Vehicle wheel with self-rescue apparatus

A vehicle wheel with self-rescue apparatus contains: a connecting disc and a winch device. The connecting disc includes a body, a protruded column, elongated locking orifices, fitting sleeves, through orifice, connection stems, and multiple fixing plates. Each locking orifice locks with each of plural nuts, and each connection stem has a tab and a threaded section for screwing with a screwing orifice on each fixing plate via one of the through orifices, and each fixing plate contacts with the wheel rim, after the threaded section screws with the screwing orifice via the one through orifice. The winch device includes a rolling disc, the accommodating opening, a passing opening, a cable, and a hooking portion. The rolling disc has the accommodating opening, and a profile of the accommodating opening corresponds to the protruded column, the rolling disc has the cable rolled thereon, and the cable has the hooking portion arranged thereon.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a vehicle wheel with a self-rescue apparatus which pulls a tire out of muds, sands, or a cave when the tire is trapped.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A conventional winch for various vehicle wheels is adapted to pull a tire out of muds, sands, or cave when the tire is trapped. The winch contains a body, a protective pad, a first anchor, and a second anchor, wherein the body has a connecting disc on which a cable is rolled, and the cable has a hook fixed on a distal end thereof. The connecting disc has a plurality of fixing orifices fitted with a plurality of coupling rods of a wheel rim, and the connecting disc is in connection with the wheel rim by using a plurality of nuts. When the tire is trapped in muds, sands, or a cave, the winch is mounted on the wheel rim of the tire in the muds, sands, or cave, the cable contacts with the protective pad, and the hook of the cable hooks with the first anchor or the second anchor, thereafter the first anchor or the second anchor is positioned, such that when the tire rotates, it drives the winch to roll the cable, thus pulling the tire out of the muds, sands, and cave.

However, the plurality of fixing orifices only fit with the plurality of coupling rods of the wheel rim, when the plurality of coupling rods protrude outwardly, thus liming using requirement.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a vehicle wheel with a self-rescue apparatus which pulls a tire out of muds, sands, or a cave when the tire is trapped.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a vehicle wheel with a self-rescue apparatus in which a body is fixed on a first side of a wheel rim securely by ways of a plurality of elongated locking orifices, fitting sleeves, nuts, through orifices and connection stems, and multiple fixing plates.

To obtain above-mentioned objectives, a vehicle wheel with a self-rescue apparatus provided by the present invention contains: a connecting disc mounted on a first side of a wheel rim of a tire. The connecting disc includes a body, a protruded column, a plurality of elongated locking orifices, a plurality of fitting sleeves, a plurality of through orifices, a plurality of connection stems, and multiple fixing plates.

The body has the protruded column extending outwardly from a central position thereof and formed in a polygon shape, the protruded column is inserted into an accommodating hole of the winch device, the plurality of elongated locking orifices are radially arranged on the body to lock with a plurality of nuts on the first side of the wheel rim, wherein each of the plurality of elongated locking orifices fits with one of the plurality of fitting sleeves, an outer wall of the one fitting sleeve retains with an inner wall of each elongated locking orifice, and an inner wall of the one fitting sleeve connects with each of the plurality of nuts on the first side of the wheel rim, such that the body is fixed on the first side of the wheel rim, the body has the plurality of through orifices annularly arranged thereon to insert the plurality of connection stems, and each connection stem has a tab formed on a first end thereof and has a threaded section surrounding a second end thereof so as to screw with a screwing orifice on each of the multiple fixing plates via one of the plurality of through orifices, and each fixing plate contacts with the wheel rim, after the threaded section of each connection stem screws with the screwing orifice of each fixing plate via the one through orifice.

The winch device includes a rolling disc, the accommodating opening, a passing opening, a cable, and a hooking portion. The rolling disc is formed in an I shape and has the accommodating opening passing through a central positioning thereof, wherein a profile of the accommodating opening corresponds to the protruded column, and the rolling disc has the cable rolled thereon, the cable has the hooking portion arranged thereon.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring toFIG. 1, a vehicle wheel with a self-rescue apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention comprises: a connecting disc1and a winch device2.

The connecting disc1is mounted on a first side of a wheel rim31of a tire3, and the connecting disc1includes a body11, a protruded column12, a plurality of elongated locking orifices13, a plurality of fitting sleeves14, a plurality of through orifice15, a plurality of connection stems16, and multiple fixing plates17.

The body11has the protruded column12extending outwardly from a central position thereof and formed in a polygon shape, the protruded column12has a pore121defined thereon and is inserted into an accommodating hole22of the winch device2. The plurality of elongated locking orifices13are radially arranged on the body11to lock with a plurality of nuts32on the first side of the wheel rim31, wherein each of the plurality of elongated locking orifices13fits with one of the plurality of fitting sleeves14, such that an outer wall of the one fitting sleeve14retains with an inner wall of each elongated locking orifice13, and an inner wall of the one fitting sleeve14connects with each of the plurality of nuts32on the first side of the wheel rim31, hence the body11is fixed on the first side of the wheel rim31. The body11has the plurality of through orifices15annularly arranged thereon to insert the plurality of connection stems16, and each connection stem16has a tab161formed on a first end thereof to abut against the body11, each connection stem16also has a threaded section162surrounding a second end thereof so as to screw with a screwing orifice171on each of the multiple fixing plates17via one of the plurality of through orifices15, and each fixing plate17contacts with the wheel rim3, after the threaded section162of each connection stem16screws with the screwing orifice171of each fixing plate17via the one through orifice15.

The winch device2includes a rolling disc21, the accommodating opening22, a passing opening23, a cable24, and a hooking portion25. The rolling disc21is formed in an I shape and has the accommodating opening22passing through a central positioning thereof, wherein a profile of the accommodating opening22corresponds to the protruded column12(i.e., the first opening22is polygonal), and the rolling disc21further has the passing opening23configured to accommodate a lock element231and communicating with the pore121and the accommodating opening22, such that the lock element231inserts through the passing opening23, the pore121and the accommodating opening22so as to fix the winch device2and the connecting disc1together. The rolling disc21further has the cable24rolled thereon, and the cable24is made of steel and has the hooking portion25arranged thereon.

Thereby, the each elongated locking orifice13of the connecting disc1locks with the first side of the wheel rim31, and the protruded column12inserts into the accommodating opening22of the winch device2.

Referring toFIGS. 1 and 2, when the tire3is trapped in muds, sands, or a cave, and five nuts32of the tire3protrude out of the wheel rim31, two of the plurality of fitting sleeves14fit with two of the fives nuts32. As shown inFIGS. 1 and 3, two of the plurality of elongated locking orifices13retain with the two fitting sleeves14so that the body11is fixed on the wheel rim31by using the two fitting sleeves14, and the body11resists against a rotation force of the wheel rim31to avoid an idle rotation of the body11. As illustrated inFIGS. 4 and 5, the each connection stem16freely inserts through the one of the plurality of through orifices15so that the each connection stem16inserts through the one through orifice15, the threaded section162of the each connection stem16screws with the screwing orifice171on the fixing plate17, and the fixing plate17retains with one of plural apertures33on the first side of the wheel rim31, hence the body11contacts with the first side of the wheel rim31to avoid a removal of the body11. Accordingly, the body11is fixed by ways of the each elongated locking orifice13and the each through orifice15. With reference toFIGS. 1 and 6, the protruded column12of the body11inserts into the accommodating opening22of the rolling disc21, the lock element231inserts through the passing opening23, the pore121and the accommodating opening22so as to fix the winch device2and the connecting disc1together on the wheel rim23. The rolling disc21further has the cable24rolled thereon, and the cable24has the hooking portion25arranged thereon. Thereafter, the hooking portion22of the cable24is mounted on a trunk, an electric pole, or soils, and when the tire3rotates, it drives the body11and the rolling disc21to rotate, such that the cable24is rolled on the rolling disc21to pull the tire3out of the muds, sands, or cave.

The fixing plate17has an anti-slip face formed on one side thereof opposite to a second side of the wheel rim31, such that the fixing plate17retains with the one aperture33on the first side of the wheel rim31, thus mounting the fixing plate17securely.

A profile of the inner wall of the one fitting sleeve14corresponds to an outer wall of each nut32so that the body11is fixed on the first side of the wheel rim31by using the each fitting sleeve14.

With reference toFIG. 7, a difference of a vehicle wheel with a self-rescue apparatus of a second embodiment from that of the first embodiment comprises: six nuts32which do not protrude out of a wheel rim31; wherein three fitting sleeves14are fitted with three of the six nuts32. As shown inFIGS. 8 and 9, three elongated locking orifices13retain with the three fitting sleeves14, and each of a plurality of connection stems16is selectively inserted through one of a plurality of through orifices15, such that the body11is fixed on a first side of the wheel rim31.

Accordingly, the body11is fixed on the first side of the wheel rim31securely by ways of the plurality of elongated locking orifices13, the plurality of fitting sleeves14, the plurality of nuts32, the plurality of through orifices15, the plurality of connection stems16, and the fixing plate17.

While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been set forth for the purpose of disclosure, modifications of the disclosed embodiments of the invention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. The scope of the claims should not be limited by the preferred embodiments set forth in the examples, but should be given the broadest interpretation consistent with the description as a whole.