Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Runflat tire system and support ring therefor
- Patent Title (中): 润滑轮胎系统及其支撑环
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Application No.: US11355994Application Date: 2006-02-17
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Publication No.: US07337814B2Publication Date: 2008-03-04
- Inventor: Takaaki Ishida , Yurie Tanami , Yasuhiro Kubota , Masatoshi Tanaka
- Applicant: Takaaki Ishida , Yurie Tanami , Yasuhiro Kubota , Masatoshi Tanaka
- Applicant Address: JP Kobe-shi, Hyogo-Ken
- Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kobe-shi, Hyogo-Ken
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: JP2005-059307 20050303
- Main IPC: B60C17/04
- IPC: B60C17/04 ; B60C5/00 ; B60C19/00

Abstract:
A runflat tire system comprises a pneumatic tire, a wheel rim on which the pneumatic tire is mounted, and a support ring made of an elastic material and disposed in a cavity surrounded by an inner surface of the rim and an inner surface of the tire mounted thereon, wherein the support ring comprises an annular body extending in a circumferential direction of the tire and being provided with a plurality of recesses each opening at the cavity, and at least two sound reflectors each being attached to the recess and including an outer surface made of a non-porous material so as to reflect sound in the cavity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060196588A1 Runflat tire system and support ring therefor Public/Granted day:2006-09-07
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