Pneumatic Vehicle Tire

Abstract

The invention relates to a pneumatic vehicle tire with a material ring (10) inside it, adhesively attached to the inner surface opposite from the tread (1), the material ring (10) adhering to a self-sealing sealant (8), which at least immediately after its application has a tackiness required for the adhesive attachment of the material ring (10).

To improve the sealing effect, the material ring (10) arranged on the sealant (8) is closed-cell and airtight.

Claims

1.-16. (canceled)

17. A pneumatic vehicle tire comprising a material ring therein which is adhesively attached to an inner surface and opposite from a tread of the pneumatic vehicle tire, wherein the material ring is adhered to a self-sealing sealant which at least immediately after its application has a tackiness required for the adhesive attachment of the material ring, wherein the material ring arranged on the sealant is closed-cell material ring which is airtight, and wherein the closed-cell material ring is covered with a covering film.

18. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 17, wherein the closed-cell material ring comprises one or more of foam, cork, or elastomer.

19. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 17, wherein the covering film is bonded, by means of an adhesive, to the closed-cell material ring, a tire inner layer, or, the closed-cell material ring and the tire inner layer

20. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 17, wherein the closed-cell material ring has a maximum radial thickness of 50 mm.

21. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 17, wherein the covering film has a radial thickness of from 10 m to 2 mm.

22. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 17, wherein the self-sealing sealant is a polyurethane gel, or, a viscous mixture based on butyl rubber, a polybutene, or a silicone.

23. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 17, wherein the closed-cell material ring lies with its radially outer surface fully flush on the self-sealing sealant and lies with its radially inner surface fully flush up against the covering film, and wherein a width of the closed-cell material ring corresponds approximately to a width of a ply formed of the self-sealing sealant.

24. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 17, wherein the closed-cell material ring lies with its radially outer surface fully flush on the self-sealing sealant and lies with its radially inner surface fully flush up against the covering film, and wherein width of the covering film is greater than the width of the self-sealing sealant, width of the closed-cell material ring, or, width of the self-sealing sealant and the closed-cell material ring.

25. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 17, wherein the closed-cell material ring is supported on the self-sealing sealant by means of two or more supports and lies with its radially inner surface fully flush up against the covering film.

26. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 17, wherein the covering film is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of rubber, butyl rubber, polyester, polyurethane, polyamide, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, biopolymers, and combinations thereof.

27. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 17, wherein the covering film is applied by spraying on a liquid material into the tire.

28. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 17, wherein the covering film is highly stretchable and the closed-cell material ring serves as a spacer between the tire and the covering film.

29. A pneumatic vehicle tire comprising a material ring therein which is adhesively attached to an inner surface and opposite from a tread of the pneumatic vehicle tire, wherein the material ring is adhered to a self-sealing sealant which at least immediately after its application has a tackiness required for the adhesive attachment of the material ring, and wherein the material ring arranged on the sealant is closed-cell and airtight; and, wherein a thickness of a ply, formed from the self-sealing sealant, in those regions in which the closed-cell material ring lies directly on the self-sealing sealant is 2 mm, while the layer thickness of the self-sealing sealant in those regions in which the closed-cell material ring does not contribute to sealing is 0.5 mm to 8 mm.

30. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 29, wherein the material ring is covered with a covering film.

31. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 29, wherein the closed-cell material ring is supported on the self-sealing sealant by means of two or more supports and lies with its radially inner surface fully flush up against the covering film.

32. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 31, wherein the supports are arranged in a circumferential direction of the pneumatic vehicle tire, or wherein the supports are arranged perpendicular to the circumferential direction of the tire, or, wherein the supports are arranged at an angle between the aforementioned, either continuously or discontinuously.

33. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 29, wherein the covering film is bonded, by means of an adhesive, to the closed-cell material ring, a tire inner layer, or, the closed-cell material ring and the tire inner layer

34. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 29, wherein the covering film has a radial thickness of from 10 m to 2 mm.

35. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 29, wherein the closed-cell material ring lies with its radially outer surface fully flush on the self-sealing sealant and lies with its radially inner surface fully flush up against the covering film, and wherein a width of the closed-cell material ring corresponds approximately to a width of a ply formed of the self-sealing sealant.

36. The pneumatic vehicle tire as claimed in claim 29, wherein the closed-cell material ring lies with its radially outer surface fully flush on the self-sealing sealant and lies with its radially inner surface fully flush up against the covering film, and wherein width of the covering film is greater than the width of the self-sealing sealant, width of the closed-cell material ring, or, width of the self-sealing sealant and the closed-cell material ring.

Description

[0018] Further features, advantages and details of the invention will now be described in more detail on the basis of the drawings, which illustrate schematic exemplary embodiments. In the drawings:

[0019] FIG. 1 shows a cross section through a pneumatic vehicle tire of the prior art;

[0020] FIG. 2 shows a cross section through a pneumatic vehicle tire according to the invention;

[0021] FIG. 3 shows a cross section through another pneumatic vehicle tire according to the invention;

[0022] FIGS. 4-6 respectively show cross sections of tires according to the invention, in which the material ring is supported on the sealant by supports.

[0023] FIG. 1 depicts a cross section through a radial passenger motor vehicle tire having a profiled tread 1, sidewalls 2, bead regions 3, bead cores 4 and also a multi-ply belt assembly 5 and a carcass insert 6. On its inner surface, the tire is covered with an inner layer 7 of an airtight rubber compound. On the inner surface of the inner layer 7 opposite from the tread 1, a sealant 8 that is capable of acting in a self-sealing manner in the event of a puncturedamage to the tireis subsequently applied (to the finished tire). Possible sealants are, for example, polyurethane gels or viscous mixtures based on butyl rubbers, polybutenes or silicone, it being possible for the mixtures to contain the customary further constituents, such as plasticizer oils. The sealant is introduced, for example by spraying, such that it covers at least the inner surface situated opposite the tread 1.

[0024] Inside the tire, on the inner surface opposite from the tread 1, a material ring 10 is adhesively attached. The material ring 10 adheres to the self-sealing sealant 8. The material ring 10 consists of open-cell foam and serves as a sound absorber. The tire can be rotated in order to optimally distribute the sealant on the inner surface. Furthermore, the sealant is introduced in such an amount that the layer thickness of the sealant is between 0.5 mm and 8 mm. At least immediately after application, the sealant should be relatively liquid and tacky.

[0025] FIG. 2 shows a cross section through a pneumatic vehicle tire according to the invention. The pneumatic vehicle tire according to the invention differs from the prior-art pneumatic vehicle tire of FIG. 1 in that a closed-cell material ring 10, here a closed-cell foam ring 10, with an airtight effect is arranged on the sealant 8.

[0026] The closed-cell material ring 10 has an approximately rectangular cross section. The closed-cell material ring 10 rests with its radially outer surface fully flush on the sealant 8. The width 13 of the closed-cell foam ring 10 corresponds approximately to the width 15 of the sealant 8. The closed-cell foam ring 10 has a thickness 11 of approximately 30 mm, measured in the radial direction (rR). The sealant 8 is a polyurethane gel. The sealant 8 has a thickness of 2 mm. According to the invention, the closed-cell foam ring 10 lying directly on the sealant 8 provides an airtight seal in the event of a puncture. This sealing by the closed-cell foam ring 10 has the effect of ensuring the sealing effect of the tire in cases of punctures and remaining air channels after expulsion of the penetrating item in spite of the sealant 8 having adversely affected flow characteristics.

[0027] FIG. 3 shows a cross section through another pneumatic vehicle tire according to the invention. The pneumatic vehicle tire of FIG. 3 differs from the pneumatic vehicle tire of FIG. 2 in that a covering film 9 covers the closed-cell foam ring 10 from the inside radially. The width 14 of the covering film is greater than the width 13 of the foam ring 10. The thickness 12 of the covering film is between 10 m and 2 mm.

[0028] FIGS. 4 to 6 show cross sections of pneumatic vehicle tires according to the invention. The three embodiments show the material ring 10, which is supported on the sealant ply 8 by differently formed supports 19.

LIST OF DESIGNATIONS

[0029] 1 . . . Tread [0030] 2 . . . Sidewall [0031] 3 . . . Bead region [0032] 4 . . . Bead core [0033] 5 . . . Belt assembly [0034] 6 . . . Carcass insert [0035] 7 . . . Inner layer [0036] 8 . . . Sealant ply [0037] 9 . . . Covering film [0038] 10 . . . Closed-cell foam ring [0039] 11 . . . Thickness of the closed-cell foam ring [0040] 12 . . . Thickness of the covering film [0041] 13 . . . Width of the closed-cell foam ring [0042] 14 . . . Width of the covering film [0043] 15 . . . Width of the sealant ply [0044] 16 . . . Thickness of the sealant ply [0045] 19 . . . Support