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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Julien Flament, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Denis Jubert, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Assignee:
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 2/318 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 2/318 ;
Abstract
A vehicle wheel, comprising a rim, a disc, a tire defining with the rim a circumferential cavity C, and at least one resonator suitable for attenuating a natural resonant frequency of said cavity, said wheel also comprising a safety support, for supporting the tread of this tire from the inside in the event of loss of inflation pressure, said support providing at least one of the walls of said resonator. The invention also provides for the safety support comprising resonators.