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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Zephyros, Inc., Romeo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Marek Henryk Kierzkowski, Ferntree Gully, AU;
Philip John Gibbons, Hughesdale, AU;
Bruce Reginald Gascoigne, Moorabbin, AU;
Michael William Coates, Glen Iris, AU;
Assignee:
ZEPHYROS, INC., Romeo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 19/00 (2006.01); B60B 21/12 (2006.01); B60C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 21/12 (2013.01); B60C 5/00 (2013.01); B60C 19/002 (2013.01); B60B 2360/322 (2013.01); B60B 2900/133 (2013.01); Y10T 442/659 (2015.04);
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 is adapted to be located within a cavity defined by the wheel rim and the tire. The sound absorber comprises a first fibrous layer and a second fibrous layer. The second fibrous layer has a higher air flow resistance than the first fibrous layer. The first fibrous layer, the second fibrous layer, or both, is made from a non-woven fibrous web.