JPH0761202A - Hub cap - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To allow display such as an advertisement, trademarks, letters, figures, a design or the like on the surface of the wheel cap of a vehicle to be clearly viewed from the outside of the vehicle even while the vehicle is running. CONSTITUTION: This wheel cap comprises a wheel cap main body 1 and a circular display panel 3 with a display such as an advertisement, trademarks, letters, figures, a design and the like displayed on its surface. A bearing 13 is secured to the center portion of the wheel cap main body and a weight 15 is attached to the circular display panel in a position deviating from its center. A shaft 17 corresponding to the bearing projects from the center portion of the back surface of the circular display panel and is supported on the bearing of the wheel cap main body whereby the circular display panel is installed in such a way as to be freely rotatable relative to the wheel cap main body.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wheel cap fitted to a wheel in a vehicle such as an automobile (also referred to as a wheel cover or a hub cap, which will be referred to in the present specification including claims). It is called "Wheel cap". ").

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Wheel caps have been widely used conventionally for decoration of wheels in vehicles. The conventional wheel cap is detachably fitted to the wheel, and the entire wheel cap always rotates integrally with the wheel when the vehicle is traveling.

[0003]

In the conventional wheel cap described above, since the entire wheel cap always rotates integrally with the wheel when the vehicle is traveling, the desired advertisement, trademark, character, figure, Even when a display such as a design is attached, such a display cannot be made visible to a driver of another vehicle, a passenger, a pedestrian, or a third party outside the vehicle while the vehicle is traveling. Therefore, in the conventional wheel cap, even if an advertisement, a trademark, a character, a graphic, a design, or the like is attached to the surface of the wheel cap, the effect cannot be expected except when the vehicle is stopped. The present invention solves such a problem in the conventional wheel cap, and the display of advertisements, trademarks, characters, figures, designs, etc. attached to the surface of the wheel cap is clearly visible from the outside of the vehicle even while the vehicle is running. It was done in an attempt to be done.

[0004]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a wheel cap with a circular display plate which is in a stationary state without always rotating even if the wheel cap rotates as the wheel rotates. The circular display plate is attached and displays advertisements, trademarks, characters, figures, designs and the like.

That is, the present invention comprises a wheel cap body and a circular display plate on the surface of which advertisements, trademarks, characters, figures, designs, etc. are displayed, and a bearing is provided at the center of the wheel cap body. By fixing, by attaching a weight to the circular display plate at a position deviated from the center and projecting a shaft corresponding to the bearing at the center of the back surface, the shaft of the circular display plate is supported by the bearing of the wheel cap body. (EN) A wheel cap characterized in that a circular display plate is rotatably attached to a wheel cap body. (Claim 1)

It is preferable that a recessed portion corresponding to the circular display plate is formed in a central portion of the wheel cap body, and the circular display plate is housed in the recessed portion. (Claim 2)

[0007]

[Action]

[Wheel cap of claim 1] In the wheel cap of claim 1, when the wheel rotates during traveling of the vehicle, the wheel cap body also rotates integrally with the wheel as the wheel rotates. Since the circular display plate is rotatably attached to the wheel cap through the bearing and has a weight at a position deviated from the center, even if the wheel cap rotates, the circular display plate is It is always stationary without rotating. Furthermore, the circular display plate remains stationary regardless of the rotational speed of the wheel cap. Incidentally, according to an experiment conducted by the present inventor, it has been found that the circular display plate does not rotate at all even if the wheel rotates at a speed corresponding to a high speed up to 120 km / h of the vehicle.
Therefore, when the wheel cap of the present invention is fitted to the wheel of the vehicle, the advertisement, the trademark, the characters, the graphic, the design, etc., attached to the circular display plate are displayed not only when the vehicle is stopped but also when the vehicle is running. Is clearly visible to third parties outside the vehicle.

[Wheel Cap of Claim 2] Claim 2
In the wheel cap described above, since the circular display plate is housed in the recess formed in the central portion of the wheel cap body, the wheel cap becomes more preferable in appearance.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The wheel cap of the present invention comprises a wheel cap body 1 and a circular display plate 3 on the surface of which a display 9 for advertisements, trademarks, characters, figures, designs and the like is attached. The wheel cap body 1 can be detachably fitted to the wheel 7 of the vehicle 5. Advertising on the surface of the circular display board 3,
In attaching the display 9 of a trademark, a character, a figure, a design, etc., the display 9 may be directly attached to the surface of the circular display plate 3 by a method such as painting, but in the illustrated example, it is circular. A display 9 is attached to a magnet sheet 11 separate from the display plate 3 by a method such as painting or printing, and the magnet sheet 11 is attached to the surface of the circular display plate 3 made of metal. When the magnet sheet 11 is used as described above, it is extremely easy to change the display 9 on the circular display plate 3. Display 9 in the illustrated case is "ABC"
Is the character.

A bearing 13 is fixed to the center of the wheel cap body 1. On the other hand, a weight 15 is attached to the circular display plate 3 at a position deviated from the center, and a shaft 17 corresponding to the bearing 13 is projectingly provided at the center of the back surface. By supporting the shaft 17 of the circular display plate 3 on the bearing 13 of the wheel cap body 1, the circular display plate 3 is rotatably attached to the wheel cap body 1. Reference numeral 21 is a fixing ring for preventing the shaft 17 of the circular display plate 3 supported by the bearing 13 of the wheel cap body 1 from coming out of the bearing 13. Reference numeral 23 is a notch formed in the wheel cap body 1 corresponding to an air injection valve (not shown) in the tire of the wheel 7.

In the illustrated example, a recess 31 corresponding to the circular display plate 3 is formed in the center of the wheel cap body 1.
And the circular display plate 3 is housed in the recess 31.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Even if the wheel cap rotates with the rotation of the wheel, the circular display plate attached to the wheel cap does not always rotate and is in a stationary state.
Even when the vehicle is traveling, the display of characters, figures, designs, etc. is clearly visible to a third party outside the vehicle, and its attention is attracted. Therefore, by attaching a display to the circular display plate, it is possible to obtain an extremely large advertising and advertising effect. Further, since the wheel cap of the present invention has a very simple structure, it is easy to manufacture and can be provided at a low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded cross-sectional view of a wheel cap according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state in which the same wheel cap is assembled.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the above wheel cap.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a wheel cap and a wheel of the same.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state in which the same wheel cap is fitted to a vehicle wheel.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Wheel Cap Main Body 3 Circular Display Board 5 Vehicle 7 Wheel 9 Display 11 Magnet Sheet 13 Bearing 15 Weight 17 Shaft 21 Fixing Ring 23 Notch 31 Recess

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A wheel cap body and a circular display plate on which a display of advertisements, trademarks, characters, figures, designs, etc. are provided, and a bearing is fixed to the central portion of the wheel cap body. A weight is attached to the circular display plate at a position deviated from the center, and a shaft corresponding to the bearing is projectingly provided in the center part of the back surface. A wheel cap characterized by being attached so as to be rotatable relative to the wheel cap body. 2. The wheel according to claim 1, wherein a recessed portion corresponding to the circular display plate is formed in a central portion of the wheel cap body, and the circular display plate is accommodated in the recessed portion. cap.