Mounting member for an air maintenance tire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10894452-B2
Application number	US-201715811751-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2017
Priority date	Nov 23, 2016
Publication date	Jan 19, 2021
Grant date	Jan 19, 2021

Abstract

A mounting member for an air maintenance tire is provided. The tire includes a sidewall that is formed with a groove for receiving an air tube and a recess for receiving at least one pneumatic connector that is in fluid communication with the air tube. The mounting member includes a plurality of layers, in which the layers are in stacked alignment with one another. The plurality of layers includes at least an axially outward layer and an axially inward layer. The mounting member is received in the recess and secured to the tire sidewall, thereby securing the position of the at least one pneumatic connector. A method of forming a mounting member for an air maintenance tire is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mounting member for an air maintenance tire, the tire including a sidewall being formed with a groove for receiving an air tube and a recess for receiving at least one pneumatic connector that is in fluid communication with the air tube, the mounting member comprising:
a plurality of layers, the layers being in stacked alignment with one another;
the plurality of layers including at least an axially outward layer and an axially inward layer;
the plurality of layers further comprising two layers disposed between the outward layer and the inward layer; and
the mounting member being received in the recess and secured to the tire sidewall thereby securing the position of the at least one pneumatic connector.

2. The mounting member for an air maintenance tire of claim 1 , wherein the outward layer is formed with at least one opening to receive an outward end of the at least one pneumatic connector.

3. The mounting member for an air maintenance tire of claim 1 , wherein the outward layer is formed of an abrasion-resistant elastomer.

4. The mounting member for an air maintenance tire of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the inward layer and the layer being disposed between the outward layer and the inward layer is formed with edges that engage a feature formed in the tire sidewall.

5. The mounting member for an air maintenance tire of claim 1 , wherein the inward layer is formed of an elastomer that promotes adhesion.

6. The mounting member for an air maintenance tire of claim 1 , wherein the layers are formed into an integral unit by at least one of molding and adhesion.

7. The mounting member for an air maintenance tire of claim 1 , wherein the layers are pre-cut before being disposed in stacked alignment.

8. A mounting member for an air maintenance tire, the tire including a sidewall being formed with a groove for receiving an air tube and a recess for receiving at least one pneumatic connector that is in fluid communication with the air tube, the mounting member comprising:
a plurality of layers, the layers being in stacked alignment with one another;
the plurality of layers including at least an axially outward layer and an axially inward layer;
a thermally conductive material being disposed in the plurality of layers; and
the mounting member being received in the recess and secured to the tire sidewall thereby securing the position of the at least one pneumatic connector.

9. The mounting member for an air maintenance tire of claim 8 , wherein the thermally conductive material is incorporated into at least one of the layers.

10. The mounting member for an air maintenance tire of claim 8 , wherein the thermally conductive material includes a thermally conductive mesh.

11. The mounting member for an air maintenance tire of claim 10 , wherein the mesh is formed with a grid-like structure that includes ribs and openings.

12. The mounting member for an air maintenance tire of claim 8 , wherein the thermally conductive material includes a thermally conductive polymer.

13. The mounting member for an air maintenance tire of claim 8 , wherein the thermally conductive material is formed with at least one opening to opening to engage the at least one pneumatic connector.

Assignees

• Goodyear Tire & Rubber

Inventors

• Garn Benjamin Isaiah
• Chandra Dinesh
• Bafana Sagar Dilip
• Lin Cheng-Hsiung
• Vojtko Daniel

Classifications

• B60C23/126

  the pumps being mounted on the wheel rims · CPC title

• B60C23/123 Primary

  Elongate peristaltic pumps · CPC title

• B60C23/10 Primary

  Arrangement of tyre-inflating pumps mounted on vehicles · CPC title

• B60C23/135

  activated due to tyre deformation · CPC title

• B60C23/12

  operated by a running wheel · CPC title