Tire tube containing elastics members
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsToshio Yamagiwa, Hirohisa Takahashi, Kengo Nakayama, Katsutoshi Yamazaki
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Abstract
A tube or tubeless tire, which can be punctured and still allow a vehicle to continue running, includes a plurality of spherical members formed of foamed rubber or foamed urethane. The spherical members are contained inside an air chamber of the tire and occupy 50% to 80% of the volume of the air chamber of an inflated tire.
Claims11
A tire inner tube comprising a plurality of elastic members contained therein, wherein a total volume of said plurality of elastic members is 50 to 80 percent of a volume of said tube when said tube is inflated to a size fitting the tire, and wherein at least one of said plurality of elastic members is free to move about inside said tube.
A tire for a vehicle, the tire comprising:
- a substantially U-shaped cross-section which opens towards a radial center of the tire and which extends in a continuous circle about the radial center of the tire;
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- an inner tube comprising a plurality of elastic members contained therein, said inner tube being located inside said U-shaped cross-section, wherein a total volume of said plurality of elastic members is 50 to 80 percent of a volume of said tube when said tube is inflated to a size fitting the tire, and wherein at least one of said plurality of elastic members is free to move about inside said tube.
A vehicle wheel assembly comprising:
- a rim;
- a tire mounted on said rim;
- an air chamber formed inside said tire;
- a plurality of elastic members contained in said air chamber;
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- a tube inflated to a size fitting said tire and resting upon an inside surface of said tire and an outer surface of said rim, for defining said air chamber, wherein a total volume of said plurality of elastic members is 50 to 80 percent of a volume of said air chamber, and wherein at least one of said plurality of elastic members is free to move about inside said tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.