Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Noise damper for pneumatic tire
- Patent Title (中): 充气轮胎噪音阻尼器
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Application No.: US10212114Application Date: 2002-08-06
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Publication No.: US06880597B2Publication Date: 2005-04-19
- Inventor: Naoki Yukawa , Masami Nishikawa , Chieko Aoki , Hideaki Sugihara
- Applicant: Naoki Yukawa , Masami Nishikawa , Chieko Aoki , Hideaki Sugihara
- Applicant Address: JP Kobe
- Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kobe
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch LLP
- Priority: JP11-365465 19991222; JP11-365467 19991222; JP11-365468 19991222; JP11-365469 19991222; JP11-374870 19991228; JP11-374872 19991228
- Main IPC: B60B21/12
- IPC: B60B21/12 ; B60C19/00 ; B60B21/02 ; B60B19/00

Abstract:
A tire noise damper to be disposed in an annular tire hollow formed between a wheel rim an a pneumatic tire mounted thereon, the damper made of a flexible material and comprising a base to be secured to the wheel rim and at least one flap extending from the base to be risen radially outwards from the wheel rim by centrifugal force during running to block the annular tire hollow. For example, the damper comprises at least one annular elastic band to be put around the wheel rim, the annular band provided with at least one U-cut for forming a flap, and the base is formed by the remaining annular portion of the band. In another example, the damper is made of a strip of the fixable material having a certain length, the base is formed by one end portion of the strip, and the flap is formed by the remaining portion of the strip.
Public/Granted literature
- US20030041942A1 Noise damper for pneumatic tire Public/Granted day:2003-03-06
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