TENSION-BASED NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE

A non-pneumatic tire for supporting a load by working in tension comprising a generally annular inner ring, a generally annular outer ring, and an interconnected web having a plurality of web elements and comprising a plurality of generally polygonal openings. Web elements are sized, curved, oriente...

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Hauptverfasser: PETERSEN TODD, TERCHA MICHAEL JOHN, MELISKA BRIAN, CERANSKI FIDELIS, HOWLAND GLENN, HAUCH KAREN, MANESH ALI, STARK LOUIE
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A non-pneumatic tire for supporting a load by working in tension comprising a generally annular inner ring, a generally annular outer ring, and an interconnected web having a plurality of web elements and comprising a plurality of generally polygonal openings. Web elements are sized, curved, oriented, and comprised of varying thicknesses of material which facilitates buckling when subjected to a compressive load. By buckling, those elements in a deformed portion of the tire between a wheel and a footprint region where the tire contacts a surface can assume a significantly reduced portion of the load, if any. This causes web elements in other portions of the interconnected web to operate in tension to support the load.