Self-inflating tire and method of constructing a tire

A tire comprising a tire carcass; an elongate integral air passageway contained within a flexible tire component, the air passageway extending between an air inlet and an air outlet cavity in the flexible tire component, the air passageway extending at least a partial circumferential path around the...

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Main Authors BONNETT, GILLES, DI PRIZIO, OLIVIER, BESNOIN, ETIENNE, HAEGEL, YANNICK, REINARDT, RALF, PIRET, GAUTHIER, LEVY, LOIS, FRANTZEN, ANDREAS, HINQUE, DANIEL PAUL LUC MARIE, PERONNET-PAQUIN, ANNE THERESE, GRIFFOIN, JEAN-CLAUDE PATRICE PHILIPPE, PRZBILLA, MARCEL, BECK, RAPHAEL, CUNY, ANDRE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 26.06.2013
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DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
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:A tire comprising a tire carcass; an elongate integral air passageway contained within a flexible tire component, the air passageway extending between an air inlet and an air outlet cavity in the flexible tire component, the air passageway extending at least a partial circumferential path around the tire carcass; and a connector assembly inserted within at least a first of the cavities is disclosed. The connector assembly includes a hollow body having a central chamber, a protruding funnel housing portion extending from the hollow body, and a through-channel extending through the funnel housing portion to the central chamber, the through-channel having a sectional profile accommodating receipt of a free end of the strip core therein. Furthermore, a method of constructing a tire is disclosed.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20120197501