An apparatus 1 for measuring a diametrical stiffness of a tread ring 100 for an airless tire 101 comprises: a device 2 for supporting the tread ring, a device 3 for applying a constant load F to the supported tread ring across the diameter of the tread ring, and a device 4 for measuring the amount of deflection of the tread ring across the above-said diameter caused by the applied load F.

An adjustable airless tire system includes supporting rods connecting with walls of a tire and a metallic hawser loop, which transfer a load of a vehicle from a ground contact surface of the tire to whole walls of the tire. A sensor detects a tension of the tire and a variation of the tension during driving. A control component adjusts the tension of the tire according the load of the vehicle and the road conditions to improve its oil saving, comfortability, controllability and safety. A rim of a wheel keeps an appropriate distance from the tire to limit the maximal level of downward movement of the supporting rods, and support the load of the vehicle if the tire is overload or the supporting rods lose their function. A curved tire forms closed space between the tire and the rim of the wheel to prevent sticking of foreign objects between them.

An adjustable airless tire system includes supporting rods connecting with walls of a tire and a metallic hawser loop, which transfer a load of a vehicle from a ground contact surface of the tire to whole walls of the tire. A sensor detects a tension of the tire and a variation of the tension during driving. A control component adjusts the tension of the tire according the load of the vehicle and the road conditions to improve its oil saving, comfortability, controllability and safety. A rim of a wheel keeps an appropriate distance from the tire to limit the maximal level of downward movement of the supporting rods, and support the load of the vehicle if the tire is overload or the supporting rods lose their function. A curved tire forms closed space between the tire and the rim of the wheel to prevent sticking of foreign objects between them.

A tire may comprise a hub and a plurality of discrete traction elements coupled to the hub. Each of the traction elements may comprise a backing plate and an elastomeric material bonded to the backing plate. Circumferentially adjacent traction elements may axially overlap.

A tire includes an inner hoop, an outer hoop, and a plurality of spokes extending from the inner hoop to the outer hoop. Each of the spokes includes a y-shaped base, including a radially extending stem, a first concave branch, and a second concave branch. The spokes further include a convex member extending from the first concave branch to the second concave branch.

An adhered composite includes (i) a polar thermoset substrate; (ii) optionally a primer layer disposed on the polar thermoset substrate; (iii) a first adhesive layer adhesively mated to the polar thermoset substrate, optionally with the primer layer disposed between the first adhesive layer and the polar thermoset substrate; (iv) a first layer of cured non-polar rubber adhesively mated to the first adhesive layer; (v) a second adhesive layer adhesively mated to the first layer of cured non-polar rubber; and (vi) a second layer of cured non-polar rubber forming an outer surface of the composite.

A solid-tire-and-hub assembly is provided. The assembly includes a solid tire defining a pair of opposed, spaced side surfaces and a pair of opposed, spaced facial surfaces extending between the side surfaces such that the solid tire defines a substantially trapezoidal transverse cross-section. The solid tire is disposed about a partially hollow hub, which defines a substantially I transverse cross-section substantially aligned with the cross-section of the solid tire, an axial aperture configured to receive a drive shaft, and a plurality of holes defined about the aperture. A power-drive unit is also provided. The unit includes a housing, a drive shaft, and at least one of the solid-tire-and-hub assembly connected to the housing.

Tire includes a casing with an interior, and the casing has an inside diameter. A fill is provided in the interior of the casing. The fill includes a first layer and a second layer adjacent to the first layer. The first layer has an outside diameter and an inside diameter, and the outside diameter is the same as the inside diameter of the casing for contacting the casing. The first layer has a face and open voids. The open voids of the first layer have a first volume and are open to the face. The second layer has an outside diameter that is the same as the inside diameter of the first layer. The second layer has a face and open voids, and the open voids of the second layer have a first volume and are open to the face.

A constructive arrangement of a flexible wheel for wheelbarrow or manually tractioned industrial carts is constituted by a single block that comprehends three parts: the outer ring (1), the center wall (2), and the inner ring (3); and the outer ring (1) has on its extremity a tread surface (15), and as tangents on each side it has side tread surfaces (12); and each side tread surface (12) has a plurality of radial cavities (11) spaced along the wheel; and the radial cavities (11) of a side tread surface (12) are not aligned in relation to the radial cavities (11a) of the opposite side tread surface (12a); and the center wall (2) is a flat, solid, ring-shaped wall contained in the central plane which contains the body of the wheel, and on each side of the flat wall there are a plurality of flexible structures (14) radially aligned to the radial cavities (11) contained in the outer ring (1).

A method and apparatus for molding non-pneumatic wheels is provided. The exemplary method and apparatus allow for the use of the same molding system to manufacture wheels with different hub constructions. Different configurations of removable mold elements are utilized within the same molding system to provide wheels with different hub constructions.