Runflat system for a motor vehicle
US6470934B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C17/042
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A runflat system for a motor vehicle, comprising a non-standard one-piece rim having at least a first peripheral cavity or drop center to enable a tire to be mounted on the rim, and a runflat device for mounting on the rim inside the tire, said device being constituted by a rigid ring split into at least two circularly arcuate elements or sectors, wherein the rim has at least one second peripheral cavity which is separated from the first cavity by an intermediate peripheral ridge, wherein each sector of the ring has a radially inner portion for being received in the second cavity of the rim, and wherein the system also comprises means for fixing the sectors in the second cavity of the rim.
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