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US 2024/0083199 A1Published application
Flat tire airbag system
OwnerAdam Awadinventor
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Abstract
A flat tire airbag system has an inner tube having an inner portion adapted to be mounted upon the wheel of the pneumatic tire, and an outer portion adapted to support the tire when inflated. A tire pressure monitoring system is operably mounted to monitor pressure within the pneumatic tire, and an airbag inflation mechanism is provided for automatically inflating the inner tube responsive to the tire pressure monitoring system detecting a loss of pressure within the pneumatic tire.
Claims12
A flat tire airbag system for use with a pneumatic tire having a wheel and a tire, the flat tire airbag system comprising;
- an inner tube having an inner portion adapted to be mounted upon the wheel of the pneumatic tire, and an outer portion adapted to support the tire when inflated;
- a tire pressure monitoring system operably mounted to monitor pressure within the pneumatic tire;
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- an airbag inflation mechanism for automatically inflating the inner tube responsive to the tire pressure monitoring system detecting a loss of pressure within the pneumatic tire.
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