US 2019/0143753 A1Published application

Balanced non-deflatable vehicle tire

OwnerGameel Gabrielinventor

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Abstract

A balanced non-deflatable vehicle tire providing balanced operation even after partial puncture, adjustment of overall air pressure, use of standard rimmed wheels, and the option of being retrofit into existing tires, by providing alternating layers of puncture-resistant sheet material and pressurized-cell sheets, and an inner-tube to fill the remaining internal space and to adjust and apply balanced pressure internally.

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A balanced non-deflatable vehicle tire, comprising:

(i) a vehicle tire having an outside and an inside, and having a circumference and a center;
(ii) a layer of puncture-resistant sheet material adapted for placement inside and conforming to the circumference of said vehicle tire;
(iii) at least two layers of pressurized-cell sheets adapted for placement inside and conforming to the circumference of said vehicle tire;
and
(iv) an inner-tube adapted for placement inside and conforming to the circumference of said vehicle tire;
where said puncture-resistant sheet material and said pressurized-cell sheets are arrayed in layers proceeding from the inside circumferential surface of said vehicle tire;
where said inner-tube is arrayed inside said vehicle tire from the innermost layer of said pressurized-cell sheet toward the center of said vehicle tire;
where, in use, with said vehicle tire mounted upon a rimmed wheel, inflation of said inner-tube causes an expansion, producing an expanding force between the rimmed wheel and the layers of said puncture-resistant sheet material and pressurized-cell sheets, the expanding force pushing the layers of said puncture-resistant sheet material and pressurized-cell sheets into place along the inside surface of said vehicle tire;
where, in normal use, the layers of said puncture-resistant sheet material and said pressurized-cell sheets, and said inner-tube, are held firmly against the inside surface of said vehicle tire, promoting balanced rotation;
where, in use, upon encountering a puncturing object, said layer of puncture-resistant sheet material resists puncture and diffuses the puncturing force by reversible deformation into underlying layers, and the affected cells of said layers of pressurized-cell sheets resist puncture and resist bursting by reversible deformation into adjacent cells within the same layer and into underlying layers;
and
where, upon the puncture or bursting of up to a small number of affected cells, support of the inside surface of said vehicle tire is continued by the remaining cells and by said inner-tube, and operation of said vehicle tire is not affected.

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A balanced non-deflatable vehicle tire kit, for a vehicle tire having an outside and an inside, and having a circumference and a center, the non-deflatable vehicle tire kit comprising:

(i) a layer of puncture-resistant sheet material adapted for placement inside and conforming to the circumference of the vehicle tire;
(ii) at least two layers of pressurized-cell sheets adapted for placement inside and conforming to the circumference of the vehicle tire;
and
(iii) an inner-tube adapted for placement inside and conforming to the circumference of the vehicle tire;
where said puncture-resistant sheet material and said pressurized-cell sheets are arrayed in layers proceeding from the inside circumferential surface of the vehicle tire;
where said inner-tube is arrayed inside the vehicle tire from the innermost layer of said pressurized-cell sheet toward the center of the vehicle tire;
where, in use, with the vehicle tire mounted upon a rimmed wheel, inflation of said inner-tube causes an expansion, producing an expanding force between the rimmed wheel and the layers of said puncture-resistant sheet material and pressurized-cell sheets, the expanding force pushing the layers of said puncture-resistant sheet material and pressurized-cell sheets into place along the inside surface of the vehicle tire;
where, in normal use, the layers of said puncture-resistant sheet material and said pressurized-cell sheets, and said inner tube, are held firmly against the inside surface of the vehicle tire, promoting balanced rotation;
where, in use, upon encountering a puncturing object, said layer of puncture-resistant sheet material resists puncture and diffuses the puncturing force by reversible deformation into underlying layers, and the affected cells of said layers of pressurized-cell sheets resist puncture and resist bursting by reversible deformation into adjacent cells within the same layer and into underlying layers;
where, upon the puncture or bursting of up to a small number of affected cells, support of the inside surface of the vehicle tire is continued by the remaining cells and by said inner-tube, and operation of the vehicle tire is not affected.

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Abstract

A balanced non-deflatable vehicle tire, comprising:

(i) a vehicle tire having an outside and an inside, and having a circumference and a center;
(ii) a layer of puncture-resistant sheet material adapted for placement inside and conforming to the circumference of said vehicle tire;
(iii) at least two layers of pressurized-cell sheets adapted for placement inside and conforming to the circumference of said vehicle tire;
and
(iv) an inner-tube adapted for placement inside and conforming to the circumference of said vehicle tire;
where said puncture-resistant sheet material and said pressurized-cell sheets are arrayed in layers proceeding from the inside circumferential surface of said vehicle tire;
where said inner-tube is arrayed inside said vehicle tire from the innermost layer of said pressurized-cell sheet toward the center of said vehicle tire;
where, in use, with said vehicle tire mounted upon a rimmed wheel, inflation of said inner-tube causes an expansion, producing an expanding force between the rimmed wheel and the layers of said puncture-resistant sheet material and pressurized-cell sheets, the expanding force pushing the layers of said puncture-resistant sheet material and pressurized-cell sheets into place along the inside surface of said vehicle tire;
where, in normal use, the layers of said puncture-resistant sheet material and said pressurized-cell sheets, and said inner-tube, are held firmly against the inside surface of said vehicle tire, promoting balanced rotation;
where, in use, upon encountering a puncturing object, said layer of puncture-resistant sheet material resists puncture and diffuses the puncturing force by reversible deformation into underlying layers, and the affected cells of said layers of pressurized-cell sheets resist puncture and resist bursting by reversible deformation into adjacent cells within the same layer and into underlying layers;
and
where, upon the puncture or bursting of up to a small number of affected cells, support of the inside surface of said vehicle tire is continued by the remaining cells and by said inner-tube, and operation of said vehicle tire is not affected.

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