Pneumatic furrow

• US 9,867,327 B2
• Filed: 06/21/2016
• Issued: 01/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Otico
• Original Assignee: Otico
• Inventors: Phely, Olivier
• Primary Examiner(s): HARTMANN, GARY S
• Application Number:
  US15/188,171
• Publication Number:
  US 20170006768A1
• Time in Patent Office: 574 Days
• Field of Search: 172519, 172537, 172538, 152158, 15220912
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 29/043 Tire-packers
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 5/068 Furrow packing devices, e.g. press wheels
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 11/0311 Patterns comprising tread lugs arranged parallel or oblique to the axis of rotation
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 7/12 using enclosed chambers, e.g. gas-filled

Abstract

A tire for a furrow press roller comprises a sole via which the tire is mounted on a field roller support, a tread opposite to the sole, and two sidewalls connecting the tread to the sole. The sole, the tread and the sidewalls together delimit a non-inflatable chamber. The tread comprises at least one crest and two shoulders each connecting the crest to a respective sidewall. The chamber extends partially at least laterally under the shoulders and radially into the crest.

Claims

1. A tire for a furrow press roller of the type comprising:

a sole via which the tire is mounted on a field roller support,

a tread opposite to the sole, and

two sidewalls connecting the tread to the sole, the sole, the tread and the side walls together delimiting a non-inflatable chamber,

wherein the tread comprises;

at least one crest portion, and

two shoulder portions each connecting the crest portion to a respective sidewall, the chamber extending partially at least laterally under the shoulder portions and radially into the crest portion.

2. The tire according to claim 1, in which the shoulder portions are of convex overall shape.

3. The tire according to claim 1, in which an exterior surface of the crest-shaped portion bears at least one relief element.

4. The tire according to claim 1, in which the sole and/or the tread comprise at least one portion projecting into the chamber under the shoulder portions and arranged in such a way as to limit, through abutment, an extent to which the sole and the tread can move closer together.

5. The tire according to claim 1, in which at least one of the sidewalls has a frustoconical lateral surface.

6. The tire according to claim 1, in which at least one of the two shoulder portions is connected to a respective sidewall so that an overall direction of the shoulder portion and an overall direction of the respective sidewall form an angle (α

) of between 90° and

135°

.

7. The tire according to claim 1, in which the crest-portion has inclined flanks such that an overall direction of each of the flanks forms an angle (β

) of between 0° and

45°

with respect to a radial direction.

8. The tire according to claim 1, in which at least one of the two shoulder portions is connected to the crest portion so that an overall direction of the shoulder portion and an overall direction of the crest portion form an angle (θ

) of between 900 and 120°

.

9. The tire according to claim 1, in which the crest-portion extends radially beyond the shoulder portions over a height of between 30 and 120 millimeters.

10. The tire according to claim 1, in which a ratio of a width over which the crest portion extends to a total width of the tire is between 15% and 70%.

11. A furrow press roller comprising a support and at least one tire according to claim 1, that mounts on the support.