Abstract:
A dual compartment tire has a primary air compartment and a secondary air compartment that is internal to the primary air compartment. During ordinary travel, the primary air compartment is in contact with the road surface, with the secondary air compartment constituting an integral spare tire in the event of a flattening of the primary air compartment. Each of the primary and secondary air compartments is bounded by an exterior surface. In contrast to prior art dual compartment tires, the exterior surface of the secondary air compartment is relatively thicker than the exterior surface of the primary air compartment.
Abstract:
A tire wheel for vehicles comprises a mounting rim which can be associated with a hub of a vehicle and is provided with two bead seats forming a cone, for engagement with corresponding beads of a tire, with its apex on said axis of rotation in a position axially outside said rim, a tire comprising a toroidal carcass provided with a crown portion connected to a pair of axially facing sidewalls terminating in beads for engagement with the corresponding bead seats formed on the rim, said tire having its maximum width in the region of said beads, and an inner tube inserted into the toroidal cavity defined between tire and rim, elastically expandable by means of the introduction of fluid under pressure into its internal volume, and provided with an inflating and deflating device inserted in the wall of said inner tube, without any element for connection to the environment outside the wheel, in particular passing through the wall of the rim.
Abstract:
A pneumatic tire includes an inflatable tire tube having a plurality of inflatable cell units arranged in an annular formation. A check valve is provided in a cell inlet opening of each cell unit. A control chamber is disposed adjacent to each cell unit and includes a diaphragm member provided therein so as to partition the control chamber into first and second fluid compartments. The first and second fluid compartments of the control chambers are respectively connected to and communicated with those of adjacent control chambers. Each check valve has a first portion extending into one of the cell units and a second portion extending into the first fluid compartment of one of the control chambers. A first tire valve is provided to charge air into and to release air from the second fluid compartment of each of the control chambers so as to move the respective diaphragm member to correspondingly open and close the check valves. A second tire valve is provided to charge air into and to release air from the first fluid compartment of each of the control chambers so as to inflate or deflate the cell units when the respective check valves are open.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a wheel for attachment to the axle of a vehicle having a rim with a pair of mounting surfaces formed on the periphery of the rim for attaching a pair of pneumatic tires in a spaced parallel relationship. A flange is located between the mounting surfaces and extends radially outward between the tires. A cylindrical contact surface formed on the exterior of the flange carries a tread thereon. An inwardly extending flange is provided with bores for attaching the rim to lug bolts of a vehicle axle. A pair of inflation check valves are attached to the rim to communicate respectively with the interior of each of the pneumatic tires. A flow passage is provided in the rim interconnecting the pneumatic tires for allowing restricted air flow therebetween.