Light-weight inner tube and related methods
AssigneeBridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
InventorDavid G. Abdallah, Jr.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a light-weight tire inner tube comprising a film tube with a wall thickness of 100 to 400 microns, pneumatic tires containing the light-weight tire inner tube, and related methods for manufacturing the light-weight tire inner tube. The film tube is comprised of a film material comprising at least one thermoplastic engineering resin and optionally at least one saturated elastomer, and the film material of the film tube has an oxygen permeability of 8-15 cm3 O2/m2·per day at 25° C.
Claims17
A light-weight inner tube suitable for use inside a pneumatic tire, the inner tube consisting of:
- a film layer with a wall thickness of 100 to 250 microns and an optional adhesive layer having a thickness of 10-50 microns;
- and including a stem operably sealed to the inner tube to allow for air inflation of the inner tube;
- wherein the film layer is comprised of a film material comprising at least one thermoplastic engineering resin and no saturated elastomer, and the film material of the film layer has an oxygen permeability of 8-15 cm3 O2/m2 per day at 25° C., and wherein the film layer is the outer-most layer of the light-weight inner tube and the light-weight inner tube forms a continuous tube, and wherein the inflated outer diameter of the inner tube is about 38 to 46 inches (0.97 to 1.2 meters).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.