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Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 04, 2020
Applicant:

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);

Inventors:

Philip Carl Van Riper, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);

Michael Joseph Durr, Stow, OH (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 7/18 (2006.01); B29D 30/02 (2006.01); B60C 7/14 (2006.01); B60C 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 7/18 (2013.01); B29D 30/02 (2013.01); B60C 7/146 (2021.08); B60C 7/22 (2013.01);
Abstract

A nonpneumatic tire has at least one spoke loop structure connected to a shear band, wherein the spoke loop structure has a plurality of loops extending inward from the shear band, and wherein each loop is connected to a wheel. A method for forming the nonpneumatic tire includes the step of forming a base and loop subassembly by providing a base having a plurality of grooves, inserting a layer of elastomer strip into each groove and forming a loop between each of the grooves; and inserting the base and loop subassembly which has a plurality of flexible loops extending inward from a shearband so that the base is positioned adjacent the shear band; curing the base and loop subassembly formed from a strip of elastomeric material into the shearband; providing a wheel, and then connecting each loop to the wheel.


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