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US 11,027,578 B2Granted
Wheel and tire assembly
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorCeyhan Celik
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Abstract
A wheel and tire assembly includes a plurality of support elements for supporting part of a load of a vehicle and an annular shear band extending circumferentially around the support elements. The band has a radially inner circumferential membrane, a radially outer circumferential membrane, and a shear layer interconnecting the inner membrane and the outer membrane. The shear layer has a plurality of closed cells for controlling shear deflection between the inner membrane and the outer membrane.
Claims19
A wheel and tire assembly comprising:
- a plurality of support elements that define an axial end face of the wheel and tire assembly for supporting part of a load of a vehicle;
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- an annular shear band extending circumferentially around the support elements, the band having a radially inner circumferential membrane, a radially outer circumferential membrane, and a shear layer interconnecting the inner membrane and the outer membrane, the shear layer having a plurality of transversely adjacent closed cells for controlling shear deflection between the inner membrane and the outer membrane, the closed cells forming a honeycombed structure with each cell extending radially and entirely between the inner membrane and the outer membrane in the sense that no other closed cells are present radially between the inner membrane and the outer membrane, the shear layer being constructed of nylon adhering to a rubber compound coating of the inner membrane and the outer membrane thereby radially reinforcing the inner and outer membranes with the closed cells being filled with styro-foam.
A non-pneumatic wheel and tire assembly comprising:
- a hub member secured to a vehicle;
- a plurality of support elements that define an axial end face of the wheel and tire assembly secured to the hub member for supporting part of a load of the vehicle;
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- an annular shear band extending circumferentially around the support elements, the band having a radially inner circumferential membrane, a radially outer circumferential membrane, and a shear layer interconnecting the inner membrane and the outer membrane, the shear layer having a plurality of transversely adjacent closed cells for controlling shear deflection between the inner membrane and the outer membrane, the closed cells forming a honeycombed structure with each cell extending radially and entirely between the inner membrane and the outer membrane in the sense that no other closed cells are present radially between the inner membrane and the outer membrane, the shear layer being constructed of nylon adhering to a rubber compound coating of the inner membrane and the outer membrane thereby radially reinforcing the inner and outer membranes with the closed cells being filled with styro-foam.
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