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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2019
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Ceyhan Celik, Stow, OH (US);
Steven Amos Edwards, Akron, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A wheel and tire assembly for a mobile vehicle in accordance with the present invention includes an inner central rim, a flexible ring mounted on the inner central rim, and a spoke structure extending between the inner central rim and the flexible ring. The spoke structure defines a plurality of cavities and alternating radially extending openings disposed concentrically about the inner central rim and allowing the flexible ring to deflect under load. The spoke structure further defines a plurality of triangular openings disposed at the flexible ring and between the cavities and the inlet openings.