Device for repairing a tubeless mounted assembly for cycles
AssigneeMichelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
InventorBernard Moreau
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for repairing a tubeless mounted assembly for a cycle, more particularly for a bicycle, comprising a rim and a tire. According to the invention, the repair device comprises an inner tube, the internal diameter D of which inner tube is greater than the diameter of the rim seats.
Claims9
1- A device for repairing a mounted assembly of the tubeless type for cycles, consisting of a rim and a tire comprising in particular two flexible bead wires in its beads, said rim consisting of two wings attached to two seats designed to receive the beads of a tire and separated from one another by a mounting groove, said device consisting of an inner tube, wherein the internal diameter of the inner tube is greater than the diameter of the rim seats.
2- A repair device according to claim 1, wherein, in the non-inflated state, the ratio of the internal perimeter of the section of the tire to the perimeter of the section of the inner tube is greater than 1.6 and preferably greater than 1.8.
3- A repair device according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the internal diameter of the inner tube to the diameter of the section of the inner tube is greater than 50 and preferably greater than 60.
4- A repair device according to claim 1, wherein the inner tube consists of a mixture of polymeric materials.
5- A repair device according to claim 4, wherein the inner tube is made of natural rubber.
6- A repair device according to claim 1, wherein the tube comprises and/or is associated with means of identification.
7- A repair device according to claim 6, wherein the inner tube is distinctively colored.
8- A repair device according to claim 6, wherein the inner tube comprises a distinctive marking.
9- A repair device according to claim 6, wherein the inner tube is associated with distinctive packaging.