GB2326625A - A tyre including a coloured wear indicator - Google Patents
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- GB2326625A GB2326625A GB9713270A GB9713270A GB2326625A GB 2326625 A GB2326625 A GB 2326625A GB 9713270 A GB9713270 A GB 9713270A GB 9713270 A GB9713270 A GB 9713270A GB 2326625 A GB2326625 A GB 2326625A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
- B60C13/00—Tyre sidewalls; Protecting, decorating, marking, or the like, thereof
- B60C13/001—Decorating, marking or the like
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
- B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
- B60C11/24—Wear-indicating arrangements
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Description
ThE COLOURED TYRE WEAR INDICATOR
This invention relates to a visual coloured indicator to detect tyre wear.
Tyre wear is big problem to all road users.
It is difficult to detect the amount of tyre wear from day to day.
Most motorist are not aware of the legal limits and most do not own a tread depth gauge.
This type oftyre will enable road users to visually check for excessive wear.
As the tyre wears it exposses a different colour rubber/compound. Figure one shows some examples of tyre wear and the expossed colour compound.
The coloured rubber/compound should be as bright as possible maybe illuminus or flourescent colours can be possible.
The colour compound/rubber is manufactured into the tyre at the illegal depth or just above according to the law on tread depth. The tyre will indicate a worn or illegal tyre on a moving or stationary vehicle.
The coloured compound/rubber can be manufactured into the tyre at any depth that the law specfies the wear on different areas of the tread would also indicate steering allignment problems and incorrect air pressures.
I will also be possible to incorporate the colour compound into the walls of the tyre to indicate side wall wear e.g. scuffing of kerbstones. It may also be possible to have colour tones set at different depths to indicate the amount of wear.
Fig 1
The coloured compound 3 is moulded beneath the tread I and the tyre wall 2.
Fig 2
As the tread, wears away the coloured compound/rubber 3 is exposed
If the tyre wall 2 is damaged or worn the coloured rubber 3 is exposed.
Claims (7)
1. The coloured tyre indicator is a different coloured rubber or any suitable material
incorporated into a tyre below the surface to visually show tyre wear by reduction ofthe outer tread or wall.
2. The coloured tyre wear indicator as claimed in 1 as where the indicator is situated in
sections beneath the surface or on the surface of the tyre.
3. The coloured tyre wear indicator as claimed in 1 where the indicator is situated beneath
the entire surface or on the surface of the tyre.
4. The coloured tyre wear indicator as claimed in any preceding claim where the indicator
has a florescent, luminus, reflective, or light enhancing, nature.
5. The coloured tyre wear indicator as claimed in any preceding claim where different tones
of colour in the indicator shows degree of tyre wear.
6. The coloured tyre wear indicator as claimed in any preceding claim where the indicator
is made from a fibre optic material.
7. The coloured tyre wear indicator substantially as herein described and illistrated in the
accompaning drawings.
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GB9713270A GB2326625A (en) | 1997-06-25 | 1997-06-25 | A tyre including a coloured wear indicator |
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GB9713270A GB2326625A (en) | 1997-06-25 | 1997-06-25 | A tyre including a coloured wear indicator |
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GB2326625A true GB2326625A (en) | 1998-12-30 |
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Cited By (13)
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DE19827153A1 (en) * | 1998-06-18 | 1999-12-23 | Hakki Tuerker | Identification layer in a tire tread to indicate the minimum legal tread depth |
GB2347393A (en) * | 1999-03-04 | 2000-09-06 | Stuart John Lamb | Tyres for land vehicles |
FR2793445A1 (en) * | 1999-05-10 | 2000-11-17 | Gerard Willem | Pneumatic tire for all types of vehicle, has wear indicator formed in layer(s) beneath tread and providing contrasting color when tire about to reach dangerous condition |
GB2361219A (en) * | 2000-04-14 | 2001-10-17 | Nick Davies | Motor vehicle tyre tread wear indicator |
GB2375743A (en) * | 2001-05-25 | 2002-11-27 | Shane Dean | Vehicle tyre with wear indication |
GB2376002A (en) * | 2001-05-29 | 2002-12-04 | James Pibworth | Tyre wear indicator |
WO2004050391A1 (en) * | 2002-11-27 | 2004-06-17 | Societe De Technologie Michelin | Tire with fluorescent layers |
GB2399061A (en) * | 2003-03-04 | 2004-09-08 | Claire Eleanor Squire | Tyre with tread wear indication |
GB2409667A (en) * | 2003-12-29 | 2005-07-06 | Peter Edminson | Tyre with tread wear indication |
GB2429682A (en) * | 2005-08-31 | 2007-03-07 | John Marshall Birrell | Tyre tread wear indentifier |
JP2007076529A (en) * | 2005-09-15 | 2007-03-29 | Bridgestone Corp | Tire |
US7291237B2 (en) | 2005-03-24 | 2007-11-06 | O'brien John Michael | Method of making tire having wear indicators |
US20230138948A1 (en) * | 2020-03-04 | 2023-05-04 | Matthew David Weirich | Wheel or Tire With Illuminable Feature |
Citations (5)
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US3516467A (en) * | 1968-03-19 | 1970-06-23 | Clark D Sims | Tire with automatic wear indicating means |
GB2265586A (en) * | 1992-03-31 | 1993-10-06 | Geoffrey Brian Hare | Vehicle tyre with wear indicator |
GB2268715A (en) * | 1992-07-16 | 1994-01-19 | James Ian Mcinulty | Tyre tread wear indicator |
GB2276130A (en) * | 1993-03-02 | 1994-09-21 | Derek Harold Hurst | Tyre tread wear indication |
GB2297297A (en) * | 1995-01-27 | 1996-07-31 | Wang Kung Hsieh | Tire tread wear indication |
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- 1997-06-25 GB GB9713270A patent/GB2326625A/en not_active Withdrawn
Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3516467A (en) * | 1968-03-19 | 1970-06-23 | Clark D Sims | Tire with automatic wear indicating means |
GB2265586A (en) * | 1992-03-31 | 1993-10-06 | Geoffrey Brian Hare | Vehicle tyre with wear indicator |
GB2268715A (en) * | 1992-07-16 | 1994-01-19 | James Ian Mcinulty | Tyre tread wear indicator |
GB2276130A (en) * | 1993-03-02 | 1994-09-21 | Derek Harold Hurst | Tyre tread wear indication |
GB2297297A (en) * | 1995-01-27 | 1996-07-31 | Wang Kung Hsieh | Tire tread wear indication |
Cited By (13)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE19827153A1 (en) * | 1998-06-18 | 1999-12-23 | Hakki Tuerker | Identification layer in a tire tread to indicate the minimum legal tread depth |
GB2347393A (en) * | 1999-03-04 | 2000-09-06 | Stuart John Lamb | Tyres for land vehicles |
FR2793445A1 (en) * | 1999-05-10 | 2000-11-17 | Gerard Willem | Pneumatic tire for all types of vehicle, has wear indicator formed in layer(s) beneath tread and providing contrasting color when tire about to reach dangerous condition |
GB2361219A (en) * | 2000-04-14 | 2001-10-17 | Nick Davies | Motor vehicle tyre tread wear indicator |
GB2375743A (en) * | 2001-05-25 | 2002-11-27 | Shane Dean | Vehicle tyre with wear indication |
GB2376002A (en) * | 2001-05-29 | 2002-12-04 | James Pibworth | Tyre wear indicator |
WO2004050391A1 (en) * | 2002-11-27 | 2004-06-17 | Societe De Technologie Michelin | Tire with fluorescent layers |
GB2399061A (en) * | 2003-03-04 | 2004-09-08 | Claire Eleanor Squire | Tyre with tread wear indication |
GB2409667A (en) * | 2003-12-29 | 2005-07-06 | Peter Edminson | Tyre with tread wear indication |
US7291237B2 (en) | 2005-03-24 | 2007-11-06 | O'brien John Michael | Method of making tire having wear indicators |
GB2429682A (en) * | 2005-08-31 | 2007-03-07 | John Marshall Birrell | Tyre tread wear indentifier |
JP2007076529A (en) * | 2005-09-15 | 2007-03-29 | Bridgestone Corp | Tire |
US20230138948A1 (en) * | 2020-03-04 | 2023-05-04 | Matthew David Weirich | Wheel or Tire With Illuminable Feature |
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