Exchangeable wheel stud

摘要

A wheel stud includes a fixing segment, which has a first external thread, and a receiving segment, which has a second external thread. Here, the first external thread runs opposite in direction to the second external thread. More particularly, the wheel stud is configured to be connected to a wheel hub through the fixing segment, where the wheel hub includes at least one receiver bore having an internal thread corresponding to the first external thread.

主权项

1. A wheel mounting system comprising:
a wheel hub, including a plurality of receiver bores adapted to match a plurality of mounting apertures on an automotive wheel, each receiver bore having an internal thread, the wheel hub having an outside region and an inside region; a plurality of wheel studs, each wheel stud being adapted to engage a mounting aperture, and each wheel stud including;
a fixing segment including a first external thread, the first external thread being adapted to threadably engage a receiver bore internal thread from the outside region of the wheel hub; anda receiving segment including
a second external thread, the second external thread running in a direction opposite to the direction of the first external thread, andthe receiving segment having a diameter less than the diameter of the fixing segment; anda stop element positioned between the fixing segment and the receiving segment, the stop element including a key surface;wherein
the key surface is accessible from the outside region of the wheel hub;each of the first and the second external threads extends all across an entire longitudinal length of the fixing segment and the receiving segment, respectively, till the stop element; andthe first external thread has a pitch which differs from the pitch of the second external thread.