Wheels with illuminating device

• US 6,619,823 B2
• Filed: 07/31/2001
• Issued: 09/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ming-Li Dai
• Original Assignee: Ming-Li Dai
• Inventors: Dai, Ming-Li
• Primary Examiner(s): HUSAR, STEPHEN F
• Application Number:
  US09/917,626
• Publication Number:
  US 20020024816A1
• Time in Patent Office: 777 Days
• Field of Search: 362/103, 362/500, 362/545, 362/192, 362/193, 310/73, 301/5.305, 301/5.309, 280/816
• US Class Current: 362/500
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/326 on or for wheels

Abstract

A wheel having an illuminating device includes an illuminating assembly with a ring-shaped magnet located in a center of the illuminating assembly. The ring-shaped magnet has a central hole and two flexible bushes are respectively engaged with the central hole from two sides of the ring-shaped magnet. The ring-shaped magnet is located between two bearings. Two wheel frames clamp the illuminating assembly positioned and a shaft extends through the two flexible bushes. Each of the wheel frames has apertures for receiving the illuminating items.

Claims

1. A wheel having an illuminating device, comprising:

an illuminating assembly comprising a first ring and a coil mounted to an outer periphery of said first ring, an isolation member covered onto said coil, two positioning rings engaged with two sides of said first ring and a plurality of illuminating items connected to said positioning rings and wired with said coil;

a ring-shaped magnet having a central hole and two flexible bushes respectively engaged with said central hole from two sides of said ring-shaped magnet, said ring-shaped magnet located between two bearings, and

two wheel frames each having a second hole and said illuminating assembly positioned between said two wheel frames, said two bearings received in said two second holes of said wheel frames, a shaft extending through said two flexible bushes, at least one of said wheel frames having apertures defined therethrough so that said illuminating items inserted into said apertures.

2. The wheel having an illuminating device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising an annular surface extending radially inward from each of said two positioning rings and a plurality of position plates extending transversely from said annular surface of each positioning rings, an annular groove defined between said positioning ring, said annular surface and said position plates of each positioning ring, said first ring together with said coil being received in said two respective grooves.

3. The wheel having an illuminating device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of extensions extending from each of said two positioning rings, said illuminating items connected to said extensions.

4. The wheel having an illuminating device as claimed in claim 1 wherein each of said wheel frames has radial passages and said illuminating items received in said radial passages.

5. The wheel having an illuminating device as claimed in claim 4 wherein each of said radial passages has an enlarged section communicating with a peripheral surface of each of said wheel frames.