Light emitting wheel

Abstract

The present invention provides a light emitting wheel, characterized in that, a light emitting device is attached to the light emitting wheel, the light emitting device is composed of a bulb, a first elastomer, a second elastomer, a power supply, a conducting wire and a protective cover. When a vehicle is started, the on-off state of the bulb can be controlled by a switch, the bulb will move towards a direction away from the center of the wheel hub, and a ring of light will be formed due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision. The higher the speed of the vehicle is, the larger the diameter of the ring of light is, so that the vehicle is driven with rich dynamic effect.

Claims

1. A light emitting wheel, characterized in that, a light emitting device is attached to the light emitting wheel, the light emitting device is composed of a bulb, a first elastomer, a second elastomer, a power supply, a conducting wire and a protective cover, and: one end of the first elastomer is connected to the bulb, and the other end of the first elastomer is connected to a first point on the outer side of a wheel; one end of the second elastomer is connected to the bulb, and the other end of the second elastomer is connected to a second point on the outer side of the wheel; the conducting wire forms a circuit between the bulb and the power supply; the protective cover is transparent and is covered above the bulb, the first elastomer, the second elastomer, the power supply and the conducting wire; and the distance from the first point on the outer side of the wheel to the center of the wheel is different from that from the second point on the outer side of the wheel to the center of the wheel; preferably, the light emitting device further comprises a remote switch which controls the electric connection between the power supply and the bulb; or preferably, the difference between the distance from the first point on the outer side of the wheel to the center of the wheel and that from the second point on the outer side of the wheel to the center of the wheel is greater than 5 cm; more preferably, the difference is 5-14 cm; and yet more preferably, the difference is 7-10 cm.

2. The light emitting wheel according to claim 1, characterized in that 1-9 groups of the light emitting devices are attached to the light emitting wheel; preferably, 5-7 groups of the light emitting devices are attached.

3. The light emitting wheel according to claim 1, characterized in that, the first point on the outer side of the wheel is located at one end of a wheel spoke away from the center of the wheel, and the second point on the outer side of the wheel is located at one end of a wheel spoke close to the center of the wheel.

4. The light emitting wheel according to claim 1, characterized in that, the first elastomer and the second elastomer are springs; preferably, the elastomers are light springs.

5. The light emitting wheel according to claim 1, characterized in that, the elastic coefficient of the first elastomer is k.sub.1, the elastic coefficient of the second elastomer is k.sub.2, the mass of the bulb is m, and the numerical value of (k.sub.1+k.sub.2)/m is 2.0-20.0×10.sup.3N/(m×kg); preferably, the numerical value of (k.sub.1+k.sub.2)/m is 4.5-12×10.sup.3N/(m×kg); more preferably, the numerical value of (k.sub.1+k.sub.2)/m is 5-10×10.sup.3N/(m×kg).

6. The light emitting wheel according to claim 1, characterized in that, the material of the protective cover is transparent polypropylene or polyester; preferably, the protective cover is fixed on the hub of the wheel in an adhesion manner.

7. The light emitting wheel according to claim 1, characterized in that, the power supply is a lithium battery mounted with a remote control device.

8. The light emitting wheel according to claim 1, characterized in that, the conducting wire is integrated in the first elastomer and/or the second elastomer.

9. The light emitting wheel according to claim 1, characterized in that, the distance from the second point on the outer side of the wheel to the center of the wheel is 13-21 cm and is preferably 15-20 cm, for example, 16-18 cm.

10. The light emitting wheel according to claim 1, characterized in that, at a static state, the distance from the bulb to the center of the wheel is 3-9 cm and is preferably 4-7 cm, for example, 5 cm.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail in combination with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

(2) FIG. 1 is a front schematic diagram of a light emitting wheel in the embodiment 1;

(3) FIG. 2 is an internal schematic diagram of the front of the light emitting wheel in the embodiment 1;

(4) FIG. 3 is an internal schematic diagram of the back of the light emitting wheel in the embodiment 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Embodiment 1 Manufacture of Light Emitting Wheel

(5) Wire springs and a bulb are selected, and the (k.sub.1+k.sub.2)/m coefficients thereof are respectively:

(6) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 (k.sub.1 + k.sub.2)/m Coefficients of the Wire Springs and the Bulb (k.sub.1 + k.sub.2)/ Distance/cm from Distance/cm from the m coefficient the bulb 1 to the second point on the outer Group Unit: center of the wheel side of the wheel to the number 10.sup.3 N/(m × kg) at a static state center of the wheel 1 2.0 3 21 2 4.5 4 18 3 6.0 5 20 4 8.0 7 15 5 9.5 5 13 6 10.0 9 20 7 12.0 4 16 8 20.0 9 21

(7) The wire springs and the bulb are connected, one end of a first spring is connected to the bulb, and the other end of the first spring is connected to one end of a wheel spoke away from the center of a wheel hub; and one end of a second spring is connected to the bulb, and the other end of the second spring is connected to one end of a wheel spoke close to the center of the wheel hub. The bulb is connected with the power supply through the conducting wire, and the power supply is a lithium battery mounted on the inner side of the wheel hub.

(8) The aforementioned light emitting device is embedded and fixedly mounted on the molded wheel, one light emitting device is mounted on each wheel spoke, and the protective cover 7 made from transparent polypropylene plastic is used for packaging. The power supply 4 is controlled by the remote switch 8.

(9) Eight kinds of wheels in the embodiment are mounted on a sample vehicle, the remote switch 8 is turned on, and the vehicle is started. It can be observed that the bulb is lighted and a ring of light is formed due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision. When the vehicle is accelerated to 60 km/h, the ring of light is expanded. When the vehicle is accelerated to 120 km/h, the ring of light is further expanded. Wherein, for the fifth and sixth groups of light emitting wheels accelerated to 120 km/h, the ring of light is expanded to the maximum.

(10) Tests prove that, the higher the speed of the vehicle is, the larger the ring of light is, and thus the side of the vehicle is rich in dynamic effect and is eyecatching. When the speed of the vehicle is lower, the ring of light cannot be formed by the phenomenon of persistence of vision, at this moment, the bulb like a shooting star rotates on the surface of the wheel, thereby being poetic and beautiful.

(11) Those skilled in the art should be aware that, the elastic coefficients, the mounting positions and the length of the first elastomer and the second elastomer can be selected according to the designed speed of the vehicle, so as to locate the bulb on an expected position at an expected speed. For example, for high-speed vehicles such as a racing vehicle and the like, a higher elastic coefficient can be selected, so that at the running speed of the racing vehicle, the bulb just reaches at the edge of the wheel. For low-speed vehicles such as a vehicle for elderly mobility and the like, a lower elastic coefficient can be selected, so that at the running speed of the vehicle, the bulb just reaches at the edge of the wheel.

(12) Those skilled in the art should be aware that, the “first elastomer” and the “second elastomer” in the present invention can be polymer bands with elasticity or springs, and can also be elastomer systems composed of one or more elastomers. The above technical solutions all fall into the scope of the “elastomer” of the present invention on the premise of not departing from the inventive concept of the present invention.

(13) It is contemplated that any embodiment discussed in the description can be implemented by any method of the present invention, and vice versa. In addition, the device of the present invention can be used for implementing the method of the present invention.

(14) It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are displayed by way of illustration rather than limiting the method of the present invention. The main features of the present invention can be applied to various embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will recognize that, or numerous equivalents of the specific steps herein can be determined merely by routine experiments. Such equivalents are considered to be within the scope of the present invention and are encompassed by the claims.

(15) All publications and patent applications mentioned in the description indicate the level of those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. All publications and patent applications are herein incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each individual publication or patent application is specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference.

(16) When in combined with the term “comprising” in the claims and/or the description, the words “a” or “an” can refer to “an”, but also is consistent with the meanings of “one or more”, “at least one” and “one or more than one”. The term “or” used in the claims refers to “and/or”, unless explicitly indicated only refers to alternatives, or the alternatives are mutually exclusive, although the disclosure supports only referring to the alternatives and the definition of “and/or”. Throughout the present application, the term “about” is used for describing such a value, which comprises inherent variations for measuring errors of a device and a method of the value, or variations existing between study subjects.

(17) As used in the description and the claims (or a plurality of claims), the words “comprising” (and any form of “comprising”, such as “comprise and comprises”), “having” (and any form of “having”, such as “have” and “has”), “including” (and any form of “including”, such as “includes” and “include”) or “containing” (and any form of “containing”, such as “contains” and “contains”) are included or open-ended, and additional non-mentioned elements or method steps are not excluded.

(18) The term “or combinations thereof” used in this paper refers to all permutations and combinations of listed items preceding the term. For example, “A, B, C, or combinations thereof” is intended to include at least one of A, B, C, AB, AC, BC or ABC, and further includes at least one of BA, CA, CB, CBA, BCA, ACB, BAC or CAB, if the order is important in a particular context. Continuing with this example, repeated combinations comprising one or more items or terms are obviously included, for example, BB, AAA, MB, BBC, AAABCCCC, CBBAAA, CABABB, etc. Those skilled in the art will understand that, typically there is no limit on the number of items or terms in any combination, unless otherwise apparent from the context.

(19) According to the disclosure of the present invention, all devices and/or methods disclosed and claimed herein can be made and executed by non-excessive experiments. Although the device and the method of the present invention have been described in the form of preferred embodiments, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that, variations can be made to the device and/or the method in this paper and the steps of the method or the order of the steps of the method, without departing from the concept, spirit and scope of the present invention. It is apparent to those skilled in the art that, all such similar substitutes and modifications are deemed to be within the spirit, scope and concept of the present invention defined by the appended claims.