Apparatus for regulation of the stiffness of a tyre and vehicle provided with such an apparatus

The apparatus of the invention can cause the tyre 10 to function in two different conditions as desired: a rigid mode procured by a tyre 10 completely filled with water, or a soft mode procured by connecting to the tyre 10, through a connection valve 14, a hydropneumatic unit 15 containing a volume...

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Main Author LAMBERT, GUY-NOEL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 16.02.1994
Edition5
Subjects
DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
HAULING
HOISTING
HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCEDIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
LIFTING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
REPAIRING, OR CONNECTING VALVES TO, INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIESIN GENERAL
TRANSPORTING
TYRE CHANGING OR REPAIRING
TYRE INFLATION
VEHICLE TYRES
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:The apparatus of the invention can cause the tyre 10 to function in two different conditions as desired: a rigid mode procured by a tyre 10 completely filled with water, or a soft mode procured by connecting to the tyre 10, through a connection valve 14, a hydropneumatic unit 15 containing a volume 16 filled with a pressurising gas which, owing to its compressibility, procures the necessary softness.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19910100814