公开(公告)号：US4736988A

公开(公告)日：1988-04-12

申请号：US346518

申请日：1982-02-08

申请人： James L. Chamberlin ,  James E. Browning ,  Frank L. Harris

发明人： James L. Chamberlin ,  James E. Browning ,  Frank L. Harris

IPC分类号： B60B7/10 ,  B60B7/00

CPC分类号： B60B7/10

摘要： A spring-action retention clip for use with the retaining ring of an automotive wheel cover, trim ring or the like. The clip includes a pair of snap-in tabs at its axially outer end for locking the clip into a pair of slots in a radially directed flange portion of the retaining ring. The clip is provided with a reverse-bent, bubble-like rounded portion at its inner end for resiliently engaging the safety bead depression in the radially facing flange of the vehicle wheel. The bubble end portion joins the body of the clip by way of an angular intermediate portion which permits deflection of the bubble portion as the wheel cover or trim ring is installed on the wheel until the bubble end snaps into the safety bead depression. The bottom portion of the bubble end portion includes a center leg which is directed radially inwardly then axially outwardly around the axially inward end of the flange portion of the retaining ring. The leg functions to facilitate installation and to prevent the retention clip from reversing itself when the wheel cover is installed on the wheel.

摘要翻译： 一种用于与汽车轮罩，调节环等的保持环一起使用的弹簧保持夹。 夹子在其轴向外端处包括一对卡扣突片，用于将夹子锁定在保持环的径向指向的凸缘部分中的一对槽中。 夹子在其内端处设置有反向弯曲的气泡状圆形部分，用于弹性地接合车轮的径向面对的凸缘中的安全珠缘。 气泡端部通过角度中间部分连接夹子的主体，当角度中心部分将轮罩或装饰环安装在车轮上时，允许气泡部分的偏转，直到气泡端部卡入安全珠的凹陷。 气泡端部的底部部分包括中心腿，该中心腿围绕保持环的凸缘部分的轴向内端径向向内然后轴向向外。 腿部有助于安装，并且当车轮盖安装在车轮上时，防止固定夹自身反转。