Non-pneumatic tire
The disclosed technology generally relates to a tire and more particularly to a non-pneumatic tire. The non-pneumatic tire that has maneuverability similar to a pneumatic tire even without using air pressure, and can support the load of a vehicle and can guide performance-oriented tire deformation behavior by using a meta structure. In an aspect, a non-pneumatic tire includes a tread that comes in contact with the ground, a rim that is connected with an axle, and a spoke unit that serves as a structural support between the rim and the tread, in which the spoke unit is formed in a meta structure in which unit structures are repeated.
1. A non-pneumatic tire comprising:
a tread configured to come in contact with the ground,
a rim configured to be connected with an axle, and
a spoke unit that serves as a structural support between the rim and the tread,
wherein the spoke unit is formed in a meta structure in which unit structures are repeated,
wherein each unit structure comprises a cavity in which a longitudinal separation wall or a transverse separation wall lay across, the longitudinal separation wall extending in a direction substantially orthogonal the transverse separation wall, and
wherein some of the unit structures comprise cavities each having the longitudinal separation wall and some others of the unit structures comprise cavities each having the transverse separation wall.
2. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 1 , wherein each unit structure of the spoke unit has a tube shape having the cavity in the circumferential direction of the tire.
3. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 2 , wherein a cross-sectional shape of each unit structure of the spoke unit has a longitudinal protrusion and a transverse protrusion.
4. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 3 , wherein an inflection point is formed between the longitudinal protrusion and the transverse protrusion.
5. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 4 , wherein the longitudinal separation wall is formed at a center portion of the respective unit structures.
6. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 4 , wherein the transverse separation wall is formed at a center portion of the respective unit structures.
7. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 6 , wherein each transverse separation wall has a protrusion at a center portion thereof.
8. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 3 , wherein a side wall of the transverse protrusion of an outer unit structure of the spoke unit protrudes, thereby forming a circumferential ridge and a groove.
9. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 8 , wherein the unit structures of the spoke unit are arranged 5 by 8 transversely and longitudinally, respectively, between the tread and the rim.
10. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 9 , wherein the longitudinal separation wall is formed at upper two rows of unit structures adjacent to the tread and lower three rows of unit structures adjacent to the rim, the transverse separation wall is formed at three middle rows between the upper two rows and the lower three rows, and the transverse separation wall has a protrusion at a center thereof.
11. A non-pneumatic tire comprising:
a tread configured to come in contact with the ground;
a rim configured to be connected with an axle; and
a spoke unit that serves as a structural support between the rim and the tread,
wherein the spoke unit is formed in a meta structure in which unit structures are repeated,
wherein each of the unit structures of the spoke unit has a tube shape having a cavity in the circumferential direction of the tire,
wherein a cross-sectional shape of each the unit structures of the spoke unit has a longitudinal protrusion and a transverse protrusion, and
wherein an inflection point is formed between the longitudinal protrusion and the transverse protrusion.
12. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 11 , wherein a longitudinal separation wall is formed at a center portion of respective unit structures.
13. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 11 , wherein a transverse separation wall is formed at a center portion of respective unit structures.
14. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 13 , wherein each transverse separation wall has a protrusion at a center portion thereof.
15. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 11 , wherein a side wall of the transverse protrusion of an outer unit structure of the spoke unit protrudes, thereby forming a circumferential ridge and a groove.
16. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 15 , wherein the unit structures of the spoke unit are arranged 5 by 8 transversely and longitudinally, respectively, between the tread and the rim.
17. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 16 , wherein a longitudinal separation wall is formed at upper two rows of unit structures adjacent to the tread and lower three rows of unit structures adjacent to the rim, a transverse separation wall is formed at three middle rows between the upper two rows and the lower three rows, and the transverse separation wall has a protrusion at a center thereof.