| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 152520000 | Utilizing additional noninflatable supports which become load supporting in emergency | 35 |
| 20080295942 | Optimized Support Element - Support element designed to be fitted to a rim inside a vehicle tire, for supporting the tread of this tire in the event of loss of inflation pressure, including a base, a cover and an annular body in which each supporting partition of the annular body is in the form of an oblique parallelepiped with two circumferentially oriented outer faces arranged on either side of said support element and two faces inclined relative to the circumferential direction by an angle α, two adjacent supporting partitions form a V-shaped pattern, and, at the base of the V, two adjacent supporting partitions are separated by a narrow axial slit extending radially through the whole of the annular body. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090000719 | AIRBAG FOR VEHICLE TIRES - An airbag device for a vehicle tire capable of stabilizing the vehicle timely when the tire is exploding or being punctured suddenly to avoid potential accidents and to ensure driving comfort. The airbag device comprises a resilient outer ring installed between the tire and the wheel hub, and an inner ring serving to support the resilient outer ring. The resilient outer ring and the inner ring are compressed between the tire and the wheel hub under normal tire air pressure, and a space serving to increase driving comfortability and keep the outer ring from contacting the inner surface of the tire tread is designed between the resilient outer ring and the inner surface of the tire tread. When the tire is exploding or the air pressure of the tire is lost, the resilient outer ring is capable of bouncing instantly to support the weight of the vehicle. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090020205 | Tire/wheel assembly for an automobile - The present invention relates to a mounted assembly (i.e. tire/wheel assembly) for an automobile vehicle, comprising a rim, a safety support which is mounted on the rim and at least the radially outer face of which is formed of a material of very high modulus, a tire casing mounted on the rim around said support, said rim having on each of its two peripheral edges a rim seat on which is mounted a bead of said casing, and comprising between its two seats a bearing surface receiving said support; this mounted assembly is characterised in that:
| 01-22-2009 |
| 20090038730 | Run Flat Supporter for Pneumatic Tire - Provided is a run flat supporter for pneumatic tire which can be used for a plurality of kinds of pneumatic tires having different tire sizes. The run flat supporter includes an annular shell and elastic rings. The annular shell has an outer peripheral side formed as a tire support surface and an inner peripheral side bifurcated into left and right leg portions. The elastic rings are attached to each of the tips of the left and right leg portions. The run flat supporter is supported on the left and right seats of a rim of a wheel with the elastic rings interposed therebetween. The run flat supporter for pneumatic tire is characterized in that at least one of the left and right leg portions of the annular shell is divided into an outer-diameter-side shell and an inner-diameter-side shell, and the inner-diameter-side shell is connected to the outer-diameter-side shell so as to be displaceable in the tire axial direction. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090095395 | Run Flat Tire System and Device - An improved run flat tire and system for use with a two-piece or multi-piece wheel and tire to provide for continued operation of vehicles after tire deflation. Certain aspects of the invention include a plurality of arcuate sections releasably aligned and secured to each other for positioning around a wheel, wherein extended lip portions of each arcuate section extend laterally from the inner base portion of each arcuate section to limit lateral movement of the run flat device relative to the wheel. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090107603 | Run-Flat Support Member, Pneumatic Tire With Run-Flat Support Member, and Method of Producing Thereof - A run-flat support member having an annular shell for supporting a tread portion when a pneumatic tire is operated in a run-flat condition. The annular shell is formed from a shell body which is annularly curved and has opposite circumferential edges that are butted against each other and are joined. The shell body is structured such that the butted opposite circumferential edges come into contact with each other by forces acting in directions where they are butted against each other. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090165917 | Multifunctional tire support device - A tire assembly inserted in a conventional pneumatic tire that allows the driven vehicle to be operated in a normal operating condition as well as in both a low tire pressure and a “run flat” condition. The tire embodies a multifunctional tire support device that permits the tire even when punctured to continue to support the vehicle and never allows the tire to go entirely flat. The support device when installed reinforces the tire tread and its side walls by applying internal pressure against them should they collapse when tire is punctured. The invention embodies a means for supporting the tire with the multifunctional device and provides an additional embodiment that uses the same device with a backup redundant inner tube to provide support to the punctured or ruptured tire and permits it to be operated in a run flat condition. The inner tube is located in the assembly at a distance away from the tread so that any puncture of the tread would not also puncture the inner tube. This provides safety and security for the vehicle operating with this assembly installed in a conventional tire and a standard tire wheel rim. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090188599 | Run flat support body for pneumatic tire - Provided is a run-flat support body ( | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090242093 | Interface Disc for a Vehicle Wheel - Interface disc for a vehicle wheel, comprising: | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090277555 | RUN-FLAT SUPPORT BODY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A run-flat support body and a method assembling the same that improves reliability during running by eliminating mechanical joint components and realizes weight reduction and uniform mass-production are provided. The run-flat support body of the present invention comprises a pair of elastic rings fitted to a rim of a wheel and an annular shell bridging between these elastic rings. In the run-flat support body, the elastic rings and the annular shells are integrally joined, at least one discontinuous spot is provided in a circumference of the annular shell and the elastic rings, a connection structure is formed in which butted ends of the annular shell are joined together by welding, and joining between the annular shell and the elastic ring is partially released in the vicinity of a butted position of the annular shell. When the run-flat support body is inserted into a cavity portion of a pneumatic tire and the butted ends of the annular shell are joined together by welding, the welding work on a portion covered by the elastic ring is performed in a state where the elastic ring is retreated from the butted position of the annular shell. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100000647 | RUN-FLAT SUPPORT FOR PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a run-flat support for pneumatic tire, which support is improved in durability while still achieving a lightweight. A run-flat support | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100071824 | Run-Flat Support Assembly For A Pneumatic Tired Wheel and Method For Use of Same - A run-flat support assembly for a wheel rim of a pneumatic tired wheel and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a tubular support structure is positioned in a tire cavity of the pneumatic tired wheel and coupled to the wheel rim to turn concurrently with an axis of rotation of the wheel rim. A skeletal structure is disposed within the tubular support structure. Circumferentially spaced linkages are displaceably secured to respective mounting races of a body of the skeletal structure. Each of the circumferentially spaced linkages is adapted to plastically fail at a pre-determined moment load in a run-flat condition, thereby pivoting relative to the respective mounting race. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100078111 | RUN-FLAT DEVICE - A run-flat device, which is inserted into pneumatic tires to allow mobility in the event of pressure loss in the pneumatic tire, can comprise an inner ring, outer ring, and an interconnected web connecting the two. The run-flat device can support an applied load by working in tension and compression. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100170607 | Flat-Running Device for a Motor Vehicle and Mounted Assembly Incorporating It - The present invention relates to a flat-running device intended for equipping a mounted assembly without an air chamber for a motor vehicle, and to such a mounted assembly incorporating this device. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100193099 | RUN-FLAT PNEUMATIC TIRE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A run-flat pneumatic tire assembly includes a pneumatic tire having an elastomeric casing and a tire cavity formed therein. A longitudinally-extending and approximately planar length of strip material is helically arranged within the tire cavity to pre-stress the length of strip material for usage of the pneumatic tire during under-inflated and non-inflated conditions. A method of making a run-flat pneumatic tire assembly is also included. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110017377 | OPTIMIZED LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURE FOR BEARING SUPPORT AND OPTIMIZED BEARING SUPPORT - A load-bearing structure for a bearing support intended to be mounted on a rim inside a tire fitted on a vehicle to support the tread of the tire in the event of a loss of inflation pressure is provided. The load-bearing structure includes a base, a crown, and an annular body connecting the base and the crown. The body includes a plurality of partitions distributed regularly circumferentially, extending axially substantially from one side to the other of the body and radially from the base to the crown with a mean orientation relative to the radial direction of between 10 and 50 degrees, in that two circumferentially adjacent partitions exhibit contrary orientations relative to the radial direction and in that two adjacent partitions define with the base and/or the crown cavities in the form of triangles or trapezoids. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110030869 | Clamp collar and run-flat device incorporating same - The present invention relates to a clamp collar of the annular band type provided with connecting means for connecting at least one pair of adjacent ends of the band, and to a run-flat device intended to be fitted to a motor vehicle mounted assembly incorporating same. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110126954 | RUNFLAT - A runflat assembly includinq a plurality of arcuate components interconnectable to fit around a vehicle wheel. Each component includes a rubber body with a steel support member located within the body, which when mounted on a wheel defines a support ring around the wheel. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110126955 | Flat-Running Device for Motor Vehicle and Mounted Assembly Incorporating Same - 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 according to the invention, for a wheel rim (in several parts includes an annular supporting structure of the casing which is designed to be mounted around the rim and which is divided into sectors in an arc of a circle that are articulated together by connection means, and means for locking the beads against these edges which are designed to connect said annular supporting structure to these beads. The connection means including two spindles extending in the axial direction which are respectively attached in two adjacent sectors and which are connected together by an articulation extending in the circumferential direction of the device, said articulation consisting of at least one rigid lug 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. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110146872 | RUN-FLAT DEVICE - A run-flat device, which is inserted into pneumatic tires to allow mobility in the event of pressure loss in the pneumatic tire, can comprise an inner ring, outer ring, and an interconnected web connecting the two. The run-flat device can support an applied load by working in tension and compression. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110162774 | Run-Flat Device For A Motor Vehicle, Mounted Assembly Incorporating Same, And Manufacturing And Assembly Method For Same - The invention relates to a device ( | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110180194 | RUN-FLAT DEVICE - A run-flat device, which is inserted into pneumatic tires to allow mobility in the event of pressure loss in the pneumatic tire, can comprise an inner ring, outer ring, and an interconnected web connecting the two. The run-flat device can support an applied load by working in tension and compression. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110297287 | APPLIED TO BAND FOR PROTECTION OF VEHICULAR WHEELS AND TIRES - A system that lies inside a tire allowing a vehicle to be driven normally in emergency situations, even with a flat tire. The system comprises two semicircular rubber segments with a trapezoidal profile with bottoms having two blunt planes at different angles. The segments also have a plurality of transverse oval holes formed therein. Ends of the segments are united by an assembly including a ratchet that draws in steel cables or high-strength strap to unite the ends. The steel cables or high-strength strap are inserted inside the segments. Each ratchet has a half provided with one holed main axle, having a longitudinal slot that receives the steel cables or strap, which has one of its ends linked to another half of another ratchet. Counterweights may also be inserted inside the rubber segments to improve the system balance. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110303335 | RUN FLAT TIRE AND SYSTEM - An improved run flat tire and system for use with a two-piece or multi-piece wheel and tire to provide for continued operation of vehicles after tire deflation. Certain aspects of the invention include a plurality of arcuate sections releasably aligned and secured to each other for positioning around a wheel, wherein extended lip portions of each arcuate section extend laterally from the inner base portion of each arcuate section to limit lateral movement of the run flat device relative to the wheel. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120080131 | HEAT-EXPANDABLE MICROSPHERES AND HOLLOW FINE PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AS WELL AS TIRE/RIM ASSEMBLY - In heat-expandable microspheres as a starting material for hollow fine particles, which have excellent performances required for giving not only a durability in steady running region but also a durability in high-speed running region to a tire-rim assembly, and each consisting of an outer shell made of a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerizing a monomer component in the presence of a polymerization initiator, and a foaming agent encapsulated in the outer shell and having a boiling point not higher than a softening point of the thermoplastic resin, the polymerization initiator comprises a peroxydicarbonate as an essential component, and the foaming agent comprises a fluorine-containing compound having an ether structure and a carbon number of 2-10 and containing no chlorine atom and bromine atom. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120145300 | RUN-FLAT SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR A PNEUMATIC TIRED WHEEL AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SAME - A run-flat support system and method for installing the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the run-flat support system includes a torque assembly removably coupled to a split wheel rim of a pneumatic tired wheel. A plurality of support segments are adapted for attachment to the torque assembly in order to support the pneumatic tired wheel in a flat condition such as an under-inflated condition or deflated condition. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120180924 | Flat-Running Device for an Automobile, Mounted Assembly Including Same and Related Mounting/Removal Method - The present invention relates to a flat-running device intended for being fitted on an assembly mounted on a tubeless one-piece rim for an automobile, said mounted assembly including said device, and to a method for mounting and/or removing said mounted assembly. The device according to the invention ( | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120305157 | TIRE SUPPORT - Tire support rings mounted within a tubeless tire to prevent the tire from collapsing upon the occurrence of a leak in the tire and to support a vehicle until the leak can be repaired. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130126065 | INNER SAFETY WHEEL, TIRE WITH INNER SAFETY WHEEL, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH TIRES WITH INNER SAFETY WHEEL - Provided is a core ( | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130174954 | RUN-FLAT SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR A PNEUMATIC TIRED WHEEL AND METHOD FOR USE OF SAME - A run-flat support assembly for a wheel rim of a pneumatic tired wheel and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a tubular support structure is positioned in a tire cavity of the pneumatic tired wheel and coupled to the wheel rim to turn concurrently with an axis of rotation of the wheel rim. A skeletal structure is disposed within the tubular support structure. Circumferentially spaced linkages are displaceably secured to respective mounting races of a body of the skeletal structure. Each of the circumferentially spaced linkages is adapted to plastically fail at a pre-determined moment load in a run-flat condition, thereby pivoting relative to the respective mounting race. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20140318679 | PUNCTURE-PROOF STRUCTURE FOR TIRE - An improved puncture-proof structure for tires is provided. The structure forms a spare tire body that can be assembled rapidly and adapted to various tire types by being finely tuned. A tire using the spare tire body is puncture-proof such that when punctured by sharp articles or knifes, the tire can still work to make safe arrival at a nearby repair workshop. This saves a car driver who has a damaged tire from the trouble of shoving the car and from the danger of endangering his/her life, in turn ensuring the public traffic safety. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150343855 | PUNCTURE-PROOF STRUCTURE FOR TIRE - A puncture-proof structure for tires is provided. The structure forms a spare tire body that can be assembled rapidly and adapted to various tire types by being finely tuned. A tire using the spare tire body is puncture-proof such that when punctured by sharp articles or knifes, the tire can still work to make safe arrival at a nearby repair workshop. This saves a car driver who has a damaged tire from the trouble of shoving the car and from the danger of endangering his/her life, in turn ensuring the public traffic safety. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160009147 | RUNFLAT DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR FITTING THE SAME | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160023522 | WHEEL - The wheel includes a tire, a rim, two groups of supporting members. The tire is coupled to the rim. The groups of supporting members are oppositely positioned and received in the tire. Each group of supporting members are separately positioned from each other. The supporting members of each group are coupled to an inner surface of the tire by injection method. Central axes of the supporting members of each group are coincident or parallel. A central axis of each supporting member is coincident with or parallel to a central axis of a central axis of the tire. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160186829 | AIR SPRING - There is provided an air spring for supporting a load, the air spring comprises a chamber for holding a pressurised gas in use, a load-bearing surface arranged to transmit a force from a load in use to the pressurised gas held in the chamber. Importantly, in order to lower the spring rate, the chamber contains a mass of adsorptive material. There is also provided a use of an adsorptive material for the purpose of lowering the spring rate of an air spring, including a gas strut and a pneumatic wheel. There is also provided a method of designing an air spring using an adsorptive material to lower the spring rate. | 06-30-2016 |
