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US 2023/0132677 A1Published application
Static discharge element for a tire
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorMichael Joseph Durr
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Abstract
A tire includes a cylindrical hub with a central axis, an annular supporting structure disposed radially outward from the hub, an annular shearband disposed radially outward from the supporting structure, an annular tread disposed radially outward from the shear band, and a conductive ink collectively applied to the shearband, supporting structure, and the hub to create a path for the discharge of electricity through the conductive ink. The conductive ink provides a substrate for conducting electricity with up to 50 percent strain applied to the substrate.
Claims8
A tire comprising
- a cylindrical hub with a central axis;
- an annular supporting structure disposed radially outward from the hub;
- an annular shearband disposed radially outward from the supporting structure;
- an annular tread disposed radially outward from the shear band;
- and
- a conductive ink collectively applied to the shearband, supporting structure, and the hub to create a path for the discharge of electricity through the conductive ink, the conductive ink providing a substrate for conducting electricity with up to 50 percent strain applied to the substrate.
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A tire comprising
- a cylindrical wheel with a central axis;
- at least two sidewall structures disposed radially outward from the hub;
- an annular belt package disposed radially outward from the sidewall structures;
- an annular tread disposed radially outward from the belt package;
- and
- a conductive ink collectively applied to the belt package, both sidewall structures, and the wheel to create a path for the discharge of electricity through the conductive ink, the conductive ink providing a substrate for conducting electricity with up to 50 percent strain applied to the substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.