Rolling assembly
AssigneeCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
InventorJosé Merino Lopez
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Abstract
Rolling assembly comprising tire P, rim J, adapter connecting a bead and the rim. The adapter has axially outer (9) and inner (10) ends mounted on rim seat (7) having respective outer (16) and inner (20) reinforcers. Body (11) connects the outer (9) and inner (10) ends forming a single piece, an adapter seat (18) receives a bead and is situated at end (9), an adapter bearing face (21) in a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis, and situated on the axially inner face of outer end (9). Reinforcer (20) of end (9) is axially outside bearing face (21). The body comprises, opposite adapter seat (14), annular seat reinforcer (19) and the adapter comprises conductive strip (22) positioned over all or part of the circumferential perimeter of said adapter and along a complete path extending from adapter seat (14) to rim flange (8).
Claims21
Rolling mounted assembly having a rotation axis and comprising:
- a tire having two beads and an inner wall;
- at least one adapter;
- a rim;
- said adapter providing the connection between one of the beads and the rim, and having a circumferential perimeter;
- said rim having two rim seats and two rim flanges;
- said adapter having:
- an axially inner end that is configured to be mounted on the rim seat and comprises an inner reinforcing element;
- an axially outer end that comprises an outer reinforcing element;
- a body that connects said outer end to said inner end so as to form a single piece and comprises at least one main reinforcement that provides the connection between said outer reinforcer and said inner reinforcer, and an elastomer composition;
- a substantially cylindrical adapter seat configured to receive one of said beads, said seat being situated at the axially outer end of said body;
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- an adapter bearing face substantially contained in a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis, said bearing face being situated on the axially inner face of the axially outer end,
- wherein the reinforcing element of the axially outer end is entirely situated axially outside the bearing face, wherein the body comprises, opposite the adapter seat, an annular seat reinforce, and wherein the adapter comprises at least one, fixed or removable, conductive strip positioned over all or part of the circumferential perimeter of said adapter and along a complete path extending from the adapter seat to the rim J.
An adapter configured to equip a rolling mounted assembly having a rotation axis, wherein the assembly includes a tire having two beads and an inner wall, a rim having two rim seats and two rim flanges;
- wherein the adapter provides a connection between one of the beads and the rim, and having a circumferential perimeter, the adapter comprising:
- an axially inner end that is configured to be mounted on the rim seat and comprises an inner reinforcing element;
- an axially outer end that comprises an outer reinforcing element;
- a body that connects said outer end to said inner end so as to form a single piece and comprises at least one main reinforcement that provides the connection between said outer reinforcer and said inner reinforcer, and an elastomer composition;
- a substantially cylindrical adapter seat configured to receive one of the beads, said seat being situated at the axially outer end of said body;
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- an adapter bearing face substantially contained in a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis, said bearing face being situated on the axially inner face of the axially outer end,
- wherein the reinforcing element of the axially outer end is entirely situated axially outside the bearing face, wherein the body comprises, opposite the adapter seat, an annular seat reinforce, and wherein the adapter comprises at least one, fixed or removable, conductive strip positioned over all or part of the circumferential perimeter of the adapter and along a complete path extending from the adapter seat to the rim J.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.