Patent ID: 6299403
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A spare tire carrier having a housing fixed to an automobile body, said carrier comprising:a roller assembly rotatably mounted to a rotary shaft of the housing and constructed with a plurality of closely-adhered roller plates;a wire positioned between said closely-adhered roller plates for winding and unwinding in conjunction with an operation of said rotary shaft;a gear plate fixed to a first side of the roller assembly, said gear plate including a first gear therein having a predetermined diameter;a plurality of split-constructed contact gears respectively meshed with a part of the first gear;an eccentric cam formed at the rotary shaft; anda resilient member mounted between the eccentric cam and the plurality of split-constructed contact gears to apply a contact pressure, said contact pressure maintaining at least one of said of said split-constructed contact gears in contact with said first gear.