Non-pneumatic tire
AssigneeMichelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
InventorsSteven M. Cron, Jean-Pierre Pompier, Timothy B. Rhyne, Ronald Hobart Thompson, Kenneth W. Demino
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
AssigneeMichelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
InventorsSteven M. Cron, Jean-Pierre Pompier, Timothy B. Rhyne, Ronald Hobart Thompson, Kenneth W. Demino
Estimating the term…
A structurally supported tire includes an outer annular band, and a plurality of web spokes extending transversely across and radially inward from the annular band and anchored in a wheel or hub. The annular band may further comprise a shear layer, at least a first membrane adhered to the radially inward extent of the shear layer, and at least a second membrane adhered to the radially outward extent of the shear layer. A preferred web spoke has a cutaway section transverse to the annular band. The cutaway section has a profile formed by straight line segments joined by a blending radius. The profile of the cutaway comprises a height and a maximum depth greater than five percent of the height and less than thirty percent of the maximum width. The profile has an angle alpha formed by a line tangent to the profile relative to the horizontal at least equal to ten degrees at the radially outermost and radially innermost extent of said profile. The minimum radius of curvature of the profile is at least equal to twenty percent of the height of the cutaway section.
A structurally supported tire comprising an outer annular band, wherein the annular band further comprises a shear layer, at least a first membrane adhered to a radially inward extent of the shear layer and at least a second membrane adhered to a radially outward extent of the shear layer, wherein each of the membranes has a longitudinal tensile modulus greater than a shear modulus of the shear layer, a plurality of web spokes extending transversely across and radially inward from the outer annular band, said spokes having a maximum width and a radial height, means for interconnecting the plurality of web spokes with a wheel and;
A method for determining the transverse profile of a web spoke comprising the steps of;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.