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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2006
Takaaki Ishida, Kobe, JP;
Yurie Tanami, Kobe, JP;
Yasuhiro Kubota, Kobe, JP;
Masatoshi Tanaka, Kobe, JP;
Takaaki Ishida, Kobe, JP;
Yurie Tanami, Kobe, JP;
Yasuhiro Kubota, Kobe, JP;
Masatoshi Tanaka, Kobe, JP;
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe-shi, Hyogo-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A runflat tire system comprises a pneumatic tire, a wheel rim on which the pneumatic tire is mounted, and a support ring made of an elastic material and disposed in a cavity surrounded by an inner surface of the rim and an inner surface of the tire mounted thereon, wherein the support ring comprises an annular body extending in a circumferential direction of the tire and being provided with a plurality of recesses each opening at the cavity, and at least two sound reflectors each being attached to the recess and including an outer surface made of a non-porous material so as to reflect sound in the cavity.