A nonpneumatic tire (NPT) having an inner ring for receiving a hub by which the nonpneumatic tire is affixed to a vehicle or other apparatus, an outer ring encircled by a tread band, and a plurality of revolved and mirrored spokes that extend between the inner ring and the outer ring to form an interconnected web of collapsible open cells. Each of the spokes includes multiple segments, with at least some of the segments having a concave bias when in an unloaded state. The design and arrangement of the spokes results in a nondirectional web, and loads experienced by the NPT are distributed throughout the web in a manner that increases the load carrying capacity of the NPT.
NONPNEUMATIC TIRE
2024-01-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60C VEHICLE TYRES , Fahrzeugreifen |