Device
A device for preventing excessive increase of an internal pressure of a rolling assembly, the rolling assembly having a rotation axis and comprising a wheel and a tire, the tire being mounted onto the wheel creating an inner cavity surrounded by a wheel internal surface and a tire internal surface, comprising a cold spot placed in the inner cavity of the rolling assembly for condensing vapor contained in a gas filled in the inner cavity and a storage mean for capturing and keeping condensed vapor.
1 . A device for preventing excessive increase of an internal pressure of a rolling assembly, the rolling assembly having a rotation axis and comprising a wheel and a tire, the tire being mounted onto the wheel creating an inner cavity surrounded by a wheel internal surface and a tire internal surface, comprising:
a cold spot placed in the inner cavity of the rolling assembly for condensing vapor contained in a gas filled in the inner cavity;
a storage mean for capturing and keeping condensed vapor; and
a heat exchanging mean attached to the cold spot.
2 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the storage mean has at least one storage layer filled in the storage mean at least partly.
3 . The device according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one storage layer is made of a material selected from the group consisting of microporous material, water reactive material, water absorbent polymer or mixtures thereof.
4 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is partly exposed to the air outside of the rolling assembly through the wheel and/or the tire.
5 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the cold spot is a thermoelectric cooler provided with a power supply to the cold spot.
6 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanging mean has a plurality of fins.
7 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is affixed onto the tire internal surface.
8 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is affixed onto the wheel internal surface.
9 . The device according to claim 8 , wherein the wheel comprises a heat conductive portion surrounded by a heat insulating portion, and
wherein the device is affixed onto the wheel internal surface corresponding to the heat conductive portion.
10 . The device according to claim 8 , wherein the rolling assembly further comprises a tank filled via a compressed gas affixed onto the wheel, and
wherein the tank comprises a mean to blow the compressed gas to a portion of the wheel corresponding to a position on the wheel internal surface where the device is affixed.
11 . A device for preventing excessive increase of an internal pressure of a rolling assembly, the rolling assembly having a rotation axis and comprising a wheel and a tire, the tire being mounted onto the wheel creating an inner cavity surrounded by a wheel internal surface and a tire internal surface, comprising:
a cold spot placed in the inner cavity of the rolling assembly for condensing vapor contained in a gas filled in the inner cavity; and
a storage mean for capturing and keeping condensed vapor,
wherein the wheel comprises a heat conductive portion surrounded by a heat insulating portion, and
wherein the device is affixed onto the wheel internal surface corresponding to the heat conductive portion.
12 . The device according to claim 11 , wherein the storage mean has at least one storage layer filled in the storage mean at least partly.
13 . The device according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one storage layer is made of a material selected from the group consisting of microporous material, water reactive material, water absorbent polymer or mixtures thereof.
14 . The device according to claim 11 , wherein the device is partly exposed to the air outside of the rolling assembly through the wheel and/or the tire.
15 . The device according to claim 11 , wherein the device further comprises a heat exchanging mean attached to the cold spot.
16 . The device according to claim 15 , wherein the cold spot is a thermoelectric cooler provided with a power supply to the cold spot.
17 . The device according to claim 15 , wherein the heat exchanging mean has a plurality of fins.
18 . The device according to claim 11 , wherein the device is affixed onto the tire internal surface.
19 . The device according to claim 11 , wherein the rolling assembly further comprises a tank filled via a compressed gas affixed onto the wheel, and
wherein the tank comprises a mean to blow the compressed gas to a portion of the wheel corresponding to a position on the wheel internal surface where the device is affixed.
20 . A device for preventing excessive increase of an internal pressure of a rolling assembly, the rolling assembly having a rotation axis and comprising a wheel and a tire, the tire being mounted onto the wheel creating an inner cavity surrounded by a wheel internal surface and a tire internal surface, comprising:
a cold spot placed in the inner cavity of the rolling assembly for condensing vapor contained in a gas filled in the inner cavity; and
a storage mean for capturing and keeping condensed vapor,
wherein the device is affixed onto the wheel internal surface,
wherein the rolling assembly further comprises a tank filled via a compressed gas affixed onto the wheel, and
wherein the tank comprises a mean to blow the compressed gas to a portion of the wheel corresponding to a position on the wheel internal surface where the device is affixed.
21 . The device according to claim 20 , wherein the storage mean has at least one storage layer filled in the storage mean at least partly.
22 . The device according to claim 21 , wherein the at least one storage layer is made of a material selected from the group consisting of microporous material, water reactive material, water absorbent polymer or mixtures thereof.
23 . The device according to claim 20 , wherein the device is partly exposed to the air outside of the rolling assembly through the wheel and/or the tire.
24 . The device according to claim 20 , wherein the device further comprises a heat exchanging mean attached to the cold spot.
25 . The device according to claim 24 , wherein the cold spot is a thermoelectric cooler provided with a power supply to the cold spot.
26 . The device according to claim 24 , wherein the heat exchanging mean has a plurality of fins.
27 . The device according to claim 20 , wherein the device is affixed onto the tire internal surface.
28 . The device according to claim 20 , wherein the wheel comprises a heat conductive portion surrounded by a heat insulating portion, and
wherein the device is affixed onto the wheel internal surface corresponding to the heat conductive portion.