A pneumatic tire includes an inner cylinder, an outer cylinder, and a connecting member. The outer cylinder and the connecting member elastically deformable, and the thickness of the thickest part of the outer cylinder is thicker than the thickness of the thickest part of the connecting member. When the outer cylinder is pushed by a protrusion and deformed toward the inside in a tire radial direction, at least a part of the connecting member, which is positioned between the protrusion and the inner cylinder, and other connecting members adjacent to the connecting member in the tire circumferential direction abut each other. When the non-pneumatic tire is mounted on a vehicle and travels on a flat contact plane, a gap is secured between the connecting member positioned between the ground plane and the inner cylinder and other connecting members adjacent to the connecting member in the tire circumferential direction.

A pneumatic tire includes an inner cylinder, an outer cylinder, and a connecting member. The outer cylinder and the connecting member elastically deformable, and the thickness of the thickest part of the outer cylinder is thicker than the thickness of the thickest part of the connecting member. When the outer cylinder is pushed by a protrusion and deformed toward the inside in a tire radial direction, at least a part of the connecting member, which is positioned between the protrusion and the inner cylinder, and other connecting members adjacent to the connecting member in the tire circumferential direction abut each other. When the non-pneumatic tire is mounted on a vehicle and travels on a flat contact plane, a gap is secured between the connecting member positioned between the ground plane and the inner cylinder and other connecting members adjacent to the connecting member in the tire circumferential direction.

A non-pneumatic wheel includes an outer band, a hub and a plurality of spokes formed from a polyamine material. Each of the plurality of spokes is displaced to create pretension in the radial direction under a design load and the displacement is equal to or greater than the predetermined deflection of the outer band. The plurality of spokes is made from a polyamide material having a conditioned tensile modulus between 600 MPa and 3000 MPa, an equilibrium moisture content of no more than 1.5%, and a fatigue failure resistance that can withstand at least 1 million cycles.

A structurally supported non-pneumatic tyre comprises a tread, an annular band, a plurality of spokes extending transversely and radially inside the annular band, and means for connecting the plurality of spokes to a wheel, characterized in that the spokes comprise a polymeric composition based on at least one polymeric matrix comprising 50 to 70% of one or more thermoplastic polymers, the glass transition temperature (Tg) of which is within a range extending from 120 to 250° C. and 30 to 50% of one or more thermoplastic elastomers, said thermoplastic elastomer(s) being compatible with said thermoplastic polymer(s), such that the elongation at break of the mixture of these polymers is greater than or equal to the elongation at break of the thermoplastic polymer(s) alone.

A structurally supported non-pneumatic tyre comprises a tread, an annular band, a plurality of spokes extending transversely and radially inside the annular band, and means for connecting the plurality of spokes to a wheel, characterized in that the spokes comprise a polymeric composition based on at least one polymeric matrix comprising 50 to 70% of one or more thermoplastic polymers, the glass transition temperature (Tg) of which is within a range extending from 120 to 250° C. and 30 to 50% of one or more thermoplastic elastomers, said thermoplastic elastomer(s) being compatible with said thermoplastic polymer(s), such that the elongation at break of the mixture of these polymers is greater than or equal to the elongation at break of the thermoplastic polymer(s) alone.

A green tire includes a plurality of sheets of green rubber having a substantially circular shape, with each sheet having a tread region disposed along a circumference. A plurality of objects are sandwiched between adjacent sheets of green rubber in the tread region. Each object is constructed of a material selected from the group consisting of steel, polyester, nylon, carbon fiber, aramid, fiber glass, cotton, hemp, polyurethane and other plastic, other synthetic or natural fibers and other metal materials.

A wheel for a vehicle (e.g., a construction vehicle, an all-terrain vehicle, or other off-road vehicle) or other device, in which the wheel includes a non-pneumatic tire that may be designed to enhance its use and performance, including to be able to be used longer and/or in more challenging conditions, such as by being more resistant to cracking or other damage which could lead to premature failure (e.g., due to manufacturing artifacts and/or rocks and other hazards that can cut, chip, or tear during use). The non-pneumatic tire includes an annular beam configured to deflect at a contact patch of the non-pneumatic tire and an annular support extending radially inwardly from the annular beam and configured to support loading by tension. An elastomeric material of at least one of the annular beam and the annular support may have selected properties, including greater crack propagation resistance when subject to tensile stress.

A wheel for a vehicle (e.g., a construction vehicle, an all-terrain vehicle, or other off-road vehicle) or other device, in which the wheel includes a non-pneumatic tire that may be designed to enhance its use and performance, including to be able to be used longer and/or in more challenging conditions, such as by being more resistant to cracking or other damage which could lead to premature failure (e.g., due to manufacturing artifacts and/or rocks and other hazards that can cut, chip, or tear during use). The non-pneumatic tire includes an annular beam configured to deflect at a contact patch of the non-pneumatic tire and an annular support extending radially inwardly from the annular beam and configured to support loading by tension. An elastomeric material of at least one of the annular beam and the annular support may have selected properties, including greater crack propagation resistance when subject to tensile stress.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a highly durable tire using a resin composition, and a solution to the problem is a tire obtained by using a resin composition containing a polyamide resin and an elastomer having a glass transition temperature of 25° C. or less, wherein the melt viscosity ν (Pa.Math.sec) at 240° C. and the average distance between elastomer interfaces, τ (μm), satisfy the relationship of the following expression (1):
ν<34.369τ.sup.−3.525  (1).

An object of the present disclosure is to improve, in a tire having a composite body of a member composed of a polyester material and a member composed of a rubber material, adhesion between the two members. In order to achieve the object, the present disclosure provides a tire having a composite body, wherein the composite body comprises: a member composed of a polyester material; a member composed of a rubber material; and an adhesive layer composed of a urethane-based adhesive or an epoxy-based adhesive and provided between the member composed of a polyester material and the member composed of a rubber material.