Solid suspended work machine tire
First Claim
1. A work machine tire, comprising:
- an annular body of elastomeric material that includes a radial middle region having a material volume and defining a plurality of unpressurized cavities with a combined void volume, and being distributed in a pattern that includes a first radial band of cavities and a second radial band of cavities;
each cavity of said first radial band of cavities being oriented at a positive angle with respect to a radius therethrough;
each cavity of said second radial band of cavities being oriented at a negative angle with respect to a radius therethrough; and
said material volume being more than one and a half times greater than said combined void volume.
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Abstract
A work machine tire includes an annular body of elastomeric material that includes a middle radial region. A plurality of unpressurized cavities are defined by the middle radial region and are distributed in a pattern that includes a first radial band of cavities and a second radial band of cavities. Each cavity of the first radial band of cavities is oriented at a positive angle with respect to a radius therethrough, and each cavity of the second radial band of cavities is oriented at a negative angle with respect to a radius therethrough. A material volume of the middle radial region is more than one and a half times greater than the combined void volume of the plurality of cavities.
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22 Claims
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1. A work machine tire, comprising:
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an annular body of elastomeric material that includes a radial middle region having a material volume and defining a plurality of unpressurized cavities with a combined void volume, and being distributed in a pattern that includes a first radial band of cavities and a second radial band of cavities;
each cavity of said first radial band of cavities being oriented at a positive angle with respect to a radius therethrough;
each cavity of said second radial band of cavities being oriented at a negative angle with respect to a radius therethrough; and
said material volume being more than one and a half times greater than said combined void volume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A tire comprising:
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an annular body of elastomeric material that includes a radial middle region defining a plurality of unpressurized cavities that are distributed in a pattern that includes a first radial band of cavities and a second radial band of cavities;
each cavity of the first radial band of cavities being oriented at a positive angle with respect to a radius therethrough;
each cavity of the second radial band of cavities being oriented at a negative angle with respect to a radius therethrough;
each of said plurality of cavities being defined by first and second arches connected by first and second deflectable wall portions. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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