Wheel cover with light emitting mechanism

• US 6,776,458 B1
• Filed: 06/10/2003
• Issued: 08/17/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hung-Sheng Wang
• Original Assignee: Hung-Sheng Wang
• Inventors: Wang, Hung-Sheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Jules, Frantz F.
• Application Number:
  US10/457,415
• Time in Patent Office: 434 Days
• Field of Search: 301/37.22, 301/5.301, 301/37.42, 301/37.102, 301/37.1, 301/37.105, 301/108.1, 301/37.35, 301/37.36, 301/37.103, 301/37.37, 301/37.373, 301/37.374, 301/37.375, 301/37.376, 301/37.23, 301/37.32, 301/37.34, 301/37.107, 362/500, 362/551, 362/469, 362/184, 362/464, 362/276, 362/249, 362/802
• US Class Current: 301/37.105
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 7/006 the surface being reflective or including lighting
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 7/04 built-up of several main parts B60B7/01, B60B7/20 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 7/08 having gripping elements consisting of formations integral with the cover
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 7/18 simulating spoked or wire wheel
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/326 on or for wheels

Abstract

A wheel cover of an automobile is formed with several holding holes on an outward side thereof, and has light emitting members fixedly disposed in respective holding holes; each light emitting member consists of a circuit board, an electricity-activated light emitting element connected to an outward side of the circuit board, cells, and a vibration-activated switch fitted to the circuit board, which can make the light emitting element activated with the cells when making circular movement; thus, light can be emitted from the light emitting members when an automobile equipped with the wheel cover is driven, and in turns, lateral sides of the automobile can be easily noticed by other people.

Claims

1. A wheel cover of an automobile, comprising:

a main body separably fitted to a wheel of an automobile, the main body being formed with a plurality of holding holes on an outward side thereof, the main body being formed with through lock holes extending from each holding hole to an inward side thereof;

a plurality of light emitting members, each light emitting member consisting of a circuit board, an electricity-activated light emitting element connected to an outward side of the circuit board, a conducting plate joined to the circuit board, and a vibration-activated switch fitted to the circuit board and capable of making the light emitting element activated with cells fitted to the conducting plate when making circular movement; and

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the light emitting members being held in respective housings, which allow light thereof to traveling through, the housings being securely disposed in respective holding holes of the main body, each housing being formed with locking hooks which project from an inward end thereof, and which are passed through respective lock holes of the main body, and hooked onto the inward side of the main body;

whereby light can be emitted from the light emitting members when an automobile equipped with the wheel cover is driven.

2. The wheel cover of an automobile as claimed in claim 1, wherein each housing consists of a base part, and a covering part joined to the base part by means of screw threads;

a ring-shaped pad being disposed between each pair of base part and covering part.

3. The wheel cover of an automobile as claimed in claim 1, wherein each housing is made of single part, and a ring-shaped pad is disposed between inward end of each housing and the main body.

4. The wheel cover of an automobile as claimed in claim 1, wherein each vibration-activated switch consists of a metallic tube and a metallic unit arranged in the metallic tube;

the metallic elastic unit being capable of vibrating to come into contact with the metallic tube to make the light emitting member activated with the cells when the switch is making circular movement together with the wheel.

5. A wheel cover of an automobile, comprising:

a main body separably fitted to a wheel of an automobile, the main body being formed with a plurality of holding holes on an outward side thereof;

a plurality of light emitting members, each light emitting member consisting of a circuit board, an electricity-activated light emitting element connected to an outward side of the circuit board, a conducting plate joined to the circuit board, and a vibration-activated switch fitted to the circuit board and capable of making the light emitting element activated with cells fitted to the conducting plate when making circular movement, each vibration-activated switch consisting of an insulating tube, a metallic elastic unit arranged in the insulating tube, and a metallic conducting rod arranged in the unit so that the elastic unit will vibrate to come into contact with the conducting rod to make the light emitting member activated with the cells when the switch is making circular movement together with the wheel; and

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the light emitting members being held in respective housings, which allow light thereof to traveling through, the housings being securely disposed in respective holding holes of the main body;

whereby light can be emitted from the light emitting members when an automobile equipped with the wheel cover is driven.