Title:
INSTALLATION METHOD OF SPARE TIRE AND VEHICLE WITH SPARE TIRE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005349967
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To enhance added value of a spare tire, by adding a new function exhibited in ordinary travel to the spare tire.
When storing the spare tire 10 in a tire storage chamber 50, a central part of a wheel disc 12b of the spare tire 10 is supported by a shock absorber 20 having a spring element 24 and projecting a cylinder rod 22 in the bottom part center of the tire storage chamber 50. A spoke part of a wheel part 12 is supported by a spring member 30. The spare tire 10 is floatingly mounted on a car body. The spare tire 10 is made to act as a weight of a dynamic damper.
Inventors:
Nagaya, Takeshi
Application Number:
JP2004000173370
Publication Date:
December 22, 2005
Filing Date:
June 11, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BRIDGESTONE CORP
International Classes:
B60G13/16; B60R11/06; B62D43/10; B60G13/00; B60R11/00; B62D43/00; (IPC1-7): B62D43/10; B60R11/06