Patent classifications
B60C17/00
RUN FLAT TIRE
The run flat tire according to this disclosure comprises a tread portion, sidewall portions, bead portions, a side-reinforcing rubber, and a carcass. An inner liner is provided on the tire inner surface, and an inner layer rubber is disposed between the side-reinforcing rubber and the inner liner. In accordance with JIS K6270, when the dumbbell-shaped No. 8 specimens having 1 mm notch in a direction perpendicular to the direction of repeated tension at the center thereof are subjected to repeated tension at a frequency of 10 Hz under the conditions of 150 C., the number of repetitions until the specimen of the inner layer rubber fails is, in the range of 10% to 30% of the tensile strain applied, at least twice that of the side-reinforcing rubber, and in the reference condition, the ratio t2/t1 is 0.05 to 0.30.
RUN FLAT TIRE
The run flat tire according to this disclosure comprises a tread portion, sidewall portions, bead portions, a side-reinforcing rubber, and a carcass. An inner liner is provided on the tire inner surface, and an inner layer rubber is disposed between the side-reinforcing rubber and the inner liner. In accordance with JIS K6270, when the dumbbell-shaped No. 8 specimens having 1 mm notch in a direction perpendicular to the direction of repeated tension at the center thereof are subjected to repeated tension at a frequency of 10 Hz under the conditions of 150 C., the number of repetitions until the specimen of the inner layer rubber fails is, in the range of 10% to 30% of the tensile strain applied, at least twice that of the side-reinforcing rubber, and in the reference condition, the ratio t2/t1 is 0.05 to 0.30.
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire is provided. A bead filler is disposed on an outer circumferential side of each bead core in bead portions, a side reinforcing layer having a crescent-shaped cross-section is disposed on an inner side in a tire width direction of a carcass layer in a sidewall portion, and as physical properties of a rubber that constitutes the side reinforcing layer and a rubber that constitutes the bead filler, a modulus at 100% elongation is in a range from 8.4 MPa to 10.2 MPa, a tan at 60 C. is in a range from 0.04 to 0.08, and JIS hardness at 20 C. is in the range from 75 to 79.
ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PARTIALLY BREAKABLE FABRIC AND A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE
The assembly (24) comprises: a woven first fabric (26) extending in an overall direction (G1) and comprising filamentary warp elements (64) extending in a direction (C1) parallel to the overall direction (G1) comprising first and second filamentary members, a woven second fabric (28), a bearing structure (30) comprising filamentary bearing elements (32) connecting the woven first and second fabrics together, each filamentary bearing element (32) comprising a filamentary bearing portion (74) extending between the woven first and second fabrics (28). For a length at rest L of the woven first fabric (26): for any elongation of the woven first fabric (26) less than or equal to (2H)/L, the first filamentary member has a non-zero elongation and is not broken; there is an elongation of the woven first fabric (26), less than or equal to (2H)/L, beyond which the second filamentary member is broken, in which H0KH where H0 is the distance between the woven first and second fabrics (26, 28) when each filamentary bearing portion (74) is at rest, and K=0.50.
TIRE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A BREAKABLE STRUCTURE AND A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE
The assembly (24) comprises: a first structure (10) extending in a first overall direction (G1), a second structure (12), and a bearing structure (30) comprising filamentary bearing elements (32) comprising at least one filamentary bearing portion (74) extending between the first structure (10) and the second structure (12), the first structure (10) being arranged such that, for a length at rest L of the first structure (10) in the first overall direction (G1), the elongation at maximum force Art of the first structure in the first overall direction (G1) satisfies: Art(2H)/L, in which H0KH where H0 is the mean straight-line distance between an internal face (42) of the first structure (10) and an internal face (46) of the second structure (12) when each filamentary bearing portion (74) is at rest, and K=0.50.
Pneumatic tire
A tire 12 includes: a tread surface 34; seat contact surfaces 58 each to be in contact with a seat S of a rim R; and side surfaces 60 extending on and between the tread surface 34 and the seat contact surfaces 58. Each side surface 60 includes a flange contact surface 62 to be in contact with a flange F of the rim R, and a flange opposed surface 64 which is located radially outward of the flange contact surface 62 and is to be opposed to the flange F. The flange opposed surface 64 is formed to be a surface having a diameter increasing outward in an axial direction. A shape of the flange opposed surface 64 is represented by a circular arc, and a radius of the circular arc is not less than 11.0 mm and not greater than 20.0 mm.
Run-flat radial tire
A run-flat radial tire having a tire cross-section height of 115 mm or greater including: a carcass spanning between a pair of bead portions; a vehicle mounting direction outer side side-reinforcing rubber layer that is provided to a tire side portion at a vehicle mounting direction outer side and that extends in a tire radial direction along an inner face of the carcass; and a vehicle mounting direction inner side side-reinforcing rubber layer that is provided to a tire side portion at a vehicle mounting direction inner side and that extends in the tire radial direction along an inner face of the carcass, a tire radial direction outer side end portion of the vehicle mounting direction inner side side-reinforcing rubber layer being closer to a tire equatorial plane than a tire radial direction outer side end portion of the vehicle mounting direction outer side side-reinforcing rubber layer.
Vehicle wheel rim with integral spare tire
The vehicle wheel rim with integral spare tire includes a main wheel and an integral spare tire. The main wheel includes a main rim well, an inner and outer flange, and a center disc. A main tire may be mounted onto the main wheel and the main wheel may be bolted onto a hub on an axle of a vehicle. The integral spare tire includes a safety rim well, safely rim, and safety tire with the safety tire mounted on the safety rim. The integral spare tire is coupled to the inside of the main wheel. The dimensions of the main wheel, main tire, and integral spare tire are such that when the main tire is inflated the integral spare tire does not touch the road surface. However if the main tire goes flat the integral spare tire will touch the road surface and will support the vehicle.
TIRE SUITABLE FOR RUNNING FLAT EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC MEMBER
A tire suitable for running flat comprises a crown, two sidewalls and two beads, a carcass reinforcement with at least one carcass ply anchored in each bead and a sidewall insert placed axially internally relative to at least the carcass ply, wherein the tire is equipped with an electronic device comprising at least one radiofrequency transponder and wherein, each bead comprising a bead wire of revolution about a reference axis and H being one of the points of the bead wire closest to the axis of revolution, the electronic device is placed axially in a zone of the tire bounded by at least one of the beads and one of the sidewalls and radially externally at a radial distance larger than 20 mm from the point H.
Pneumatic tire
Provided is a pneumatic tire where a total width (SW) and an outer diameter (OD) satisfy the relationship SW/OD0.3; an inner diameter (ID) and an outer diameter (OD) satisfy the relationship ID/OD0.7; as viewed in a tire meridional cross section, an area (X1) (mm.sup.2) of a first region (R1) and a periphery length (Y1) (mm) of an inner peripheral surface of the first region (R1) have a ratio X1/Y1 of 12 or greater and 30 or less; and an area X2 (mm.sup.2) of a second region (R2) and a periphery length (Y2) (mm) of an inner peripheral surface of the second region (R2) have a ratio X2/Y2 of 10 or greater and 15 or less.