公开(公告)号：US20160167457A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-16

申请号：US14567446

申请日：2014-12-11

Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Inventor： Robert Leon Benedict ,  Robert Allen Losey ,  Thulasiram Gobinath

IPC: B60C23/00 ,  B60C5/00

CPC classification number: B60C23/001 ,  B60C23/10 ,  B60C23/12

Abstract: A self-inflating tire assembly includes an air tube mounted within a tire sidewall groove. The air tube is in contacting engagement with opposite angled groove surfaces surrounding the air tube. A segment of the air tube is flattened from an expanded diameter to a flat diameter by bending and compression of the groove in a rolling tire footprint to force air evacuated from the flattened segment along a tube air passageway. A tube is positioned within the groove, wherein the tube has a circular cross-sectional shape and an outside diameter D, and the groove does not have a circular cross-sectional shape, wherein said groove has a width W and a length L, wherein D is greater than W.

Abstract translation: 自充气轮胎组件包括安装在轮胎侧壁槽内的空气管。 空气管与围绕空气管的相对的倾斜槽表面接触接合。 空气管的一段通过在滚动轮胎足迹中的槽的弯曲和压缩而从膨胀直径平坦化，以迫使从管道空气通道从扁平段排出的空气。 管定位在槽内，其中管具有圆形横截面形状和外径D，并且槽不具有圆形横截面形状，其中所述槽具有宽度W和长度L，其中 D大于W.

公开(公告)号：US20160039258A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-11

申请号：US14453986

申请日：2014-08-07

Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Inventor： Carolin Anna Welter ,  Dinesh Chandra ,  Robert Leon Benedict ,  Robin Lamgaday ,  Cheng-Hsiung Lin ,  Thulasiram Gobinath ,  Robert Allen Losey

IPC: B60C23/12 ,  B60C23/00

CPC classification number: B60C23/12 ,  B60C23/001

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a tire assembly having: a tire having a tread portion and a pair of sidewalls extending radially inward from the tread portion to join with a respective bead; a supporting carcass for the tread portion and sidewalls; a pump passageway positioned within a bending region of the tire, the pump passageway being operative to open and close as the tire rotates; a valve assembly in fluid communication with the pump passageway; a pocket formed in the tire; a filter assembly mounted in the pocket, said filter assembly being in air flow communication with the valve assembly, wherein the pocket has an area larger than the area of the filter housing wherein the valve assembly has an inlet, wherein the filter assembly has an outlet, wherein a tube connects the filter outlet assembly to the inlet of the valve assembly; wherein the tube is made of a rubber composition having a shore D hardness greater than 40 as measured by ASTM-D2240.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种轮胎组件，该轮胎组件具有：具有胎面部分和从胎面部分径向向内延伸以与相应胎圈接合的一对侧壁的轮胎; 用于胎面部分和侧壁的支撑胎体; 位于所述轮胎的弯曲区域内的泵通道，所述泵通道可操作以在所述轮胎旋转时打开和关闭; 与泵通道流体连通的阀组件; 在轮胎中形成的口袋; 安装在所述袋中的过滤器组件，所述过滤器组件与所述阀组件处于空气流动连通，其中所述口袋具有大于所述过滤器壳体的面积的面积，其中所述阀组件具有入口，其中所述过滤器组件具有出口 其中，管将过滤器出口组件连接到阀组件的入口; 其中所述管由ASTM D2240测定的肖氏D硬度大于40的橡胶组合物制成。

公开(公告)号：US20150306924A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-29

申请号：US14260590

申请日：2014-04-24

Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Inventor： Robert Leon Benedict ,  Thulasiram Gobinath ,  Cheng-Hsiung Lin ,  Robin Lamgaday ,  Robert Allen Losey ,  Jean-Claude Patrice Philippe Griffoin

IPC: B60C23/00 ,  B60C23/12

CPC classification number: B60C23/004 ,  B60C23/12

Abstract: An air pumping tube and tire system and method of assembling is provided in which a tire groove is formed to extend into a flexing region of a tire sidewall and a complementary air pumping tube inserts into the tire groove. In the green, uncured air pumping tube condition, one or more check valves are assembled into the air pumping tube through access shafts and align with an internal air passageway of the air pumping tube. Plug components of the system enclose the check valves in the air pumping tube and the check valve-containing green air pumping tube is then cured.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种空气泵管和轮胎系统以及组装方法，其中形成轮胎槽以延伸到轮胎侧壁的弯曲区域中，并且互补空气泵管插入轮胎槽中。 在绿色的未固化空气泵管状态中，一个或多个止回阀通过进入轴组装到空气泵管中，并与空气泵管的内部空气通道对准。 系统的插头部件将止回阀封闭在抽气管中，然后固化含止回阀的绿色空气泵管。

公开(公告)号：US20150122387A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-07

申请号：US14071741

申请日：2013-11-05

Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Inventor： Thulasiram Gobinath

IPC: B60C23/10 ,  B60C5/00

CPC classification number: B60C23/10 ,  B60C5/00 ,  B60C23/12

Abstract: An air maintenance tire and pump assembly includes a tire having a tire cavity, first and second sidewalls extending from first and second tire bead regions, respectively, to a tire tread region, an elongate substantially annular air passageway enclosed within a bending region of the sidewalls, the air passageway operatively closing and opening, segment by segment, as the bending region of the sidewalls passes adjacent a rolling tire footprint to pump air along the air passageway, an air inlet port assembly coupled to, and in air flow communication with, the air passageway, the air inlet port assembly being operable to channel inlet air from outside of the tire into the air passageway, the air inlet port assembly including an inlet control valve and an outlet tee structure positioned 180° opposite the inlet control valve in the air passageway for moving air into the tire cavity, the inlet control valve including two inlet check valves for ensuring air flow only into, and not out of, the inlet control valve, the air passageway, a corresponding plain tee inlet structure, and the tire cavity, and a pressure relief valve for relieving a volume equal to a last segment volume of the air passageway plus a volume of the outlet tee structure.

Abstract translation: 空气维护轮胎和泵组件包括具有轮胎腔的轮胎，分别从第一和第二轮胎胎圈区域延伸到轮胎胎面区域的第一和第二侧壁，包围在侧壁的弯曲区域内的细长的大致环形的空气通道 ，空气通道在侧壁的弯曲区域相邻于滚动轮胎足迹以沿着空气通道泵送空气的情况下，逐段地可操作地闭合和打开，空气入口端口组件，与空气流动连通， 空气通道，空气入口端口组件可操作以将入口空气从轮胎外部引导到空气通道中，空气入口端口组件包括入口控制阀和与空气中的入口控制阀相对180°的出口三通结构 用于将空气移动到轮胎腔中的通道，入口控制阀包括两个入口止回阀，用于确保空气流仅进入并且不在t 入口控制阀，空气通道，相应的普通三通入口结构和轮胎腔，以及用于减轻等于空气通道的最后段体积的体积的压力释放阀加上出口三通结构的体积。

公开(公告)号：US20140158267A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-12

申请号：US13750123

申请日：2013-01-25

Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Inventor： Thulasiram Gobinath ,  Carolin Anna Welter ,  Cheng-Hsiung Lin

IPC: B60C19/00

CPC classification number: B60C19/00 ,  B60C23/12 ,  Y10T152/10495

Abstract: A tire assembly includes a tire having a pneumatic cavity, first and second sidewalls, a sidewall groove, an air passageway, and a pressure regulator mounted to an inner surface of the pneumatic tire cavity. The pressure regulator controls air pressure within the pneumatic tire cavity. The first and second sidewalls extend respectively from first and second tire bead regions to a tire tread region. The first sidewall has at least one bending region operatively bending when circumferentially within a rolling tire footprint. The sidewall groove defining groove sidewalls positioned within the bending region of the first tire sidewall. The groove and air passageway deform segment by segment between a non-deformed state and a deformed, constricted state in response to the bending of the first sidewall bending region circumferentially within the rolling tire footprint.

Abstract translation: 轮胎组件包括具有气动腔的轮胎，第一和第二侧壁，侧壁槽，空气通道和安装到充气轮胎腔的内表面的压力调节器。 压力调节器控制充气轮胎腔内的空气压力。 第一和第二侧壁分别从第一和第二轮胎胎圈区域延伸到轮胎胎面区域。 第一侧壁具有至少一个弯曲区域，该弯曲区域在滚动轮胎覆盖区内沿周向操作地弯曲。 所述侧壁槽限定了位于所述第一轮胎侧壁的弯曲区域内的槽侧壁。 所述凹槽和空气通道响应于所述第一侧壁弯曲区域在所述滚动轮胎足迹中周向弯曲而在非变形状态和变形的收缩状态之间逐段变形。