Apparatus and method for assembling a pumping tube into an air maintenance tire sidewall groove
US10807332B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C23/135
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and method of assembling an elongate air pumping tube into an elongate tire sidewall groove includes engaging the tire sidewall outward surface with an impact wheel at an impact location proximally adjacent and above the elongate groove as the tire is rotated. The groove is thereby spread segment-by-segment for segment-by-segment synchronous insertion of the tube into the groove. The groove is closed segment-by-segment as each spread segment is returned to its original narrower dimension utilizing elastomeric material composition properties of the tire sidewall.
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