Wheel cover
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsIsao Sumi, Eiji Saito, Takashi Yamada, Keiichi Kitayama, Yasuhide Narita
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Abstract
The contact area between the wheel cover and an engaged part of a disc wheel is increased by providing a projecting part (21) on an outer surface (18a1) of a bulge part (18a), which is an engaging surface of a mounting claw (18) to be engaged with the annular engaged part of the disc wheel and used for mounting a wheel cover. Further, the friction therebetween is increased. Thus, an operation of hindering rotation of the wheel cover is achieved without forming a rib on the wheel cover and without forming a stopper on the disc wheel.
Claims4
A wheel cover comprising:
- a synthetic resin cover body for covering an outer surface part of a vehicle disc wheel that includes an annular engaged part, the synthetic resin cover body configured to be attached to the vehicle disc wheel;
- a plurality of mounting claws, each integrally formed on a rear surface of the cover body and engageable with the engaged part of the disc wheel for mounting the cover body onto the disc wheel;
- a wire ring located inwardly in a radial direction of the mounting claws for restraining the mounting claws from deforming radially and inwardly;
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- a projecting part integrally formed on an engaging surface of the mounting claw so as to project therefrom toward the engaged part of the disc wheel when the cover body is mounted on the vehicle disc wheel, wherein the projecting part includes a central portion having a projecting height that is greater than the projecting height of each opposite side end portions of the engaging surface, each of which are in contact with the engaged part of the disc wheel when the cover body is attached to said disc wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.