Abstract:
A pneumatic tire, comprising adhesive sealant applied onto the inner surface thereof, wherein an air barrier membrane is disposed on the inner surface of the tire at least at a tread part, a space part is formed between the air barrier membrane and the inner surface of the tire, and the adhesive sealant is stacked on the space part side surface of the air barrier membrane, whereby an increase in weight can be minimized and a workability in handling the tire can be increased.
Abstract:
A pneumatic tire of which self-seal function can be improved while the increase in weight of the tire is minimized. The pneumatic tire having an adhesive sealant layer in the region corresponding to at least a tread portion on the inner side of the tire, the adhesive sealant layer being constituted from a rubber composition containing a rubber component to be decomposed by peroxide and 0.2 to 20 parts by weight of peroxide per 100 parts by weight of the rubber component, in which fibrillated short fibers with an average length of 100 to 5000 μm are mixed and scattered.
Abstract:
A tire/wheel assembly, wherein a run-flat support body (3), comprising an annular shell (4) having an outer peripheral side as a support surface and an inner peripheral side formed in fork-shaped open legs and elastic rings (5) supporting the ends of the legs on a rim, is inserted into a hollow part of a pneumatic tire (2), and wherein the height (A) of the run-flat support body (3) in the cross section thereof is 50 to 60% of the height (SH) of the pneumatic tire (2) in the cross section thereof, and wherein the cross sectional area of the bead cores (7) of the pneumatic tire (2) is 25 to 40 mm2.
Abstract:
A run flat support body for a pneumatic tire, including an annular shell and elastic rings, where the elastic rings are composed of a composite elastic material made by compounding reinforcement fillers with an elastic material so as to provide anisotropy to an effect of reinforcement thereof. Additionally, the compressive rigidity of the elastic rings in a radial direction of the tire is made larger than that of unreinforced elastic rings in the radial direction, and the bending rigidity of the elastic rings in an axial direction of the tire is made substantially equal to that of the unreinforced elastic rings in the axial direction. Preferably, the elastic rings include a layered body formed by alternately laminating layers of a composite elastic material in which short fibers are aligned in a circumferential direction and layers of a composite elastic material in which short fibers are aligned in the axial direction.
Abstract:
Provided is a tire puncture repair device capable of injecting a puncture sealing agent into a tire stably and speedily. A container is compressed between plate members by placing one of the plate members on the ground and pressing down the other one of the plate members with a foot. Thereby, the puncture sealing agent is discharged from the container and is injected into the tire through an injection tube. Discharge amount control means is attached to the injection tube to level an amount of the puncture sealing agent to be discharged.
Abstract:
A run-flat support member having an annular shell for supporting a tread portion when a pneumatic tire is operated in a run-flat condition. The annular shell is formed from a shell body which is annularly curved and has opposite circumferential edges that are butted against each other and are joined. The shell body is structured such that the butted opposite circumferential edges come into contact with each other by forces acting in directions where they are butted against each other.
Abstract:
Provided is a run flat supporter for pneumatic tire which can be used for a plurality of kinds of pneumatic tires having different tire sizes. The run flat supporter includes an annular shell and elastic rings. The annular shell has an outer peripheral side formed as a tire support surface and an inner peripheral side bifurcated into left and right leg portions. The elastic rings are attached to each of the tips of the left and right leg portions. The run flat supporter is supported on the left and right seats of a rim of a wheel with the elastic rings interposed therebetween. The run flat supporter for pneumatic tire is characterized in that at least one of the left and right leg portions of the annular shell is divided into an outer-diameter-side shell and an inner-diameter-side shell, and the inner-diameter-side shell is connected to the outer-diameter-side shell so as to be displaceable in the tire axial direction.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a tire/wheel assembly allowed to still further enhance run-flat durability thereof with a simple configuration. A tire/wheel assembly of the present invention is a tire/wheel assembly where a run-flat support member inserted, coaxially with a rim, in a cavity portion of a pneumatic tire. The tire/wheel assembly is formed of a configuration where a retention groove for lubricant on an inner peripheral surface of the pneumatic tire is provided in a manner that the retention groove is faced at least to an apex of the run-flat support member.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a run-flat support body and a tire/wheel assembly whose weights can be respectively reduced. The run-flat support body includes an annular shell and elastic rings, the annular shell having an outer peripheral side as a support surface and an inner peripheral side formed in fork-shaped open legs, the elastic rings being attached respectively to the legs portions of the annular shell, and the elastic rings being designed to be mounted on a rim of a wheel. The annular shell is formed of a porous structural material having fine voids. The run-flat support body is attached to an inside of a pneumatic tire mounted on the rim of the wheel.
Abstract:
A method of treating a pneumatic tire, which comprises introducing a repair agent for a punctured tire comprising a latex into the inside of a punctured tire with a rim, followed by sealing, and then introducing a polymer coagulating agent into the inside of the punctured tire to coagulate the repair agent.