公开(公告)号：US06209601B1

公开(公告)日：2001-04-03

申请号：US09252198

申请日：1999-02-18

Applicant: Marco Märk

Inventor： Marco Märk

IPC: B60C1700

CPC classification number: B60C17/06 ,  B60C5/002 ,  B60C17/065 ,  B60C19/002 ,  Y10T152/10378 ,  Y10T152/10396 ,  Y10T152/10414 ,  Y10T152/10486

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel wheel which serves for equipping with a pneumatic tire and essentially realizes two apparently incompatible properties of solid rubber tires and pneumatic tires, namely strength and good shock absorption, in a single wheel. This wheel is distinguished by the fact that it has a toroidal hollow foam member enclosed by the pneumatic tire and comprising reversibly deformable material having a large number of enclosed cavities serving for the absorption of gas. The substantial advantage of the tire according to the invention is obvious. Damage to the tire skin by a stone or nail does not in fact inevitably lead to an immediate and complete loss of air, as is often the case with known tires. Thus, the toroidal hollow foam member can itself store air in its cells, which not only permits continued riding for a certain time but also reduces the risk of accidents in the event of damage to the tire. Further advantages of the tire according to the invention are that the sound-insulating properties of the foam reduce the running noises of the wheel and that the foam torus optionally enclosed in an inner tube is hollow inside, which simplifies the removal of the pneumatic tire from the rim.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种用于装备充气轮胎的新型车轮，并且在单轮中基本上实现了实心橡胶轮胎和充气轮胎的两个明显不相容的特性，即强度和良好的减震性。 该轮的特征在于它具有由充气轮胎包围的环形中空泡沫构件，并且包括具有大量用于吸收气体的封闭空腔的可逆变形材料。 根据本发明的轮胎的实质性优点是显而易见的。 通过石头或钉子对轮胎皮肤的伤害实际上不可避免地导致立即和完全的空气损失，如已知轮胎的情况。 因此，环形中空泡沫构件本身可以在其单元中存储空气，这不仅允许持续骑行一定时间，而且还降低了在轮胎损坏的情况下的事故风险。 根据本发明的轮胎的另外的优点在于，泡沫的隔音性能减少了车轮的运行噪声，并且任选地封闭在内管中的泡沫环面内部是中空的，这简化了充气轮胎的去除 边缘