CN1328075C

CN1328075C - Snow chain made of a used tire

Info

Publication number: CN1328075C
Application number: CNB028277678A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 韩昌洙
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2002-01-31
Filing date: 2002-05-09
Publication date: 2007-07-25
Anticipated expiration: 2022-05-09
Also published as: WO2003064191A1; CN1617810A; KR200280673Y1; EP1478527A1; RU2004126321A; RU2281206C2; EP1478527A4

Abstract

Disclosed is a snow chain making use of a used tire, which can reuse a used tire economically by using used tire pads, as friction material. The snow tire making use of a used tire includes: a plurality of used tire pads made by dividing a used tire in a circumferential direction; inner and outer connection members for connecting ends of the used tire pads at regular intervals, the inner and outer connection members being in the form of a trapezoid when they are spread; a plurality of spikes coupled to the surfaces of the used tire pads; inner and outer coupling means for separating the inner and outer connection members from each other, the inner and outer coupling means closely contacting the used tire pads to a tread surface of a tire in such a manner that the used tire pads go across the tread surface of the tire; and chains arranged between the used tire pads, ends of the chains being connected to the inner and outer connection members respectively. The snow tire, which uses the same material as the tire, can reduce damage of the tire, the environmental pollution by reusing waste material, and economic loss by reducing a material cost.

Description

The snow chain made from used tire

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of snow chain that uses used tire, more particularly, relate to a kind of snow chain made from used tire, this snow chain utilizes again economically used tire by using used tire pad, this used tire is cut apart as friction material made the snow chain.

Background technology

The snow chain uses urethane pad or steel chain as friction material usually.

But, use the situation of urethane pad to descend at the snow chain, if temperature traverse is big, urethane pad can rupture so, and because serious wearing and tearing must more renew pad continually.Further, because the snow chain manufactures different types according to the size of tire, need various types of moulds; And because the material expensive of urethane pad, so manufacturing cost height.

Simultaneously, compare, use the snow chain of steel chain to have more excellent braking force with the snow chain that uses urethane pad, but owing to its weight is difficult for greatly installing, and will produce noise in the process of moving.And because the hardness height of steel chain, the snow chain of use steel chain can damage the surface of the road of tire and road surface pavement.

Further, along with developing of automobile industry, the caused environmental pollution of the disposal of used tire is become the social concern that rises day by day.Usually adopt to incinerate and dispose used tire.But, owing to contain element sulphur in the tire, therefore when incinerating used tire, will produce a large amount of pernicious gases and composition, as sulfur dioxide gas, thereby cause serious aerial contamination.In addition, because will just incinerate after iron core in the tire is separated from tire being combined in, thereby the cost that the disposal of used tire is spent is very high.

Therefore, in order to address the above problem, various measures have been taked.For example, U.S. Patent No. 6,016,856 disclose a kind of attachment device (referred to herein as " prior art 1 ") that is used for tire, and US Patent NO.3, and 856,068 disclose a kind of attachment device (referred to herein as " prior art 2 ").

As shown in Figure 1, prior art 1 comprises interior binding 3a and the 3b that extends along the periphery of the inboard, two edges of tire stripping and slicing 2; With outer binding 4, this outer binding 4 is arranged on the outside of tire stripping and slicing 2 to tighten together with interior binding 3a and 3b with bolt 5.A plurality of be connected in 6 in the slit 7 of binding 3a and 3b, thereby all sides be with 6 by inwardly fastening and use clasp 8 that tires are installed.

As shown in Figure 2, in prior art 2, connecting panel 18 is arranged on the interior outside of end of end parts 16 of horizontal transom 12, and this horizontal transom 12 is cut and becomes to make that the tire both sides are V-shaped, and this connecting panel 18 is fastening by a pair of rivet 20.Then, chain 10 passes between the connecting panel 18, and downside rivet 22 is fastened to the following center of connecting panel 18 so that rivet 22 is positioned at the inboard of chain 10.

But prior art 1 is owing to have too many metal sheet 3a, 3b and 4 and very heavy; Because interior binding 3a and 3b need slit 7 with connecting band 6, interior binding 3a and 3b and outer binding 4 must be fastening with bolts 5, and be with 6 necessary fastened, so the complex structure of prior art 1 and poor durability.In addition, though prior art 2 is simple in structure, but, thereby, connecting panel 18 need carry out a large amount of loaded down with trivial details work because being connected in the end of end parts 16, and because chain 10 installs by rivet 22, so prior art 2 is because the impact that automobile produces when travelling on uneven road surface and impaired easily.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of snow chain that uses used tire, this snow chain can reduce can prolong its service life to tire and ground-surface infringement, and have with the tire identical materials and as the used tire of friction material, and reduce material cost and manufacturing cost by use.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention provides a kind of snow chain that uses used tire, this snow chain comprises: a plurality of used tire pad, and described used tire pad is made by along the circumferential direction used tire being cut apart; Interior transom and outer transom, described in transom and outer transom be connected the end of used tire pad at interval with rule, described used tire pad links together with outer transom with tapered in form and described interior transom; A plurality of nails, described nail are connected on the surface of used tire pad; And chain, described chain is arranged between the used tire pad, the end of described chain is connected to described interior transom and outer transom, it is characterized in that, described snow chain also comprises: interior connecting device, connecting device is used to make described interior transom separately in described, and comprise the tooth bar connecting device, this tooth bar connecting device is coupled separably with the tooth bar form, and the mode that described interior connecting device is crossed the tread of tire with used tire pad makes the tread closed contact of used tire pad to tire; And out associated device, described out associated device is used to make described outer transom separately, described out associated device is the form of turnbuckle, and the mode that described out associated device is crossed the tread of tire with used tire pad makes the tread closed contact of used tire pad to tire.

Further, nail comprises the nail portion and the lobed connector of its head of hexangle type bolt form, and this nail portion and connector insert in the nail jack and tighten mutually, and wherein this nail jack is formed on the used tire pad.And the chain connection holes is formed on the both sides of used tire pad.

Description of drawings

Reach following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, can understand other purpose of the present invention and beneficial effect more all sidedly, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the transparent view of tire, and the snow chain in the prior art 1 is installed on this tire;

Fig. 2 is the expansion drawing of the snow chain in the prior art 2;

Fig. 3 is an expansion drawing of using the snow chain of used tire in one embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the transparent view of a tire, and its moderate snow chain is installed on this tire;

Fig. 5 is to use the enlarged perspective of fastening structure of metal bracelet of the snow chain of used tire;

Fig. 6 a is to use the transparent view of nail of the snow chain of used tire;

Fig. 6 b is the cross sectional drawing along A-A ' line shown in Fig. 6 a;

Fig. 7 a is to use the transparent view of interior securing device of the snow chain of used tire;

Fig. 7 b is the cross sectional drawing along A-A ' line shown in Fig. 7 a;

Fig. 8 is to use the transparent view of turnbuckle of the snow chain of used tire; And

Fig. 9 is the transparent view of a tire, wherein uses the snow chain of used tire to be installed on this tire in another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The specific embodiment

Followingly describe the present invention in conjunction with the preferred embodiments with reference to accompanying drawing.Same Reference numeral is represented corresponding components in all accompanying drawings.

Fig. 3 is the expansion drawing of the snow chain of the use used tire in one embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 4 is the view that shows the running condition of the snow chain that uses used tire.

As shown in the figure, the present invention uses the snow chain of used tire to comprise: used tire pad 100, thus along the circumferential direction used tire is separately formed used tire pad 100 equably; Be used for connecting the interior transom 210 and the outer transom 220 at the two ends of used tire pad; Be positioned at the connecting device 300 of outermost end position, transom connected in connecting device 300 made in mode separable and the scalable spacing in this; With the out associated device 400 that is positioned at the outermost end position, this out associated device 400 connects outer transom with separable and the mode scalable spacing.

These used tire pad 100 are by along the circumferential direction used tire being cut apart equably the used tire part of making, and the two ends of used tire pad 100 are connected in 210 and 220 respectively.

A plurality of nails 110 are installed on the surface of used tire pad 100, to increase the friction force of smooth road.

Chain 500 is arranged between the used tire pad 100 to increase friction coefficient, transom 210 and outer transom 220 in the two ends of chain 500 are connected to.As shown in Figure 4, transom 210 and outer transom 220 in chain 500 is connected in by a pair of ring 510, but preferably as shown in Figure 5, clevis eye 520 is used to reduce the friction noise of chain 500 and can assemble easily.And, severally reach predetermined spacing and rings that these quilts are dismantled are taken away with spacing if the ring of interior transom 210 and outer transom 220 dismantled, even use the tire of different size so, interior transom 210 and outer transom 220 also can easily adapt to various types of tires.

As mentioned above, the present invention uses the snow chain of used tire to improve durability and braking characteristics by the friction force that utilization has a metal bracelet of relative great friction coefficient.The friction pad of being made by polyurethane can replace chain 500.

Simultaneously, nail 110 is connected on the surface of used tire pad 100 to increase friction force.In Fig. 4, the front end of nail 110 is tapers, thereby increases friction force by pressing to the road surface effectively.Fig. 6 a and 6b illustrate another embodiment of nail.Shown in Fig. 6 a, nail 110 comprises the nail portion 111 and the lobed connector 112 of its head of hexagonal bar iron form.Nail portion 111 and connector 112 insert in the nail jack 101 and tighten mutually, and this nail jack 101 is formed on the used tire pad 100.

Shown in Fig. 3 and 4, interior transom 210 and outer transom 220 have the metal bracelet structure, should keep circular with outer transom 220 by the end that is connected old chain bar pad 100 by interior transom 210, transom 210 and outer transom 220 are used for making used tire pad 100 to the tread surface closed contact in this.

Fig. 7 a represents interior connecting device 300, and connecting device 300 makes used tire pad 100 rounded by the end connection of transom 210 in making in this, and wherein this used tire pad 100 links together with tapered in form and outer transom 220.Shown in Fig. 7 b, interior connecting device 300 comprises the tooth bar 310 of an end that is fixed on interior transom 210; The tooth bar of the other end of transom 210 connects box 320 in being fixed on; But with the set pin 350 that is installed in the vertical shifting mode in the tooth bar connection box 320, compression spring 330 flexibly supports this set pin 350 by the centre portion of release portion 340, and the tooth engagement of this set pin 350 and tooth bar 310 is inserted on the direction that tooth bar connects box 320 mobile with restriction tooth bar 310 at tooth bar.Only this motion by tooth bar 310 insertion tooth bars connection boxes 320 just can make the two ends of interior transom 210 connect.In addition, the user is by extracting the simple operations of tooth bar 310 out, the connection of the end of transom 210 in just easily discharging when pushing release portion 340.According to the size of tire, the spacing in regulating by the depth of penetration of tooth bar 310 between the end of transom 210.

Fig. 8 illustrates the transparent view of out associated device 400, and this out associated device 400 connects the two ends of outer transom 220 in the mode of scalable spacing.As shown in the figure, out associated device 400 is the turnbuckle form, and it comprises the bolt 410 of an end that is installed in outer transom 220 and is installed in outer transom 220 other ends and is used for the nut 420 of tie bolt 411.When swivel nut when shortening length, the used tire pad 100 that is connected in transom is to the tire closed contact, the snow chain is installed on the tire.When swivel nut in opposite direction, the snow chain is removed.

Fig. 9 represents to use in another embodiment of the present invention the snow chain of used tire.In the second embodiment of the present invention, the snow chain does not use the chain 500 among Fig. 3.Compare with the snow chain among Fig. 3, use the poor performance of the snow chain of used tire among Fig. 9, but friction noise is little.Further, because transom connection holes 120 is formed on the both sides of used tire pad 100, and in interior transom 210 and the outer transom 220 insertion transom connection holes 120, so there is not the connection space of chain 500, thus the snow chain has connection closely.

The user can install and use the snow chain of use used tire of the present invention in the following manner.

At first, the snow chain that the present invention is used used tire on the ground.The wheel of car is placed on this snow chain, and the tooth bar 310 and the tooth bar connection box 320 of the end of transom 210 is coupled to each other in will being installed in, and wherein should be positioned at the tire inboard by interior transom 210.Then, be installed in outer transom 220 the end out associated device 400 bolt 410 and 411 and nut 420 connect, wherein should be positioned at outside the tire by outer transom 220.Thereby regulating length by swivel nut makes used tire pad to the tire closed contact.

Industrial applicibility

As mentioned above, the present invention uses the snow chain of used tire to have simple structure, connection between used tire pad 100 and interior transom 210 and the outer transom 220 is simple and firm, reduced to impact the infringement that is produced by uneven ground-surface, and this snow chain has favorable durability, thereby has improved service life and reduced manufacturing cost.

Although invention has been described with reference to these specific embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these embodiment and limits by appending claims.Should be appreciated that those skilled in the art can change these embodiments under the prerequisite that does not depart from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

Claims

1, a kind of snow chain made from used tire, this snow chain comprises:

A plurality of used tire pad, described used tire pad is made by along the circumferential direction used tire being cut apart;

Interior transom and outer transom, described in transom and outer transom be connected the end of used tire pad at interval with rule, described used tire pad links together with outer transom with tapered in form and described interior transom;

A plurality of nails, described nail are connected on the surface of used tire pad; And

Chain, described chain is arranged between the used tire pad, and the end of described chain is connected to described interior transom and outer transom,

It is characterized in that described snow chain also comprises:

Interior connecting device, connecting device is used to make described interior transom separately in described, and comprise the tooth bar connecting device, this tooth bar connecting device is coupled separably with the tooth bar form, and the mode that described interior connecting device is crossed the tread of tire with used tire pad makes the tread closed contact of used tire pad to tire; With

Out associated device, described out associated device is used to make described outer transom separately, described out associated device is the form of turnbuckle, and the mode that described out associated device is crossed the tread of tire with used tire pad makes the tread closed contact of used tire pad to tire.