Pressurized with a fluid having a specific gravity greater than air

• US 5,083,596 A
• Filed: 11/17/1989
• Issued: 01/28/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shin Nihon Kannko Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Kazuhiro Sarui, Kiichiro Sarui
• Inventors: Kato, Hiroshi, Katsura, Tsutomu, Doe, Hiroyuki, Sarui, Kiichiro, Nagata, Hiroatsu
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US07/437,580
• Time in Patent Office: 802 Days
• Field of Search: 152/415, 152/416, 152/417, 152/151, 152/152, 152/153, 152/154.1, 152/450, 152/DIG. 5, 152/502-507, 152/521, 156/74, 156/75
• US Class Current: 152/154.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 5/004 filled at least partially with liquid B60C19/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 152/05 Water filled

Abstract

A vehicle tire in which pressurized air is charged into an air tight inside of a tire together with from 5% to 95% by volume of a fluid having a specific gravity greater than that of air based on 100% by volume of the pressurized air and from 1% to 20% by weight of one or more of fine metals of metal oxide particles, uniformly dispersed in the fluid, based on 100% by weight of the fluid, the metal ingredient of the particles being selected from the group consisting of Al, Si, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb, Ba, Mg, and Mo.

Water is desirable as the fluid charged in the tire, and the highly water absorbing polymer swollen with water may be used instead of water. Running stability and the braking distance of a vehicle can be improved remarkably.

Claims

1. A vehicle tire in which pressurized air is charged into an air tight inside portion of a tire, together with

from 10% to 60% by volume of water based on 100% by volume of said pressurized air, and

from 0.2% to 3% by weight of a highly water absorbing polymer, capable of absorbing a great amount of water and swelling into fine spherical and easily fluidizable gel particles, based on 100% by weight of the water.

2. A vehicle tree according to claim 1, wherein said highly water absorbing polymer is a polysodium acrylate represented by the general formula:

(CH₂ ═

CHCOONa)_n.

3. A vehicle tire according to claim 1, wherein from 0.1 to 7.5 parts by weight of an anti-rust agent is added based on 100 parts by weight of water.

4. A vehicle tire according to claim 1, wherein from 0.1 to 1.5 parts by weight of a surface active agent is added based on 100 parts by weight of water.

5. A vehicle tire according to claim 1, wherein from 5% to 30% by weight of an anti-freezing agent is added based on 100% by weight of water charged in the tire.

6. A vehicle tire according to claim 1, wherein radial adulations are formed along an inner circumference of the tire.