Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tire/wheel assembly and run-flat support member
- Patent Title (中): 轮胎/车轮组装和平板支撑构件
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Application No.: US10541843Application Date: 2004-02-19
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Publication No.: US07287566B2Publication Date: 2007-10-30
- Inventor: Mitsuru Naito , Atsushi Tanno
- Applicant: Mitsuru Naito , Atsushi Tanno
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd
- Priority: JP2003-043892 20030221; JP2003-043900 20030221
- International Application: PCT/JP2004/001913 WO 20040219
- International Announcement: WO2004/074015 WO 20040902
- Main IPC: B60C17/00
- IPC: B60C17/00 ; B60C17/04 ; B60C5/00

Abstract:
A tire/wheel assembly comprising a wheel having a rim, a pneumatic tire mounted on the rim of the wheel and a run-flat support member disposed in the cavity of the pneumatic tire. The run-flat support member includes an annular shell and elastic rings. The annular shell has a support surface located radially outward and two leg portions formed radially inward in a straddling state. The elastic rings support the leg portions on the rim. The annular shell is configured such that an annular cavity portion surrounded by the run-flat support member and the pneumatic tire has a cross-sectional area that varies in the circumferential direction of the tire.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060113018A1 Tire/wheel assembly and run-flat support member Public/Granted day:2006-06-01
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