Tire arrangement implement and tire arrangement method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10278522-B2
Application number	US-201415104888-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2014
Priority date	Dec 16, 2013
Publication date	May 7, 2019
Grant date	May 7, 2019

Abstract

The tire arrangement implement is employed to arrange a plurality of tires, each provided with a decorative portion located on a sidewall portion, in a row in the tire rotational axis direction. The tire arrangement implement comprises a spacer. The spacer is disposed between adjacent tires or between the tire and the floor, not in contact with the decorative portion, and separates the decorative portion of one tire from another tire or the peripherally located member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A tire arrangement system comprising tires and a tire arrangement implement for arranging the tires, the tires having a decorative portion in a row in a tire rotational axis direction, and the tire arrangement implement comprising:
a spacer configured to be disposed between bead portions of adjacent tires or between a bead portion of one of the tires and a peripherally located member, not in contact with the decorative portion, the spacer separating the decorative portion of the adjacent tires or of the one of the tires from the peripherally located member; wherein
an outer diameter Ro of the spacer, an inner diameter Ri of the spacer and a diameter R 3 of a bead core of the tire have a relationship Ri<R 3 <Ro; and
the outer diameter Ro, a tire diameter R 1 at a tire maximum width position and an inner diameter R 2 of the decorative portion have relationships Ro<R 1 and Ro<R 2 .

2. The tire arrangement implement according to claim 1 wherein the tire arrangement implement has a structure which is detachable from the tire.

3. The tire arrangement implement according to claim 1 , wherein the spacer has an annular structure.

4. The tire arrangement implement according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of the spacers arranged at predetermined intervals in an annular manner; and
an arm configured to support the spacers.

5. The tire arrangement implement according to claim 1 , wherein the spacer includes a structure in which the outer diameter Ro and the inner diameter Ri are expandable and reducible.

6. The tire arrangement implement according to claim 1 , wherein the spacer is provided with a recessed portion configured to mate with a circumferential surface of the tire.

7. The tire arrangement implement according to claim 1 , further comprising a supporting column configured to support a plurality of the spacers.

8. The tire arrangement implement according to claim 1 , wherein the spacer is made of metal or resin.

9. The tire arrangement implement according to claim 1 , further comprising an intermediate member disposed between adjacent spacers of the spacers and configured to maintain an interval at which the adjacent spacers are disposed.

10. The tire arrangement implement according to claim 9 , wherein one of the spacers and one of the intermediate members form an integral structure.

11. A tire arrangement method comprising the step of:
using the tire arrangement implement described in claim 1 .

12. The tire arrangement method according to claim 11 , wherein the tires and the spacers are alternately arranged in the tire rotational axis direction.

13. A tire arrangement system comprising tires and a tire arrangement implement for arranging the tires, the tires having a decorative portion in a row in a tire rotational axis direction, and the tire arrangement implement comprising:
a spacer configured to be disposed between shoulder portions of adjacent tires or between the shoulder portion of one of the tires and a peripherally located member, not in contact with the decorative portion and not in contact with a ground, the spacer separating the decorative portion of the adjacent tires or of the one of the tires from the peripherally located member; wherein
an outer diameter Ro of the spacer is larger than an tire outer diameter R 5 ;
an inner diameter Ri of the spacer, a tire diameter R 1 at a tire maximum width position and an outer diameter R 4 of the decorative portion have a relationships R 1 <Ri and R 4 <Ri; and
the spacer is made of metal or resin.

14. A tire arrangement system comprising tires and a tire arrangement implement for arranging the tires in a row in a tire rotational axis direction, the tire arrangement implement comprising:
a spacer configured to be disposed between bead portions of adjacent tires of the tires to be arranged or between a bead portion of one of the tires to be arranged and a peripherally located member, the spacer being configured to separate a decorative portion of the adjacent tires or of the one of the tires from the peripherally located member;
wherein an outer diameter Ro of the spacer and an inner diameter Ri of the spacer are configured relative to a diameter R 3 of a bead core of the tires to be arranged to have a relationship Ri<R 3 <Ro;
the outer diameter Ro of the spacer is configured relative to a tire diameter R 1 at a tire maximum width position of the tires to be arranged to have a relationship Ro<R 1 ; and
the outer diameter Ro of the spacer is configured relative to an inner diameter R 2 of the decorative portion of the tires to be arranged to have a relationship Ro<R 2 .

Assignees

• Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd

Inventors

• Minami Yuji
• Kuwajima Masatoshi

Classifications

• B65D85/06

  for tyres · CPC title

• A47F7/04 Primary

  for tyres; for wheels {(holders for bicycles B62H3/00)} · CPC title

• B60C19/00

  Tyre parts or constructions not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B60B30/08

  the central part of the wheel body · CPC title

• B65D57/00

  Internal frames or supports for flexible articles, e.g. stiffeners; Separators for articles packaged in stacks or groups, e.g. for preventing adhesion of sticky articles {(B65D71/70 takes precedence)} · CPC title