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US 2021/0379939 A1Published application
Self-healing tire
OwnerGhing-Hsin Dieninventor
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Abstract
A self-healing pneumatic tire, which uses the sealant stored in the tire to fix a leak, is disclosed.
Claims11
A self-healing tire for vehicles, comprising:
- a rim having at least one nozzle hole;
- a tire casing installed around the rim;
- an inner tube disposed between the rim and the tire casing;
- at least one valve stem protruding from the at least one nozzle hole;
- a tire casing channel disposed inside the at least one valve stem and connecting to a space between the tire casing and the inner tube;
- an inner tube channel disposed inside the at least one valve stem and connecting to an internal space of the inner tube for inflating the inner tube;
- a sealant storing layer disposed between the tire casing and the inner tube, wherein the sealant storing layer stores a sealant which is injected through the tire casing channel;
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- a partition structure disposed between the tire casing and the inner tube, the partition structure separates the tire casing and the inner tube to form a space to accommodate the sealant so as to form the sealant storing layer;
- wherein the at least one valve stem further comprises at least one valve configured to control at least one of the tire casing channel and the inner tube channel;
- wherein when the inner tube is inflated, the outer surface of the inflated inner tube contacts the inner surface of the tire casing and the partition structure, and keep the tire casing in shape to withstand the weight of the vehicle.
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