公开(公告)号：US4447091A

公开(公告)日：1984-05-08

申请号：US237251

申请日：1981-02-23

申请人： Liem Nguyen ,  William J. Segal ,  Kent Friend

发明人： Liem Nguyen ,  William J. Segal ,  Kent Friend

IPC分类号： B60B7/06 ,  B60B7/04 ,  B60B7/18

CPC分类号： B60B7/18

摘要： A conversion kit for an automotive wheel cover, which has a central opening defined therein, is provided by securing a hub spacer to a vehicle wheel against a bolt-on flange formed as part of the vehicle wheel. The hub spacer is secured by lug bolts or nuts. The hub spacer forms a guide which extends from the vehicle wheel toward the central opening of the wheel cover. A fastener, which is longitudinally constrained with respect to the hub spacer, is included within the guide and is laterally movable to allow the fastener to be aligned within the central opening of the wheel cover. A replacement hub cap is mounted in place of the conventional non-locking hub cap. An annular concentric recess is formed in the replacement hub cap and is disposed in a direction away from the automotive wheel. The annular recess forms a narrow bearing shoulder and a small diameter axial bore through which the fastener is disposed. A lockable fastening bolt is seated in the recess of the replacement hub cap against the narrow shoulder and engages the fastener in the guide. The lockable fastening bolt is characterized by having a highly contoured interfaced surfce. A removable locking key is provided which snugly seats in the recess and engages the contoured interface surface of the lockable fastening bolt. The key is used for engaging and disengaging the lockable fastening bolt from the fastener in the guide to thereby unlock and lock the replacement hub cap. A cap cover is mounted in the replacement hub cap to conceal the recess and the lockable fastening bolt.

摘要翻译： 通过将轮毂隔离件固定在车辆车轮上以抵抗形成为车轮的一部分的螺栓凸缘来提供具有限定在其中的中心开口的用于汽车轮盖的转换套件。 轮毂垫片由凸耳螺栓或螺母固定。 轮毂间隔件形成从车轮向车轮盖的中央开口延伸的导向件。 相对于轮毂间隔件纵向约束的紧固件包括在引导件内并且可横向移动以允许紧固件在轮罩的中心开口内对准。 安装替换轮毂盖代替传统的非锁定轮毂盖。 在替换轮毂盖中形成环形同心凹槽，并且沿远离汽车轮的方向设置。 环形凹部形成窄的轴承肩部和小直径轴向孔，紧固件通过该轴向孔设置。 可锁定的紧固螺栓位于更换轮毂盖的凹部中抵靠狭窄的肩部并且将紧固件接合在引导件中。 可锁定的紧固螺栓的特征在于具有高度轮廓的接口表面。 提供可拆卸的锁定键，其紧密地位于凹部中并与可锁紧的紧固螺栓的轮廓界面接合。 该钥匙用于将可锁定的紧固螺栓与引导件中的紧固件接合和脱开，从而解除锁定替换轮毂盖。 盖盖安装在更换轮毂盖中，以隐藏凹槽和可锁定的紧固螺栓。