Device for lifting and lowering the spare wheel of a vehicle

摘要

A device for lifting and lowering the spare wheel R of a vehicle includes an actuator 3, having an activation portion 31 and at least one flexible cable 2, operated through the actuator 3. A hooking element 5 is secured to one end of the flexible cable 2, for anchoring the wheel R in an adapted compartment 7. The device includes a safety device 4 which is adapted to signal to the user that the spare wheel has been successfully and properly anchored in the compartment 7.

主权项

1. Device for lifting and lowering the spare wheel of a vehicle comprising:
an actuator, comprising an activation portion; at least a flexible cable, operated through the actuator; a hooking element, fixed at an end of the flexible cable, for anchoring the wheel in a suitable room; said device comprising a safety device for signaling to the user the occurred anchoring, in a correct way, of the spare wheel in the suitable room,wherein
said safety device comprises a slot or window, in correspondence to the actuator, in such a way to make the cable visible and a marking on the cable, for signaling the correct positioning of the wheel inside the suitable room, when the marking is in correspondence to the window, the activation portion comprises a protection cup or guard including an activation nut and the window of the safety device, and said cup comprises a clutch portion; in a first end of said clutch portion is inserted a guide tube, where the cable can slide, the tube comprising a second window which coincides with the window of the safety device when said tube is correctly inserted in the clutch portion through a fixing portion.