non-slip member because it is relatively slippery.

  Hereinafter, the optimal example of the tire cover of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, including the state of use. In addition, the Example and drawing demonstrated below illustrate the optimal form of the Example of this invention, and is not used for the objective limited to these structures.

  FIG. 1 is a plan view of a tire cover 100 according to the first embodiment. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the tire cover 100 of FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the tire cover 100 of FIG. 1 taken along the line BB.

  Since the tire cover 100 according to the first embodiment covers one side surface of an automobile tire, a flat cover member 10 formed in a circular shape having substantially the same size as the side surface of the automobile tire, and the cover member 10. A pair of fixing members 20 provided around the cover member 10 is provided.

  The cover member 10 includes a center layer 11, a cushion layer 12, and an outermost layer 13. The central layer is made of a foamed polyethylene plate-like body having a hardness capable of maintaining a thickness of about 5 mm to 7 mm without being completely crushed even when three automobile tires are placed thereon. By providing such a layer, it is possible to prevent the wheels from coming into contact with each other due to the weight of the automobile tire and being damaged. Polyethylene foam does not collapse completely like a sponge even when a considerable load is applied, and when a car tire is placed, the car tire becomes slanted and the weight is concentrated in part. Even in such a case, since it does not collapse completely, the function as a protective member of the wheel can be sufficiently retained.

  On both side surfaces of the center layer 11, a urethane foam having a thickness of 5 mm and a high cushioning property is laminated as the cushion layer 12. By providing such a layer, it is possible to buffer the impact on the central layer 11 when the automobile tire is placed, and to minimize damage to the central layer 11. As a result, the function of the center layer 11 can be secured and damage to the wheel can be prevented.

  On both sides of the cushion layer 12, there is a fabric layer 13 that is the outermost layer in direct contact with the automobile tire. The fabric layer 13 uses a flexible sheet material in order to prevent scratches from being generated on the surface of the automobile tire or the wheel surface. In this embodiment, a raised fabric is used.

  The center layer 11, the cushion layer 12, and the fabric layer 13 having the above-described configuration are laminated so that the fabric layer 13, the cushion layer 12, the center layer 11, the cushion layer 12, and the fabric layer 13 are sequentially formed from the surface, A rubber sheet 14 is laminated on the surface as an anti-slip member, and each is sewn and integrated, and the periphery is wound with tape to form the cover member 10.

  On the other hand, the fixing member 20 is a pair of belt-like fixing members 20 in which a belt-like flat rubber as the stretchable portion 21 and a male or female surface fastener (fixing means) 22 formed to have the same width as the flat rubber are connected. 2 sets are made. Then, two sets of a pair of fixing members 20 in which male and female hook-and-loop fasteners are joined are attached so as to extend in four directions so as to face the periphery of the cover member, thereby completing the tire cover 100.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the tire cover thus manufactured is overlapped with the wheel surface side of the automobile tire, and the fixing member 20 is pulled to fix the hook-and-loop fastener with the flat rubber extending to some extent. Attach to automobile tires. Since the tire cover thus fixed is always urged by the flat rubber in the direction of contraction, it can be securely fixed to the automobile tire in a tensioned state. Further, since the present embodiment is not a type that covers the rubber side surface of the automobile tire, it can be easily fixed because the surface fasteners are simply pasted to each other after being superposed on the side surface.

  The automobile tire thus attached with the tire cover is stacked and stored in the height direction as shown in FIG.

  The tire cover according to the present invention can be used mainly when an automobile tire is stored in a warehouse or the like.

1 is a plan view of a tire cover according to Example 1. FIG. It is AA sectional drawing of the tire cover which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is BB sectional drawing of the tire cover which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the tire cover which concerns on Example 1 to the cushion for motor vehicles. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the tire cover which concerns on Example 1 to the cushion for motor vehicles. It is a perspective view showing the state where the tire which attached the tire cover concerning Example 1 to the cushion for cars was piled up.

Explanation of symbols

10 Cover member 20 Fixing member 100 Tire cover

Claims (4)

A cover member that covers one side surface of the automobile tire; and at least a pair of fixing members that are provided so as to face the periphery of the cover member and fix the cover member to the automobile tire.
The cover member includes a central layer made of a plastic plate or a foamed plastic plate, a cushion layer laminated on both sides of the central layer, and a flexible fabric layer laminated on an outer layer of the cushion layer,
The tire cover according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the pair of fixing members includes an expansion / contraction portion and fixing means that can be fixed to the other fixing member.   2. The tire cover according to claim 1, wherein the center layer is formed to maintain a thickness of 5 mm to 10 mm even when three or more other automobile tires are laminated on the upper surface.   The tire cover according to claim 1, wherein the center layer is provided only at a position corresponding to a wheel of the automobile tire.   The tire cover according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an anti-slip member is provided at a position in contact with a rubber portion of the automobile tire on at least one surface of the cover member.

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