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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2017
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);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 7/12 (2006.01); B60B 9/26 (2006.01); B60C 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 7/12 (2013.01); B60B 9/26 (2013.01); B60C 7/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire assembly transfers rotation about an axis from an outer flexible ring to an inner central rim. The tire assembly includes a spoke structure extending radially between the inner central rim and the outer flexible ring. The spoke structure defines a plurality of radially extending closed cavities and an alternating plurality of radially extending inlet openings disposed concentrically about the axis and allowing the flexible ring to deflect under load. The closed cavities extend axially and circumferentially at a helical angle relative to the axis.