Distributed pump self-inflating tire assembly
US8534335B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C23/135
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self-inflating tire assembly includes one or more air tube(s) connected to a tire and having a plurality of adjoining diaphragm chambers separated by a one-way valve. An air passageway extends through the air tube and the diaphragm chambers. The one-way valve allows a directional passage of air through the valve from an inlet valve side an outlet valve side. The footprint in a rotating tire sequentially collapses the diaphragm chambers to directionally pump air through the one-way valve between the diaphragm chambers and along the air passageway from an air tube inlet device to an air tube outlet device.
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