Non-pneumatic tire for camber-steered vehicle or other vehicle
AssigneeCamso Inc.
InventorRonald H. Thompson
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Abstract
A wheel comprising a non-pneumatic tire for a vehicle, such as a vehicle that is steerable and/or otherwise movable by leaning the vehicle (e.g., a bicycle, a motorcycle or another two-wheeled vehicle), in which the non-pneumatic tire may be designed to enhance its use and performance, including, for example, to avoid sudden failure, improve steering and/or other movement of the vehicle (e.g., when the vehicle is leaned and the non-pneumatic tire is cambered), improve ride comfort, and/or exhibit less rolling resistance.
Claims20
A non-pneumatic tire for a vehicle on a ground surface, the vehicle being movable by leaning to create a camber angle of the non-pneumatic tire, the non pneumatic tire comprising
- an annular beam configured to deflect at a contact patch of the non-pneumatic tire with the ground surface;
- an annular support disposed radially inwardly of the annular beam and configured to resiliently deform as the non-pneumatic tire engages the ground surface;
- wherein a ratio of a torsional rigidity of the annular beam over a rated load of the non-pneumatic tire is at least 1.5E4 N·mm2/N.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.