Punctureproof tire
AssigneeBayer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJakob Ippen, Friedel Stuttgen
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Abstract
A punctureproof non-pneumatic vehicle tire comprising two halves applied on a felly which is subdivided into two parts by a metal or plastic ring. The two symmetrical halves of the tire are built up of segments each of which consists of the tread, the foot, supported by a wire core, and a connecting part. This connecting part is curved and asymmetrically arranged so that the parts in adjacent segments are alternately directed towards the middle of the felly and the edge of the felly. The connecting parts substantially reduce the total mass of the tire and constitute the actual cushioning element.
Claims9
A vehicle tire comprising two halves adapted to lie alongside one another when the tire is mounted on a wheel rim having a pair of edges which is subdivided by a central annular ring into two lateral parts, each half of the tire having an outer tread surface adapted to contact a roadway, an inner surface adapted to contact one half of the subdivided wheel rim, a resilient connecting part being segmentally divided and diagonally constructed and arranged in a uniformly and oppositely arranged hollow configuration having continuous air channels, and successive segments of the resultant diagonal hollow configuration being alternately directed to and supported by an edge of the wheel rim and the central annular ring of the subdivided rim whereby the continuous air channels in the diagonal segmental arrangement of the connecting part substantially reduces the weight of the tire and insure adequate cooling when the tire is in motion.
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