Arrangement of a spare wheel in a motor vehicle

US4830241A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Daimler-Benz AG · DE

Inventors

• Rolf Ulmer · Schönaich, DE
• Alfred Muller · Krefeld, DE
• William Hugger · Sindelfingen, DE
• Heinz Hablitzel · Gemünden am Main, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 29, 1984
• Grant date: May 16, 1989
• Expiry date: Jun 29, 2004

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D43/10
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A spare wheel suitable for storage in a trough in a motor vehicle includes a wheel rim which is formed to include a container-receiving cavity. A pot-shaped container is inserted therein. Fastening mechanisms are provided to secure both the spare wheel and the container in a position within the motor vehicle trough.