A wheel provided with a tire in tire installation in which an outer ground engaging tire is mounted on a rim of the wheel and an inner inflatable member is mounted on the rim inside the outer tire. The inner surface of the outer tire and the outer surface of the inner inflatable member are provided with respective electrically conductive members suitably in the form of induction loops. A controller determines when the respective electrically conductive members come into close proximity or contact, enabling manual or automated adjustment of air pressure to minimize abrasion between the outer tire and inner inflatable member.
Tyre in tyre systems
2019-04-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60C VEHICLE TYRES , Fahrzeugreifen |