Rim for non-pneumatic tire and wheel including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11059326-B2
Application number	US-201816176741-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2018
Priority date	Sep 11, 2017
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

A rim for a non-pneumatic tire comprises a cylindrical rim wall portion, and a fixing member disposed to be spaced apart from the rim wall portion in a radial direction. The rim wall portion is provided with a fixing protrusion protruding in the radial direction or a fixing groove depressed in the radial direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rim for a non-pneumatic tire, comprising:
a cylindrical rim wall portion;
a fixing member disposed to be spaced apart from the rim wall portion in a radial direction;
a rim flange portion that protrudes from the rim wall portion in the radial direction and is connected to the rim wall portion at one side in an axial direction; and
a locking unit for fixing the fixing member to the rim flange portion,
wherein the locking unit comprises:
first locking holes formed at the fixing member to penetrate therethrough in the radial direction;
second locking holes formed at a circumferential surface of the rim flange portion in the radian direction; and
locking pins inserted through the first locking holes into second locking holes to fix the fixing member to the rim flange portion.

2. The rim for a non-pneumatic tire of claim 1 , wherein the rim wall portion is provided with at least one of a fixing protrusion protruding in the radial direction and a fixing groove depressed in the radial direction.

3. The rim for a non-pneumatic tire of claim 1 , wherein the rim flange portion is detachably connected to the rim wall portion,
the rim further comprising:
a fastening unit for fixing the rim flange portion to the rim wall portion,
wherein the fastening unit includes:
first fastening holes formed at a side surface of the rim flange portion to penetrate therethrough in the axial direction;
second fastening holes formed at a side surface of the rim wall portion in the axial direction; and
fastening pins inserted through the first fastening holes into the second fastening holes to fix the rim flange portion to the rim wall portion.

4. The rim for a non-pneumatic tire of claim 1 , wherein the fixing member includes at least one of a recess depressed on a surface facing the rim wall portion and a protrusion protruding from the surface facing the rim wall portion.

5. The rim for a non-pneumatic tire of claim 4 , wherein the rim flange portion includes a first rim flange portion connected to the rim wall portion at one side in the axial direction and a second rim flange portion connected to the rim wall portion at the other side in the axial direction,
the recess and the protrusion have a predetermined length along the axial direction, and
the predetermined length of the recess and the protrusion is smaller than or equal to a distance between the first rim flange portion and the second rim flange portion.

6. The rim for a non-pneumatic tire of claim 1 , wherein the non-pneumatic tire includes an insertion hole,
the rim flange portion is provided with a hole into which the fixing member inserted into the insertion hole is accommodated, and
the locking pins are inserted into the first locking holes and the second locking holes in a state where the fixing member is inserted into the hole.

7. A wheel comprising:
a rim, and
a non-pneumatic tire coupled to the rim,
wherein the rim includes:
a cylindrical rim wall portion:
a fixing member disposed to be spaced apart wall port in a radial direction;
a rim flange portion that protrudes from the rim wall portion in the radial direction and is connected to the rim wall portion at one side in an axial direction; and
a locking unit for fixing the fixing member to the rim flange portion,
wherein the locking unit comprises:
first locking holes formed at the fixing member to penetrate therethrough in the radial direction;
second locking holes formed at a circumferential surface of the rim flare portion in the radial direction; and
locking pins inserted through the first locking holes into the second locking holes to fix the fixing member to the rim flange portion,
wherein the non-pneumatic tire comprises:
an inner band coupled to the rim;
an outer band that is spaced apart from the inner hand and covers an outer peripheral surface of the inner band; and
a spoke radially extending between the inner band and the outer band,
wherein an insertion hole extending in an axial direction is formed at any one of the inner band and the spoke, and
the fixing member of the rim is inserted into the insertion hole of the non-pneumatic tire.

8. The wheel of claim 7 , wherein the insertion hole is brought into contact with a radially outer surface of the fixing member.

9. The wheel of claim 7 , wherein a thickness of the inner band in the radial direction is greater than a protruding length of the rim flange portion from the rim wall portion in the radial direction.

10. The wheel of claim 7 , wherein a thickness of the inner band in the radial direction is smaller than a protruding length of the rim flange portion from the rim wall portion in the radial direction.

11. The wheel of claim 7 , wherein a thickness of the inner band in the radial direction is equal to a protruding length of the rim flange portion from the rim wall portion in the radial direction.

Assignees

• Kumho Tire Co Inc

Inventors

• Hwang Soon Wook
• Kim Kee Woon
• Kwark Chul Woo
• Shin Gwi Seong
• Park Chang Jung

Classifications

• B60C7/146

  extending substantially radially, e.g. like spokes · CPC title

• B60C7/107

  comprising lateral openings · CPC title

• B60B23/10 Primary

  arranged axially · CPC title

• B60B25/045

  on both sides · CPC title

• B60C7/14

  using springs · CPC title