Snow chain mechanism for a vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorJung-Sik Choi
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Abstract
A snow chain mechanism for easily applying snow chains to the wheels of a vehicle and dismounting the snow chains therefrom. The mechanism includes a chain assembly mounted with a plurality of chains rotated by a chain assembly driving unit mounted to an axle of a vehicle via a bracket. Also included is a control unit for controlling the chain assembly driving unit, thereby allowing the chains to be positioned between the wheels and road bed when the driver commands the snow chain mechanism to operate once the vehicle has been started.
Claims9
A snow chain mechanism for a vehicle, comprising:
- a chain assembly mounted with a plurality of chains;
- a chain assembly driving means mounted to an axle of a vehicle via a bracket for rotating said chain assembly;
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- a control means for controlling said chain assembly driving means for prompting said chain assembly driving means to rotate said chain assembly, thereby positioning the chains between the wheel and a road bed when a driver commands a snow chain mechanism to operate after the vehicle has been started.
A snow chain mechanism for a vehicle, comprising:
- a rotating member adapted to be disposed on a vehicle adjacent a wheel with an axis of rotation generally perpendicular to an axle carrying the wheel;
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- a plurality of chains secured to said rotating member for radial extension in response to rotation of said member;
- wherein said rotating member and chains are configured and dimensioned together to sequentially position said chains between a road surface and the wheel when driving in response to rotation of said member.
A method for providing traction to a vehicle wheel, comprising sequentially moving a plurality of chains from a position away from the wheel to a position between a road surface and the wheel of a vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.