Uniformity and stabilizing system for a tire/wheel assembly
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1. A system for stabilizing force variations acting upon a tire/wheel assembly comprising:
- a wheel rim, of the tire/wheel assembly, having a tire mounting portion and a vehicle mounting portion;
a tire, of the tire/wheel assembly, mounted on the tire mounting portion of the wheel rim; and
at least one annular ring comprising at least one cartridge having an interior chamber that is generally completely filled with a flowable weight material, the annular ring having an approximately constant mass around its circumference when filled with the flowable weight material, and being affixed to the wheel rim such that the annular ring and the wheel are coaxial, wherein the annular ring has a height extending in a radial direction of the wheel rim a distance less than a radially extending distance of the wheel rim between the tire mounting portion and the vehicle mounting portion.
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Abstract
A uniformity and stabilizing system comprising a stabilizing ring used in conjunction with a balanced tire wheel assembly wherein the stabilizing ring destroys, absorbs, and dampens vibrations including those caused by non-uniformities in the tire. The stabilizing ring comprises either a solid ring or a cartridge having at least one interior chamber, the interior chamber filled with a flowable media. The stabilizing ring may be used in combination with balance weights.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for stabilizing force variations acting upon a tire/wheel assembly comprising:
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a wheel rim, of the tire/wheel assembly, having a tire mounting portion and a vehicle mounting portion; a tire, of the tire/wheel assembly, mounted on the tire mounting portion of the wheel rim; and at least one annular ring comprising at least one cartridge having an interior chamber that is generally completely filled with a flowable weight material, the annular ring having an approximately constant mass around its circumference when filled with the flowable weight material, and being affixed to the wheel rim such that the annular ring and the wheel are coaxial, wherein the annular ring has a height extending in a radial direction of the wheel rim a distance less than a radially extending distance of the wheel rim between the tire mounting portion and the vehicle mounting portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of stabilizing force variations acting upon a tire/wheel assembly comprising the steps of:
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providing a tire/wheel assembly, the tire/wheel assembly comprising;
a wheel rim having a tire mounting portion and a vehicle mounting portion, and a tire mounted on the tire mounting portion of the wheel rim;providing at least one annular ring comprising at least one cartridge having an interior chamber that is generally completely filled with a flowable weight material, the stabilizing ring having an approximately constant mass around its circumference when filled with the flowable weight material, wherein the annular ring has a height extending in a radial direction of the wheel rim a distance less than a radially extending distance of the wheel rim between the tire mounting portion and the vehicle mounting portion; and attaching the annular ring to the wheel to reduce force variations arising during operation of the tire/wheel assembly. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for stabilizing force variations acting upon a tire/wheel assembly comprising a wheel rim and a tire, the system comprising:
at least one annular ring comprising at least one cartridge having an interior chamber that is generally completely filled with a flowable weight material, the annular ring having an approximately constant mass around its circumference when filled with the flowable weight material, and being attachable to a wheel rim of the tire/wheel assembly such that the annular ring and the wheel are coaxial, wherein the annular ring has a height extending in a radial direction of the wheel rim a distance less than a radially extending distance of the wheel rim between a tire mounting portion of the wheel rim and a vehicle mounting portion of the wheel rim. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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