A method for manufacturing a non-pneumatic tire that can suppress the separation of the ring member from the tread member is provided. The method for manufacturing a non-pneumatic tire according to this disclosure is a method for manufacturing a non-pneumatic tire that comprises: a ring member…
A method for producing a non-pneumatic tire (10) is disclosed. The method comprises providing a shear band (22) comprising curable rubber, the shear band having a radially inner surface formed by the curable rubber; providing a connecting structure (16) for connecting the shear band (22) to a wheel…
A system for assembling a circumferential tread and a band for a non-pneumatic tire includes a curing wrap dimensioned to receive a band for a non-pneumatic tire and a circumferential tread. The curing wrap includes a valve. The system also includes a fastener configured to secure a first side of…
An embodiment of the present invention provides a technique for minimizing the deformation of the shape of a kerf by improving the durability of a blade used in forming the kerf during tire vulcanization. A 3D kerf-forming blade according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed in a…
A method for making a non-marking antistatic tire (5) in a more controlled manner, the method comprising the consecutive steps of: - making a preliminary tire comprising a first layer (1) and being made of a first material, - adding a conducting material (16) having an electrical resistance which…
A tire and a method of manufacturing such a tire (10) is disclosed. The tire (10) is preferably an aircraft tire and comprises a carcass, a tread (14) disposed radially outward of the carcass (12), a sidewall (16) including a shoulder (18) extending toward the tread (14), and a reinforcing…
A laminate body of a rubber layer and a resin layer made of a resin, wherein the rubber layer includes a surface-treated superficial layer 4 directly united with the resin layer without any intervening adhesive layer.
A shear band (10) is disclosed comprising an annular first, radially outer fabric layer (21) and an annular second, radially inner fabric layer (22). The shear band (10) is formed from a single shear band strip helically wound circumferentially and axially with a first edge of the shear band strip…
Mold assemblies used for curing non-pneumatic tires include a mold section and curing shoe assemblies supported on the mold section. The curing shoe assemblies include an actuation cup supported on the mold section in radially-offset alignment with a mold axis. First and second curing shoes are…
A non-pneumatic tire and wheel assembly (10) is disclosed comprising a rim (40) and a spoke ring structure (20) having an inner ring (22) that is mounted on an outer surface of the rim (40). The inner ring (22) has one or more retention nubs (24) aligned for reception in complementary shaped…
A tire (100) includes a central region configured to be mounted to a wheel, a crown region including a circumferential tread with a plurality of voids being disposed in the crown region below a surface of the circumferential tread, and an intermediate region extending from the central region to the…
A tire/wheel assembly (200) is disclosed comprising a circular hub member (230) for securing to a rotatable axle of a vehicle, a first rim piece (210) for engaging the hub member (230), a second rim piece (220) for engaging the first rim piece (210), and a plurality of cylindrical sleeves (241) for…
Provided is a manufacturing method for an airless tire, which can improve productivity. The manufacturing method is a manufacturing method for an airless tire 1 including an annular tread ring 2 having a ground-contact surface, a hub 3 disposed inward of the tread ring 2 in a tire radial direction…
A method of making a non-pneumatic tire (100) is disclosed. The non-pneumatic tire (100) comprises an annular tread portion (200) comprising a tread rubber composition, a shear band (300) comprising a preferably cord reinforced rubber composition and disposed radially inward of the tread portion…
A system in accordance with the present invention cures and manufactures a partially-cured tire assembly. The system includes: a functional wheel member being slid into a corresponding annular, radially inner surface of the partially-cured tire assembly; a plurality of elongate spacer members; a…
A method of assembling spokes into a non-pneumatic tire () is provided in which a shear band () is located outward from a hub () in a radial direction. A segment () is present that has a plurality of spokes (), and both inner and outer radial bonding ends (). The plurality of spokes () engage both…
A non-pneumatic tire (100) comprising a ground contacting annular tread portion (200), a shear band (300) and at least one spoke loop structure (400) connected to the shear band (300) and its method of manufacturing is disclosed. The spoke loop structure (400) has a plurality of flexible loops…
A tire includes a central region configured to be mounted to a wheel and a crown region including a circumferential tread and a shear element disposed below the circumferential tread. The shear element includes an upper reinforcement layer, a lower reinforcement layer, and an elastic region…
A green tire includes a plurality of sheets of green rubber having a substantially circular shape, with each sheet having a tread region disposed along a circumference. A plurality of objects are sandwiched between adjacent sheets of green rubber in the tread region. Each object is constructed of a…
A method for assembling an uncured spoke is provided. The method includes the assembly of a panel (), a first foot (), and a second foot () of the uncured spoke. The first foot () and the second foot () are complexed onto the panel (), and the panel extends continuously from the first foot to the…
The present invention provides an annular beam of monolithic construction of one homogeneous material and a related efficient, low-cost non-pneumatic tire. Specific geometric design, combined with nonlinear elastomer physical properties, enable the suppression of all reinforcing belts, continuous…
This disclosure includes methods and apparatus for forming a non-pneumatic tire carcass comprising an inner hub, an outer band, and a plurality of spokes. The method includes arranging the inner hub, the plurality of spokes, and the outer band to form a curing assembly arranged in a first…
A molding tool for forming a non-pneumatic tire includes a wheel portion cavity, a tread ring portion cavity, and a plurality of spoke cavities extending between the wheel portion cavity and the tread ring portion cavity. At least a subset spoke cavities within the plurality of spoke cavities…
The present invention provides an annular beam of monolithic construction of one homogeneous material and a related efficient, low-cost non-pneumatic tire. Specific geometric design, combined with nonlinear elastomer physical properties, enable the suppression of all reinforcing belts, continuous…
A method and apparatus for molding non-pneumatic wheels is provided. The exemplary method and apparatus allow for the use of the same molding system to manufacture wheels with different hub constructions. Different configurations of removable mold elements are utilized within the same molding…
The assembly () comprises: a first structure () extending in a first overall direction (G), a second structure (), and a bearing structure () comprising filamentary bearing elements () comprising at least one filamentary bearing portion () extending between the first structure () and the second…
A system manufactures a tire assembly. The system includes a core having a cylindrical hub and radially protruding extensions projecting radially outward from the hub, a plurality of internal arcuate members for positioning a reinforcing layer of the tire assembly about the core, the internal…
The present invention increases the bonding strength between a spoke and a tread ring and/or between a spoke and a hub to improve durability. An airless tire provided with a tread ring, a hub, and a spoke, wherein the spoke is integrally provided with: an outer annul ar porti on of whi ch the outer…
A puncture resistant tube for a bicycle tire fitted to a rim of a bicycle wheel includes a tube body inserted into the bicycle tire along a tube insertion recess formed within the bicycle tire and an elastic recess depressed into the tube body adjacent to the portion of the bicycle tire to be…
An apparatus for use in the manufacture of a pneumatic tire is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a longitudinal axis and a plurality of arcuate segments (28) defining an arc of a cylindrical surface such that the arcuate segments collectively define the cylindrical surface and the arcuate segments…