Tire with reduced rolling noise
View Patent ↗A tire with reduced rolling noise includes a tire structure formed of at least one crown extended by two sidewalls and two beads. A base of each of the two beads is configured to be mounted onto a rim seat. The tire also includes a carcass-type reinforcing structure anchored into the two beads and an additional layer bonded to an inner wall of the tire structure. The additional layer is bonded to the tire structure at its edges and the rest of the additional layer is not bonded. The additional layer includes an inflation valve.
1. A tire comprising:
a tire structure formed of at least one crown extended by two sidewalls and two beads, wherein a base of each of the two beads is configured to be mounted onto a rim seat;
a carcass-type reinforcing structure anchored into the two beads; and
an additional layer bonded to an inner wall of the tire structure,
wherein the additional layer is bonded to the tire structure at edges of the additional layer and the additional layer is not bonded to the tire structure elsewhere,
wherein a length of the additional layer is greater than a length of an opening between the two beads,
wherein the additional layer in conjunction with the inner wall of the tire structure forms an airtight cavity,
wherein the additional layer includes an inflation valve,
wherein, when the airtight cavity is inflated for operation, via the inflation valve, the additional layer is pushed towards a rim wall at the opening between the two beads and away from the inner wall of the tire structure, and folds are formed in the additional layer, and
wherein the additional layer includes a first layer made of a cellular material and a second layer made of a non-cellular material.
2. A tire according to claim 1 , wherein the edges of the additional layer are bonded to the inner wall of the tire structure between an equator and the beads of the tire structure.
3. A tire according to claim 2 , wherein the edges of the additional layer are positioned at the beads.
4. A tire according to claim 1 , wherein a curved length of the additional layer in any axial cross section (L ca ) is greater than a curved length of the inner wall of the tire structure from one equator of the tire to another in a same axial cross section (L pe ).
5. A tire according to claim 4 , wherein:
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6. A tire according to claim 4 , wherein:
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7. A tire according to claim 1 , wherein the cellular material of the first layer is positioned between the non-cellular material of the second layer and the tire structure.
8. A tire according to claim 1 , wherein the cellular material is a predominantly closed-cell cellular material.
9. A tire according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the additional layer is between 0.5 and 10 mm.
10. A tire according to claim 9 , wherein the thickness of the additional layer is between 1 and 4 mm.
11. A tire according to claim 1 , wherein a density of the cellular material of the additional layer is between 0.04 and 0.8 g/cm 3 .
12. A tire according to claim 11 , wherein the density of the cellular material of the additional layer is between 0.06 and 0.3 g/cm 3 .
13. A tire according to claim 1 , further comprising a self-sealing material positioned between the tire structure and the additional layer.
14. A tire according to claim 13 , wherein the self-sealing material is a viscous liquid.
15. A tire according to claim 14 , wherein the self-sealing material includes at least one constituent chosen from a group that includes: glycol, fibers, vulcanized rubber particles, cellular material particles, and mixtures thereof.
16. A tire according to claim 13 , wherein the self-sealing material has a non-aqueous fluid matrix.
17. A tire according to claim 13 , wherein the self-sealing material has a viscosity of less than 60 centipoise at 20° C.
18. A mounted assembly comprising:
a tire; and
a rim including a rim seat and a rim wall,
wherein the tire includes:
a tire structure formed of at least one crown extended by two sidewalls and two beads, wherein a base of each of the two beads is configured to be mounted onto the rim seat,
a carcass-type reinforcing structure anchored into the two beads, and
an additional layer bonded to an inner wall of the tire structure,
wherein the additional layer is bonded to the tire structure at edges of the additional layer and the additional layer is not bonded to the tire structure elsewhere,
wherein a length of the additional layer is greater than a length of an opening between the two beads,
wherein the additional layer in conjunction with the inner wall of the tire structure forms an airtight cavity,
wherein the additional layer includes an inflation valve, and
wherein, when the airtight cavity is inflated for operation, via the inflation valve, the additional layer is pushed towards the rim wall at the opening between the two beads and away from the inner wall of the tire structure, and folds are formed in the additional layer.
19. A mounted assembly according to claim 18 , wherein the rim is for a tire and inner tube assembly.
20. A mounted assembly according to claim 18 , wherein the additional layer includes a first layer made of a cellular material and a second layer made of a non-cellular material.
21. A mounted assembly according to claim 18 , wherein the cellular material of the first layer is positioned between the non-cellular material of the second layer and the tire structure.
22. A mounted assembly according to claim 18 , wherein a density of the cellular material of the additional layer is between 0.04 and 0.8 g/cm 3 .
23. A mounted assembly according to claim 22 , wherein the density of the cellular material of the additional layer is between 0.06 and 0.3 g/cm 3 .