COVERING OF VEHICLE TYRES WITH LIGHT-ALLOY RIMS DURING PROLONGED TRANSPORTATION.

摘要

The invention relates to the covering of light-alloy wheels with a round, closed inherently rigid shaped film body during prolonged transportation. Said body essentially covers the outside of the light-alloy rim including the rim flange. The covering is centrally fixed with a positive fit in recesses on the wheel side by means of projections formed in the shaped film body. According to the invention, a centre hole (17) known per se is used to fix the shaped film body (7) centrally and securely on the vehicle wheel. A cylindrical projection in the centre of the shaped film body (7) is pressed into the centre hole of the vehicle wheel. The inside surface of the centre hole may have a peripheral groove with a preferably trapezoidal cross-section. The cylindrical projection of the shaped film body has several detent lugs (11) on the peripheral side which correspond to the peripheral groove (14) on the wheel side in terms of their axial position and the shapes of their cross-sections and which engage in the same with a positive fit. Several axial grooves are provided on the periphery of the cylindrical projection to make it easier to press in.