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Solid suspended work machine tire

US7174936B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims
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Filing dateJun 9, 2004
Grant dateFeb 13, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60C7/107
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A work machine tire includes an annular body of elastomeric material that includes a middle radial region. A plurality of unpressurized cavities are defined by the middle radial region and are distributed in a pattern that includes a first radial band of cavities and a second radial band of cavities. Each cavity of the first radial band of cavities is oriented at a positive angle with respect to a radius therethrough, and each cavity of the second radial band of cavities is oriented at a negative angle with respect to a radius therethrough. A material volume of the middle radial region is more than one and a half times greater than the combined void volume of the plurality of cavities.

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