摘要:
A compressor unit (38) for supplying pressurized medium to a tire mounted on a vehicle wheel rim (34) is proposed, having a compressor (58) for exerting pressure on a fluid medium that is to be conveyed into the tire. The compressor unit (38) is dimensioned to be accommodated in a center bore (44) of the vehicle wheel rim (34) when the vehicle wheel rim (34) is in the mounted state on a wheel hub (62); and the compressor (58) can be driven by a drive unit (56) positioned in the vicinity of the center bore (44) of the vehicle wheel rim (34). A vehicle wheel rim (34) having a pressurized medium supply device (22) for a tire that is mounted on the vehicle wheel rim (34) is also proposed, as well as a vehicle having a vehicle wheel that includes such a vehicle wheel rim (34). A device for providing a vehicle wheel mounted energy supply is also proposed.
摘要:
A control valve is disclosed for controlling the pressure of a tire cavity during operation of a pump having a pump inlet and a pump outlet, said tire having said tire cavity and a valve stem having a distal end. The control valve comprises: a valve body having a pump inlet chamber, a pump outlet chamber, and a control chamber, wherein a first check valve is positioned in the pump inlet chamber so that the first check valve is located between an air inlet and a pump inlet port, said valve body further comprising a second check valve positioned in the pump outlet chamber, said second check valve being positioned between a pump outlet port and a main pressure chamber, said valve body further comprising a relief valve positioned in the control chamber, said relief valve having an inlet end in fluid communication with a main pressure chamber and an outlet end in fluid communication with the atmosphere; wherein the main pressure chamber is in fluid communication with the pump outlet chamber; and wherein the control valve is configured for the main pressure chamber being in fluid communication with the distal end of the tire valve stem.
摘要:
All tire systems, including tire systems that include self-inflating devices, need to have the ability to regularly and reliably monitor and report vehicle and tire conditions for safety reasons. For a self-inflating tire, this can be accomplished by monitoring the operation of the self-inflation system, and assessing if it is consistent with a tire in good condition.
摘要:
A method of forming a connecting member (32, 52) in an air maintenance tire (12, 50) is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: providing a tire that includes a sidewall (34), the sidewall being formed with an annular groove (38) which receives an annular air tube (20), the annular air tube including a first end (24) receiving a first fitting (40) and a second end (30) receiving a second fitting (42); forming a recess (54) in the tire sidewall (34) along the annular groove (38) at a location where the first end (24) of the annular air tube (20) is adjacent the second end (30) of the annular air tube (20); providing a mold (70) being formed with a cavity (74); removably securing the first fitting (40) in the cavity (74) and removably securing the second fitting (42) in the cavity (74); positioning the mold (70) on a surface of the sidewall (34); introducing at least one of an elastomer and a polymer into the mold cavity (74); and heating the mold (70), whereby the connecting member (32, 52) is formed on the sidewall (34). Also, a respective connecting member (32, 52) and a tire comprising such a member (32, 52) is disclosed.
摘要:
A compression device for a self-inflating tire is provided that includes a first surface made from a flexible memory material, where the first surface is mechanically connected to a pumping chamber, where the first surface includes a first arm, a second arm and a fulcrum along an X-Y plane, where the fulcrum is disposed between the first arm and the second arm, an arc-shape length along a Y-Z plane that is configured to conform to an inner surface of a tire, a first state, where when in the first state, the first surface conforms to an unloaded, pressurized inner surface of the tire, and a second state, where when in the second state, the first surface collapses radially outward about the fulcrum by the first arm and the second arm, where air is drawn in from the atmosphere and pushed through the pumping chamber into the tire.
摘要:
An air maintenance assembly for dual- mounted tires and a method for maintaining air pressure within tandem mounted tires is disclosed. The assembly (10) comprises: a first tire and second tire (12, 14) mounted in a side-by-side dual relationship to an axle (16), the first and the second tire (12, 14) being each mounted respectively to a first rim and a second rim (13, 15) and each of the first and the second tires (12, 14) having a tire cavity (22, 24) bounded by first and second sidewalls (18, 20) extending to a tire tread region (28); a control valve assembly (40) including a control valve housing (46) having an internal air passageway (48), the control valve housing (46) being attached to an elongate valve stem (42) projecting from the rim (13) of the first tire (12), the control valve housing (46) being external to the tire cavity (22), the elongate valve stem (42) projecting outward from a control valve housing cavity and being operative to direct pressurized air into the internal air passageway (48) and into the tire cavity (22) of the first tire (12) and into the tire cavity (24) of the second tire (14), the first sidewall (18) of the first tire (12) having an elongate sidewall air passageway (34) therein; a connecting tube (38) connected to the air passageway (34) and to the control valve housing (46), the connecting tube (38) being operative to direct pressurized air into the control valve housing internal air passageway (48) as the tire rolls over a ground surface; wherein the control valve housing (46) has first and second outlet tubes (62, 64) having internal air passageways operable to selectively conduct pressurized air into the first tire cavity (22) and into the second tire cavity (24) on an as-needed basis.
摘要:
An air maintenance tire having an elongate groove (32) located within a first sidewall (18), the groove (32) comprising an elongate channel (34) and an elongate access passage (40) extending at an incline from the channel (34) to an access opening (42) located at an outward surface (58) of the first sidewall (18), a tube (56) positioned within the channel (34), and a cover strip (46) attached to the first sidewall (18) and closing the access opening (42), wherein the cover strip (46) and the access opening (42) are positioned at the outward surface (58) of the first sidewall (18) at a higher radial location on the first sidewall (18) than the channel (34) location and/or the cover strip (46) is positioned along the first sidewall (18) a distance from the first bead region greater than the distance of the channel (34) from the first bead region.