JP2933098B2 - Wheel balance weight - Google Patents
Wheel balance weightInfo
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- JP2933098B2 JP2933098B2 JP2414706A JP41470690A JP2933098B2 JP 2933098 B2 JP2933098 B2 JP 2933098B2 JP 2414706 A JP2414706 A JP 2414706A JP 41470690 A JP41470690 A JP 41470690A JP 2933098 B2 JP2933098 B2 JP 2933098B2
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- main body
- outer peripheral
- clip
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Description
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、車両のホイールに取付
けられるホイール用バランスウエイトに関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a balance weight for a wheel mounted on a wheel of a vehicle.
【従来の技術】従来から車両のホイールのバランスを取
るために、バランスウエイトが広く用いられている。バ
ランスウエイトは一般に、ウエイト本体をホイールの外
周リムの内周面に当接させて該ウエイト本体をクリップ
でホイールに取付けるようにしている（実公昭３９−３
７４０２号公報、実開昭５６−２４３０４号公報）。ま
た従来、上記ウエイト本体とクリップとの連結位置を、
つまりウエイト本体からのクリップの突出長さを調整で
きるようにしたものも知られている（特公昭４８−３９
６１号公報）。これらのバランスウエイトにおいては、
上記外周リムの内周面に対向するウエイト本体の対向面
は、その内周面に沿うように円弧状に、特に比較的大径
の外周リムの内周面に沿うように円弧状に形成し、該ウ
エイト本体の両端部を外周リムの内周面に当接させて、
ガタが生じないようにして上記クリップでホイールに取
付けていた。2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, balance weights have been widely used to balance wheels of a vehicle. In general, the balance weight is such that the weight body is brought into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral rim of the wheel, and the weight body is attached to the wheel with a clip (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 39-3).
No. 7402, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-24304). Conventionally, the connection position between the weight body and the clip is
In other words, there is known a clip in which the length of the clip protruding from the weight body can be adjusted (Japanese Patent Publication No. 48-39).
No. 61). In these balance weights,
The facing surface of the weight body facing the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral rim is formed in an arc shape along the inner peripheral surface, particularly in an arc shape along the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral rim having a relatively large diameter. , By bringing both ends of the weight body into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the outer rim,
It was attached to the wheel with the above-mentioned clip so as to prevent rattling.
【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、単純に
クリップでウエイト本体をホイールに連結するようにし
た場合には、ホイールが小さ過ぎるとウエイト本体の中
央部と外周リムとの間隔が開きすぎるので、１種類のク
リップでは取付けが困難となる。これとは逆に、ホイー
ルが大き過ぎるとウエイト本体の中央部が外周リムと接
触してその両端部が外周リムから離隔するようになるの
で、ガタが発生し易くなって取付け状態が不安定とな
る。このため従来は、長さの異なる複数種のクリップを
準備したり、或いは曲率を異ならせた複数種のウエイト
本体を準備しており、コストアップの原因となるととも
に管理が煩雑となっていた。また、ウエイト本体から突
出するクリップの長さを調整できるようにしたものにあ
っては広範囲のホイールにウエイト本体を安定して取付
けることができるが、上記ウエイト本体とクリップとの
連結位置を変更するための手段を必要とするので、高価
となっていた。本発明はそのような事情に鑑み、広範囲
のホイールにウエイト本体を安定して取付けることがで
き、しかも安価に製造することができるホイール用バラ
ンスウエイトを提供するものである。However, when the weight body is simply connected to the wheel by a clip, if the wheel is too small, the distance between the center portion of the weight body and the outer peripheral rim is too large. One type of clip makes mounting difficult. Conversely, if the wheel is too large, the center of the weight body will come into contact with the outer peripheral rim and both ends will be separated from the outer peripheral rim. Become. For this reason, conventionally, a plurality of types of clips having different lengths or a plurality of types of weight main bodies having different curvatures have been prepared, which has caused a cost increase and complicated management. Further, in the case where the length of the clip protruding from the weight main body can be adjusted, the weight main body can be stably attached to a wide range of wheels, but the connection position between the weight main body and the clip is changed. Therefore, it is expensive because of the necessity for the means. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a balance weight for a wheel that can stably attach the weight body to a wide range of wheels and that can be manufactured at low cost.
【課題を解決するための手段】すなわち本発明は、ウエ
イト本体をホイールの外周リムの内周面に当接させて該
ウエイト本体をクリップでホイールに取付けるようにし
たホイール用バランスウエイトにおいて、上記ウエイト
本体の上記内周面に対向する部分に逃げ部を形成し、該
逃げ部の両側を上記内周面との当接部としたものであ
る。That is, the present invention relates to a balance weight for a wheel in which a weight main body is brought into contact with an inner peripheral surface of an outer peripheral rim of a wheel and the weight main body is attached to the wheel with a clip. A relief portion is formed in a portion of the main body facing the inner peripheral surface, and both sides of the relief portion are contact portions with the inner peripheral surface.
【作用】上記構成によれば、上記ウエイト本体に形成し
た逃げ部の両側が上記ホイールの外周リムとの当接部と
なるので、従来のようにウエイト本体の両端部を当接部
としていた場合に比較して、両当接部間の間隔を充分に
狭くすることができる。その結果、ホイールの大きさが
異なって外周リムの曲率が変化しても、ウエイト本体と
外周リムの内周面との間隔の変化量を従来よりも遙かに
小さなものとすることができ、したがって広範囲のホイ
ールにウエイト本体を安定して取付けることができると
ともに、ウエイト本体に逃げ部を形成するだけでよいの
で、安価に製造することができる。According to the above construction, both sides of the relief formed in the weight main body are in contact with the outer peripheral rim of the wheel, so that both ends of the weight main body are used as the conventional contact parts. The distance between the two contact portions can be made sufficiently small as compared with the above. As a result, even if the size of the wheel is different and the curvature of the outer peripheral rim changes, the amount of change in the distance between the weight body and the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral rim can be made much smaller than before. Therefore, the weight main body can be stably attached to a wide range of wheels, and it is only necessary to form a relief portion in the weight main body, so that it is possible to manufacture the wheel at low cost.
【実施例】以下図示実施例について本発明を説明する
と、図１、図２において、ウエイト本体１は全体として
は概略平板状で僅かに湾曲させて形成してあり、図３に
示すように、その裏面２をホイール３の半径方向に延び
るディスク部４の表面に当接させるようにしている。上
記ウエイト本体１は、上記ホイール３の外周リム５の円
周方向内周面に沿って円弧状に湾曲させてあり（図１参
照）、かつこの円弧面の曲率を予定している最小のホイ
ール３の外周リム５の内周面の曲率よりも大きく設定す
ることにより、ウエイト本体１の両端部が外周リム５の
内面に当接することがないようにしている。また上記ウ
エイト本体１は、上記裏面２から上面６（図１、図４参
照）にかけて、上記ホイール３のディスク部４から外周
リム５に連続する表面にほぼ沿わせて円弧状に形成して
いる。さらに、上記ウエイト本体１の中央部に、上記上
面６から表面７および下面８にかけてウエイト本体１の
周方向と直交する方向に凹部９を形成し、特に上記外周
リム５の内周面に対向するウエイト本体１の上面６に形
成した凹部を外周リム５からの逃げ部１０として、該逃
げ部１０の両側を上記外周リム５との当接部１１として
いる。つまりウエイト本体１は、外周リム５の内周面に
対向する上面６の曲率を外周リム５の内周面の曲率より
も大きく設定し、しかもウエイト本体１の中央部に逃げ
部１０を形成しているので、該逃げ部１０の両側の当接
部１１が外周リム５の内周面に当接するようになり、ま
たこれと同時に裏面２がホイール３のディスク部４に当
接するようになる。したがって、ウエイト本体１を安定
した状態でホイール３に当接させることができる。次
に、上記ウエイト本体１をホイール３に固定するクリッ
プ１４は、全体として概略Ｕ字形に形成してあり、その
一端部を上記凹部９内においてウエイト本体１の下面８
に当接させている。他方、クリップ１４の他端部はウエ
イト本体１の上面６および外周リム５の先端部を越えて
外周リム５の外周面までＵ字形に延びており、該他端部
が外周リム５の外周面に密着されてクリップ１４の両端
部でウエイト本体１をホイール３に挟持している。な
お、上記クリップ１４に穿設した穴１５は、タイヤ交換
に伴うバランス再調整時に該クリップ１４をホイール３
から容易に取外すためのものである。またウエイト本体
１の凹部９を挟んだ表面７に穿設した一対の穴１６は、
上記クリップ１４をホイール３に圧着させるための治具
を係合させるためのものである。そのような治具は上記
特公昭４８−３９６１号公報に開示されている。以上の
構成において、ウエイト本体１をホイール３に取付ける
際には、先ず、クリップ１４をホイール３の外周リム５
に跨らせてその一端部を図示しないタイヤとホイール３
との間に圧入しておく。この状態で図示しない上述の治
具を用いてクリップ１４の他端部をウエイト本体１の凹
部９内に位置させるようにして、ホイール３とクリップ
１４との間にウエイト本体１を圧入する。この状態で
は、ウエイト本体１はその裏面２がディスク部４に、ま
た逃げ部１０の両側の当接部１１が外周リム５の内周面
に当接し、かつウエイト本体１の凹部９内の下面８がク
リップ１４の端部で支持されているので、ホイール３に
安定した状態で取付けられている。そしてその取付けの
際、ウエイト本体１は逃げ部１０の両側の当接部１１で
外周リム５の内周面に当接するので、従来のウエイト本
体１の両端部を外周リム５の内周面に当接させる場合に
比較して、両当接部１１の間の間隔を狭くすることがで
きる。したがって、ホイール３の大きさが異なって外周
リム５の内周面の曲率が変化しても、ウエイト本体１の
中央部と外周リム５の内周面との間隔の変化量を従来よ
りも遙かに小さなものとすることができるので、広範囲
のホイール３にウエイト本体１を安定して取付けること
ができる。なお、上記実施例ではクリップ１４はウエイ
ト本体１から分離されているが、該クリップ１４の一端
部を予めウエイト本体１に埋設する等の手段によって連
結しておいてもよいことは勿論である。DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrated embodiments. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the weight body 1 is generally flat and slightly curved, as shown in FIG. The back surface 2 is brought into contact with the surface of the disk portion 4 extending in the radial direction of the wheel 3. The weight main body 1 is curved in an arc shape along the circumferential inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral rim 5 of the wheel 3 (see FIG. 1), and the smallest wheel having a curvature of this arc surface is planned. By setting the curvature of the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral rim 5 to be larger than that of the outer peripheral rim 5, both end portions of the weight main body 1 do not contact the inner surface of the outer peripheral rim 5. The weight body 1 is formed in an arc shape from the rear surface 2 to the upper surface 6 (see FIGS. 1 and 4) so as to be substantially along the surface continuous from the disk portion 4 of the wheel 3 to the outer peripheral rim 5. . Further, a recess 9 is formed at the center of the weight main body 1 in a direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction of the weight main body 1 from the upper surface 6 to the surface 7 and the lower surface 8, and particularly opposes the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral rim 5. The concave portion formed on the upper surface 6 of the weight main body 1 is a relief portion 10 from the outer peripheral rim 5, and both sides of the relief portion 10 are contact portions 11 with the outer peripheral rim 5. That is, the weight main body 1 sets the curvature of the upper surface 6 facing the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral rim 5 to be larger than the curvature of the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral rim 5, and forms the relief portion 10 at the center of the weight main body 1. Therefore, the contact portions 11 on both sides of the escape portion 10 come into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral rim 5, and at the same time, the back surface 2 comes into contact with the disk portion 4 of the wheel 3. Therefore, the weight main body 1 can be brought into contact with the wheel 3 in a stable state. Next, a clip 14 for fixing the weight body 1 to the wheel 3 is formed in a substantially U-shape as a whole, and one end thereof is formed in the recess 9 in the lower surface 8 of the weight body 1.
Is in contact with On the other hand, the other end of the clip 14 extends in a U-shape over the upper surface 6 of the weight body 1 and the distal end of the outer peripheral rim 5 to the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral rim 5. The weight body 1 is sandwiched between the wheels 3 at both ends of the clip 14. The hole 15 drilled in the clip 14 is used to adjust the clip 14 to the
For easy removal from the A pair of holes 16 formed in the surface 7 of the weight body 1 sandwiching the recess 9
This is for engaging a jig for pressing the clip 14 to the wheel 3. Such a jig is disclosed in JP-B-48-3961. In the above configuration, when attaching the weight body 1 to the wheel 3, first, the clip 14 is attached to the outer rim 5 of the wheel 3.
Tire and wheel 3 not shown, with one end thereof
Press in between. In this state, the weight main body 1 is press-fitted between the wheel 3 and the clip 14 so that the other end of the clip 14 is positioned in the concave portion 9 of the weight main body 1 using the above-mentioned jig (not shown). In this state, the back surface 2 of the weight body 1 is in contact with the disk portion 4, the contact portions 11 on both sides of the escape portion 10 are in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral rim 5, and the lower surface of the weight body 1 in the concave portion 9. Since 8 is supported at the end of the clip 14, it is stably attached to the wheel 3. At the time of attachment, the weight body 1 comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral rim 5 at the contact portions 11 on both sides of the escape portion 10. The space between the two contact portions 11 can be made narrower than in the case of contact. Therefore, even if the size of the wheel 3 is different and the curvature of the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral rim 5 changes, the amount of change in the distance between the central portion of the weight main body 1 and the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral rim 5 is much larger than before. The weight body 1 can be stably mounted on a wide range of wheels 3 because the weight can be made small. Although the clip 14 is separated from the weight main body 1 in the above embodiment, it is a matter of course that one end of the clip 14 may be connected to the weight main body 1 by means such as being embedded in the weight main body 1 in advance.
【発明の効果】以上のように、本発明によれば、広範囲
のホイールにウエイト本体を安定して取付けることがで
きるとどうじに、安価に製造することができるという効
果が得られる。As described above, according to the present invention, if the weight main body can be stably mounted on a wide range of wheels, it can be produced at a low cost.
【図１】本発明の一実施例を示すウエイト本体１の正面
図。FIG. 1 is a front view of a weight body 1 showing one embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】図１の平面図。FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1;
【図３】図１のＩＩＩ−ＩＩＩ線に沿う断面図。FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 1;
【図４】図１のＩＶ−ＩＶ線に沿う断面図。FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 1;
１…ウエイト本体 ３…ホイール ４…ディスク部
５…外周リム ９…凹部 １０…逃げ部 １１…当接部
１４…クリップDESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Weight main body 3 ... Wheel 4 ... Disk part 5 ... Outer periphery rim 9 ... Concave part 10 ... Relief part 11 ... Contact part
14 ... Clip
Claims (1)
面に当接させて該ウエイト本体をクリップでホイールに
取付けるようにしたホイール用バランスウエイトにおい
て、上記ウエイト本体の上記内周面に対向する部分に逃
げ部を形成し、該逃げ部の両側を上記内周面との当接部
としたことを特徴とするホイール用バランスウエイト。1. A weight balance for a wheel in which a weight main body is brought into contact with an inner peripheral surface of an outer peripheral rim of a wheel so that the weight main body is attached to the wheel with a clip. A balance weight for a wheel, wherein a relief portion is formed in a portion, and both sides of the relief portion are contact portions with the inner peripheral surface.
Priority Applications (1)
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| JP2414706A JP2933098B2 (en) | 1990-12-27 | 1990-12-27 | Wheel balance weight |
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| JP2414706A JP2933098B2 (en) | 1990-12-27 | 1990-12-27 | Wheel balance weight |
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| JP2933098B2 true JP2933098B2 (en) | 1999-08-09 |
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