Pneumatic tire having a stabilizing system for under-inflated conditions
    1.
    发明授权
    Pneumatic tire having a stabilizing system for under-inflated conditions 失效
    具有用于欠充气条件的稳定系统的气动轮胎

    公开(公告)号:US07086438B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-08

    申请号:US09651786

    申请日:2000-08-30

    IPC分类号: B60C3/00 B60C17/00 B60C17/10

    摘要: A stabilizing system for a pneumatic tire and wheel assembly includes complimentary projections and grooves on internal regions of the tire which contact each during an under-inflated condition. The projections and grooves mate with each other during the under-inflated condition to provide mechanical and positive interconnection between the regions in a direction of travel thereby inhibiting lateral movement between the tire and the rim.

    摘要翻译: 用于充气轮胎和轮组件的稳定系统包括轮胎的内部区域上的互补突起和凹槽,其在欠充气状态下与每个轮胎接触。 突起和凹槽在欠充气条件下彼此配合,以在区域之间沿行进方向提供机械和正相互连接,从而阻止轮胎和轮辋之间的横向运动。

    Runflat tire with cantilever-like sidewall construction
    2.
    发明授权
    Runflat tire with cantilever-like sidewall construction 失效
    具有悬臂状侧壁结构的润滑轮胎

    公开(公告)号:US06834696B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-12-28

    申请号:US09607070

    申请日:2000-06-29

    IPC分类号: B60C1700

    摘要: A runflat tire is provided that may be used in applications currently requiring a large aspect ratio tire. The runflat tire of the invention may be substituted in these applications while providing desirable ride characteristics. The runflat tire includes a sidewall with a radial portion and a cantilever portion. The cantilever portion may be fabricated by extending a sidewall insert in the axially inward direction or by extending the bead filler in the axially outward direction. In other embodiments, the cantilever sidewall portion is formed by a combination of the sidewall insert and the bead filler. The resulting runflat tire has desired durability in the uninflated operating condition while having desired ride characteristics in the inflated condition. The sidewall structure allows the tire to be used in applications presently requiring a tire with a high aspect ratio.

    摘要翻译: 提供了可用于目前需要大型纵横比轮胎的应用中的漏气保用轮胎。 本发明的漏气保用轮胎可以在这些应用中替代,同时提供所需的乘坐特性。 漏气保用轮胎包括具有径向部分和悬臂部分的侧壁。 悬臂部分可以通过沿着轴向向内的方向延伸侧壁插入件或者沿着轴向向外的方向延伸胎圈填料来制造。 在其他实施例中,悬臂侧壁部分由侧壁插入件和胎圈填料的组合形成。 所得的漏气保用轮胎在未充气的操作条件下具有期望的耐久性,同时在膨胀状态下具有期望的行驶特性。 侧壁结构允许轮胎用于目前需要具有高纵横比的轮胎的应用中。

    Run flat pneumatic tire and band element therefor
    3.
    发明授权
    Run flat pneumatic tire and band element therefor 有权
    运行平板充气轮胎和带状元件

    公开(公告)号:US06405773B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-06-18

    申请号:US09594117

    申请日:2000-06-14

    IPC分类号: B60C918

    摘要: A pneumatic tire is reinforced by a thin annular composite band embedded in the crown portion of the tire to enable the tire to resist compressive forces in the tire when in an uninflated condition. The band is formed of a plurality of wound layers of first and second resin coated fiber tows wherein the first tow is formed of fibers twisted at a greater angle than the fibers in the second tow. Layers of the first tow are located adjacent the neutral axis of the band to provide interlaminar shear strength with the tow layers located adjacent the inner and outer surfaces of the band being formed predominately of the second tow to provide a high level circumferential stiffness. The intermediate tow layers are formed of both type of tows to provide a transition zone between the central interlaminar shear strength and the outer circumferential stiffness.

    摘要翻译: 充气轮胎由嵌入在轮胎冠部中的薄的环形复合带增强,使得当处于未膨胀状态时轮胎能够抵抗轮胎中的压缩力。 该带由多个第一和第二树脂涂覆的纤维束的缠绕层形成,其中第一丝束由比第二丝束中的纤维更大的角度扭转的纤维形成。 第一丝束的层位于带的中性轴线附近以提供层间剪切强度,其中位于邻近带的内表面和外表面的丝束层主要由第二丝束形成以提供高水平的周向刚度。 中间丝束层由两种类型的丝束形成,以在中心层间剪切强度和外周刚度之间提供过渡区。

    Method and apparatus for measuring irregular tread wear
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for measuring irregular tread wear 失效
    用于测量不规则胎面磨损的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5249460A

    公开(公告)日:1993-10-05

    申请号:US807691

    申请日:1991-12-16

    CPC分类号: G01M17/027 G01B11/24

    摘要: An apparatus and technique for measuring and analyzing the tread wear of a pneumatic tire. The tire is indexed about its axis. Between the indexing steps, a laser scanner obtains data from the tread surface. This data is normalized to eliminate any out-of-roundness of the tire data. Noise spikes are removed and replaced with values attributable to valid data. From the data, a reference curve corresponding to a lateral sector of the tire is devised. The data from actual lateral sectors is then compared to the reference curve by a curve-fitting process and the deviation between the actual data and the reference curve establishes the degree of irregular wear of the tire at that lateral point.

    Pneumatic tire having tapered tie bars
    6.
    发明授权
    Pneumatic tire having tapered tie bars 有权
    具有锥形连接杆的气动轮胎

    公开(公告)号:US06695024B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-02-24

    申请号:US09922131

    申请日:2001-08-03

    IPC分类号: B60C1113

    摘要: A pneumatic tire includes a tread pattern having circumferential and lateral grooves forming a plurality of circumferentially extending ribs, each rib having a plurality of tread blocks. A plurality of tie bars extend circumferentially across certain of the lateral grooves between adjacent tread blocks in at least two of the ribs which are located equally opposite of a mid-circumferential plane of the tire. The tie bars have a pair of sidewalls and a sloped top surface with the slope of the top surface in one of the ribs being opposite to the slope of the tie bars in the other rib to generate a residual aligning torque (RAT) on the tire.

    摘要翻译: 一种充气轮胎包括胎面花纹,胎面花纹具有形成多个周向延伸的肋的周向和横向槽,每个肋具有多个胎面花纹块。 多个连接杆在至少两个肋中相邻的胎面花纹块之间的某些侧向槽周向延伸,所述至少两个肋定位成与轮胎的中圆周平面相同。 连接杆具有一对侧壁和倾斜的顶部表面,其中一个肋中的顶部表面的斜面与另一个肋中的连接条的斜面相反,以在轮胎上产生残余对准扭矩(RAT) 。

    Method for designing pneumatic tires for rolling conditions
    7.
    发明授权
    Method for designing pneumatic tires for rolling conditions 失效
    滚动条件充气轮胎设计方法

    公开(公告)号:US6083268A

    公开(公告)日:2000-07-04

    申请号:US067298

    申请日:1998-04-27

    摘要: A method for designing pneumatic tires for rolling conditions employs a finite element tire model configured by an operator. A first set of variables is applied to the tire model and steady state footprint conditions resulting from such application of the variables to the tire model are compared against predetermined footprint constraints to determine if the steady state footprint conditions and the footprint constraints have converged. If they have not, the set of control variables is incremented and the comparison is undertaken again until the steady state footprint conditions in the footprint constraints have converged. The concept of the invention is presented with particular application to a determination of the abrasion energy dissipation or wear potential, cornering stiffness, and residual aligning torque.

    摘要翻译: 用于设计用于滚动条件的充气轮胎的方法采用由操作者配置的有限元轮胎模型。 将第一组变量应用于轮胎模型,并将由轮胎模型的变量应用引起的稳态足迹条件与预定的占地面积约束进行比较,以确定稳态足迹条件和足迹约束是否已收敛。 如果没有,则控制变量的集合递增,并且再次进行比较,直到足迹约束中的稳态足迹条件已经收敛。 本发明的概念被特别应用于确定磨损能量耗散或磨损电位,转弯刚度和残余对准扭矩。

    Apparatus and related methods for determining lateral tire tread
stiffness
    8.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and related methods for determining lateral tire tread stiffness 失效
    用于确定侧向胎面刚度的装置和相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US5773717A

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-30

    申请号:US733374

    申请日:1996-10-17

    IPC分类号: G01M17/02 G01N3/42 G01N3/24

    摘要: An apparatus for determining lateral tire tread stiffness includes a holding fixture that is coupled to a loading fixture. The holding fixture includes a frame on which is mounted a rotary table that carries the tire tread specimen to be tested. The loading fixture includes a loading plate that can apply a normal loading force and a lateral loading force to the tire tread specimen. A processor receives data from a monitoring device which provides an indication of the deformation of the tire tread specimen as a lateral load is applied thereto. The processor also receives data from a load cell which monitors the amount of force applied to the tread specimen and correlates this data with the displacement data to determine stiffness properties of the tread specimen. The processor also controls the angular position of the rotary table to further analyze the tread stiffness of particular tire tread geometry.

    摘要翻译: 用于确定侧向轮胎胎面刚度的装置包括联接到装载夹具的保持夹具。 保持夹具包括框架,在该框架上安装有承载要测试的轮胎胎面样本的旋转台。 装载固定装置包括可向轮胎胎面试样施加正常载荷力和横向加载力的装载板。 处理器从监视装置接收数据,当向其施加横向载荷时,其提供轮胎胎面样本的变形的指示。 处理器还接收来自负载单元的数据,该负载单元监测施加到胎面试样的力的量并将该数据与位移数据相关联,以确定胎面试样的刚度性质。 处理器还控制旋转台的角位置以进一步分析特定轮胎胎面几何形状的胎面刚度。