Wheel and tire assembly

A wheel and tire assembly (10) comprises a wheel rim (14). A tire (12) is mounted on the wheel rim (14), the tire (12) and the wheel rim (14) enclosing an annular volume (16). A foam insert (24) only partially fills said annular volume (16), said foam insert (24) displacing air within the annular vo...

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Main Authors ROTH, JONATHAN T, DUPPONG, STEVEN A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 22.04.2015
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
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Summary:A wheel and tire assembly (10) comprises a wheel rim (14). A tire (12) is mounted on the wheel rim (14), the tire (12) and the wheel rim (14) enclosing an annular volume (16). A foam insert (24) only partially fills said annular volume (16), said foam insert (24) displacing air within the annular volume (16) and not being bonded to the tire (12), wherein said foam insert (24) maintaining its shape and its mass distribution within the tire (12).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20140189131