Wheel suitable for use with an ice adaptive tire
AssigneeIce Adaptive Tires, LLC
InventorNorman S. Fink
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Abstract
A wheel for mounting a tire thereon is provided. The wheel includes a wheel rim including a pressurized air reservoir, at least one air input to the wheel rim being coupled to the pressurized air reservoir, and at least one valve coupled between the pressurized air reservoir and a corresponding at least one air output from the wheel rim, the at least one valve configured to selectably supply pressurized air to an interior of the tire when mounted on the wheel rim.
Claims15
A wheel for mounting a tire thereon, the tire having extendable bolts, the wheel comprising:
- a wheel rim including a pressurized air reservoir;
- at least one air input to the wheel rim being coupled to the pressurized air reservoir;
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- first and second valves coupled between the pressurized air reservoir and respective first and second air outputs from the wheel rim, the first valve configured to supply pressurized air for unlocking the extendable bolts of the tire when the tire is mounted on the wheel rim, and the second valve configured to supply pressurized air for extending the extendable bolts.
A wheel for mounting a tire thereon, the tire having extendable bolts, the wheel comprising:
- a wheel rim including a pressurized air reservoir;
- at least one air input to the wheel rim being coupled to the pressurized air reservoir;
- first and second valves coupled between the pressurized air reservoir and respective first and second air outputs from the wheel rim, the first valve configured to supply pressurized air for unlocking the extendable bolts of the tire when the tire is mounted on the wheel rim, and the second valve configured to supply pressurized air for extending the extendable bolts;
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- a manual interface configured to selectably open and close at least one of the first and second valves.
A wheel for mounting a tire thereon and used in a vehicle having a control system, the tire having extendable bolts, the wheel comprising:
- a wheel rim including a pressurized air reservoir;
- at least one air input to the wheel rim being coupled to the pressurized air reservoir;
- first and second valves coupled between the pressurized air reservoir and respective first and second air outputs from the wheel rim, the first valve configured to supply pressurized air for unlocking the extendable bolts of the tire when the tire is mounted on the wheel rim, and the second valve configured to supply pressurized air for extending the extendable bolts;
- at least one of the first and second valves further configured to be selectably opened and closed by the control system of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.