Abstract:
When (I) a tyre 1 is in contact with a flat surface (S) with a camber angle θ of 40 degrees, (II) a load (F) applied to the tyre is increased from zero, and (III) a curve (T) is obtained by plotting, in a XY coordinate, a displacement (Δx) in a tyre axial direction and a displacement (Δy) in a tyre radial direction of a position (A) of one of tyre tread edges (Te) closer to the flat surface (S), the displacements being from a reference position (A0) when the load (F) is zero, inclination of the curve (T) increases as the load (F) increases at least in a range where the load (F) is not more than 78% of a maximum load capacity load of the tyre.
Abstract:
An inner tube for a pneumatic tire having an increased resistance to punctures. The inner tube may have at least one puncture resistant ply made from a fiber reinforcement oriented around the outer circumference of the inner tube. The inner tube may provide increased resistance to punctures in the tread portion of the tire.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a pneumatic tire including a sealant layer that has excellent tear resistance despite its being formed of a generally string-shaped sealant provided continuously and spirally along an inner periphery of the tire. Included is a pneumatic tire including an innerliner and a sealant layer located radially inside the innerliner, the sealant layer including a first sealant layer and a second sealant layer stacked in that order from the innerliner, the first sealant layer including a generally string-shaped sealant provided continuously and spirally along an inner periphery of the tire, the second sealant layer including a generally string-shaped sealant provided continuously and spirally along the first sealant layer, the sealant of the first sealant layer and the sealant of the second sealant layer extending in directions crossing each other.
Abstract:
An insert for a pneumatic tire including an annular member adapted to contact at least 10% of an interior surface of the pneumatic tire and provide an outward pressure thereagainst.
Abstract:
The invention proposes a technique of preventing a propagation of a damage in a reinforcing layer to a toric air bag even if the reinforcing layer arranged on an outer peripheral side of the toric air bag in a safety tire to suppress an unnecessary size growth of the toric air bag and allowed to a proper expansion deformation of the toric air bag in the puncture of the tire or the like is damaged by foreign matters entered through a puncture hole into the tire, in which the reinforcing layer separately arranged from the toric air bag is fitted on the outer peripheral side of the toric air bag having a hollow torus shape over its full periphery to suppress the propagation of the damage in the reinforcing layer to the toric air bag through an interface layer therebetween.
Abstract:
To provide a tire which allows the motor vehicle to continue operation even when both a tire body thereof and a tube mounted therein are damaged. A tire houses therein a tube which is compartmented into an inner circumferential air chamber filled with air and an outer circumferential sealant chamber filled with a sealant. The tire has lateral beads held and hermetically sealed against lateral steps of a rim. Even when the tube is pierced, the sealant repairs the pierced hole, preventing air from leaking out. Even if air leaks from the tube into the tire body, because the pierced hole in the tire body is repaired by the sealant and the beads, of the tire body are sealed against the rim, the air is prevented from leaking out of the tire body.
Abstract:
A tube blank 2' whose inside is divided into an air chamber 3 and a sealant chamber 7 by a partition wall 5, is formed by extrusion and cut into a predetermined length. An air valve 6 is mounted to the tube blank 2' to communicate with the air chamber 3 and then, opposite ends of the tube blank is bonded by pressure bonding and vulcanized. A sealant charging bore 4.sub.1 is formed in the tube blank 2' to communicate with the sealant chamber 7. Thereafter, air is supplied to the air chamber 3 through the air valve 6 to urge the partition wall 5, thereby expelling the air from the sealant chamber 7. In this state, a sealant is supplied into the sealant chamber 7 through the sealant charging bore 4.sub.1. The sealant charging bore 4.sub.1 is closed by affixing a raw rubber sheet 19 and vulcanizing it.
Abstract:
A process and device for producing a wire (12) made of amorphous metal alloy having an iron base by producing a jet (7) of molten alloy (4) through the orifice (60) of a die (6), and introducing this jet (7) into a cooling liquid (9) urged by centrifugal force against the inner wall of a rotary drum. The crucible (2) containing the alloy (4) and the die (6) are made using different materials and are joined by a joint (25) the material of which differs from those of the crucible (2) and of the die (6). Furthermore, means (3) are employed for heating the alloy (4) both in the crucible (2) and in the die (6) and an inert or reducing gas is delivered directly in contact with the jet (7) as it leaves the die (6). Wire (12) obtained with this process or this device, this wire being employed, for example, for reinforcing pneumatic tires.
Abstract:
Rubber compositions having improved tensile strength, elongation and modulus of unvulcanized rubbers without deteriorating physical properties of vulcanized rubbers are prepared by utilizing synergistic effect of addition of a filler having high reinforcing property and alkadiene sulfones in given amounts to natural rubber and/or dienic synthetic rubbers.
Abstract:
A pneumatic insert for a pneumatic tire comprises a generally toroidal shaped hollow member having a pair of annular insert beads with sidewalls extending therefrom joined to an insert crown portion. An annular flap portion is joined to the outer surface of each insert sidewall at the bead area and extends beyond each bead a predetermined amount.The pneumatic insert is disposed in a standard tire and mounted on standard rim. The insert flaps are tucked between the respective insert beads and the bead support surface of the rim to provide a leak-tight seal. When the insert is inflated the insert beads push the respective tire beads against the rim flange. In one embodiment the tire is inflated through an air passage member disposed between the tire and insert beads. In another embodiment the tire is inflated directly through the tire sidewall with a hypodermic needle. The insert inflation chamber and the tire inflation chamber do not communicate and can be inflated to different pressure levels.Other embodiments of the pneumatic insert include fabric reinforcements and/or protective caps.