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US 10,399,617 B2Granted
Tire carrier
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorLuciano L. Oetting
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Abstract
A tire carrier assembly is provided and includes a bracket, a tire carrier, a carrier support and a hoist. The carrier support is lockable and unlockable and is configured to support the tire carrier in a stowed position when locked and to swing the tire carrier toward a deployed position when unlocked. The hoist is coupled to the bracket and the carrier support and is configured to normally lock the carrier support and to be selectively actuatable to unlock the carrier support.
Claims17
A tire carrier assembly, comprising:
- a bracket;
- a tire carrier;
- a carrier support which is lockable and unlockable and configured to support the tire carrier in a stowed position when locked and to swing the tire carrier toward a deployed position when unlocked;
- and
- a hoist coupled to the bracket and the carrier support such that the hoist is configured to normally lock the carrier support to the bracket whereby the tire carrier is supported in the stowed position,
- the hoist comprising a hook anchored on the bracket and configured to hook onto the carrier support and being selectively actuatable to either release from the bracket or to unhook from the carrier support to thereby unlock the carrier support from the bracket such that the carrier support is released from the bracket and swings the tire carrier toward the deployed position.
3 more elements
A tire carrier assembly, comprising:
- a bracket;
- a tire carrier;
- a carrier support comprising swing members attachable to the bracket and the tire carrier, the carrier support being lockable and unlockable and configured to support the tire carrier in a stowed position when locked and to swing the tire carrier toward a deployed position when unlocked;
- and
- a hoist coupled to the bracket and the carrier support such that the hoist is configured to normally lock the carrier support to the bracket whereby the tire carrier is supported in the stowed position,
- the hoist being selectively actuatable to unlock the carrier support from the bracket such that the carrier support is released from the bracket and swings the tire carrier toward the deployed position, and
- wherein:
- the swing members comprise respective pairs of swing members at opposite bracket and tire carrier sides, and
- the swing members of each respective pair of swing members taper toward one another with decreasing distance toward the tire carrier.
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A tire carrier assembly for a vehicle chassis and comprising:
- a bracket attachable to the vehicle chassis;
- a tire carrier configured to support a tire;
- a carrier support which is lockable and unlockable and configured to support the tire carrier in a stowed position with the tire proximate to the vehicle chassis when locked and to swing the tire carrier toward a deployed position with the tire distant from the vehicle chassis when unlocked;
- and
- a hoist coupled to at least one of the bracket and the vehicle chassis and to the carrier support such that the hoist is configured to normally lock the carrier support to the at least one of the bracket and the vehicle chassis whereby the tire carrier is supported in the stowed position,
- the hoist comprising a hook anchored on the at least one of the bracket and the vehicle chassis and configured to hook onto the carrier support and being selectively actuatable to either release from the at least one of the bracket and the vehicle chassis or to unhook from the carrier support and to thereby unlock the carrier support to thereby unlock the carrier support from the at least one of the bracket and the vehicle chassis such that the carrier support is released from the at least one of the bracket and the vehicle chassis and swings the tire carrier toward the deployed position.
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A tire carrier assembly for a vehicle chassis and comprising:
- a bracket attachable to the vehicle chassis;
- a tire carrier configured to support a tire;
- a carrier support which is lockable and unlockable and configured to support the tire carrier in a stowed position with the tire proximate to the vehicle chassis when locked and to swing the tire carrier toward a deployed position with the tire distant from the vehicle chassis when unlocked;
- and
- a hoist coupled to at least one of the bracket and the vehicle chassis and to the carrier support such that the hoist is configured to normally lock the carrier support to the at least one of the bracket and the vehicle chassis whereby the tire carrier is supported in the stowed position,
- the hoist being selectively actuatable to unlock the carrier support to thereby unlock the carrier support from the at least one of the bracket and the vehicle chassis such that the carrier support is released from the at least one of the bracket and the vehicle chassis and swings the tire carrier toward the deployed position, and
- wherein:
- the carrier support comprises respective pairs of swing members attachable to respective opposite sides of the bracket and the tire carrier, and
- the swing members of each respective pair of swing members taper toward one another with decreasing distance toward the tire carrier.
6 more elements
A vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a bracket attachable to the chassis;
- a tire carrier configured to support a tire;
- a carrier support which is lockable to and unlockable from at least one of the chassis and the bracket and configured to support the tire carrier in a stowed position with the tire proximate to the chassis and the bracket when locked and to swing the tire carrier toward a deployed position with the tire distant from the chassis and the bracket when unlocked;
- and
- a hoist assembly coupled to the at least one of the chassis and the bracket and to the carrier support such that the hoist is configured to normally lock the carrier support to the at least one of the chassis and the bracket whereby the tire carrier is supported in the stowed position,
- the hoist being selectively actuatable to unlock the carrier support from the at least one of the chassis and the bracket such that the carrier support is released from the at least one of the chassis and the bracket and swings the tire carrier toward the deployed position
- wherein:
- the carrier support comprises respective pairs of swing members attachable to the bracket and the tire carrier at opposite bracket and tire carrier sides, respectively,
- the swing members of each respective pair of swing members taper toward one another with decreasing distance toward the tire carrier,
- the hoist comprises a hook anchored on the at least one of the chassis and the bracket and configured to hook onto the carrier support, and
- the hoist is selectively actuatable to either release from the at least one of the chassis and the bracket or to unhook from the carrier support and to thereby unlock the carrier support.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.