Pneumatic tire

• Main Authors: LEVY, LOIS, HINQUE, DANIEL PAUL LUC MARIE, PRZIBILLA, MARCEL, DI GIACOMO RUSSO, MASSIMO, GRIFFOIN, JEAN-CLAUDE PATRICE PHILIPPE, COLLETTE, JEAN JOSEPH, BONNET, GILLES
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 25.06.2014
• Subjects: 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

A tire (12) having a tire cavity, first and second sidewalls (16, 22) extending respectively from first and second tire bead regions (18, 24) to a tire tread region (20), an annular air passageway (26) integrally formed and enclosed within a tire sidewall (16, 22) and forming at least one loop (46, 48, 50, 52, 54) at least substantially circumscribing the tire sidewall (16, 22) is disclosed. The air passageway (26) is operative to progressively flatten segment by segment by a rolling tire closing patch whereby progressively pumping air along the air passageway (26). The tire (12) comprises an inlet air passageway portal (32) operative to pass air into the annular passageway (26) and an outlet air passageway portal (34), wherein the outlet air passageway portal (34) is operative in an open position to pass air from the annular air passageway (26). The inlet air passageway portal (32) and the outlet air passageway portal (34) are located in a proximal relationship operative to place the inlet air passageway portal (32) and the outlet air passageway portal (34) within a common passageway segment closing patch (38) as the tire rotates (12).