Tire apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9233583-B2
Application number	US-201314103190-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2013
Priority date	Dec 11, 2013
Publication date	Jan 12, 2016
Grant date	Jan 12, 2016

Abstract

A tire support apparatus includes a support plate for receiving a tire includes an optional inflatable inner tube for insertion into the tire cavity, and an upper plate having a hole for receiving a support member, the upper plate further includes a ring having an inner lip that seats against the bead region of the tire and a radially outer surface that seats against the lower sidewall region of the tire T.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for making an air maintenance tire and pump assembly, comprising the steps of:
a. providing a tire having a molded groove in a sidewall of the tire and a pocket in the sidewall and a cavity;
b. inserting an inflatable tube assembly in the tire cavity;
c. placing the tire and tube on a support plate;
d. inflating the tube to open the molded groove in the sidewall,
e. coating a green rubber patch with adhesive and inserting the green rubber patch into the pocket;
f. affixing a filter housing bottom to the green rubber patch;
g. coating the molded groove with adhesive and inserting a tube into the molded groove;
h. inserting a green cover strip over the tube;
i. deflating the tube assembly;
j. placing an upper plate over the tire, wherein the upper plate has a ring having an inner lip that seats against the bead region of the tire and a radially outer surface seats against the lower sidewall region of the tire T; and
k. heating the ring.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the tire is uncured.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the tire is cured.

4. A method for making an air maintenance tire and pump assembly, comprising the steps of:
a. providing a tire having a molded groove in a sidewall of the tire and a cavity;
b. inserting an inflatable tube assembly in the tire cavity;
c. placing the tire and tube on a support plate;
d. inflating the inflatable tube assembly to open the molded groove in the sidewall,
e. coating the molded groove with adhesive and inserting a tube into the molded groove;
f. inserting a green cover strip over the tube;
g. deflating the inflatable tube assembly;
h. placing an upper plate over the tire, wherein the upper plate has a ring having an inner lip that seats against the bead region of the tire and a radially outer surface seats against the lower sidewall region of the tire T; and
i. heating the ring.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the tire is uncured.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the tire is cured.

7. A method for making an air maintenance tire and pump assembly, comprising the steps of:
a. providing a tire having a molded groove in a sidewall of the tire;
b. providing an upper support plate having an upper sealing ring and a lower support ring having a lower sealing ring, wherein the upper sealing ring has a ring for heating an area of the tire;
c. positioning the tire between the upper support plate and the lower support plate so that each upper and lower support plate is in engagement with a respective bead;
d. inflating the tire to open the molded groove in the sidewall,
e. coating the molded groove with adhesive and inserting a tube into the molded groove;
f. inserting a green cover strip over the tube;
g. releasing some air from the tire; and
h. heating the ring.

Assignees

• Goodyear Tire & Rubber

Inventors

• Lin Cheng-Hsiung
• Durr Michael Joseph
• Byatarayanapura Gopala Arun Kumar
• Norton Dale Roy

Classifications

• B29D2030/0077

  Directly attaching monitoring devices to tyres before or after vulcanization, e.g. microchips · CPC title

• B29D2030/0094

  Tyres been capable of generating, e.g. recovering, energy · CPC title

• Y10T29/4998

  Combined manufacture including applying or shaping of fluent material · CPC title

• B29D2030/544

  Applying an intermediate adhesive layer, e.g. cement or cushioning element between carcass and tread · CPC title

• B29D30/72

  Side-walls · CPC title