Illumination – Supported by vehicle structure – Automobile
Reexamination Certificate
2001-07-31
2003-09-16
Husar, Stephen (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Supported by vehicle structure
Automobile
C362S192000, C280S816000, C301S005305
Reexamination Certificate
active
06619823
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a structure for a wheel having an illuminating device engaged therewith and the assembly processes for the wheel is simply and conductive wires between the LEDs or illuminating diodes and the coil are secured.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A conventional illuminating wheel is shown in
FIGS. 11 and 12
and generally includes a coil
62
with two electrode rings
63
connected to two sides of the coil
62
. A conductive ring
64
is connected to the two electrode rings
63
and illuminating diodes
65
or LEDs are connected to the conductive ring
64
. A ring-shaped magnet
61
is located between two bearings
67
and two isolation bushes
66
are respectively engaged with two sides of the ring-shaped magnet
61
to position the ring-shaped magnet in position. Two positioning bushes
68
are respectively engaged with the two respective bearings
67
. The assembly mentioned above is then enclosed in a wheel
60
with the illuminating diodes
65
being visible and a shaft
600
extends through the two positioning bushes
68
. When the wheel
60
is rolling, the relative rotational movement between the stationary ring-shaped magnet
61
and the coil
62
provides electricity to the illuminating diodes
65
. Two shortcomings of the conventional illuminating wheel is experienced, one of which is that the connection of the illuminating diodes
65
, the conductive ring
64
and the electrode rings
63
are not well protected so that the wiring could be disengaged. The other shortcoming is that the assembling processes is complicated and the coil
62
is easily to be accessible by moist or water drops.
The present invention intends to provide a wheel with an illuminating device and the illuminating device is easily and securely to be engaged with the wheel.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wheel having an illuminating device and comprising an illuminating assembly which has a first ring and a coil is mounted to an outer periphery of the first ring. An isolation member is covered onto the coil. Two positioning rings are engaged with two sides of the first ring and a plurality of illuminating items are connected to the positioning rings and wired with the coil. A ring-shaped magnet has two flexible bushes respectively engaged with a central hole from two sides of the ring-shaped magnet. The ring-shaped magnet is located between two bearings with a shaft extending therethrough. Two wheel frames clamp the illuminating assembly and at least one of the wheel frames has apertures defined therethrough so that the illuminating items are inserted into the apertures.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a illuminating wheel wherein the coil is well protected and the assembling processes are simple.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5536026 (1996-07-01), Pozzobon et al.
patent: 5552972 (1996-09-01), Rezvani
patent: 5580093 (1996-12-01), Conway
patent: 5718499 (1998-02-01), Caro
patent: 5810450 (1998-09-01), Tsu et al.
Husar Stephen
Rosenberg , Klein & Lee
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