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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2014
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Arnold Eckhardt, Ranstadt, DE;
Klaus Lowitz, Reiskirchen, DE;
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus () for the introduction of pressurized air and/or sealant into a tire comprising a source of pressurized air having an outlet (), a container () containing the sealant which can be secured relative to a housing () of the source of pressurized air and which can be connected to the outlet of the source of pressurized air via an inlet (), a hose () which is connected at a first end to an outlet of the container that is facing in an outlet direction and which has a second end that can be connected to the tire, wherein the housing of the source of pressurized air comprises a first vertical wall (), with respect to which at least the outlet of the container is arranged laterally in a secured position and further comprises a second vertical wall () having means for guiding the hose and which is adjacent at least substantially at a right angle to the first housing wall, wherein, in its position in which the container is secured at the housing, the outlet direction of the container extends in parallel to the first vertical wall and, in a storage state, the hose is guided in parallel to the first housing wall at least for a certain distance starting from the outlet of the container and in the direction toward the second vertical housing wall and then along the second vertical housing wall.