JP4813411B2 - Vehicle wheel - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle wheel in which a decoration member that is a separate body is mounted on a wheel body.

As disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3, a vehicle wheel in which a decorative member that is a separate body is mounted on a wheel body is known. These decorative members are mounted so as to cover a part or all of the design surface of the disk portion of the wheel body.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-227402 JP 2002-79801 A JP 2003-159901 A

  In the vehicle wheel, since the design surface of the wheel body is hidden, the design of the wheel body itself cannot be fully utilized.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and includes a wheel main body and a decoration member, and the wheel main body has a plurality of spoke portions extending radially from the hub portion toward the rim portion, and the spoke portion. In the vehicle wheel formed with a decorative window in between, the decorative member has an attachment portion fixed to the back surface of the spoke portion, and a decorative portion provided on the attachment portion and disposed on the decorative window. This is the gist.

  According to this structure, the design surface of a wheel main body is hardly covered with a decorating member, and a wheel main body and a decorating member can cooperate and can exhibit favorable design property. Moreover, since the means for fixing the decorative member to the spoke part is hidden in the spoke part and is not exposed to the decorative member, the design can be improved from this point.

Preferably, a screw hole is formed on the back surface of the spoke part, a through hole is formed in the attachment part of the decorative member at a position corresponding to the screw hole, and a bolt is passed through the through hole of the attachment part. The mounting part is fixed to the spoke part by screwing into the screw hole.
According to this configuration, the means for fixing the decorative member can be simplified. In addition, the decoration part can be replaced.

Preferably, on the back surface of the spoke portion, at least a region for fixing the attachment portion is flat, and the attachment portion for the decorative member has a flat plate shape and contacts the fixing region.
According to this configuration, the bolt can be reliably fixed.

Preferably, the decoration part protrudes in the axial direction of the wheel body from the attachment part and enters the decoration window . According to this structure, a decoration part is visually recognized three-dimensionally and the design effect can be improved further.
Preferably, the decoration part is close to the spoke part. According to this structure, the contrast effect of a decoration part and a spoke part increases, and the design effect can be improved further.
Preferably, the decorative portion extends elongated along the spoke portion. According to this structure, the contrast effect of the said decoration part and a spoke part can be improved further.

  Preferably, a plurality of the decoration members are provided, and the decoration portions are provided at both ends in the width direction of the spoke portions in the attachment portions of the decoration members. According to this configuration, the design effect can be further enhanced by the decorative portions on both sides of the spoke portion.

Preferably, the spoke portions of the wheel body are spaced apart at a small interval to form a pair, and a plurality of pairs of the spoke portions are provided, whereby the decorative window is formed between a plurality of adjacent pairs of spoke portions. The first decorative window and a plurality of second decorative windows formed between the pair of spoke portions, and the attachment portion is fixed to the spoke portions so as to be spanned over the pair of spoke portions, 1st decoration part is provided in the both ends, the 2nd decoration part is provided in the center, The said 1st decoration part enters the said 1st decoration window, and adjoins the outer side edge of the spoke part which makes a pair And the said 2nd decoration part has penetrated into the said 2nd decoration window.
According to this configuration, the design effect can be further enhanced by the pair of spoke portions and the three decorative portions.

  According to the present invention, the design of the wheel body can be utilized despite the mounting of the decorating member, so that the design can be improved.

  Hereinafter, a vehicle wheel according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle wheel includes a wheel body 10 and a plurality of, for example, five decoration members 20.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the wheel body 10 is made of a light metal casting such as an aluminum alloy, and has a substantially cylindrical rim portion 11 on which a tire is mounted on the outer periphery, and an axial direction of the rim portion 11. And a disc portion 12 provided at the end of the disc.

The disk part 12 has a hub part 13 at the center part and a plurality of, for example, five spoke parts 14 extending radially from the hub part 13 toward the rim part 11.
As is well known, the hub portion 13 is a part for fixing to the axle, and has a hub hole 13a and a plurality of bolt holes 13b arranged around the hub hole 13a.

The spoke portions 14 are spaced apart at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the wheel body 10, and a decorative window 15 is formed between the adjacent spoke portions 14.
In the disk portion 12, the surface facing the opposite side of the vehicle with the wheel body 10 fixed to the axle, that is, the surface facing the front in FIGS. 1 and 2 is the design surface. The design surface is subjected to a surface treatment by painting or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the spoke part 14, the surface opposite to the design surface, that is, the back surface is a flat surface. A flat rear surface of the center portion in the longitudinal direction of the spoke portion 14 is provided as a fixing region 14x for the decorative member 20, and in this region, in the width direction of the spoke portion 14 (circumferential direction of the wheel body 10). A pair of spaced screw holes 14a is formed.

  In the present embodiment, the decoration member 20 is attached to each spoke portion 14. The decorative member 20 is made of, for example, a resin injection-molded product. As shown in FIG. 3, the decorative member 20 is provided on a flat plate-shaped attachment portion 21 and both ends of the attachment portion 21 (both ends in the width direction of the spoke portion 14). It has a pair of decoration part 22 integrally. In the decorative member 20, at least the decorative portion 22 is subjected to a surface treatment such as a plating treatment or a painting treatment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the attachment portion 21 is fixed to the fixing region on the back surface of the spoke portion 14. More specifically, through holes 21 a are formed in the attachment portion 21 at two locations corresponding to the screw holes 14 a of the spoke portion 14. The bolt 30 is passed through the through hole 21a from the back side of the mounting portion 21 and screwed into the screw hole 14a of the spoke portion 14, thereby fixing the mounting portion 21 against the back surface of the spoke portion 14 with the head of the bolt 30. .

As described above, the means for fixing the decorative member 20 to the spoke part 14 is constituted by the bolt 30, the through hole 21a of the decorative member 20, and the screw hole 14a of the spoke part 14, and the structure is simple. The decoration member 20 can be easily attached and replaced.
Moreover, since the flat attachment part 21 is directly applied and fixed to the flat fixing region 14x on the back surface of the spoke part 14, the fixing strength can be increased.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the decoration portion 22 protrudes in the axial direction of the wheel body 10 so as to be substantially orthogonal to the attachment portion 21, and enters the decoration window 15. Moreover, a pair of decoration part 22 adjoins to the both-sides edge of the spoke part 14, and is extended elongate along this both-sides edge.

  In the vehicle wheel having the above configuration, the decoration member 20 is fixed to the back surface of the spoke portion 14 of the wheel body 10 and the decoration portion 22 is disposed on the decoration window 15, so that the design surface of the wheel body 10 can be utilized as it is. The design surface of this wheel main body 10 and the decoration part 22 of the decoration member 20 cooperate, and can exhibit favorable design property. Moreover, since the means for fixing the decorative member 20 to the wheel body 10 is hidden in the spoke part, and part of the means is not exposed to the acceleration member, the design can be improved from this point. it can.

Moreover, since the decoration part 22 has been arrange | positioned so that it may adjoin to the both-sides edge of the spoke part 14, and may follow this both-sides edge, the design property can be improved further .

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, components corresponding to those of the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

The wheel main body 10A of the present embodiment is called a twin-spoke type, and forms a pair in place of the single wide spoke portion 14 of the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. It has two narrow spokes 14A. The distance between the pair of spoke portions 14A is small, thereby forming a narrow decorative window 16 (second decorative window).
The spacing between adjacent pairs of spoke portions 14A is larger than the spacing between the pair of spoke portions 14A, thereby forming a wide decorative window 15 (first decorative window).

  The decorative member 20A used in the present embodiment is manufactured in the same manner as the decorative member 20 of the first embodiment, and is provided at the attachment portion 21 and both ends of the attachment portion 21 (in the width direction of the spoke portion 14A). The decorative portion 22 (first decorative portion) and the decorative portion 23 (second decorative portion) provided in the center of the attachment portion 21 are integrally provided.

  The attachment portion 21 has an elongated flat plate shape, extends in the width direction of the spoke portion 14A, is stretched over the two spoke portions 14A that make a pair, is in contact with a fixed region on the flat back surface of these spoke portions 14A, It is fixed with bolts 30.

  The decoration portions 22 and 23 protrude from the attachment portion 21 in the axial direction of the wheel main body 10 </ b> A, the decoration portion 22 enters the decoration window 15, and the decoration portion 23 enters the decoration window 16.

  The decorative portion 22 is close to the outer side edge of the pair of spoke portions 14A (the side edge on the opposite side of the facing spoke portion 14A), and extends along the side edge of the spoke portion 14A. The decorative portion 23 also extends elongated along the spoke portion 14A.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various aspects can be adopted. For example, the decorative member may not be attached to each spoke part, but may be attached only to the selected spoke part.

It is a front view of the wheel for vehicles which makes a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the wheel main body of the wheel for the vehicles. It is a front view which shows the decorating member of the wheel for vehicles. It is sectional drawing which follows the IV-IV line in FIG. It is a front view of the wheel for vehicles which makes a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the wheel main body of the wheel for the vehicles. It is a front view which shows the decorating member of the wheel for vehicles. It is sectional drawing which follows the VIII-VIII line in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10, 10A Wheel body 14, 14A Spoke part 14a Screw hole 14x Fixing area 15 Decoration window, first decoration window 16 Second decoration window 20, 20A Decoration member 21 Mounting part 21a Through hole 22 Decoration part, First decoration part 23 First 2 decoration part 30 bolt

Claims (6)

In a vehicle wheel comprising a wheel body and a decoration member, the wheel body has a plurality of spoke portions extending radially from the hub portion toward the rim portion, and a decorative window is formed between the spoke portions.
The decorative member, possess a mounting portion fixed to the rear surface of the spoke portion, and a decorative portion provided at an integral in the width direction of both ends of the spoke portions definitive to the mounting portion,
A pair of decorative portions of the decorative member protrudes from the mounting portion in the axial direction of the wheel body, and enters the decorative windows on both sides of the spoke portion to which the decorative member is fixed . wheel. The vehicle wheel according to claim 1 , wherein the decoration portion is close to the spoke portion. The wheel body includes a wheel body and a decorative member, and the wheel body has a plurality of spoke portions extending radially from the hub portion toward the rim portion, and the spoke portions are spaced apart at a small interval to form a pair. A vehicle wheel having a plurality of pairs and a plurality of first decorative windows formed between adjacent pairs of spoke portions and a plurality of second decorative windows formed between the pair of spoke portions. In
The decorative member is attached to the back surface of the spoke part so as to be spanned over the pair of spoke parts, the first decorative part provided at both ends of the attachment part, and the attachment A second decorative part provided in the center of the part,
The first and second decorative portions protrude from the mounting portion in the axial direction of the wheel body,
The vehicle is characterized in that the first decorative portion enters the first decorative window and is close to the outer side edge of the pair of spoke portions, and the second decorative portion enters the second decorative window . wheel. 4. The vehicle wheel according to claim 2, wherein the decorating portion is elongated along the spoke portion. 5. A threaded hole is formed on the back surface of the spoke part, a through hole is formed at a position corresponding to the threaded hole in the attachment part of the decorative member, and a bolt is passed through the through hole of the attachment part to form a threaded hole in the spoke part. The vehicle wheel according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the attachment portion is fixed to the spoke portion by screwing. The vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein at least a region for fixing the attachment portion is flat on the back surface of the spoke portion, and the attachment portion of the decorative member has a flat plate shape and contacts the fixing region. Wheel.

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