Closed inner support type airless tire and production process thereof
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of tires, in particular to a closed inner support type airless tire and a production process thereof.
Background
At present, most tires used on vehicles are pneumatic tires, and the pneumatic tires keep the shape of the tires and obtain the buffer performance by filling compressed air into a closed space, but the shape of the original tires is difficult to keep when the pneumatic tires are punctured or torn by sharp objects, so that the driving safety of the vehicles is affected, and in addition, the pneumatic tires also have the risk of tire burst, and particularly once the tires of the vehicles running on a highway at a high speed are burst, serious traffic accidents can be caused.
In order to solve the problem, the existing airless tire is gradually researched and developed to ask the market, is a tire which does not depend on air to realize supporting force, does not need to be inflated and is not afraid of puncture, thereby fundamentally solving the problem of tire burst and saving a large amount of rubber materials. Such as a patent with an authorization publication number of CN106541785B, a patent with an authorization publication number of CN106541784B, a patent with an authorization publication number of CN106515313B and a patent with an authorization publication number of CN106739817B, all four of these patents disclose an airless tire comprising a rubber tread and spokes, the rubber tread is sleeved on the spoke, the spoke comprises a spoke outer ring, a spoke middle ring and a spoke inner ring, the outer ring of the spoke is fixedly connected with the middle ring of the spoke through the outer spoke, the middle ring of the spoke is fixedly connected with the inner ring of the spoke through the inner spoke, the thickness of the rubber tread in the airless tire is usually not thick, the damping and buffering performance of the airless tire mainly depends on the outer ring of the spoke, the middle ring of the spoke and the inner ring of the spoke in the spoke, and the spoke is easy to deform under pressure, and the production and manufacturing process is complex, soil is easy to enter the spoke when the wheel runs on a rainwater road, and the spoke is not easy to clean.
Accordingly, there is a need for improvements and optimizations to existing non-pneumatic tires.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to overcome the defects in the prior art, provides a closed inner support type airless tire which has the advantages of reasonable and simple structural design, good buffering performance, convenient processing and disassembly and is similar to an inflated tire in appearance, and provides a processing technology thereof.
The technical scheme adopted by the invention for solving the problems is as follows: the utility model provides an interior support formula airless tire of sealing, includes wheel hub, interior support piece and tire main part, the tire main part assembly is on wheel hub, carries out the location of circumferential direction through setting up concave-convex structure on the assembly faying surface between them, its characterized in that: the inner supporting piece is a circular ring-shaped piece made of hollow polyurethane pipes in an end-to-end connection mode, and is arranged in the tire main body and surrounds the wheel hub; at least two inner supporting pieces are arranged and are sequentially arranged along the axial direction of the tire main body; the tire main body is of a hollow body structure formed by pouring polyurethane rubber, and the inner supporting piece is arranged in an inner cavity of the tire main body.
Preferably, the airless tire further comprises an annular polyurethane foam body, wherein the annular polyurethane foam body is arranged in the inner cavity of the tire main body and surrounds the wheel hub, and is positioned between two adjacent inner supporting pieces, and the annular polyurethane foam body is arranged in the tire main body, so that the weight of the tire main body can be reduced, and a buffering effect can be realized.
Preferably, the high-strength polyester mesh cloth used for increasing the strength and the service life of the tire main body is wrapped outside the circular polyurethane foam body and the inner support piece.
Preferably, the hub is an aluminum alloy hub, a vehicle axle hole for mounting an automobile axle is formed in the center of the hub, one side of the hub is provided with a convex edge flange structure, the convex edge flange structure is used for axially positioning one side of the tire main body, and the other side of the hub is connected with a check ring through a bolt; the retaining ring presses the tire main body on the wheel hub to prevent the tire main body from axially moving.
Preferably, a spiral reinforcing rib is arranged in the pipe wall of the hollow polyurethane pipe adopted by the inner supporting piece, and the reinforcing rib is made of polyurethane or made of steel wires.
Preferably, a pattern is provided on a surface of the tire main body contacting the ground.
Preferably, the high-strength terylene grid cloth is formed by twisting one of strong viscose fiber, polyester fiber or polyamide fiber into a cord and then weaving the cord into the grid cloth, wherein the size of the grid is 17 x 17mm-22 x 22 mm.
The invention also provides a production process of the closed inner support type airless tire, which comprises a tire main body pouring process and an assembly process of the tire main body and a wheel hub.
The pouring process of the tire main body comprises the following steps:
the method comprises the following steps: preparing materials: determining the proportion of the polyurethane prepolymer to the curing agent according to the models of the tire main bodies for different vehicle types, mixing the polyurethane prepolymer and the curing agent, and uniformly stirring;
step two: preheating a mould to 80-90 ℃;
the die comprises an upper die, a lower die and a hydraulic die disc; the upper die is fixedly arranged, and the lower die is arranged on the hydraulic die plate; the hydraulic pressing die plate can be lifted up and down, and a die core is arranged at the center of the upper surface of the hydraulic pressing die plate; an ejector rod mechanism is arranged above the upper die, the lower die is a pouring area matched with the tire main body formed by combining at least ten arc plates, and the arc plates can be horizontally movably arranged on a hydraulic die plate;
step three: coating a release agent on the mold, and placing the inner support piece, the annular polyurethane foam body and the high-strength polyester mesh in the lower mold;
step four: melting the polyurethane prepolymer and the curing agent according to the temperature requirement, stirring in proportion and then pouring;
step five: placing for a certain time, pressurizing, vulcanizing for one time, wherein the temperature is about 120 ℃, and the vulcanizing time is half an hour;
step six: opening the mold: firstly, pulling the arc-shaped plate outwards in multiple directions, pushing the tire main body downwards by a mandril mechanism, simultaneously moving the hydraulic pressing die disc together with the lower die downwards, separating the tire main body from the upper die, and taking down the tire main body;
step seven: carrying out secondary vulcanization, wherein the heat preservation temperature is 90 ℃, and the heat preservation time is 10 hours; and obtaining a finished product of the tire main body.
The assembly process of the tire main body and the wheel hub comprises the following steps: the tire main body is sleeved on the wheel hub by using a press machine, the tire main body and the wheel hub are positioned in the circumferential direction through the concave-convex structure on the circumferential assembling and combining surface, then the check ring is fastened with the wheel hub through the bolt, the tire main body is positioned in the axial direction, and the tire main body is fastened on the wheel hub to complete the assembly.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages and effects:
1. the tire main body is molded into a hollow body structure by adopting polyurethane rubber through casting, the inner supporting piece, the annular polyurethane foaming body and the high-strength polyester mesh fabric are all cast in an inner cavity of the tire main body, and the totally-enclosed wrapped tire main body is close to the existing shape of an air tire, but is safer and more reliable than the air tire, high in strength, good in wear resistance and long in service life, and is suitable for large-scale automatic production and processing;
2. the inner supporting piece arranged in the tire main body is a circular ring-shaped piece made of hollow polyurethane pipes in an end-to-end connection mode, spiral reinforcing ribs are arranged in the pipe walls of the hollow polyurethane pipes, and the structure of the hollow pipes is beneficial to improving the buffering and damping performance of the tire;
3. the circular polyurethane foam can reduce the weight of the tire main body and reduce the cost;
4. the tire main body is assembled on the hub in a sleeving manner, the circumferential assembly joint surface of the tire main body and the hub is positioned in the circumferential direction by arranging a concave-convex structure, and the positioning in the axial direction is a flange clamping type axial fixing manner formed by matching a flange arranged on one side of the hub with a retaining ring; the tire is characterized in that a concave-convex structure similar to a spline structure is adopted in the circumferential direction for positioning, and a flange clamping type is adopted in the axial direction for positioning, so that the mounting method is firm, the replacement and the disassembly are convenient, the universality and the practicability are realized, and the tire main body and the wheel hub which are released by foreign manufacturers are usually designed into a whole, so that the defect of high replacement cost exists;
5. the processing technology of the tire main body has reasonable step design, simple process and low manufacturing cost;
6. and finally, the mounting is finished, the flange of the wheel hub is close to the outer side of the vehicle, the main body of the tire is in the middle, and the retainer ring is arranged on the inner side of the vehicle, so that the visual effect is good, the appearance is attractive, and the looseness of the tire is not easy to generate.
Drawings
In order to illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the solutions in the prior art more clearly, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without inventive effort.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the enclosed internal support type airless tire of the present embodiment.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the hub in the present embodiment.
Fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the tire main body in this embodiment.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the inner support member in the present embodiment.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a mold in an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a hydraulic die assembly in an embodiment of the present invention.
Description of reference numerals: the tire comprises a tire main body 1, a hub 2, a convex edge flange structure 21, a retainer ring 3, high-strength polyester mesh cloth 4, an inner support 5, a reinforcing rib 51, an annular polyurethane foaming body 6, an upper die 7, a lower die 8, a hydraulic die closing disc 9, an ejector rod mechanism 10 and a bolt 11.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be described in further detail below by way of examples with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are illustrative of the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
Examples are given.
See fig. 1-6.
The embodiment is a closed inner support type airless tire, which comprises a hub 2, an inner support 5, an annular polyurethane foam 6 and a tire main body 1. The tire body 1 is provided with patterns on the surface contacting with the ground, the tire body 1 is assembled on the hub 2, and the assembling and combining surface of the tire body and the hub is provided with a concave-convex structure for positioning in the circumferential direction.
The inner support piece 5 is a circular ring-shaped piece made of hollow polyurethane pipes connected end to end, and the inner support piece 5 is arranged in the tire main body 1 and surrounds the wheel hub 2; the number of the inner supports 5 is at least two, and the inner supports are sequentially arranged along the axial direction of the tire main body 1, and the number of the inner supports 5 is determined according to the specific size and model of the tire and the type of the tire. The inner support 5 is made of hollow polyurethane tube, and the wall of the hollow polyurethane tube is provided with a spiral reinforcing rib 51, and the reinforcing rib 51 is made of polyurethane or made of steel wire. The hollow polyurethane tube is arranged in the tire main body 1, so that the buffering and shock-absorbing performance of the tire can be greatly improved.
The annular polyurethane foam 6 is arranged in the tire main body 1, surrounds the wheel hub 2 and is positioned between the two adjacent inner supporting pieces 5, and the annular polyurethane foam 6 is arranged in the tire main body 1, so that the weight of the tire main body 1 can be reduced.
The high-strength polyester mesh cloth 4 used for increasing the strength and the service life of the tire main body 1 is wrapped on the outer sides of the annular polyurethane foaming body 6 and the inner supporting piece 5, the high-strength polyester mesh cloth 4 is formed by twisting one of strong viscose fiber, polyester fiber or polyamide fiber into cord threads, and then weaving the cord threads into mesh cloth, and the size of the mesh is 20 x 20 mm. The high-strength terylene gridding cloth 4 has the advantages of high strength, torsion resistance and the like, and can greatly improve the strength of the tire main body 1 and prolong the service life.
The tire main body 1 adopts polyurethane rubber casting moulding to be hollow body structure to all pour interior support piece 5, ring shape polyurethane foaming body 6, high strength dacron net cloth 4 in the inside cavity of tire main body 1, the tire main body 1 of totally closed parcel is close current pneumatic tire shape, but than pneumatic tire safe and reliable, intensity is high, and the wearability is good, and is longe-lived, is fit for large-scale automated production and processing.
The wheel hub 2 is made of aluminum alloy, a wheel axle hole for mounting an automobile axle is formed in the center of the wheel hub 2, a convex edge flange structure 21 is arranged on one side of the wheel hub 2, the convex edge flange structure 21 is used for axially positioning one side of the tire main body 1, and the other side of the wheel hub 2 is connected with a check ring 3 through a bolt 11; the retainer ring 3 presses the tire main body 1 against the hub 2, preventing the tire main body 1 from being axially displaced. The tyre main body 1 is assembled on the wheel hub 2 in a sleeving manner, the circumferential assembly joint surface of the tyre main body and the wheel hub is positioned in the circumferential direction by arranging a concave-convex structure, and the positioning in the axial direction is a flange clamping type axial fixing manner formed by matching a flange arranged on one side of the wheel hub 2 with a retainer ring 3; the circumference direction adopts and is similar to spline structure concave-convex structure and fixes a position, and the axial direction adopts the flange clamp formula to fix a position, and this kind of mounting method is firm, changes easy dismounting, has the commonality, the practicality, and the tire main part 1 and the wheel hub 2 design as an organic whole usually that foreign manufacturer publishes have the shortcoming that the replacement cost is high.
The embodiment also discloses a die for producing the tire main body 1, which comprises an upper die 7, a lower die 8 and a hydraulic die closing disc 9; the upper die 7 is fixedly arranged, and the lower die 8 is arranged on the hydraulic die plate 9; the hydraulic die plate 9 can be lifted up and down, and a die core (not shown in the schematic diagram) is arranged at the center of the upper surface of the hydraulic die plate; an ejector rod mechanism 10 is arranged above the upper die 7, the lower die 8 is a pouring area matched with the tire main body 1 formed by combining eight arc plates, and the arc plates can be horizontally movably arranged on a hydraulic pressing die plate 9; considering that the pattern provided on the surface of the tire body 1 contacting the ground is not vertically upward, the eight arc plates are designed to be horizontally pulled away all around to ensure the integrity of the pattern.
In this embodiment, the production process of the enclosed inner support type airless tire includes a tire main body pouring process and an assembly process of the tire main body and the wheel hub.
The pouring process of the tire main body 1 comprises the following steps:
the method comprises the following steps: preparing materials: determining the proportion of the polyurethane prepolymer to the curing agent according to the types of the tire main bodies 1 used for different vehicle types, mixing the polyurethane prepolymer and the curing agent, and uniformly stirring;
step two: preheating a mould to 80-90 ℃;
the die comprises an upper die, a lower die and a hydraulic die disc; the upper die is fixedly arranged, and the lower die is arranged on the hydraulic die plate; the hydraulic pressing die plate can be lifted up and down, and a die core is arranged at the center of the upper surface of the hydraulic pressing die plate; an ejector rod mechanism is arranged above the upper die, the lower die is a pouring area matched with the tire main body 1 formed by combining at least ten arc plates, and the arc plates can be horizontally movably arranged on a hydraulic die plate;
step three: coating a release agent on the mold, and placing the inner support piece 5, the annular polyurethane foam 6 and the high-strength polyester mesh fabric 4 in the lower mold;
step four: melting the polyurethane prepolymer and the curing agent according to the temperature requirement, stirring in proportion and then pouring;
step five: placing for a certain time, pressurizing, vulcanizing for one time, wherein the temperature is about 120 ℃, and the vulcanizing time is half an hour;
step six: opening the mold: firstly, pulling the arc-shaped plate outwards in multiple directions, pushing the tire main body 1 downwards by a mandril mechanism, simultaneously moving the hydraulic pressing die disc together with the lower die downwards, separating the tire main body 1 from the upper die, and taking down the tire main body 1;
step seven: carrying out secondary vulcanization, wherein the heat preservation temperature is 90 ℃, and the heat preservation time is 10 hours; obtaining the finished product of the tyre body 1.
The assembly process of the tire main body and the wheel hub comprises the following steps: utilize the press with tire main part 1 suit on wheel hub 2, carry out the location of circumferential direction through concave-convex structure on the tire main part 1 and the 2 circumference assembly faying faces of wheel hub, then pass through bolt and wheel hub 2 fastening together retaining ring 3, carry out axial positioning to tire main part 1 to fasten tire main part 1 on wheel hub 2, accomplish the assembly.
In addition, it should be noted that the specific embodiments described in the present specification may be different in the components, the shapes of the components, the names of the components, and the like, and the above description is only an illustration of the structure of the present invention. All equivalent or simple changes in the structure, characteristics and principles of the invention are included in the protection scope of the patent. Various modifications, additions and substitutions for the specific embodiments described may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the accompanying claims.