U.S. patent application number 10/404132 was filed with the patent office on 2004-10-07 for double-deck wheel rim cover.
Invention is credited to Wang, Chu-Li.
Application Number | 20040195904 10/404132 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 33029718 |
Filed Date | 2004-10-07 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040195904 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wang, Chu-Li |
October 7, 2004 |
DOUBLE-DECK WHEEL RIM COVER
Abstract
A double-deck wheel rim cover includes a wheel rim cover body
formed integral with a plurality of support studs in the center
portion of the inner side, with each support stud having a
combining hole. A combining plate is fixed on the support studs,
having a hollow combining shaft provided vertically in the center
and having a combining hole. An inner decorative member is provided
with a bearing in the center for receiving the combining shaft of
the combining plate. The wheel rim cover body is further bored with
plural windows to let the motion of the inner decorative member be
seen therethrough. The inner decorative member is also provided
with a weight-balancing member. When the automobile runs, there
will produce a visual effect of different rotating speed of both
the wheel rim cover body and the inner decorative member, acquiring
functions of displaying both static and dynamic decoration.
Inventors: |
Wang, Chu-Li; (Tainan,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BACON & THOMAS, PLLC
625 SLATERS LANE
FOURTH FLOOR
ALEXANDRIA
VA
22314
|
Family ID: |
33029718 |
Appl. No.: |
10/404132 |
Filed: |
April 2, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
301/37.25 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B60B 7/20 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
301/037.25 |
International
Class: |
B60B 007/04 |
Claims
I claim
1. A double-deck wheel rim cover comprising a wheel rim cover body
formed integral with a plurality of support studs in the center
portion of its inner side, said support studs protruding outward to
face a wheel rim of an automobile and respectively having a
combining hole at its upper end, a round combining plate fixed on
said support studs and provided in the center with a hollow
combining shaft, said hollow combining shaft extending outward
vertically and having a combining hole in the upper end, an inner
decorative member provided with a bearing in the center for said
combining shaft to be fitted therein, said inner decorative member
assembled axially with said combining plate by a bolt engaging with
said combining hole of said combining plate, said wheel rim cover
body further bored with a plurality of windows, the motion of said
inner decorative member able to be seen from outside through said
windows, said inner decorative member further provided with
weight-balancing member.
2. The double-deck wheel rim cover for an automobile as claimed in
claim 1, wherein a weight-balancing member is a separate
weight-balancing block additionally disposed on said inner
decorative member.
3. The double-deck wheel rim cover for an automobile as claimed in
claim 1, wherein said weight-balancing member is formed integral
with said inner decorative member decorative member is formed
integral with said weight-balancing unit at preset locations.
4. The double-deck wheel rim cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the color of said wheel rim cover body is different from that of
said inner decorative member.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to a double-deck wheel rim cover,
particularly to one having functions of displaying both dynamic and
static decoration of the wheel rim of an automobile.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] A conventional wheel rim cover of an automobile, as shown in
FIG. 1, includes a wheel rim cover body 1 having a plurality of
insert bases 10 provided spaced apart equidistantly around the
inner circumference and a steel ring 2 positioned at the inner side
of the annular space formed by the insert bases 10. Then, the wheel
rim cover is positioned on a wheel rim for decorating the wheel rim
of an automobile.
[0005] Evidently, the conventional wheel rim cover merely has a
function of static decoration in appearance, unable to display
another decorative function when the automobile is running with the
wheel rim cover synchronously rotating together with the wheel
rim.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The objective of the invention is to offer a double-deck
wheel rim cover, having functions of displaying both static and
dynamic decoration.
[0007] A double-deck wheel rim cover in the present invention
includes a wheel rim cover body provided with an inner decorative
member in the center of the inner side facing the wheel rim, a
combining plate provided to axially combine the inner decorative
member with a plurality of support studs formed integral in the
center. The combining plate is provided in the center with a hollow
combining shaft extending outward vertically and having an insert
hole, and the inner decorative member is fixed in the center with a
bearing for the combining shaft of the combining plate to be fitted
and positioned therein by a bolt engaging with the insert hole of
the combininig shaft. Besides, the inner decorative member is
provided thereon with a weight-balancing member, and the wheel rim
cover body is equidistantly bored with a plurality of windows to
let the inner decorative member be seen through these windows from
outside.
[0008] Thus, after installed on the wheel rim of an automobile, the
wheel rim cover has effect of presenting its static decoration. And
since the inner decorative member of the wheel rim cover is
provided with a weight-balancing block, and is axially assembled on
the wheel rim cover, it will not synchronously rotate together with
the wheel rim cover at high speed, able to produce a visual effect
of different rotating speeds of both the wheel rim cover body and
the inner decorative member, accordingly obtaining effect of
dynamic decoration.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0009] This invention will be better understood by referring to the
accompanying drawings, wherein:
[0010] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional automobile
wheel rim cover:
[0011] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment
of a double-deck wheel rim cover for an automobile in the present
invention:
[0012] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of
the double-deck wheel rim cover for an automobile in the present
invention, indicating the inner decorative member combined with the
wheel rim cover:
[0013] FIG. 4 is a rear view of the first embodiment of the
double-deck wheel rim cover in an assembled condition in the
present invention: and
[0014] FIG. 5 is a rear view of a second embodiment of the
double-deck wheel rim in an assembled condition in the present
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0015] A first preferred embodiment of a double-deck wheel rim
cover in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, includes a
wheel rim cover body 3, a round combining plate 4 and an inner
decorative member 6 as main components combined together.
[0016] The wheel rim cover body 3 is equidistantly provided with a
plurality of insert bases 33 and a steel rim 34 around the inner
circumference. The wheel rim cover body 3 has a plurality of
support studs 30 formed integral in the center portion of the inner
side to face the wheel rim and respectively having a combining hole
31 in the upper end.
[0017] The round combining plate 4 is fixedly positioned on the
support studs 30 by bolts 5 respectively engaging with the
combining holes 31 of the support studs 30, as shown in FIG. 3. The
round combining plate 4 is provided with a hollow combining shaft
40 extending outward vertically in the center of the inner side and
having a combining hole 41.
[0018] The inner decorative member 6 is provided with a bearing 60
in the center for the combining shaft 40 of the round combining
plate 4 to be fitted and positioned therein by a bolt 7 engaging
with the combining hole 41 of the round combining plate 4, as shown
in FIG. 4.
[0019] In addition, the wheel rim cover body 3 is equidistantly
bored with a plurality of windows 32, so that the motion of the
inner decorative member 6 can be seen from outside through these
windows 32. The inner decorative member 6 in the first preferred
embodiment is additionally provided thereon with a weight-balancing
block 61, as shown in FIG. 2, while the inner decorative member 6
in a second preferred embodiment is formed integral with a
weight-balancing member 62 at a preset location, as shown in FIG.
5. Practically, either of these two preferred embodiments is
available for weight balancing.
[0020] In assembling, the combining plate 4 is directly fixed on
the support studs 30 of the wheel rim cover body 3 by means of the
bolts 5 respectively engaging with the combining holes 31 of the
support studs 30. Then, the inner decoration member 6 has its
central bearing 60 directly fitted around the combining shaft 40 of
the combining plate 4 and positioned thereon by the bolt 7 engaging
with the combining hole 41 of the combining shaft 40 of the
combining plate 4, able to finish assembling the double-deck rim
cover with quickness.
[0021] After installed on the wheel rim of an automobile, the
double-deck wheel rim cover has functions of displaying both static
and dynamic decoration. When an automobile runs, the wheel rim
cover body 3 will be actuated to rotate together with the wheel
rim, but the inner decorative member 6 does not synchronously
rotate with them because it is not fixed with the wheel rim cover
body 3 but axially assembled with the combining plate 4 of the
wheel rim cover body 3. Although the inner decorative member 6 may
be actuated to rotate by the whirling current of air produced by
rotation of the wheel rim cover body 3, yet it will not
synchronously rotate at high speed together with the wheel rim
cover body 3, because the inner decorative member 6 is provided
with the weight-balancing member which always makes the center of
gravity of the inner decorative member 6 move downward.
[0022] Thus, when an automobile runs, there will produce a visual
effect of different rotating speeds of both the wheel rim cover
body 3 and the inner decorative member 6, and this visual effect
can be seen through the windows 32 of the wheel rim cover body 3,
thus obtaining a function of dynamic decoration of the wheel rim of
an automobile.
[0023] Further, the wheel rim cover body 3 and the inner decorative
member 6 in the present invention can be designed into various
shapes in appearance and had better be designed into different
colors between them so as to achieve a manifest visual effect of
displaying dynamic and static decoration of the wheel rims of an
automobile.
[0024] While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been
described above, it will be recognized and understood that various
modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are
intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the
spirit and scope of the invention.
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