Invention Application
- Patent Title: Tire/Wheel Assembly
- Patent Title (中): 轮胎/车轮装配
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Application No.: US10567093Application Date: 2004-06-08
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Publication No.: US20080295938A1Publication Date: 2008-12-04
- Inventor: Mitsuru Naito
- Applicant: Mitsuru Naito
- Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Priority: JP2003-297300 20030821
- International Application: PCT/JP04/07950 WO 20040608
- Main IPC: B60C17/10
- IPC: B60C17/10 ; B60C17/04

Abstract:
Disclosed is a tire/wheel assembly allowed to still further enhance run-flat durability thereof with a simple configuration. A tire/wheel assembly of the present invention is a tire/wheel assembly where a run-flat support member inserted, coaxially with a rim, in a cavity portion of a pneumatic tire. The tire/wheel assembly is formed of a configuration where a retention groove for lubricant on an inner peripheral surface of the pneumatic tire is provided in a manner that the retention groove is faced at least to an apex of the run-flat support member.
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