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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2016
Applicants:
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Timothy Rhyne, Greenville, SC (US);
Steve Cron, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Antonio Delfino, Givisiez, CH;
Inventors:
Timothy Rhyne, Greenville, SC (US);
Steve Cron, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Antonio Delfino, Givisiez, CH;
Assignee:
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ESTABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 7/18 (2006.01); B60C 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 7/18 (2013.01); B60C 7/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A non-pneumatic wheel having an annular reinforcement structure that includes rectangular reinforcements within a shear layer. The rectangular reinforcements replace deforming rubber or polymeric materials and can thereby reduce the volume of deforming materials to optimize energy loss therein and reduce rolling resistance of the non-pneumatic wheel.