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US 2026/0131599 A1Published application
Flexure member for non-pneumatic tire spoke component
AssigneeBridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
InventorsAndrew V. Haidet, Benjamin E. Rimai, Bradley S. Plotner, Zachary G. Lorenz
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Abstract
A non-pneumatic tire that includes an inner support ring positioned within and coaxial to an outer support ring with a support structure connecting the rings to one another. The support structure includes a plurality of spokes that are secured to the inner support ring and the outer support ring. A flexure member having a filleted perimeter surface is used to attach an end of the spokes to the outer support ring.
Claims20
A non-pneumatic tire comprising
- an outer support ring;
- an inner support ring positioned inside the outer support ring;
- a support structure positioned between the outer support ring and the inner support ring, the support structure comprising a spoke, the spoke comprising:
- a first end secured to the inner support ring;
- a second end secured to a flexure member, the flexure member comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, and a filleted perimeter surface.
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A flexure member for a non-pneumatic tire, the flexure member comprising:
- an inner surface having a plane;
- an outer surface having a plane;
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- a side perimeter surface arranged between the inner surface and the outer surface, the side surface extending around the entire perimeter of the flexure member, the perimeter side surface comprises two or more radiused face surfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.