B60C17/00

Tire inflation and sealing system
12097671 · 2024-09-24 ·

A device for inflating and sealing an inflatable object comprising an air-tight tube, at least one hermetic connector reversibly coupled to either end or both ends of said air-tight tube and a source of pressure connected to either one end, second end or said at least one hermetic connector. The airtight tube serves as both storage means and transfer means for a sealing agent. The device allows transfer of said sealant agent in a largely laminar flow, aiding solid and semi-solid materials in said sealant agent to align in the direction of said flow and pass securely throw the valve mechanism without clogging. The inflatable object may be inflated and sealed without removal of the valve mechanism of said inflatable object and may be charged with pressurized gas and sealant agent contemporaneously.

ANTI-ROLL OFF ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME
20180264878 · 2018-09-20 ·

A system. The system includes a one-piece wheel, a tire mounted to the wheel, and an antiroll off assembly. The wheel defines an axis of rotation and includes a disc portion which defines a central opening, and a rim portion which is connected to the disc portion and defines first and second flange portions, first and second seat portions and a well portion. The anti-roll off assembly is positioned in the well portion and includes a band, a plurality of filler assemblies connected to the band and a coupler assembly configured to adjust a tension force applied to the band. The coupler assembly includes a first trunnion in contact with the band and having a first threaded opening, a second trunnion in contact with the band and having a second threaded opening, and a threaded member threadedly engaged with the first threaded opening and the second threaded opening.

Pneumatic Tire
20180257439 · 2018-09-13 ·

A pneumatic tire has a designated vehicle inner/outer side orientation for when mounted on a vehicle, and includes: a reinforcing rubber layer disposed in sidewall portions on sides in a tire lateral direction, the reinforcing rubber layer having a crescent shaped meridian cross-section; wherein a radius of curvature with an arc joining intersections of straight lines and a tire external contour, and a radius of curvature with an arc joining intersections of the straight lines and a carcass layer have a relationship such that, on the vehicle outer side, a radius of curvature of the carcass layer is large with respect to a radius of curvature of the tire external contour, and on the vehicle inner side, a radius of curvature of the carcass layer is small with respect to a radius of curvature of the tire external contour.

Pneumatic Tire
20180257439 · 2018-09-13 ·

A pneumatic tire has a designated vehicle inner/outer side orientation for when mounted on a vehicle, and includes: a reinforcing rubber layer disposed in sidewall portions on sides in a tire lateral direction, the reinforcing rubber layer having a crescent shaped meridian cross-section; wherein a radius of curvature with an arc joining intersections of straight lines and a tire external contour, and a radius of curvature with an arc joining intersections of the straight lines and a carcass layer have a relationship such that, on the vehicle outer side, a radius of curvature of the carcass layer is large with respect to a radius of curvature of the tire external contour, and on the vehicle inner side, a radius of curvature of the carcass layer is small with respect to a radius of curvature of the tire external contour.

RUN FLAT TIRE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME
20180244113 · 2018-08-30 · ·

A side reinforcing rubber layer includes a second rubber portion having a modulus constant between a boundary surface and a bead portion and larger than a first rubber portion arranged on a tread-portion-2 side. The boundary surface intersects outer and inner surfaces of the side reinforcing rubber layer at first and third points, respectively. The first and third points are arranged on the bead-portion side of second and fourth points, respectively, which are closest points to an outer end of a belt layer of the outer and inner surfaces, respectively. A distance between an inner end of the first rubber portion and the second point is larger than a distance between the second point and the first point.

Tire with pre-stressed toroidal element

A tire includes at least one body defining a plurality of body ply layers, and a toroidal element located between the body ply layers. The toroidal element includes inner and outer regions formed by the body ply layers, and a central region formed by an inner rubber component located between the body ply layers. At least a portion of the central region is more elastic than the inner and outer regions. The toroidal element includes a first sidewall portion extending along at least a portion of the first sidewall region of the tire, and a second sidewall portion extending along at least a portion of the second sidewall region of the tire. The toroidal element is pre-stressed such that the first sidewall portion of the toroidal element exerts a first axially outward force, and such that the second sidewall portion of the toroidal element exerts a second axially outward force.

Run-flat tire
10046606 · 2018-08-14 · ·

In a side reinforced type run-flat tire, a relationship between a distance (Do) from a center position of a circumferential primary groove that is positioned outermost in the tire width direction in a vehicle outer side region to a tire equatorial plane and a rim width (Wr) is such that 0.20Do/Wr0.30, and a relationship between a distance (Di) from a center position of a circumferential primary groove that is positioned outermost in the tire width direction in a vehicle inner side region to the tire equatorial plane and the rim width (Wr) is such that 0.25Di/Wr0.35.

Run-flat tire
10046606 · 2018-08-14 · ·

In a side reinforced type run-flat tire, a relationship between a distance (Do) from a center position of a circumferential primary groove that is positioned outermost in the tire width direction in a vehicle outer side region to a tire equatorial plane and a rim width (Wr) is such that 0.20Do/Wr0.30, and a relationship between a distance (Di) from a center position of a circumferential primary groove that is positioned outermost in the tire width direction in a vehicle inner side region to the tire equatorial plane and the rim width (Wr) is such that 0.25Di/Wr0.35.

Pneumatic tire
10040322 · 2018-08-07 · ·

A run flat tire is provided having a line L1 connecting point P1 having height H1 of 17 mm; and point P2 at which a thickness from point P1 is minimum thickness Ts. Point C represents a point which is distant from point P2 on line L1 by a distance that is 0.4 times Ts. A point B represents a point of intersection of: line L2 that extends in the axial direction through radially outer end of core 36; and line L3 that extends in the radial direction through an axially outer end of core side portion 46a of turned-up portion 46. A line L4 passes through point C and point B. The thickness Ts is greater than or equal to 10 mm, and not greater than 17 mm. The turned-up portion 46 extends through a region surrounded by an axially outer surface of main portion 44, and lines L2-L4.

Pneumatic tire
10035380 · 2018-07-31 · ·

The pneumatic tire of this disclosure comprises on a tread surface a widthwise outermost land portion partitioned by an outermost circumferential main groove and a tread edge, wherein: the widthwise outermost land portion has a plurality of side sipes extending to a tread widthwise outer side in a manner spaced from each other in the tread circumferential direction; the widthwise outermost land portion has an inner circumferential sipe and an outer circumferential sipe, the inner circumferential sipe extending in the tread circumferential direction, the outer circumferential sipe being positioned on a tread widthwise side outer than the inner circumferential sipe and extending in the tread circumferential direction; and, when h1 is a groove depth of the outermost circumferential main groove, h2 is a sipe depth of the inner circumferential sipe, and h3 is a sipe depth of the outer circumferential sipe, h1, h2 and h3 satisfy: h1>h>h2.