Abstract:
An annular metal mold portion forming a tire tread is constructed by assembling a plurality of sector metal molds 2 severed in the circumferential direction, and all or some of the sector metal molds 2 are constructed of a plurality of smaller parts 3 severed in the axial direction as well as in the circumferential direction. Joining surfaces between the sector metal molds themselves each consisting of a plurality of smaller parts are formed of contour surfaces in arbitrary shape of the smaller parts. These contour surfaces are such curved surfaces that at every location a radius of curvature is 5 mm or larger and an inclination angle of a tangential plane with respect to a tire axis is 80 degrees or less.
Abstract:
A molded polypropylene foam tire core suitable for all types of wheels. The core may be inserted, in one or more sections, into a pneumatic-type tire casing and mounted on a wheel rim to provide puncture-proof and rupture-proof internal support for said tire casing.
Abstract:
A tire vulcanizer which includes a lower mold assembly secured to a press base, an upper mold assembly held movably up and down on a press side frame and provided to be opened and closed with respect to the lower mold assembly, a molding bladder expansible with respect to a center mechanism of the lower mold assembly and pressurized heating medium supplying means, wherein for maintaining a parallelism of the upper and lower mold assemblies, a torsion shaft for maintaining the parallelism which is movable up and down and rotatable about an axis in synchronism with the upper mold assembly is mounted at a position parallel to the press base, at a right angle to the side frame and not interfering with the upper and lower mold assemblies.
Abstract:
A non-pneumatic insert tube for a tire adapted to be mounted upon a circular rim. The insert tube is an elongated resilient plastic cylinder having a thin wall defining a continuous bore which extends throughout the entire tube length. A sequence of spaced partial cuts extends through the thin wall of the tube with the sequence of partial cuts being symmetrically centered about the outer periphery of the tube when formed into a single coil hoop for insertion into a tire and with an uncut portion of the tube being symmetrically centered about the inner periphery of the tube which is to be seated adjacent the rim. In certain species a reinforcing web, having a single web or a web of two or more intersecting cross legs, is disposed within and extends across the bore of the tube from sidewall to sidewall and is integrally joined to the opposite sidewalls. The single web and all cross legs are usually placed in tension in response to vertically applied loads. One or more cross legs are placed in tension in response to angularly applied forces which would otherwise tend to distort unacceptably the insert tube into a generally inclined elliptical cross section.
Abstract:
A method and article of manufacture is herein disclosed for eliminating the need for pressurized air in a vehicular pneumatic tire. A resilient tubular insert is inserted and carried within a tire casing to simulate pneumatic conditions. The resilient material possesses a longitudinal bore which in combination with a particular range of durometers, enhances the "pneumatic" characteristics of the tire insert. Preferably, the tire insert is discontinuous and is designed to have a diameter greater than the internal diameter of the tire casing under deflated conditions.
Abstract:
Tire filling material having high resilience produced by curing a mixture of(a) a polyoxypropylene polyol having an OH equivalent molecular weight of 900-1,800 and a functionality of 2-4,(b) a polyisocyanate, and(c) a plasticizerin the presence of a catalyst where the equivalent ratio (NCO/OH) of isocyanate groups in component (b) to hydroxyl groups in component (a) is from 0.8-2.0 and the amount of component (c) is 10-200 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of component (a).
Abstract:
A safety tire comprising a tread (11), spaced beads (12) and sidewalls connecting the beads to the sides of the tread by forming under the tread a central inflatable chamber, each sidewall comprising an outside wall convex towards the outside and an inside partition convex towards the inside delimiting between each other lateral chambers distinct from the central inflatable chamber, characterized in that said lateral chambers are filled with a flexible cellular material rendering the sidewalls suitable to support the load of the wheel with a limited sagging of the tire in case of the deflating of the central chamber.
Abstract:
A method of using foamed elastomeric material to build a nondeflatable tire. A predetermined amount of unfoamed and uncured, foamable elastomeric material is placed in the cavity of a previously molded and vulcanized tire. An electrically conductive heating element such as a wire is embedded in the foamable material within the tire cavity. The tire, together with the foamable material and wire, is then mounted on a wheel rim. An electrical current is passed through the wire to heat it sufficiently to foam and cure the unfoamed elastomeric material within the tire cavity.
Abstract:
A method and device for introducing inner tubes which are inflated to a predetermined pressure into tyres, and especially inner tubes of the so-called ''''puncture-proof'''' type. The inner tube is deformed so that the two opposite faces of its inner wall are substantially in contact and is then introduced into an ovalized guide tube terminating in a funnel having an obliquely oriented circular orifice. The orifice is introduced into the opening of the tyre and the inner tube is thrust into the tyre by the ram of a jack. The inner tube is prevented from escaping by virtue of a deflector which is placed in the opposite opening of the tyre.
Abstract:
A method for producing a tire inflated with foamable material such as synthetic rubber. A number of preformed strips of unfoamed material are annularly layered within a tire, the first layer being against the inside crown of the tire. Any joints between successive layers are arcuately staggered. The layers of unfoamed material are compacted or compressed against each other and the tire, forming a laminated, foamable, annular insert within the tire cavity. A predetermined amount of unfoamed material is uniformly placed within the tire to give a desired tire pressure, when the material is foamed.