摘要:
The invention concerns a locking for mounting a tyre on a vehicle hub, said mounting ring being designed to receive a tyre bead in an assembly for mounting said tyre on said hub of a vehicle. The invention is characterized in that said locking ring consists of a polymeric envelope and an incompressible reinforcing element, the two elements being separable.
摘要:
A multi-piece safety wheel includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced, interlocking bosses and tabs on the inner rim portion and outer rim portion. In the event of improper disassembly of the wheel with an inflated tire mounted thereon, any failure of the wheel assembly fasteners will result in the outer rim portion separating from the inner rim portion a sufficient distance to vent air pressure from within the tire, at which point the interlocking bosses and tabs resist further movement of the outer rim portion. The outer rim portion is thereby resisted from becoming a potentially dangerous projectile. A method of safely deflating the tire upon improper disassembly of the multi-piece safety wheel is also provided.
摘要:
A multi-piece safety wheel includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced, interlocking bosses and tabs on the inner rim portion and outer rim portion. In the event of improper disassembly of the wheel with an inflated tire mounted thereon, any failure of the wheel assembly fasteners will result in the outer rim portion separating from the inner rim portion a sufficient distance to vent air pressure from within the tire, at which point the interlocking bosses and tabs resist further movement of the outer rim portion. The outer rim portion is thereby resisted from becoming a potentially dangerous projectile. A method of safely deflating the tire upon improper disassembly of the multi-piece safety wheel is also provided.
摘要:
A bead (220) of the tire is placed against a side rim (204) that is movable with respect to the wheel base (202). The side rim (204) is moved along the axis of the wheel base (202) and against the tire bead (220) to couple the tire to the wheel. The side rim (204) may be moved via a threaded coupling (206) between the side rim (204) and the wheel base (202).
摘要:
A technique for reducing the likelihood of fatigue damage to a wheel rim assembly (11) of the type having an annular wheel rim (13) with a first bead flange (19), a second separable bead flange (15, 21), and a retaining ring (17) disposable within a groove (35) in the wheel rim to secure the separable bead flange to the wheel rim includes forming the retaining ring to have an annular bead (41), a portion of which has an arcuate cross-sectional configuration by shaping the annular bead, in cross-section, as at least two tangentially joined circular segments (43, 45) of unequal radii (27, 29). The separable bead flange is formed to have a concave retaining ring engaging annular surface (25) which, in cross section has a finite radius of curvature (5) and the retaining ring is formed to have a separable bead flange engaging convex annular surface (23) which, in cross-section, has a finite radius of curvature (61).
摘要:
A kit for mounting an independent-tubeless tyre comprising two metal mounting rings (3) which are conical in shape and receive the beads (4) of the pneumatic tyre which are positioned and locked onto the hub of the vehicle by means of two lateral, circular locking rings (2), whereby each locking ring (2) is comprised of a vulcanized rubber mixture (21), reinforced by and encasing a reinforcing ring which is circumferentially elastic and radially resistant to compression, and is placed in a recess (10) of the hub (1).
摘要:
A wheel rim assembly (10) includes a first bead flange and a separable second bead flange (16), the separable second bead flange (16) maintained on a wheel rim (12) of the wheel rim assembly (10) by a retaining ring assembly (20). The retaining ring assembly (20) includes an outboard portion (22) which is partially disposed within an axial opening (18) between the second bead flange (16) and wheel rim (12). The second bead flange (16) and the wheel rim (12) each include an oppositely disposed complementary shaped lobe groove (13, 17) communicating with the axial opening (18). Disposed within the axial opening (18) is a flexible composite corrosion seal (30) comprising a generally rectangularly shaped central flexible member (32) joined with a radially extending flexible base member (35) having a plurality of axially extending protrusions (40) and oppositely disposed, spaced apart flexible lobe members (38, 39) each received within a respective lobe groove (13, 17). The seal (30) is flexible and when installed the lobe members (38, 39) extend radially outwardly to be received within the lobe grooves (13, 17) such that the seal (30) is captured within the axial opening (18) and prevents contaminants from entering into an area (50) between the second bead flange (16) and wheel rim (12) wherein the retaining ring assembly (20) is housed.
摘要:
A retaining ring (30) for use in combination with a wheel rim (10) having a separable bead flange (14) to secure the separable bead flange on the rim in the absence of a properly inflated tire is characterized by an inboard facing portion (30a) and an outboard facing portion (30b) and a split in the ring defining terminal ends, (32, 33) each terminal end having a circumferentially oriented first bore (36, 37) in the inboard facing portion (30a) and a second bore (38,39) in the outboard facing portion (30b) at an angular relationship with respect to the first bore. A groove (40,41) (70,71) in the outer surface of the retaining ring (30) interconnects each first bore with each second bore and a steel lockwire (50) is threaded through the bores from one terminal end to the other and seated in the grooves and the ends of the wire (50a, 50b) are twisted together to lock the terminal ends (32, 33) in a specific spaced orientation (d) such that the ring may expand a limited amount when subjected to centrifugal forces tending to expand the ring and the wire (50) limits the amount of such expansion and maintains the separable bead flange (14) on the wheel rim (10).