54results about "Wheel guards" patented technology

A tire guard for a wheel of an agricultural vehicle includes a fender having a first width substantially covering a width of the wheel and a crop shield having a forward area and a back area. A first bracket connects the fender to the wheel and a second bracket connects the crop shield to the wheel. The crop shield is movable over the fender between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the forward area of the crop shield is disposed proximate an upper portion of the wheel and the back area of the crop shield is disposed proximate a rear portion of the wheel. In the second position, the forward area of the crop shield is disposed proximate a front portion of the wheel and the back area of the crop shield is disposed proximate an upper portion of the wheel.

A vehicle includes a body with an underbody portion having an outer periphery. At least one traction wheel is rotatably coupled to the body. The traction wheel has a track width defined by an inboard plane and an outboard plane. A movable panel with an inboard edge and an outboard edge is coupled to the underbody portion. An actuator is coupled to the movable panel and configured to actuate the movable panel between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the deployed position the outboard edge projects outboard of the outboard plane of the track width, and in the stowed position the outboard edge is retracted within the outer periphery of the underbody portion. A controller is configured to, in response to an operating condition being satisfied during a drive cycle, control the actuator to actuate the movable panel from the stowed position to the deployed position.

A safety guard for a vehicle, such as a school or transit bus, tractor trailer or the like-type vehicle, includes a front guard positioned at an angle in front of a wheel of the vehicle that will function to push individuals and other animate objects lying in the path of the vehicle out of the path of the wheels for safety purposes, while being mounted for telescoping movement to protect the safety guard from damage upon abutting an inanimate object during operation of the vehicle.

A wheel cover assembly includes a wheel housing configured to house a wheel mechanism; a neck portion upwardly extending from the wheel housing, wherein the neck portion includes a hollow channel that extends into the wheel housing; a pair of clips configured on the neck portion; and a lip portion extending from a lower portion of the wheel housing. The wheel housing includes a first half wheel cover; a second half wheel cover; and a plurality of tabs connected to each of the first half wheel cover and the second half wheel cover, wherein the plurality of tabs selectively align together upon connection of the first half wheel cover with the second half wheel cover.

A safety guard for a vehicle, such as a school or transit bus, tractor trailer or the like-type vehicle, includes a front guard positioned at an angle in front of a wheel of the vehicle that will function to push individuals and other animate objects lying in the path of the vehicle out of the path of the wheels for safety purposes, while being mounted for telescoping movement to protect the safety guard from damage upon abutting an inanimate object during operation of the vehicle.

A track work vehicle includes a track system. The track system includes a drive wheel supported by an axle housing that drives a continuous ground-engaging track, a saddle assembly that guides the track about the drive wheel and an undercarriage frame that supports one or more idler wheels that guide the track along a ground surface. The track work vehicle includes a fender assembly that includes at least one fender coupled to the track system to overlap a portion of the track.

An automotive vehicle includes a body with a front portion, an underbody portion, a wheelhouse disposed in the underbody portion, and a front fascia disposed at the front portion. The wheelhouse is provided with a liner. A movable member is disposed between the wheelhouse liner and the front fascia. The movable member has a venting position and a barrier position. In the barrier position the front fascia, movable member, and wheelhouse liner define a generally contiguous surface, and in the venting position the movable member is displaced at least partly away from the body relative to the barrier position. An actuator is coupled to the movable member and configured to actuate the movable member between the venting position and the barrier position. A controller is configured to control the actuator to move the movable member to the barrier position in response to a first operating condition being satisfied.

The invention provides a vehicle bumper structure, which enables the design free degrees of fender components and a flange and the supporting rigidity of bumper side parts to be improved. A rear bumper 10 includes a bumper central part 11 configured to cover a rear end portion of a vehicle C, a pair of bumper side parts 12 configured to extend from both ends of the bumper central part toward respective wheel housings, a wheel arch portion 12a disposed at an end of each of the bumper side parts 12, a flange 13 formed integrally with an inner surface of each of the bumper side parts 12, and a wheel arch bracket 20 disposed on the flange 13 and configured to support fender components F. The wheel arch bracket 20 includes a component supporting portion 22 configured to support the fender components F, a flange mount portion 23 disposed opposite to the component supporting portion 22 and attached to the flange, and a plurality of vertical walls 24 configured to extend from the component supporting portion 22 toward the flange mount portion.

In a vehicle, a first left cover at least partially covers a lower edge of a left lower projection from the left in a left-right direction of a body frame at least temporarily when the body frame is caused to lean from an upright state to the right at a maximum angle, as viewed from the left in the left-right direction of the body frame. A first right cover at least partially covers a lower edge of a right lower projection from the right in the left-right direction of the body frame at least temporarily when the body frame is caused to lean from the upright state to the left at a maximum angle, as viewed from the right in the left-right direction of the body frame.

A frontal safety guard which functions to prevent objects lying in the path of a vehicle, such as a school bus, from entering beneath the vehicle for safety purposes includes a central guard portion hingedly connected to the bumper such that the central guard portion can pivot, against a biasing force, relative to the bumper, and side extensions hingedly interconnected to and extending laterally from opposing end portions of the central guard portion such that the side extensions can pivot in unison with the central guard portion relative to the bumper and also individually pivot relative to both the bumper and the central guard portion.

A track work vehicle includes a track system. The track system includes a drive wheel supported by an axle housing that drives a continuous ground-engaging track, a saddle assembly that guides the track about the drive wheel and an undercarriage frame that supports one or more idler wheels that guide the track along a ground surface. The track work vehicle includes a fender assembly that includes at least one fender coupled to the track system to overlap a portion of the track.

The invention relates to a motor vehicle (1), which includes at least one air-conducting structure (10). That at least one air conducting structure (10) is arranged downstream of a vehicle wheel (2) in the direction of travel, for conducting at least some of the air in a wake of the vehicle wheel (2) to a dust collector (12). A unit is provided for automatic adjustment, in a manner depending on the speed of travel of the vehicle, of the spacing between a lower edge of the air-conducting structure (10) and a roadway surface (5) being driven over by the vehicle.

The present invention relates to a rubber tire roller for ground compaction, comprising a machine frame and an operating platform and front and rear undercarriages supporting the machine frame, wherein the undercarriages each comprise at least one wheel. A fundamental idea of the present invention lies in viewing indentations that are open to the side.

A protective wheel cover that partially surrounds the front, side and rear of the wheels of a commercial vehicle in order to prevent the rubber of the enclosed wheels from being thrown in the event of a blowout while the commercial vehicle is moving.

A safety guard for a vehicle, such as a school or transit bus, includes a skirt extending below a side body portion of the vehicle and between front and rear wheels along a side of the vehicle. The skirt functions to push individuals and other animate objects out of the path of the wheels for safety purposes, while being mounted for separate linear and arcuate movements relative to the body of the vehicle to protect the guard from damage upon abutting an inanimate object during operation of the vehicle.

Ground compaction machine, which can be a rubber-tired roller, operable to compact ground in a working direction is presented, along with a wheel cover for the same. The machine can have a machine frame and a chassis supporting the machine frame. The machine frame having a front chassis portion and a rear chassis portion. At least one of the front chassis portion or rear chassis portion has at least two chassis units, each chassis unit being rotatable about a distinct steering axis. Each chassis unit having at least one wheel, and a wheel cover, which is formed for thermal insulation of the chassis units from the external surroundings, the wheel cover comprising at least two wheel cover units, and a wheel cover unit being arranged on each chassis unit, which is configured to be rotatable about the respective distinct steering axis together with the respective chassis unit.

A vehicle includes a body with an underbody portion having an outer periphery. At least one traction wheel is rotatably coupled to the body. The traction wheel has a track width defined by an inboard plane and an outboard plane. A movable panel with an inboard edge and an outboard edge is coupled to the underbody portion. An actuator is coupled to the movable panel and configured to actuate the movable panel between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the deployed position the outboard edge projects outboard of the outboard plane of the track width, and in the stowed position the outboard edge is retracted within the outer periphery of the underbody portion. A controller is configured to, in response to an operating condition being satisfied during a drive cycle, control the actuator to actuate the movable panel from the stowed position to the deployed position.

A utility terrain vehicle fender system for reducing debris flying onto a utility terrain vehicle when driving includes a utility terrain vehicle and a plurality of removable tracks is rotatably coupled to the utility terrain vehicle. A fender is removably fastened to each removable track for reducing debris flying off the removable tracks onto the utility terrain vehicle.

A vehicle safety guard system (58) is provided to protect against direct engagement by an individual with a front steerable wheel (12) located just rearward of a side door (15) of a vehicle (2), such as a commuter bus. More specifically, a frontal side mount safety guard (58) is shiftable from a retracted position about a portion of a wheel well (13) for the steerable wheel (12) to a deployed position wherein the safety guard (58) fans out so as to project progressively farther away from a side body portion (33) of the vehicle (2) from an upper portion of the safety guard (58) to a more frontal, lower portion of the safety guard (58). With this deployment, even when the vehicle (2) is being turned to the right, the frontal side mount safety guard (58) will extend across the front steerable wheel (12) to establish a barrier between the wheel (12) and any individual situated in front of the side door (15).

A safety guard for a vehicle, such as a school or transit bus, includes a skirt extending below a side body portion of the vehicle and between front and rear wheels along a side of the vehicle. The skirt functions to push individuals and other animate objects out of the path of the wheels for safety purposes, while being mounted for separate linear and arcuate movements relative to the body of the vehicle to protect the guard from damage upon abutting an inanimate object during operation of the vehicle.

The present invention relates to a variable air hole cover flap device and an operating method thereof, the variable air hole cover flap device selectively opening or closing air holes formed in a wheel deflector or a wheel cover to allow air to be directed to a brake. The air holes are opened only when the brake cooling of the vehicle is more required than the aerodynamic performance of the vehicle, thereby appropriately controlling the aerodynamic performance of the vehicle and the cooling performance of the brake as required.

A rear bumper includes a bumper central part configured to cover a rear end portion of a vehicle, a pair of bumper side parts configured to extend from both ends of the bumper central part toward respective wheel housings, a wheel arch portion disposed at an end of each of the bumper side parts, a flange formed integrally with an inner surface of each of the bumper side parts, and a wheel arch bracket disposed on the flange and configured to support fender components. The wheel arch bracket includes a component supporting portion configured to support the fender components, a flange mount portion disposed opposite to the component supporting portion and attached to the flange, and a plurality of vertical walls configured to extend from the component supporting portion toward the flange mount portion.

A vehicle defines a forward and a reverse direction along a longitudinal axis, a right and a left direction along a transverse axis, and an upward and a downward direction along a vertical axis, and comprises a wheel arch cavity, a wheel positioned within the wheel arch cavity, and a wheel arch cavity cover assembly comprising a front cover plate that covers at least a front portion of a lower opening of the wheel arch cavity. The front cover plate is configured to move at least partially along the transverse axis when a front portion of the wheel is rotated toward the front cover plate.

The invention discloses an automobile chassis protection structure. The automobile chassis protection structure comprises a left wheel protection plate located in front of an automobile left front wheel, and a right wheel protection plate located in front of an automobile right front wheel. The left wheel protection plate comprises a left vertical plate connected with an automobile chassis, a left spring connected with the left vertical plate, and a left baffle connected with the left spring, the appearance of the left vertical plate is rectangular, the extension line of the left vertical plate intersects with the extension line of a rotating shaft of the left front wheel, the intersection point of the extension line of the left vertical plate and the extension line of the rotating shaft of the left front wheel is located on the right side relative to the marching direction of the left front wheel, the length of the left baffle is equal to that of the left vertical plate, and the length of the left vertical plate is smaller than half of the width of the automobile chassis and larger than the width of a left front tire. The right wheel protection plate comprises a right vertical plate connected with the automobile chassis, a right spring connected with the right vertical plate, and a right baffle connected with the right spring. The automobile chassis protection structure can effectively solve the problem of traffic accidents caused by fallen helmets of motorcycles and electric mopeds on roads, and the traffic safety can be improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of hydrogen energy supply systems, in particular to an AEM fuel cell supply device for an unmanned heavy truck, a protection unit comprises a fixing groove formed in a protection shell, a hydrogen storage tank is slidably arranged in the fixing groove, and a positioning rod is fixedly arranged at the joint of every two adjacent protection shells; the clamping plate arranged on the vehicle frame can be used for connecting and fixing the externally connected vehicle hopper, the anti-vibration structural design of the protective shell is adopted, the electric pile is fixed in a suspension mode, and the electric pile is connected with the vehicle frame through the elastic damping support, so that the vibration transmission efficiency is reduced; a layer of protective heat preservation device is arranged on the periphery of the battery fixing device, cooling liquid can be heated through an auxiliary power source before starting, the temperature of an electric pile is increased to a proper temperature, then hydrogen is introduced, it is guaranteed that the hydrogen energy heavy truck can be started in time in cold weather, and the safety of a driver is guaranteed.

The invention relates to the technical field of wheel retaining protection, and discloses a vehicle retaining device capable of changing the angle along with the vehicle speed. The device comprises awheel, a gear is movably connected to the interior of the wheel, the surface of the gear is movably connected with a toothed plate, the surface of the toothed plate is movably connected with a clutchplate, the surface of the clutch plate is movably connected with a compression spring, a supporting rod is movably connected to the surface of the compression spring, a screw is movably connected to the interior of the supporting rod, a steering box is movably connected to the top of the screw, a wind sensing bag is movably connected to the surface of a retaining plate, a rotating shaft is movablyconnected to the interior of the wind sensing bag, and an expansion rod is movably connected to the surface of the rotating shaft in a sleeving mode. The rotation speed of the wheel is high, so thatwind power generated on the surface of the wind sensing bag is large, a spring plate is clamped, the inclination angle of the retaining plate is stable at the moment, and broken stones enter the retaining plate, thereby the effect of adjusting the retaining angle through the wind power generated by rotation of the wheel is achieved.

Vehicle (1) which includes the following: a vehicle frame (10) with a left frame element (11) extending in a direction aligned with the forward direction of the vehicle; a right frame element (12) extending in a direction aligned with the forward direction of the vehicle; and a first transverse frame element (13) which extends in a direction aligned with the transverse direction of the carriage and couples the right and left frame elements (12; 11); wherein the vehicle frame (10) includes the following: i. a front blocker structure (100) coupled to the right and left frame elements (12; 11) at a location in front of and proximal to a front wheel (2) of the vehicle (1), the front blocker structure (100) extending outside the frame element (11) of one side, the front blocker structure (100) having a longitudinal axis oriented in a direction normal to the forward direction of the vehicle, and the frame element (11) of one side having a first opening (41) and a second opening (51), and the front blocker structure (100) being located in and welded to the first and second openings (41; 51) of the frame element (11) of one side; and comprising a cabin mounting bracket (150) coupled to the front blocker structure (100); and ii. a rear blocker structure (200) coupled to the frame element (11) of one side at a location behind and proximal to the front wheel (2) of the vehicle (1), wherein the rear blocker structure (200) extends outside the frame element (11) of one side; and a cabin, on the vehicle frame (10); wherein the front and rear blocker structures (100; 200) limit the movement of the front wheel towards the cabin of the vehicle during an offset frontal impact, wherein the offset is less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the width of the vehicle.

A vehicle that includes a vehicle frame, a wheel attached to the vehicle frame, and a wheel deflector assembly attached to the vehicle frame. The wheel deflector assembly includes a deflector plate that extends angularly outward from the vehicle frame, and the wheel deflector assembly is configured, in the event of an offset frontal impact to the vehicle that forces the wheel in a direction toward the frame, to be struck by the wheel and deflect the wheel in a direction away from the frame to prevent the wheel from travelling beneath the vehicle frame.