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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Janice Lisa Tardiff, Plymouth, MI (US);
Adam Wirth, Belleville, MI (US);
Wesley Grant Morris, Dearborn, MI (US);
Cindy Sofia Barrera-Martinez, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A non-pneumatic tire includes a wheel portion, a tread ring portion, a plurality of flexible spokes extending between and attached to the wheel portion and the tread ring portion, and plurality of bump stops positioned between the wheel portion and the tread ring portion. The bumps stops are configured to limit deformation and/or compressive strain of the plurality of flexible spokes. The plurality of bump stops includes a plurality of tower bump stops, a plurality of triangular-shaped bump stops, and/or a plurality of roof-top shaped bump stops.