TIRE TREAD WIPER

Abstract

A mat for cleaning tyre tread of mud, sand and other similar dirt which can accumulate in the tyre tread, made of hot-galvanised steel grating (1) with brushes (2) in a form of cubes (2a) placed in the grating meshes, with bristle (2b) fixed in the cubes (2a) and protruding above the upper surface of the grating (1), whereby the brushes (2) in the grating (1) are fixed in a hot-galvanised steel supporting structure combined with the grating (1), with seats (4) in the supporting structure with embedded brushes (2) and seats (5) with embedded flat bars (1a) making the grating (1) is characterised by that the supporting structure has a form of strips (3) with seats (4) for embedding the brushes (2) profiled alternately along their length and seats (5) where the flat bars (1a) making the grating (1) are inserted, whereby the upper surface of the flat bars (1a) is welded to the surface of the strips (3) adjacent to them.

Claims

1. A tyre tread cleaning mat made of a hot-galvanised steel grating with brushes in a form of cubes placed in grating meshes, with bristle fixed in the cubes and protruding above an upper surface of the grating, wherein the brushes in the grating are fixed in a hot-galvanised steel supporting structure combined with the grating, with seats in the supporting structure with embedded brushes and seats with embedded flat bars that make the grating, wherein the supporting structure has a form of strips (3) with seats (4) for embedding the brushes (2) profiled alternately along their length and seats (5) where the flat bars (1a) that make the grating (1) are inserted, wherein an upper surface of the flat bars (1a) is welded to a surface of the strips (3) adjacent to them which make the bottoms of the seats (5) for the flat bars (1a).

2. The tyre tread cleaning mat according to claim 1, wherein the mat is composed of rectangular grating (1) with rectangular meshes.

3. The tyre tread cleaning mat according to claim 2, wherein the grating (1) is in a form of a framework with flat bars (1a) arranged one next to another and with bars (1b) crossing them at a right angle.

4. The tyre tread cleaning mat according to claim 1, wherein in one mesh of grating (1) one brush (2) is placed, wherein individual, selected meshes of grating (1) can remain empty.

5. The tyre tread cleaning mat according to claim 1, wherein the supporting structure has a form of many parallel strips (3), wherein one strip (3) holds one row of meshes.

6. The tyre tread cleaning mat according to claim 1, wherein along the longest side of each strip (3) there are the profiled upward oriented seats (4) located, wherein the brushes (2) and the downward oriented seats (5) are fixed.

7. The tyre tread cleaning mat according to claim 1, wherein the seats (4) for the brushes (2) and the seats (5) for the flat bars (1a) in the strips 3 are arranged alternatelya one seat (4) for the brush (2) between the seats (5) for the adjacent flat bars (1a).

8. The tyre tread cleaning mat according to claim 1, wherein the grating (1) comprises the 2-5 mm thick and 20-70 mm wide flat bars (1a), the 0.5-1.0 mm thick and 20-70 mm wide strip (3), and the 2-5 mm diameter bars (1b).

9. The tyre tread cleaning mat according to claim 1, wherein a cube of the brush (2) in the strip (3) is fixed by the catch (6) formed on its lower surface in a form of two noses resting on feet, arranged in parallel to one another and oriented in the opposite directions, wherein one nose overlaps one edge and the other nose overlaps the other, opposite edge of a rectangular hole (7) made in each seat (4) of the strip (3).

10. The tyre tread cleaning mat according to claim 1, wherein the cube (2a) of the brush (2) along its whole side edges has tabs which overlap the opposite edges of the seat (4) side walls what stabilises a position of the cube (2a) in the supporting structure, wherein the cube 2a of the brush 2 along its whole side edges has tabs which overlap the opposite edges of the seat 4 side walls what stabilises a position of the cube (2a) in the supporting structure, and wherein the cube (2a) of the brush (2) with the catch 6 is made as one element.

11. The tyre tread cleaning mat according to claim 1, wherein the brushes (2) in the grating (1) are arranged in all meshes or in a chessboard pattern, wherein the brush (2) is made of plastic, wherein the cube (2a) of the brush (2) with the catch (6) is made as one element.

12. The tyre tread cleaning mat according to claim 1, wherein the brushes (2) in the grating (1) are arranged in all meshes or in a chessboard pattern.

13. The tyre tread cleaning mat according to claim 1, wherein creating a supporting structure for the brushes, in a form of the strips welded with the grating, accelerates the mat production process.

14. The tyre tread cleaning mat according to claim 1, wherein combining the supporting structure of the brushes with the grating by welding eliminates the problem of premature erosion.

15. The tyre tread cleaning mat according to claim 1, wherein the mat allows a transfer of much higher loads caused by the vehicle wheels onto the cleaning components, wherein a more stable structure enables equipping the cleaning grating with anti-slip elements at sloped ramps and with drying elements.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] The subject of the disclosure is presented in the drawing, where

[0012] FIG. 1 shows the side view of the strip embedded in the grating shown in a cross-section along the strip length;

[0013] FIG. 2 shows a part of the strip and the grating presented in FIG. 1 in magnification;

[0014] FIG. 3 shows the axonometric view of the mat;

[0015] FIG. 4 shows the axonometric view of the corner part of the mat grating with a part of one strip with one brush decomposed;

[0016] FIG. 5 shows the axonometric view of the corner part of the grating;

[0017] FIG. 6 shows the axonometric view of the strip; and

[0018] FIG. 7 shows the axonometric view of the brush.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0019] The description of illustrative embodiments according to principles of the present solution is intended to be read in connection with the accompanying drawings, which are to be considered part of the entire written description. In the description of embodiments of the solution disclosed herein, any reference to direction or orientation is merely intended for convenience of description and is not intended in any way to limit the scope of the present solution. Relative terms such as lower, upper, horizontal, vertical, above, below, up, down, top and bottom as well as derivative thereof (e.g. horizontally, downwardly, upwardly, etc.) should be construed to refer to the orientation as then described or as shown in the drawing under discussion. There relative terms are for convenience of description only and do not require that the apparatus be constructed or operated in a particular orientation unless explicitly indicated as such. Terms such as attached, affixed, connected, coupled, interconnected, and similar refer to a relationship wherein structures are secured or attached to one another either directly or indirectly through intervening structures, as well as both moveable or rigid attachments or relationships, unless expressly described otherwise. Moreover, the features and benefits of the solution are illustrated by reference to the exemplified embodiments.

[0020] Accordingly, the solution expressly should not be limited to such exemplary embodiments illustrating some possible non-limited combination of features that may exist alone or in other combination of features; the scope of the invention being defined by the claims appended hereto. This disclosure describes the best mode or modules of practicing the invention as presently contemplated. This description is not intended to be understood in a limiting sense, but provides an example of the invention presented solely for illustrative purposes by reference to the accompanying drawings to advise one of ordinary skill in the art of the advantages and construction of the invention. In the various views of the drawings, like reference characters designate like or similar parts.

[0021] A tyre tread cleaning mat in the embodiment according to the present disclosure is composed of rectangular grating 1 with rectangular meshes. Grating 1 has a form of a framework with flat bars 1a arranged one next to another and with bars 1b crossing them at a right angle. In every mesh of grating 1 there are brushes 2 in a form of cubes 2a, with bristle 2b fixed in cubes 2a and protruding above the upper surface of grating 1. In one mesh of grating 1 one brush 2 is placed, whereby individual/selected meshes of grating 1 can also be empty. Brushes 2 in grating 1 are fixed in a supporting structure combined with grating 1, whereby the supporting structure has a form of many parallel strips 3one strip 3 holds one row of meshes. Along the longest side of each strip 3 there are profiled upward oriented seats 4 located, where brushes 2 are fixed, and downward oriented seats 5, where flat bar 1a which makes the grating is inserted. Seats 4 for brushes 2 and seats 5 for flat bars 1a in strips 3 are arranged alternatelyone seat 4 for brush 2 between seats 5 for adjacent flat bars 1a. Grating 1 and strips 3 which form the supporting structure for brushes 2 are made of hot-galvanised steel. The upper surface of each flat bar 1a is welded with the surfaces of strips 3 adjacent to it, or more precisely with the surfaces of strips 3 sections which make the bottoms of seats 5 for flat bars 1ain FIG. 2 item Z. The following are preferably used to make grating 1: 2-5 mm thick and 20-70 mm wide flat bars 1a, 0.5-1.0 mm thick and 20-70 mm wide strip 3, and 2-5 mm diameter bars 1b. Strip 3 is welded with grating 1 using known and common methods of galvanised steel welding. For instance, a welding machine can be used for welding, in order to weld elements by accurately controlling the current and pressure exerted on the welded area. The cube of brush 2 in strip 3 is fixed by catch 6 formed on its lower surface in a form of two noses resting on feet, arranged in parallel to one another and oriented in the opposite directions, where one nose overlaps one edge and the other nose overlaps the other, opposite, edge of a rectangular hole 7 made in each seat 4 of strip 3. Cube 2a of brush 2 along its whole side edges has tabs which overlap the opposite edges of seat 4 side walls. The above stabilises the position of cube 2a in the supporting structure. Cube 2a of brush 2 with catch 6 is made as one element. Brushes 2 in grating 1 are arranged in all meshes or in a chessboard pattern. Brush 2 is made of plastic.

[0022] While the present invention has been described at some length and with some particularity with respect to the several described embodiments, it is not intended that is should be limited to any such particulars or embodiments or any particular embodiment, but it is to be construed with references to be appended claims so as to provide the broadest possible interpretation of such claims in view of the prior art and, therefore, to effectively encompass the intended scope of the invention. Furthermore, the foregoing describes the invention in terms of embodiments foreseen by the inventor for which an enabling description was available, notwithstanding that insubstantial modifications of the invention, not presently foreseen, may nonetheless represent equivalents thereto.