Non-pneumatic tire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11117422-B2
Application number	US-201816117376-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2018
Priority date	Sep 7, 2017
Publication date	Sep 14, 2021
Grant date	Sep 14, 2021

Abstract

A non-pneumatic tire includes a support structure for supporting a load from a vehicle. The support structure includes an inner annular portion, an outer annular portion concentrically provided on an outer side of the inner annular portion, and a plurality of connecting portions which connect the inner annular portion and the outer annular portion to each other and are provided in a tire circumferential direction independently of one another, the plurality of connecting portions are configured such that elongated plate-like first connecting portions and elongated plate-like second connecting portions are arrayed along the tire circumferential direction, an angle α and an angle β, the angles being formed by an inner circumferential surface of the outer annular portion and both side surfaces of each of the connecting portions, both surfaces facing the tire circumferential direction, are 75° or more and 120° or less.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-pneumatic tire comprising a support structure for supporting a load from a vehicle,
wherein the support structure includes an inner annular portion, an outer annular portion concentrically provided on an outer side of the inner annular portion, and a plurality of connecting portions which connect the inner annular portion and the outer annular portion to each other and are provided in a tire circumferential direction independently of one another,
the plurality of connecting portions are configured such that elongated plate-like first connecting portions and elongated plate-like second connecting portions are arrayed along the tire circumferential direction, the first connecting portions being extended from one side in a tire width direction of the inner annular portion to other side in a tire width direction of the outer annular portion, and the second connecting portions being extended from the other side in the tire width direction of the inner annular portion to the one side in the tire width direction of the outer annular portion,
at a tire radial direction outer end of each of the connecting portions coupled to the outer annular portion, an angle α and an angle β, the angles being formed by an inner circumferential surface of the outer annular portion and both side surfaces of each of the connecting portions, both surfaces facing the tire circumferential direction, are 75° or more and 120° or less, and
wherein each of the connecting portions includes; a thick portion in which a plate thickness gradually increases from the tire radial direction inner end toward the tire radial direction center portion; a thin portion in which a plate thickness gradually decreases from the tire radial direction outer end toward the tire radial direction inner end through the tire radial direction center portion;
and a tapered portion thinned from the thick portion to the thin portion.

2. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the angle α and the angle β are different from each other.

3. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the angle α and the angle β are equal to each other.

4. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the angle α and the angle β are 90° or more.

5. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between the angle α and the angle β is 0 to 45°.

Assignees

• Toyo Tire & Rubber Co
• Toyo Tire Corp

Inventors

• Tsuji Noriyuki

Classifications

• B60C7/14 Primary

  using springs · CPC title

• B60C7/18 Primary

  disposed radially relative to wheel axis · CPC title

• B60C7/146

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

• B60C7/107

  comprising lateral openings · CPC title

• B60C2007/146

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic