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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
May. 04, 2017
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Jose Merino, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Michel Ahouanto, Enval, FR;
Luc Bestgen, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Henri Hinc, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Jacky Pineau, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Arthur Topin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
A flexible adapter () for a rolling assembly, said rolling assembly comprising a tyre () having two beads (), a rim () and two adapters () each intended to ensure the joint between one of the beads () and the rim (), said rim () having two rim seats () each extended axially outwards by a rim flange (), the rim seat having a diameter D, the adapter comprising an axially outer end () and a body () oriented substantially axially and disposed between said axially outer end () and said axially inner end (), said body () having a radially outer face () and a radially inner face (), having the intersection between the shoulder () of the axially outer end () of the adapter () and the substantially tapered face of said adapter seat () forming a circle of diameter D, said adapter seat () having a substantially tapered face of angle α, in which the difference 'd' between the diameters Dand D, d=D−D, lies between 25.9 mm and 30.4 mm and the angle α is greater than 0.5°.