A method of mounting a non-pneumatic tire onto a hub to provide a non-pneumatic wheel is provided. Certain portions of spokes of the non-pneumatic tire are connected to grooves along the hub. The tire is repeatedly rotated and deformed to allow the remaining portions of the spokes to be connected with the grooves in order to fully mount the tire onto the hub.

A tire includes a central region configured to be mounted to a wheel and a crown region including a circumferential tread and a shear element disposed below the circumferential tread. The shear element includes an upper reinforcement layer, a lower reinforcement layer, and an elastic region disposed between the upper reinforcement layer and the lower reinforcement layer. A radial distance between the upper reinforcement layer and the lower reinforcement layer varies along an axial width of the tire. The tire also includes an intermediate region extending from the central region to the crown region.

A non-pneumatic tire includes an inner ring having an axis of rotation and an outer ring having a plurality of circumferential reinforcements. The non-pneumatic tire further includes support structure extending from the inner ring to the outer ring. The non-pneumatic tire also includes a circumferential tread extending about the outer ring. The circumferential tread includes a tread reinforcement layer spaced from a bottom of the circumferential tread.

A non-pneumatic tire including an inner cylinder, an outer cylinder, and a connecting member. The outer cylinder and the connecting member elastically deformable. A thickness of a thickest part of the outer cylinder is thicker than a thickest part of the connecting member. The connecting member includes a vertical base portion that extends toward the inside in the tire radial direction from the outer cylinder's inner peripheral surface. A horizontal base portion extends along the tire circumferential direction from an inner end portion in the tire radial direction of the vertical base portion toward one side in the tire circumferential direction. An inclined portion gradually extends toward one side in the tire circumferential direction from an end portion on one side in the tire circumferential direction of the horizontal base portion toward the inside in the tire radial direction and is connected to the inner cylinder's outer peripheral surface.

A tire that has a hub and a spoke is provided. The spoke extends from the hub in a radial direction of the tire. The spoke has a first face and a second face that are spaced from one another in a longitudinal direction of the tire. The spoke has a crack suppression feature that has a groove that extends into the first face. The groove extends in the radial direction.

A non-pneumatic or pneumatic tire includes an area for tire indicia or markings. The tire includes a hub region and a tread layer. The tread layer of the tire has a shoulder with a cut out extending either partially or entirely around the shoulder of the tire tread layer. The angle of the notched or beveled portion is 45-135° with respect to an axial direction along the tread layer shoulder, and at least one indicia disposed on the at least one flat surface. The placement of the markings may be radially along the surface of the cut out portion or axially along the surface of the cut out portion. The markings may be recessed, stamped, molded, painted or applied with ink to the cut out portion. Alternatively, the indicia or marking may be applied to a decal and applied to the cut out portion.

A rim assembly for a tire includes an outer rim having an outer annular surface and an inner surface. The rim assembly also has an inner rim with an outer surface, wherein the inner surface of the outer rim has a first plurality of axial grooves that define a first plurality of axial ridges. The outer surface of the inner rim has a second plurality of axial grooves that define a second plurality of axial ridges. The second plurality of axial grooves have a cross-sectional geometry corresponding to a cross-sectional geometry of the first plurality of axial ridges, and the second plurality of axial ridges have a cross-sectional geometry corresponding to a cross-sectional geometry of the first plurality of axial grooves.

An adjustable airless tire system with changeable supporting structures optimizes the contradictory relationship between a suspension potential and a tension of a tire according to changes of road conditions. The changeable supporting structures can be selected from one of three separated and compatible parts, including metallic rods, or springs or spring-loaded shock absorbers according to customer's requirements and usage of a vehicle. A metallic cable is used to maximize the suspension potential of the tire and a control component is used to regulate the tension of the tire. A curved tire forms a closed space between the tire and a rim to prevent foreign objects from sticking between them. Therefore, the invention possesses advantages of oil efficiency, affordability, comfortability, controllability and safety.

A method of manufacturing a spoke (12) for a non-pneumatic tire is provided that involves providing a first form (14) and a second form (16), where first and second components (18, 20) of the spoke are placed on the first form (14). A third component (22) of the spoke is placed on the second form (16). The first and second components are transferred to the second form (16). The first component, the second component, and the third component are transferred from the second form to a mold (48). Further, the first component, the second component, and the third component have heat and pressure applied thereto for curing.

A non-pneumatic tire includes: an outer annular portion; an inner annular portion; and a plurality of link parts. The plurality of link parts include first and second link parts. The first link parts each extend from one side in a tire width direction of the outer annular portion toward one other side in the tire width direction of the inner annular portion. The second link parts each extend from the other side in the tire width direction of the outer annular portion toward the one side in the tire width direction of the inner annular portion. The plurality of link parts each have a thickness which is smaller in the vicinity of the inner annular portion than in the vicinity of the outer annular portion and a width which is larger in the vicinity of the inner annular portion than in the vicinity of the outer annular portion.