IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,845,309
Granted Patent B2
US 11,845,309 · App. 17/595,845 · Granted Dec 19, 2023

Tire

Inventor: Yoshihide Kouno (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
B60C7/06B60C7/16B60C7/18B60C7/26B60B2900/551
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Patent No.
US 11,845,309
App. No.
17/595,845
Granted
Dec 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tire includes: a skeleton portion including a rim member, a plurality of body springs latched on the rim member, and a plurality of interlink springs interlaced with the body springs; and a tread member disposed at least on the outer periphery of the skeleton portion.

Claims (17)

1. A tire comprising:

a skeleton portion including a rim member, a plurality of body springs latched on the rim member, and a plurality of interlink springs interlaced with the body springs; and

a tread member disposed at least on an outer periphery of the skeleton portion,

wherein the tread member is configured to include a metallic nonwoven fabric.

2. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the tread member is mounted on a groove formed with the body springs and the interlink springs, in such a manner that at least part of the tread member is embedded in the groove.

3. The tire according to claim 2 , wherein the tread member is detachably mounted on the skeleton portion.

4. The tire according to claim 2 , wherein the tread member is configured to be in a shape of a rod having a through hole.

5. The tire according to claim 2 , wherein the tread member further includes a securing member that secures the tread member to the skeleton portion.

6. The tire according to claim 2 , further comprising a retainer that maintains a mounted state of the tread member on the skeleton portion.

7. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the tread member is detachably mounted on the skeleton portion.

8. The tire according to claim 7 , wherein the tread member is configured to be in a shape of a rod having a through hole.

9. The tire according to claim 7 , wherein the tread member further includes a securing member that secures the tread member to the skeleton portion.

10. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the tread member is configured to be in a shape of a rod having a through hole.

11. The tire according to claim 10 , wherein the tread member is secured to the skeleton portion using at least one coil spring inserted into the through hole.

12. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the tread member includes a core material onto which the nonwoven fabric is wound.

13. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the tread member further includes a securing member that secures the tread member to the skeleton portion.

14. The tire according to claim 1 , further comprising a retainer that maintains a mounted state of the tread member on the skeleton portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2021
From: KOUNO, YOSHIHIDE
To: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058212/0614 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-100730 · May 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220194130A1 · Jun 23, 2022
Cited By (2)
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