Pneumatic tire with a sealant component
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorsFrancesco SPORTELLI, David John ZANZIG, Annette LECHTENBOEHMER
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Abstract
A pneumatic tire has an axis of rotation and comprises two radially inextensible annular bead portions, a carcass having at least one reinforced ply, an air impermeable innerliner extending along an interior of the carcass from one bead portion to the other bead portion, a tread disposed radially outward of the carcass, a belt structure disposed radially between the carcass and the tread, and a sealant component having a three dimensional fabric and a flowable sealant material contained by the three dimensional fabric.
Claims10
A pneumatic tire having an axis of rotation, the pneumatic tire comprising:
- two axially inextensible annular bead portions;
- a carcass having at least one reinforced ply;
- an air impermeable innerliner extending along an interior of the carcass from one bead portion to the other bead portion;
- a tread disposed radially outward of the carcass;
- a belt structure disposed radially between the carcass and the tread;
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- a sealant component having a three dimensional fabric and a flowable sealant material contained by the three dimensional fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.