Tire and noise reducer
AssigneeBridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
InventorsGary C. Noggle, James F. Siegfried
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Abstract
A tire is disclosed comprising a tread portion, two sidewall portions, two bead portions, an internal surface of the tire that forms a tire cavity, and at least three baffles within the tire cavity. The baffles may be made of compressible or non-compressible materials and may further include connecting members, encapsulating liners, or both. Further, a tire kit is disclosed comprising at least three baffles and at least one connecting member that connects the baffles. In addition, a method is disclosed that includes filling a tire with at least three baffles and then assembling the tire on a tire rim to reduce tire noise or to reduce tire force transmissibility.
Claims20
A tire comprising:
- a tread portion;
- two sidewall portions;
- two bead portions;
- a tire liner;
- an internal surface of the tire that forms a tire cavity;
- and
- at least three baffles inside the tire cavity.
The tire of claim 3, wherein the at least three baffles are pressurized with at least one of the following:
- air, nitrogen, helium, and other inert gases.
A tire kit for use with a tire, the kit comprising:
- at least three baffles;
- and
- at least one connecting member that connects the baffles.
A method for reducing tire noise or tire force transmissibility, the method comprising:
- filling a tire with at least three baffles;
- and
- assembling the tire on a tire rim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.