NON PNEUMATIC VEHICLE TIRES AND PNEUMATIC VEHICLE TIRES WITH TREAD PATTERNS

• US 20140217808A1
• Filed: 07/31/2013
• Published: 08/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alice Chang
• Original Assignee: Alice Chang
• Inventors: Chang, Alice
• Granted Patent: US 9,242,509 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 301/63.101
• CPC Class Codes: B60B 3/00 Disc wheels, i.e. wheels with load-supporting disc body non- metallic B60B5/00; wheel cover discs B60B7/00 ; disc wheels comprising rail-engaging elements B60B17/0006
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 19/003 Balancing means attached to the tyre
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/19 for dissipating heat
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 7/101 Tyre casings enclosing a distinct core, e.g. foam enclosed chambers defined by a distinct core B60C7/121
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 7/1015 using foam material
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 7/12 using enclosed chambers, e.g. gas-filled

Abstract

Vehicle tires with solid materials, such as rubber and polymer, are designed to increase the safety of the vehicle without the risk of having a flat tire. The tires are non pneumatic and have treads. The tires are for use on a variety of vehicles, including cars, bicycles, motorcycles, scooters, trucks, buses, aircrafts, earthmovers, tractors, trailers, carts, heavy equipments, and lawnmowers.

Claims

1. A non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle comprising:

a non-pneumatic tire assembly having;

a non-pneumatic tire having;

an inner circumference;

an outer circumference;

ribs;

treads; and

a tire-body;

a rim having;

an outer periphery;

an inner periphery; and

a rim-body;

wherein said non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle comprises said non-pneumatic tire assembly, said non-pneumatic tire assembly for use on said vehicle;

wherein said non-pneumatic tire assembly comprises in combination said non-pneumatic tire and said rim, said rim removably mountable to said vehicle via said rim-body, said non-pneumatic tire removably mounted about said outer periphery of said rim;

wherein parameters of said tire-body of said non-pneumatic tire are defined by said inner circumference and said outer circumference oriented substantially parallel to a road-engaging surface, said outer circumference providing said road-engaging surface comprising said treads, said treads useful for providing positive grip on a road surface;

wherein said tire-body of said non-pneumatic tire comprises a solid cross-section defined vertically via exterior walls substantially perpendicular to said road-engaging surface;

wherein said rim-body of said rim is defined by said outer periphery and said inner periphery;

wherein said rim-body of said rim comprises fastener receivers for fastening said rim to said vehicle; and

wherein said non-pneumatic tire and said rim are balanced as said non-pneumatic tire assembly for safe transport of said vehicle between locations, said non-pneumatic tire assembly providing traction between said vehicle and said road surface while providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock.

2. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 1 wherein said tire-body comprises at least one inner volume for holding a cooling medium, said at least one inner volume supported by said ribs.

3. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 2 wherein said at least one inner volume comprises matter selected from the group consisting of foam, gel, and air.

4. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 2 wherein said at least one inner volume comprises a radially-circumferential-cavity for holding said cooling medium being substantially self-balancing when in motion.

5. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 1 wherein said treads comprise grooves, lugs, voids and sipes.

6. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 1 wherein said treads comprise recessed-treads, with depressed patterns selected from the group consisting of geometrical shapes and non geometrical shapes in varying sizes, including circle, oval, ellipse, curve, wave, spiral, bubble, cone, ring, cross, triangle, square, rectangle, hexagon, octagon, and arrow.

7. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 1 wherein said treads comprise raised-treads, with raised patterns selected from the group consisting of geometrical and non geometrical shapes in varying sizes, including circle, oval, ellipse, curve, wave, spiral, bubble, cone, ring, cross, triangle, square, rectangle, hexagon, octagon, and arrow.

8. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 7 wherein said raised-treads comprise lugs with an extruded surface area located on said outer circumference whereby ambient air is used to dissipate accumulated heat from friction into an ambient environment providing a cooling means, and said raised-treads increase safety of said vehicle by providing balancing means and better traction to withstand rough weather of rain and snow without the use of chains with said non-pneumatic tire system.

9. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 1 wherein said tire-body further comprises shoulders.

10. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 9 wherein said shoulders comprise said lugs, said lugs acting as a balancing means and also providing said cooling means.

11. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 1 wherein said tire-body does not comprise an interior volume for holding compressed air.

12. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 1 wherein said tire-body comprises material selected from the group consisting of styrene-butadiene copolymer, natural rubber, synthetic rubber, plastic, bio-plastic, metal, and polymer.

13. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 12 wherein said styrene-butadiene copolymer comprises a tensile strength of at least 18 MPa.

14. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 12 wherein said natural rubber comprises a density of less than 1100 kg/m3 for use with sport said vehicle(s);

and wherein said natural rubber comprises a density of more than 1100 kg/m3 for use with non-sport said vehicle(s).

15. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 12 wherein said material of said tire body is selected from the group consisting of evenly distributed density, and varying distributed densities, on same non-pneumatic tire.

16. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 1 wherein said non-pneumatic tire comprises depressed patterns selected from the group consisting of geometrical shapes and non geometrical shapes in varying sizes, including circle, oval, ellipse, curve, wave, spiral, bubble, cone, ring, cross, triangle, square, rectangle, hexagon, octagon, and arrow;

and located at one side and both sides of said non-pneumatic tire, in order to increase the surface areas of said non-pneumatic tire that are in contact with air, so that increased air circulation is enabled to better release the heat build-up when said vehicle is moving.

17. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 1 wherein said non-pneumatic tire comprises raised patterns selected from the group consisting of geometrical shapes and non geometrical shapes in varying sizes, including circle, oval, ellipse, curve, wave, spiral, bubble, cone, ring, cross, triangle, square, rectangle, hexagon, octagon, and arrow;

and located at one side and both sides of said non-pneumatic tire, in order to increase the surface areas of said non-pneumatic tire that are in contact with air, so that increased air circulation is enabled to better release the heat build-up when said vehicle is moving.

18. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 1 wherein said vehicle is selected from the group consisting of cars, bicycles, motorcycles, scooters, trucks, buses, aircrafts, earthmovers, tractors, trailers, carts, heavy equipments, and lawnmowers.

19. The non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle of claim 1 wherein said non-pneumatic tire comprises spare tire.

20. A non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle comprising:

a non-pneumatic tire assembly having;

a non-pneumatic tire having;

an inner circumference;

an outer circumference;

ribs;

treads; and

a tire-body;

a rim having;

an outer periphery;

an inner periphery; and

a rim-body;

wherein said non-pneumatic tire system for use with a vehicle comprises said non-pneumatic tire assembly, said non-pneumatic tire assembly for use on said vehicle;

wherein said non-pneumatic tire assembly comprises in combination said non-pneumatic tire and said rim, said rim removably mountable to said vehicle via said rim-body, said non-pneumatic tire removably mounted about said outer periphery of said rim;

wherein parameters of said tire-body of said non-pneumatic tire are defined by said inner circumference and said outer circumference oriented substantially parallel to a road-engaging surface, said outer circumference providing said road-engaging surface comprising said treads, said treads useful for providing positive grip on a road surface;

wherein said tire-body of said non-pneumatic tire comprises a substantially solid cross-section defined vertically via exterior walls substantially perpendicular to said road-engaging surface;

wherein said rim-body of said rim is defined by said outer periphery and said inner periphery;

wherein said rim-body of said rim comprises fastener receivers for fastening said rim to said vehicle;

wherein said tire-body comprises an inner volume for holding a cooling medium, said inner volume supported by said ribs, said ribs located interiorly offset from said outer circumference;

wherein said inner volume comprises a radially-circumferential-cavity for holding said cooling medium;

wherein said radially-circumferential-cavity is partially filled with said cooling medium such that said cooling medium is substantially self-balancing when in motion;

wherein said treads comprise recessed-treads and raised-treads;

wherein said raised-treads comprise lugs with an extruded surface area located on said outer circumference whereby ambient air is used to dissipate accumulated heat from friction into an ambient environment providing a cooling means;

wherein said tire-body comprises styrene-butadiene copolymer;

wherein said styrene-butadiene copolymer comprises a tensile strength of about 18 MPa; and

wherein said non-pneumatic tire and said rim are balanced as said non-pneumatic tire assembly for safe transport of said vehicle between locations, said non-pneumatic tire assembly providing traction between said vehicle and said road surface while providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock.