0001] The present disclosure described herein, in general, relates to the
assembly of vehicle components with each other and with a vehicle.
5 [0002] In particular, the present disclosure relates to an assembly of a gas
cylinder frame and a spare tire holder in a vehicle such that the assembly is rigid
which in turn helps in the absorption of load efficiently.
BACKGROUND
[0003] Various vehicle components like a gas cylinder frame and a spare tire
10 holder are often joined or connected before assembling in a rear vehicle floor to
save assembly time, facilitate ease of assembly and disassembly. In an existing
state of the art, the gas cylinder frame and the spare tire holder are connected or
assembled in such a manner that a pivot connection is formed between them. The
pivot connection helps in wrapping or folding either of the components within the
15 other component to ease the removal or insertion of both the components at the
same time from or into the vehicle in a folded state using the rear passenger door
of the vehicle and then unfolding the components for assembly. In a preferred or
desired aspect, the spare tire holder is folded into the gas cylinder frame owing to
its small size than the gas cylinder frame. The drawback with the existing state of
20 the art is that a rigid or tight assembly is not achieved between the components
and the rear vehicle floor that can absorb various load acting upon it. An obvious
solution to such a problem is to assemble the components, i.e., the gas cylinder
frame and the spare tire holder separately without connecting them but the
solution will then not be able to facilitate ease in the insertion or assembling these
25 components inside the vehicle in a prespecified time.
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[0004] In view of the above, there is a need to provide an alternate solution
wherein the gas cylinder frame and the spare tire holder can be stayed connected
for ease in the insertion or assembly and also provides rigidity to their assembly.
OBJECTS OF THE DISCLOSURE
5 [0005] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one
embodiment herein satisfy, are listed hereinbelow.
[0006] It is a general or primary object of the present disclosure to provide an
assembly of a gas cylinder frame and a spare tire holder that provides rigidity after
mounting it over a rear vehicle floor and also enables folding of the spare tire
10 holder within the gas cylinder frame to provide ease in an insertion or removal of
the assembly into or from the vehicle.
[0007] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide rigidity to an
assembly of the above-mentioned assembly of a gas cylinder frame and a spare
tire holder with a rear support panel and vehicle floor so that a load can be
15 absorbed efficiently.
[0008] These and other objects and advantages will become more apparent
when reference is made to the following description and accompanying drawings.
SUMMARY
[0009] This summary is provided to introduce concepts related to an assembly
20 of a gas cylinder frame and a spare tire holder in a vehicle. The concepts are
further described below in the detailed description. This summary is not intended
to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it
intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.
[0010] The subject matter disclosed herein relates to an assembly of a gas
25 cylinder frame and a spare tire holder in a vehicle. The assembly comprises a first
bracket welded with the gas cylinder frame. The first bracket has a horizontal
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surface formed with a first hole away from the gas cylinder frame and a second
hole near the gas cylinder frame. The assembly further includes a second bracket
welded at the spare tire holder, a third bracket mounted above the horizontal
surface of the first bracket, and fasted with the second hole of the first bracket, a
5 fourth bracket welded above a horizontal surface of the second bracket. In an
aspect, vertical surfaces of the third bracket and the fourth bracket are connected
to each other through a pin to provide a hinge connection between the gas cylinder
frame and the spare tire holder.
[0011] In an aspect, after mounting the assembly on a vehicle floor, the fourth
10 bracket is fastened with the second bracket in the first hole of the first bracket
using a second fastener through the coinciding holes of the fourth bracket, the
second bracket, and the first bracket.
[0012] In an aspect, an end of a transverse pipe of the spare tire holder is
provided with a fifth bracket bolted to a sixth bracket which is welded with a rear
15 support panel of the vehicle.
[0013] In an aspect, an end of the first transverse pipe of the spare tire holder
is supported on a seventh bracket mounted on a long member of the rear vehicle
floor.
[0014] In an aspect, the first bracket and the second bracket have a U-shaped
20 cross-section.
[0015] In an aspect, the second bracket is an L-shaped bracket.
[0016] In an aspect, the first bracket is welded with a base plate or a holding
pipe structure of the gas cylinder frame.
[0017] To further understand the characteristics and technical contents of the
25 present subject matter, a description relating thereto will be made with reference
to the accompanying drawings. However, the drawings are illustrative only but
not used to limit the scope of the present subject matter.
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[0018] Various objects, features, aspects, and advantages of the inventive
subject matter will become more apparent from the following detailed description
of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in which
like numerals represent like components.
5 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only
typical embodiments of the present subject matter and are therefore not to be
considered for limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally
effective embodiments. The detailed description is described with reference to the
10 accompanying figures. The illustrated embodiments of the subject matter will be
best understood by reference to the drawings, wherein like parts are designated by
like numerals throughout. The following description is intended only by way of
example, and simply illustrates certain selected embodiments of devices, systems,
and methods that are consistent with the subject matter as claimed herein,
15 wherein:
[0020] FIG. 1 illustrates an assembly of a gas cylinder frame and a spare tire
holder in accordance with the present disclosure;
[0021] FIGS. 2A-2E illustrate a magnified view of how the components of the
assembly that is illustrated in FIG.1 are connected in accordance with the present
20 disclosure; and
[0022] FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate an assembly of the assembly that is
illustrated in FIG. 1 with a rear support panel and vehicle floor in accordance with
the present disclosure.
[0023] The figures depict embodiments of the present subject matter for the
25 purposes of illustration only. A person skilled in the art will easily recognize from
the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and
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methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles
of the disclosure described herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] The detailed description of various exemplary embodiments of the
5 disclosure is described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings. It
should be noted that the embodiments are described herein in such details as to
communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of details provided herein is
not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary,
the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling
10 within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended
claims.
[0025] It is also to be understood that various arrangements may be devised
that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of
the present disclosure. Moreover, all statements herein reciting principles, aspects,
15 and embodiments of the present disclosure, as well as specific examples, are
intended to encompass equivalents thereof.
[0026] The terminology used herein is to describe particular embodiments
only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein,
the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as
20 well, unless the context indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the
terms “comprises”, “comprising”, “includes” and/or “including” when used
herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations,
elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one
or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or
25 groups thereof.
[0027] It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the
functions/acts noted may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example,
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two figures shown in succession may be executed concurrently or may sometimes
be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality/acts involved.
[0028] Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific
terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of
5 ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further
understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should
be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the
context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly
formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
10 [0029] Various embodiments and/or implementations described herein
discloses an assembly of a gas cylinder frame and a spare tire holder. The
assembly includes a pair of first brackets welded with a base plate or a holding
pipe structure of the gas cylinder frame. Each of the pair of first brackets having a
horizontal surface formed with a first hole away from the gas cylinder frame and a
15 second hole near the gas cylinder frame.
[0030] The assembly further includes a pair of second brackets, each having a
vertical surface welded at a first end of a first transverse pipe of the spare tire
holder. Further, each of the pair of second brackets is being welded opposite to
each of the pair of first brackets of the gas cylinder frame and having a horizontal
20 surface formed with a hole that coincides with the first hole of each of the pair of
first brackets.
[0031] The assembly further includes a pair of third brackets each having a
horizontal surface formed with a hole coinciding with the second hole formed at
the horizontal surface of each of the pair of first brackets. Each of the pair of third
25 brackets is being fastened on top of the horizontal surface of each of the pair of
first brackets by a pair of first fasteners through the coinciding holes of each of
the pair of third brackets and first brackets.
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[0032] The assembly further includes a pair of fourth brackets welded on top
of the horizontal surface of each of the pair of second brackets, each of the pair of
fourth brackets having a horizontal surface formed with a hole coinciding with the
hole of each of the pair of second brackets and the first hole of each of the pair of
5 first brackets.
[0033] In an aspect of the present disclosure, the assembly includes a pair of
pins, each connecting vertical surfaces of each of the pair of third brackets and
fourth brackets to provide a hinge connection between the gas cylinder frame and
the spare tire holder. Such a hinge connection between the gas cylinder frame and
10 the spare tire holder makes the assembly compact for easy ingress through the rear
passenger doors for the mounting of the assembly on the vehicle floor.
[0034] After mounting the assembly on the vehicle floor, the fourth brackets
are fastened with the first brackets and the second brackets using a pair of second
fasteners through the coinciding holes of the fourth brackets, the second brackets,
15 and the first brackets.
Exemplary Embodiments
[0035] In the following detailed description of the embodiments of the
disclosure, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part
hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in
20 which the disclosure may be practiced. These embodiments are described in
sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the disclosure, and it
is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that changes may
be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The
following description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense.
25 [0036] Hereinafter, a description of an embodiment with several components
in communication with each other does not imply that all such components are
required. On the contrary, a variety of optional components are described to
illustrate the wide variety of possible embodiments of the present disclosure.
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[0037] Reference is made to FIG. 1 that shows an assembly of a gas cylinder
frame 100 and a spare tire holder 102 that can provide rigidity after mounting it
over rear vehicle floor and further enables folding of the spare tire holder 102
within the gas cylinder frame 100 to provide ease in the insertion or removal of
5 the assembly into or from the vehicle. The gas cylinder frame 100 is bigger in size
than the spare tire holder 102 as can be seen from FIG. 1. The assembly comprises
or the assembly is formed by the connection of a pair of first brackets, a pair of
second brackets, a pair of third brackets, a pair of fourth brackets and a pair of
pins (not differentiable clearly and not provided with reference numerals in FIG.
10 1) with each other and are further attached with the gas cylinder frame 100 and
the spare tire holder 102 directly or indirectly. Each of the pair of first brackets is
either connected with a base plate 100a or holding pipe structure 100b of the gas
cylinder frame 100 that can be perceived from FIG. 1. In a preferred aspect, each
of the pair of first brackets is welded with either the base plate 100a or the holding
15 pipe structure 100b of the gas cylinder frame 100. Similarly, each of the pair of
second brackets is connected preferably by welding with a first end of a first and
second transverse pipes 102a, 102b, respectively of the spare tire holder 102 that
can also be perceived from FIG. 1.
[0038] FIGS. 2A-2E show a magnified view of how the components of the
20 assembly that is shown in FIG. 1 are connected with each other, the gas cylinder
frame 100 and the spare tire holder 102 near the base plate 100a of the gas
cylinder frame 100 or front end of the assembly as indicated in FIG. 1. The
connection of the components of the assembly corresponds in the same manner at
the holding pipe structure 100b of the gas cylinder frame 100 or back end of the
25 assembly as indicated in FIG. 1 and is, therefore, not described for the sake of
brevity. FIG. 2A shows a connection of the first bracket 200 with the base plate
100a of the gas cylinder frame 100 and a connection of a second bracket 202 with
a first end of a first transverse pipe 102a of the spare tire holder 102. In a
preferred aspect, the pair of first brackets 200 is welded with the base plate 100a
30 or holding pipe structure 100b of the gas cylinder frame 100. The first bracket 200
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has a horizontal surface 200a formed with a first hole H1 and a second hole H2 at
a distance from the first hole H1. Each of the pair of second brackets 202 has a
vertical surface 202a that is welded with the first end of the first transverse pipe
102a or second transverse pipe 102b. Also, each of the pair of second brackets
5 202 comprises a horizontal surface 202b formed with a hole H3. In an aspect, the
pair of second brackets 202 is an L-shaped bracket visible in FIG. 2A. Further, the
pair of first brackets 200 and the pair of second brackets 202 have a U-shaped
cross-section. The second bracket 202 of the spare tire holder 102 is welded
opposite to the first bracket 200 of the gas cylinder frame 100 and connected in
10 such a way that the hole H3 of the second bracket 202 coincides with the first hole
H1 of the first bracket 200 as shown in FIG. 2B.
[0039] As shown in FIG. 2C, a third bracket 204 is provided or mounted on
the horizontal surface 200a of the first bracket 200. The third bracket 204 has a
horizontal surface 204a and a vertical surface 204b. The horizontal surface 204a is
15 formed with a hole H4 that coincides with the second hole H2 formed at the
horizontal surface 200a of the first bracket 200. The third bracket 204 is then
fastened on the top of the horizontal surface 200a of the first bracket 200 by a first
fastener 206 through the coinciding holes H4 and H2 of the third bracket 204 and
the first bracket 200 as shown in FIG. 2D. A fourth bracket 208 is also provided
20 that is welded on the top of the horizontal surface 202b of the second bracket 202.
The fourth bracket 208 has a horizontal surface 208a formed with a hole H5 that
coincides with the hole H3 of the second bracket 202 and the first hole H1 of the
first bracket 200 as shown in FIG. 2D. The fourth bracket 208 also has a vertical
surface 208b that is connected with the vertical surface 204b of the third bracket
25 with the help of a pin 210 that provides a hinge movement between the gas
cylinder frame 100 and the spare tire holder 102 so that the spare tire holder 102
can be folded within the gas cylinder frame 100 thereby providing ease in the
insertion or removal of the assembly into or from the vehicle. The same
connection of another third bracket 204, fourth bracket 208, and a pin 210 with
30 each other and with the first bracket 200 and the second bracket 202 are
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established at the back end of the assembly. In an aspect, the holes H1, H2, H3,
H4, and H5 of the pair of first brackets 200, second brackets 202, third brackets
206, and fourth brackets 208 are of the same diameter.
[0040] To provide rigidity to the assembly after the assembly is mounted on
5 the rear vehicle floor in an unfolded state, the fourth bracket 208 is locked with
the first bracket 200 and the second bracket 202 with the help of a second fastener
212 through the coinciding holes H5, H3, H1 of each of the pair of fourth brackets
208, second brackets 202 and first brackets 200 as shown in FIG. 2E at the front
as well as the back end of the assembly. In a preferred aspect, the pair of first
10 fasteners 206 and second fasteners 212 used but not limited to bolts.
[0041] To further provide rigidity to the assembly of the above-described
assembly of the gas cylinder frame 100 and the spare tire holder 102 with the rear
vehicle floor a second end of the second transverse pipe 102b of the spare tire
holder 102 is provided with a fifth bracket 300 which is welded to the second end
15 of the second transverse pipe 102b. Further, the fifth bracket 300 is bolted to a
sixth bracket 302 which is welded with a rear support panel 306 of the vehicle as
shown in FIG. 3A and a second end of the first transverse pipe 102a of the spare
tire holder 102 are supported on a seventh bracket 304 mounted on a long member
of the rear vehicle floor as shown in FIG. 3B. This will in turn help in the
20 absorption of a load of other vehicle components efficiently.
TECHNICAL ADVANTAGES
[0042] The present disclosure provides an assembly of a gas cylinder frame
and a spare tire holder that provides rigidity after mounting it over a rear vehicle
floor and also enables folding of the spare tire holder within the gas cylinder
25 frame to provide ease in the insertion or removal of the assembly into or from the
vehicle.
[0043] The present disclosure provides rigidity to an assembly of the abovementioned assembly of a gas cylinder frame and a spare tire holder with a rear
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support panel and vehicle floor that in turn helps in the absorption of a load of
other vehicle components efficiently.
[0044] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the present
disclosure, other and further embodiments of the present disclosure may be
5 devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the
invention is determined by the claims that follow. The present disclosure is not
limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included
to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the present
disclosure when combined with information and knowledge available to the
10 person having ordinary skill in the art.

We claim:

1. An assembly of a gas cylinder frame (100) and a spare tire holder (102)
comprising:
a first bracket (200) welded with the gas cylinder frame (100), the first
5 bracket (200) having a horizontal surface (200a) formed with a first hole (H1)
away from the gas cylinder frame (100) and a second hole (H2) near the gas
cylinder frame (100);
a second bracket (202) welded at the spare tire holder (102);
a third bracket (204) mounted above the horizontal surface (200a) of the
10 first bracket (200) and fasted with the second hole (H2) of the first bracket (200);
a fourth bracket (208) welded above a horizontal surface (202b) of the
second bracket (202),
wherein vertical surfaces (204b, 208b) of the third bracket (204) and the
fourth bracket (208) are connected to each other through a pin (210) to provide a
15 hinge connection between the gas cylinder frame (100) and the spare tire holder
(102).
2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein after mounting the
assembly on a vehicle floor, the fourth bracket (208) is fastened with first bracket
(200) and second bracket (202) in the first hole (H1) using a second fastener (212)
20 through the coinciding holes (H5, H3, H1) of the fourth bracket (208), the second
bracket (202) and the first bracket (200).
3. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein an end of a second
transverse pipe (102b) of the spare tire holder (102) is supported on a fifth bracket
25 (300) bolted to a sixth bracket (302) which is welded to a rear support panel (306)
of the vehicle.
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4. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein one end of the first
transverse pipe (102a) of the spare tire holder (102) is supported on a seventh
bracket (304) mounted on a long member of the rear vehicle floor.
5 5. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first bracket (200) and
the second bracket (202) have a U-shaped cross-section.
6. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second bracket (202) is
an L-shaped bracket.
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7. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first bracket (200) is
welded with a base plate (100a) or a holding pipe structure (100b) of the gas
cylinder frame (100).