Hutchinson

Eric Michelot

Bruno Pelletier

Olivier Heuze

Eric Carpentier

Pascal Seradarian

Alain Lelievre

The invention provides a runflat device for a motor vehicle, the device comprising a ring for mounting inside a tire on a one-piece non-standard wheel rim that presents a drop center, an inner flange and an outer flange, said ring being made as at least two sectors each having a radially inner zone and a radially outer zone, wherein the sectors of the ring are independent of one another, and wherein each sector is fixed to the rim via its radially inner zone.

Runflat device for a motor vehicle including a ring made of at least two sectors independent of each other

A runflat system for a motor vehicle, comprising a non-standard one-piece rim having at least a first peripheral cavity or drop center to enable a tire to be mounted on the rim, and a runflat device for mounting on the rim inside the tire, said device being constituted by a rigid ring split into at least two circularly arcuate elements or sectors, wherein the rim has at least one second peripheral cavity which is separated from the first cavity by an intermediate peripheral ridge, wherein each sector of the ring has a radially inner portion for being received in the second cavity of the rim, and wherein the system also comprises means for fixing the sectors in the second cavity of the rim.

Runflat system for a motor vehicle

A run-flat device for a motor vehicle, the device being designed to be fitted clamped on a standard rim having lateral flanges for holding the beads of a tire, wherein the device is constituted by at least two coaxial annular pieces engaged one on the other, the radially-inner piece being of relatively rigid material and forming an open ring around the rim, the radially-outer piece being based on an elastically deformable material and comprising a one-piece continuous surrounding the radially-inner annular piece and having an inside diameter that is substantially equal to or greater than the outside diameter of a lateral flange of the rim.

Device for motor vehicle running flat and method for mounting

A device enabling a motor vehicle to run on a flat tire, the device comprising a running ring made of elastomer and mounted tightly on the rim of the wheel inside the tire, the running ring being largely overdimensioned in radial height, in width or axial dimension, and in mass, and its radially-projecting annular portion is offset towards the inside of the vehicle to form protection for the occupants of the vehicle against the explosion of a mine triggered by passage of the wheel.

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Cergy, France

Eric Michelot