Post-cure run-flat and/or noise reduction apparatus and method of manufacturing the same
US11648807B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C2017/063
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A motor vehicle tire is disclosed with a pair of post-cure run-flat inserts, each of the pair of post-cure run-flat inserts is disposed within a tire cavity between a shoulder region and a respective upper sidewall region of the tire. The tire further includes a cylindrical sidewall defining an interior cylindrical cavity, each of the cylindrical sidewall and the interior cylindrical cavity extending 360 degrees about a rotational axis of the tire, the cylindrical sidewall having an exterior surface contacting a radially inner surface of an inner liner between the shoulder region and the respective upper sidewall region during a normal inflation condition of the tire.
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