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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2006
Marek Henryk Kierzkowski, Ferntree Gully, AU;
Philip John Gibbons, Hughesdale, AU;
Bruce Reginald Gascoigne, Moorabbin, AU;
Michael William Coates, Glen Iris, AU;
Marek Henryk Kierzkowski, Ferntree Gully, AU;
Philip John Gibbons, Hughesdale, AU;
Bruce Reginald Gascoigne, Moorabbin, AU;
Michael William Coates, Glen Iris, AU;
Zephyros, Inc., Romeo, MI (US);
Abstract
An in-tire sound absorber for a pneumatic wheel assembly including a wheel rim and a tire fitted to the wheel rim. The sound absorber comprises a first fibrous layer and a second fibrous layer with a higher air flow resistance than the first layer. The sound absorber is configured to fit around the wheel rim with the first layer in contact with a surface of the wheel rim and extending substantially between the second layer and the wheel rim.