FLAT-RUNNING DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOUNTED ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING SAME

• Main Authors: RATET, FLORENCE, DETOUT, ARNAUD, MARSALY, OLIVIER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.06.2013
• 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

The present invention relates to a flat-running device designed to be fitted to a tubeless mounted assembly for a motor vehicle and such a mounted assembly incorporating this device.A flat-running device (30) according to the invention, for a wheel rim (10) in several parts (10a and 10b), comprises:- an annular supporting structure (31) of the casing (20) which is designed to be mounted around the rim and which is divided into sectors (32) in an arc of a circle that are articulated together by connection means, and- means (34) for locking the beads against these edges which are designed to connect said annular supporting structure to these beads.These connection means comprise two spindles (33a) extending in the axial direction which are respectively attached in two adjacent sectors and which are connected together by an articulation (33b) extending in the circumferential direction of the device, said articulation consisting of at least one rigid lug (33b) with two through-holes or else of at least one flexible link with two loops, said at least one lug or said at least one link being articulated on these spindles by these two holes or loops, respectively.Figure 1