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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2016
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Eric Rivers, Greenville, SC (US);
Brian Wilson, Greer, SC (US);
Eric Rivers, Greenville, SC (US);
Brian Wilson, Greer, SC (US);
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
A method of forming a non-pneumatic tire is provided that includes the steps of providing an outer shear band ring () and an intermediate section () that has a supporting structure (). The intermediate section () is collapsed from an uncollapsed state to a collapsed state. The intermediate section in the collapsed state is inserted inside of the outer shear band ring such that the outer shear band ring is located outward from the intermediate section in a radial direction of the tire. Compression of the intermediate section () is released when the intermediate section () is inside of the outer shear band ring () so that the intermediate section returns to the uncollapsed state from the collapsed state. In one embodiment, the compressing step of the intermediate section () is performed by a compression device () that has a plurality of gripping members.