A tire assembly is disclosed comprising a tire having a tire cavity (40) between a first sidewall (30) and a second sidewall that extend respectively from first bead core (34) and a second bead core to a tire tread region; at least the first sidewall (30) having at least one bending region operatively bending within a rolling tire footprint responsive to a bending strain; a sidewall groove (126) or a sidewall internal passageway positioned within the bending region of the first sidewall (30), the sidewall groove (126) or the sidewall internal passageway operatively bending within the bending region within a rolling tire footprint; a bead core passageway at least partially extending within at least the first bead core (34); a bead core conduit (60) extending from the sidewall groove (126) or the sidewall internal passageway to the bead core passageway for operatively conveying air from the sidewall groove (126) or the sidewall internal passageway into the bead core passageway; and a tire cavity conduit (154) extending from the bead core passageway to the tire cavity (40) for operatively conveying air from the bead core passageway to the tire cavity (40).
Self-inflating tire assembly
Selbstaufblasende Reifenanordnung
Ensemble de pneu autogonflant
2016-03-30
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60C VEHICLE TYRES , Fahrzeugreifen |