Abstract:
A tire assembly inserted in a conventional pneumatic tire that allows the driven vehicle to be operated in a normal operating condition as well as in both a low tire pressure and a “run flat” condition. The tire embodies a multifunctional tire support device that permits the tire even when punctured to continue to support the vehicle and never allows the tire to go entirely flat. The support device when installed reinforces the tire tread and its side walls by applying internal pressure against them should they collapse when tire is punctured. The invention embodies a means for supporting the tire with the multifunctional device and provides an additional embodiment that uses the same device with a backup redundant inner tube to provide support to the punctured or ruptured tire and permits it to be operated in a run flat condition. The inner tube is located in the assembly at a distance away from the tread so that any puncture of the tread would not also puncture the inner tube. This provides safety and security for the vehicle operating with this assembly installed in a conventional tire and a standard tire wheel rim.
Abstract:
The pneumatic tire includes an outer tire installed such that a bead portion is inscribed in a rim flange, and an inner tire inserted inside the outer tire and installed such that a bead portion is inscribed in the bead portion of the outer tire. A plurality of protrusions are provided in an annular outer side wall surface region extending in an outer side in a tire diametrical direction from a bead heel of the inner tire so as to be differentiated in the positions in the tire diametrical direction and overlap with one another when seen in a tire circumferential direction, and a ventilation path for feeding an air supplied to a portion near the bead heel into an air chamber is formed between the protrusions in a state where the outer side wall surface region is inscribed in the bead portion.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a mounted assembly for heavy machinery, inflated to its rated pressure, constituted of a rim and a tire, the tire comprising a radial carcass reinforcement anchored to two beads, surmounted by a crown reinforcement which itself is surmounted by a tread joined to the beads by sidewalls, the rim being provided with two seats extended by rim hooks and intended to receive the beads of the tire. According to the invention, at least one device external to the tire and to the rim comes to bear, applying a pressure to at least one annular part of a sidewall, said device simultaneously bearing on a rim hook, the device being of toroidal form and defining an inner cavity. The invention also proposes a tire and a process for limiting the flexion of the sidewalls of a tire.
Abstract:
An air bladder 2 for a safety tire can be produced while maintaining the high productivity because a curve of tensile force to an elongation reaching to an elongation of 50% has a hook shape changing from a sharp linear form in the vicinity of an elongation of 5% to a generally flat curved form in a crown region 5 of an extended deformation portion 3 and an upward sloping shape smoothly increasing with the increase of the elongation in a side region 6 thereof, and the extended deformation portion does not contact with the inner face of the tire during the normal running of the tire and can equally close to the inner face of the tire during the run-flat running to efficiently support the load.
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:
A safety tire with relatively even temperature distribution in the tire and an air bladder used for it are provided by smoothly flowing air filled in the tire over the entire tire inside in the air filled state even when an air bladder is housed in a tire. A safety tire 1 is provided with a tire 2 and an air bladder 3 in the hollow toric shape. In the air-filled state, a cavity S1 is formed between the outer surface 8 of the air bladder 3 and the inner surface 9 of the tire 2. In the runflat state, the air bladder 3 is inflated and deformed to take over load support from the tire 2. The air bladder 3 has a raised portion 12 on a specific outer surface area A so as to form a flow passage 13 through which air can flow between the rim and the air bladder. The raised portion 12 has on the side face a rigid reinforcing portion 15 whose width is gradually increased from the top face 14 side to the flow passage 13. The ratio of the flow passage 13 to the specific outer surface area A is in the range of 50 to 95% by area ratio.
Abstract:
A run-flat insert 200 for enabling a vehicle to run for limited duration on a deflated tire 20, is mounted in an assembly comprising a pneumatic tire 20 and a wheel rim 10, and said insert is mounted inside the tire and secured to the wheel rim. The insert 200 has improved characteristics in load carrying, vehicle handling, mass, and shock transmission. Such a run-flat insert 200 comprises an outer, reinforced annular band 220 that is coupled with a sidewall portion 230 having little resistance to compressive loads, and the sidewall portion 230 tell mates in a base member 240 fitted around the wheel rim 10 for securing the insert 200 to the rim 10.
Abstract:
A safety liner (20) for a vehicle tire (500) includes a tubular body (22) having a one-way valve (24). A service valve (50) is selectively insertable into the one-way valve (24). Tubular body (22) is compressible into a flattened circular shape by a compressive force, and when the compressive force is removed, the tubular body (22) resiliently assumes its original toroidal shape. Safety liner (20) is installed in the cavity (503) of vehicle tire (500) as the vehicle tire (500) is being installed on the tire rim (502). If a blowout or other leak occurs, safety liner (20) will cause the shape of vehicle tire (500) to be retained at a reduced profile.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a run-flat tire and condition sensing assembly for vehicle tires. The assembly comprises plurality of rounded, support objects, wherein each object comprises an interior, an interior surface, and an outer shell. There is also at least one rounded, sensor object comprising an interior, an interior surface, and an outer shell. A pressure sensor, which detects pressure and transmits a corresponding signal, is situated within the sensor object. A net houses the plurality of rounded, support and sensor objects. The interiors of the support objects can be filled with pressurized helium gas, an elastic material or contain a support structure. Accordingly, during deflation of the tire, the sensor alerts the driver of the deflation while the plurality of support objects prevents radical deformation of the tire and allows the driver to operate the vehicle to safety.
Abstract:
A tire assembly of the present invention is specially for off-road racing motorcycle or bicycle, wherein an inner tube and a sub-inner tube are defined between an outer tire and a wheel rim, the inner tube is inflated at normal pressure while a space between the outer tire and the sub-inner tube is inflated with the pressure applicable to racing purpose, such that, in case of running in low pressure, two annular lips of the outer tire will not fall off the wheel rim while it encounter a great impact, as a result, it prevent the inner tube from being squeezed to leak by the outer tire and the wheel rim and the broken of the cord fabric of the outer tire.