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US 8,863,798 B2Granted
Airless vehicle tyre, in particular for road vehicles
AssigneeFiat Group Automobiles S.p.A.
InventorsStefano Re Fiorentin, Giovanni Monfrino
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Abstract
An airless vehicle tire, in particular for road vehicles, has a tread, which rolls on a road surface, and a reinforcing strip made of elastomeric material and for reinforcing the tread; the reinforcing strip being located inwards of the tread, being connected integrally to the tread, and having a number of adjacent blocks movable with respect to one another, and a circumferential forcing device for exerting force and a circumferential preload on the blocks.
Claims9
An airless vehicle tyre, for road vehicles;
- the tyre comprising a tread which rolls on a road surface, and a reinforcing strip made of elastomeric material and placed inwards of the tread to reinforce said tread;
- the reinforcing strip comprising a number of blocks movable with respect to one another;
- and wherein said reinforcing strip also comprises a forcing element configured for forcing said blocks against one another to exert a circumferential preload on the blocks, wherein said forcing element is adjustable to adjust said circumferential preload.
An airless vehicle tyre, for road vehicles;
- the tyre comprising a tread which rolls on a road surface, and a reinforcing strip made of elastomeric material and placed inwards of the tread to reinforce said tread;
- the reinforcing strip comprising a number of blocks movable with respect to one another;
- and wherein said reinforcing strip also comprises a forcing element configured for forcing said blocks against one another to exert a circumferential preload on the blocks, wherein at least two consecutive blocks define a gap in between, and said forcing element is housed in said gap.
An airless vehicle tyre, for road vehicles;
- the tyre comprising a tread which rolls on a road surface, and a reinforcing strip made of elastomeric material and placed inwards of the tread to reinforce said tread;
- the reinforcing strip comprising a number of blocks movable with respect to one another;
- and wherein said reinforcing strip also comprises a forcing element configured for forcing said blocks against one another to exert a circumferential preload on the blocks, wherein at least one of said blocks has a cavity;
- and said forcing element is housed in said cavity.
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