IP Library Granted Patent US 9,216,614
Granted Patent B2
US 9,216,614 · App. 13/977,165 · Granted Dec 22, 2015

Rim for a pneumatic tire

Inventor: Souto Nakayama (Kodaira, JP)
Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
B60B21/104B60B21/02B60B21/026
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Patent No.
US 9,216,614
App. No.
13/977,165
Granted
Dec 22, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide a rim for a pneumatic tire that can suppress local deformation of the sidewall portion of a mounted tire and thus suppress the occurrence of damage to the sidewall portion. The rim for a pneumatic tire according to the present invention is provided with a pair of bead seat portions separated from each other in a rim width direction and a flange portion extending outwards in a rim radial direction from a rim width direction outer end of each bead seat portion. A rim radial direction outer end of the flange portion is recurved outwards in the rim width direction. A radius of curvature of a surface of the flange portion at a rim width direction outer end portion of the flange portion is at least 0.4 times and at most 1.0 times a radius of curvature of the surface of the flange portion at a rim width direction central portion of the flange portion.

Claims (3)

1. A rim for a pneumatic tire, comprising a pair of bead seat portions separated from each other in a rim width direction and a flange portion extending outwards in a rim radial direction from a rim width direction outer end of each bead seat portion, a rim radial direction outer end of the flange portion being recurved outwards in the rim width direction, wherein

a radius of curvature of a surface of the flange portion at a rim width direction outer end portion of the flange portion is at least 0.4 times and at most 1.0 times a radius of curvature of the surface of the flange portion at a rim width direction central portion of the flange portion, and

a rim thickness at a width direction center of the rim is greater than a rim thickness at a width direction outer end of the rim and thickness of the rim gradually decreases from the width direction center of the rim to the width direction outer end of the rim.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2013
From: NAKAYAMA, SOUTO
To: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-023137 · Feb 4, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130270892A1 · Oct 17, 2013