Inner safety wheel, tire with inner safety wheel, and vehicle equipped with tires with inner safety wheel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9446632-B2
Application number	US-201113812970-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2011
Priority date	Dec 21, 2010
Publication date	Sep 20, 2016
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016

Abstract

Provided is a core ( 10 A), in which split pieces ( 10 P) adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction are coupled by a coupling pin ( 11 ), an axial direction of which is disposed in a width direction of the split pieces ( 10 P), at a radial inner circumferential side thereof, and split surfaces ( 10 a, 10 b ) formed by both of the split pieces ( 10 P, 10 P) include a first load receiving surface ( 10 c ) and a second load receiving surface ( 10 d ) having a predetermined angle with respect to a radial direction at a radial outer circumferential side from the coupling pin ( 11 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An inner safety wheel which is capable of being split into a plurality thereof in a circumferential direction, comprising:
a plurality of split pieces configuring a core of the inner safety wheel by abutting in the circumferential direction and being connected each other; and
a connecting shaft member which is disposed in a width direction of the split pieces and connects the plurality of split pieces abutting each other, wherein
the plurality of split pieces include a first split piece and a second split piece,
the first split piece has a first split surface which forms a split surface between the first split piece and the second split piece abutting the first split piece,
the first split surface has a first inclined surface which is parallel to the width direction of the first split piece and is inclined with respect to a radial direction of the core,
the second split piece has a second split surface which forms the split surface between the first split piece and the second split piece,
the second split surface has a second inclined surface which is parallel to the width direction of the second split piece and is inclined with respect to the radial direction of the core,
when the first split piece is assembled with the second split piece, the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface come in surface contact with each other, and the first and second inclined surfaces are located at a radial outer circumferential side of the core from the connecting shaft member,
the first split piece has a first convex insertion part which is formed on an end of the first split piece, wherein the first convex insertion part having a first insertion hole through which the connecting shaft member is inserted,
the second split piece has a second convex insertion part which is formed on an end of the second split piece, wherein the second convex insertion part having a second insertion hole through which the connecting shaft member is inserted,
the first split piece and the second split piece are capable of abutting each other such that the first insertion hole of the first convex insertion part is coaxially matched with the second insertion hole of the second convex part to insert the connection shaft member through the first and second insertion holes,
the first insertion part and the second convex insertion part are formed so as to be in contact with a radial inner circumferential side of the core,
the first split surface has a first plane surface which is parallel to the width direction of the first split piece and extends in the radial direction of the core, the first plane surface being located between the first incline surface and the first convex insertion part,
the second split surface has a second plane surface which is parallel to the width direction of the second split piece and extends in the radial direction of the core, the second plane surface being located between the second incline surface and the second convex insertion part, and
when the first split piece is assembled with the second split piece, the first plane surface and the second plane surface come in surface contact with each other.

2. The inner safety wheel according to claim 1 , wherein
the connecting shaft member is a pin member inserted through the split pieces adjacent to each other on the same axis.

3. The inner safety wheel according to claim 1 , wherein:
the split surfaces of the split pieces have concave grooves extending in the width direction at the radial outer circumferential side from the connecting shaft member; and
in a state in which the split pieces adjacent to each other are engaged by the split surfaces, a load receiving pin is inserted into a communication part formed by both facing concave grooves on the split surfaces.

4. The inner safety wheel according to claim 3 , wherein
the load receiving pin includes second stopper members at opposite ends thereof which restrain axial movement of the load receiving pin.

5. The inner safety wheel according to claim 1 , wherein
the connecting shaft member includes first stopper members at opposite ends thereof which restrain axial movement of the connecting shaft member.

6. The inner safety wheel according to claim 1 , wherein
the split surfaces formed by the split pieces have an engaging convex part, which protrudes from one split piece, and an engaging concave part, which is fitted with the engaging convex part in the other split piece, provided at the radial outer circumferential side from the connecting shaft member.

7. A tire with inner safety wheel in which the inner safety wheel according to claim 1 is mounted.

8. A vehicle having a plurality of traveling wheels, each of which has the tire with inner safety wheel according to claim 7 .

9. A tire with inner safety wheel in which the inner safety wheel according to claim 2 is mounted.

10. A tire with inner safety wheel in which the inner safety wheel according to claim 3 is mounted.

11. A tire with inner safety wheel in which the inner safety wheel according to claim 5 is mounted.

12. A tire with inner safety wheel in which the inner safety wheel according to claim 4 is mounted.

13. A tire with inner safety wheel in which the inner safety wheel according to claim 6 is mounted.

14. A vehicle having a plurality of traveling wheels, each of which has the tire with inner safety wheel according to claim 11 .

15. A vehicle having a plurality of traveling wheels, each of which has the tire with inner safety wheel according to claim 9 .

16. A vehicle having a plurality of traveling wheels, each of which has the tire with inner safety wheel according to claim 10 .

17. A vehicle having a plurality of traveling wheels, each of which has the tire with inner safety wheel according to claim 12 .

18. A vehicle having a plurality of traveling wheels, each of which has the tire with inner safety wheel according to claim 13 .

19. An inner safety wheel which is capable of being split into a plurality thereof in a circumferential direction, comprising:
a plurality of split pieces configuring a core of the inner safety wheel by abutting in the circumferential direction and being connected to each other; and
a connecting shaft member which is disposed in a width direction of the split pieces and connects the plurality of split pieces abutting each other; wherein
the plurality of split pieces include a first split piece and a second split piece,
the first split piece has a first split surface which forms a split surface between the first split piece and the second split piece abutting the first split piece,
the first split surface has a first inclined surface which is parallel to the width direction of the first split piece and is inclined with respect to a radial direction of the core,
the second split piece has a second split surface which forms the split surface between the first split piece and the second split piece,
the second split surface has a second inclined surface which is parallel to the width direction of the second split piece and is inclined with respect to the radial direction of the core,
when the first split piece is assembled with the second split piece, the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface come in surface contact with each other, and the first and second inclined surfaces are located at a radial outer circumferential side of the core from the connecting shaft member,
the first split piece has a first convex insertion part which is formed on an end of the first spl

Assignees

• Maeyama Hiroyuki
• Yamamoto Hiromichi
• Katahira Kousuke
• Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Maeyama Hiroyuki
• Yamamoto Hiromichi
• Katahira Kousuke

Classifications

• B60C17/04 Primary

  utilising additional non-inflatable supports which become load-supporting in emergency · CPC title

• B60C17/041

  characterised by coupling or locking means between rim and support · CPC title

• B60Y2200/11

  Passenger cars; Automobiles · CPC title

• B60B21/12

  Appurtenances, e.g. lining bands · CPC title

• B60Y2200/14

  Trucks; Load vehicles, Busses · CPC title