Method and device for fitting a tire and method of analyzing the said tire
AssigneeMichelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
InventorsPatrick Maleo, Jean-Paul Keller
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method and device for fitting a tire, of the type with an incorporated air chamber, normally referred to as “tubeless”, on a rim. According to the invention, the said tire having a marking indicating an extreme value of a parameter having a circumferential variation, an area of at least one bead of the tire is held at least during a first inflation phase, the said area being azimuthed according to the said marking. The fitting according to the invention makes it possible to control the variations in radial load on the periphery of the fitted assembly. The invention also proposes a method of analyzing such a tire.
Claims14
Method of fitting a tire on a rim, the said tire having a marking indicating an extreme value of a parameter having a circumferential variation, wherein an area of at least one bead of the tire is held at least during a first inflation phase and in that said area is azimuthed according to the said marking.
Device for fitting a tire on a rim, the said tire having a marking indicating an extreme value of a parameter having a circumferential variation, wherein a tool is provided for exerting a support force on an area of at least one sidewall of the tire at least during a first inflation phase and in that the said area is azimuthed according to the said marking.
Method of analyzing a tire consisting of defining its sensitivity to fitting, wherein a variation in relative radial load due to the fitting of the tire on a rim having humps is determined.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.