NONPNEUMATIC TIRE ASSEMBLY METHOD AND APPARATUS

A method and apparatus for forming a nonpneumatic tire is described. The method includes the steps of: mounting a rim on a spindle; providing a spoke structure having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, expanding the inner diameter and mounting the spoke structure over the rim; compressing the...

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Main Authors SIGLER, Wesley Glen, CHAN, Laura Mechala, RUDD, Kenneth Wayne, BENZING, II, James Alfred, DOWNING, Daniel Ray, DRISCOLL, Michael Thomas
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.07.2020
Subjects
AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS
CASTORS
INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCESIN A PLASTIC STATE
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLE WHEELS
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
WORKING OF PLASTICS
WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Summary:A method and apparatus for forming a nonpneumatic tire is described. The method includes the steps of: mounting a rim on a spindle; providing a spoke structure having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, expanding the inner diameter and mounting the spoke structure over the rim; compressing the outer diameter of the spoke structure and then mounting a tread and shearband assembly over the outer diameter to form a nonpneumatic tire.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202016816815