A self-healing and/or self-cleaning tire comprising at least one active material element configured when undergoing an actuation cycle to repair a structural anomaly, such as a crack or puncture, and/or remove a surface anomaly, such as foreign substances or objects adhered to or lodged in the tire.
Self-healing and self-cleaning tires utilizing active material actuation
2015-12-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
European Patent Office | 2025
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