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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2018
Applicant:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Inventors:
Ceyhan Celik, Stow, OH (US);
Steven Amos Edwards, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 7/06 (2006.01); B60C 7/14 (2006.01); B29D 30/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 7/06 (2013.01); B60C 7/14 (2013.01); B29D 30/02 (2013.01); B60C 2007/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wheel assembly includes a plurality of discreet, axially extending curved friction plates for engaging a first side of a spoke structure of a tire assembly, a first annular rim piece for engaging a rotatable axle, and a second annular rim piece for engaging the first rim piece. The first rim piece and the second rim piece each have axially extending lugs for engaging opposite ends of the friction plates.