Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho

Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika

Noboru Shirai

Toshiyuki Isogai

Yasuhide Narita

Masami Hosono

The present invention relates to a wheel cover in use for motor vehicles. The wheel cover includes a circular main body, a plurality of holding claws extending from a rear surface of the main body, and a resilient ring to be mounted on the holding claws so as to urge radially outwardly the holding claws. On the rear surface of the main body at positions between the neighboring holding claws are arranged support members each having a groove for receiving the resilient ring. The groove is defined by a bottom surface and a pair of protrusions aligning along the radial direction of the main body. The radial movment of the ring mounted on the holding claws can be regulated by the pair of protrusions so that the expansion of the ring is restricted, resulting in that the holding claws is prevented from expanding radially outwardly, and the ring is prevented from disengaging from the holding claws.

Wheel cover

The present invention relates to a wheel cover in use for motor vehicles. The wheel cover includes a circular main body, a plurality of holding claws extending from a rear surface of the main body, and a resilient ring to be mounted on the holding claws so as to urge radially outwardly the holding claws. On the rear surface of the main body at positions between the neighboring holding claws are arranged support members each having a groove for receiving the resilient ring. The groove is defined by a bottom surface and a pair of protrusions aligning along the radial direction of the main body. The radial movement of the ring mounted on the holding claws can be regulated by the pair of protrusions so that the expansion of the ring is restricted, resulting in that the holding claws is prevented from expanding radially outwardly, and the ring is prevented from disengaging from the holding claws.

A wheel cap mounting apparatus for mounting a wheel cap on a disk wheel includes a retainer to be fixedly mounted on the disk wheel, and a bolt for holding the wheel cap to the retainer. The retainer includes a body portion having a throughhole and a nut embedded in the body portion by molding. The threaded hole in the nut aligns with the throughhole in the body portion. A small-diametered insert section is connected to the body portion and adapted to be inserted into an opening formed in the disk wheel. The small-diametered insert section has a hole formed therethrough, which is in alignment with the throughhole formed in the body portion. The retainer further has claws formed integrally with the small-diametered insert section such that the claws project radially outwardly from the small-diametered insert section. By the use of the retainer the wheel cap is rigidly mounted on the disk wheel such that the insert section of the retainer is inserted through the opening formed in the disk wheel with the claws being held in engagement with the peripheral edge of the opening, while the bolt screwed into the nut has its shank being located adjacent the claws to prevent the insert section from being pulled out from the opening.

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Aichi, Japan

Noboru Shirai