JP2016112963A - Assembled tire - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an assembled tire which can be easily manufactured, has high ride comfort performance and fuel consumption.SOLUTION: An assembled tire 100 includes: an elastic tube bodies 3 which is disposed on the outside in a diametrical direction of a wheel coupled to a rotary shaft; a tube reinforcing member 7 which surrounds at least a part of the tube body 3; and a tread ring 5 which is disposed on the outside in a diametrical direction of the tube reinforcing member 7 while an inner peripheral surface is contacted with an outer peripheral surface of the tube reinforcing member 7. The tube body 3 is composed of a plurality of cell tubes C1-C8 which are air chambers filled with air inside, thereby facilitating the assembling work of a tube type tire/rim assembly.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an assembled tire.

  As a tire to be mounted on a vehicle, there is a pneumatic tire that is mounted on a rim and is filled with air in a space between the rim. The pneumatic tire has a bead portion, a sidewall portion, a shoulder portion, and a tread portion, and the bead portion is attached to the rim.

  In recent years, tires other than pneumatic tires have also been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 includes a non-pneumatic tire that does not fill air between the inner surface of the tire and the rim. In the non-pneumatic tire described in Patent Document 1, no carcass or the like is disposed in the tire. For this reason, it is not necessary to individually manufacture each part such as a carcass, a belt, a tread, and a bead and then assemble it into a single tire with a molding machine, so that the manufacturing is easy.

JP 2013-39922 A

  Here, the non-pneumatic tire described in Patent Document 1 cannot buffer the impact received from the road surface during tire rolling with the air in the tire. For this reason, compared with a pneumatic tire, there exists a tendency for riding comfort performance to deteriorate.

  Further, in a non-pneumatic tire, the ground contact portion of the tread ring is greatly deformed when the tire rolls, so that energy loss increases. For this reason, the rolling resistance of the tire is increased, and as a result, the fuel efficiency of the tire is deteriorated.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an assembled tire that is easy to manufacture, has high ride comfort performance, and high fuel efficiency.

  An assembled tire according to an aspect of the present invention is an assembled tire assembled with respect to a wheel coupled to a rotating shaft, and an elastic tube body arranged radially outside the wheel, and at least of the tube body A tube reinforcing member that surrounds a portion of the tube body, and a tread ring that is disposed on the radially outer side of the tube reinforcing member so that an inner peripheral surface thereof is in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the tube reinforcing member. Has a plurality of cell tubes, and the cell tubes are air chambers filled with air.

  The tube body preferably has a radially outer surface in contact with a radially inner surface of the tread ring through the tube reinforcing member.

  It is preferable that a plurality of the cell tubes, the tread ring, and the tube reinforcing member are assembled as separate parts and can be separated from each other.

  In the tube body, it is preferable that a plurality of the cell tubes are arranged adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction that is a direction around the rotation axis.

  In the tube body, the plurality of cell tubes are preferably arranged adjacent to each other in a width direction that is a direction parallel to the rotation axis.

  The plurality of cell tubes are preferably detachable independently of each other.

  Preferably, each of the cell tubes has an air valve, and the tube body further includes a hose connecting the air valves of the plurality of cell tubes and a main valve connected to the hose.

  It is preferable that the said cell tube has a connection part connected with the said other cell tube.

  The tube reinforcing member preferably includes a cord.

  It is preferable that the tread ring includes a reinforcing layer including a material having higher bending rigidity than the outermost rubber layer.

  The tube reinforcing member is preferably bonded to the tread ring.

  The tube reinforcing member is preferably fixed to the wheel.

  In the tire meridian cross section, the tube reinforcing member is disposed at least from the position of the end portion in the width direction of the tread ring to the position of the end portion of the rim of the wheel on the same side as the end portion in the width direction. It is preferable.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it is easy to manufacture and has the riding comfort performance and fuel consumption performance, and the assembly tire which the disassembly after assembly and parts replacement | exchange are easy is provided.

FIG. 1 is a front view of an assembled tire according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the assembled tire. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the cell tube. FIG. 4 is a view showing a tube body formed by cell tubes. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a cell tube provided with a connecting portion. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of connection between surface fasteners. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of connection between surface fasteners. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the tread ring. FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view of the tube reinforcing member. FIG. 10 is a partial plan view of the tube reinforcing member, showing an example of the configuration of the tube reinforcing member. FIG. 11 is a front view of the fixing ring. FIG. 12 shows a tire meridian cross-sectional view of a tube-type tire / rim assembly including an assembled tire, and is a diagram showing a first mode for fixing a tube reinforcing member to the rim. FIG. 13 is a front view of a tube-type tire / rim assembly including an assembled tire having a fixing ring. FIG. 14 shows a tire meridian cross-sectional view of a tube-type tire / rim assembly including an assembled tire, and shows a second mode for fixing the tube reinforcing member to the rim. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a tire meridian cross-sectional view of a tube-type tire / rim assembly including an assembled tire, and is a diagram showing a third mode for fixing the tube reinforcing member to the rim. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating one example of the shape of the fixing claw and the fixing groove. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating one example of the shape of the fixing claw and the fixing groove. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing one example of the shape of the fixing claw and the fixing groove. FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating one example of the shape of the fixing claw and the fixing groove. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating one example of the shape of the fixing claw and the fixing groove. FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating one example of the shape of the fixing claw and the fixing groove. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a tire meridian cross-sectional view of a tube-type tire / rim assembly including an assembled tire, and is a diagram showing a fourth mode for fixing the tube reinforcing member to the rim. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a tire meridian cross-sectional view of a tube-type tire / rim assembly including an assembled tire, and is a diagram showing a fifth mode for fixing the tube reinforcing member to the rim. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a method for manufacturing a tube-type tire / rim assembly including an assembled tire. FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating another example of the tread ring. FIG. 26 is a schematic view showing an example of an annular hose. FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state in which the air valve of each cell tube is connected to a hose. FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating an example of an assembled tire including a cell tube in which an air valve is connected to a hose. FIG. 29 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of another example of a tube body used for an assembled tire.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that these embodiments do not limit the present invention. In addition, constituent elements of the above embodiment include those that can be easily replaced by those skilled in the art and those that are substantially the same. Furthermore, various forms included in the above embodiments can be implemented in any combination within the obvious range of those skilled in the art.

  First, terms used in the description of the embodiments are defined as follows. The tire radial direction means a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis of the assembled tire. The inner side in the tire radial direction means the side toward the rotation axis in the tire radial direction. The outer side in the tire radial direction means the side away from the rotation axis in the tire radial direction. The tire circumferential direction means a direction around the rotation axis as a central axis. The tire width direction means a direction parallel to the rotation axis. The inner side in the tire width direction means the side toward the tire equatorial plane CL in the tire width direction. The outer side in the tire width direction means a side away from the tire equatorial plane CL in the tire width direction. The tire equatorial plane CL means a plane that is orthogonal to the rotation axis of the assembled tire and passes through the center of the tire width of the assembled tire.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of an assembled tire 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the assembled tire 100. In FIG. 2, a part of the assembled tire 100 is cut and omitted for the sake of clarity.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the assembled tire 100 according to this embodiment includes a tube body 3, a tube reinforcing member 7, and a tread ring 5. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tube body 3 is assembled to the outer peripheral surface of the rim 11. The tread ring 5 has a larger outer diameter than the tube body 3 and is disposed on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the tube body 3. The tube body 3 and the tread ring 5 are disposed concentrically on the rim 11.

  The tube body 3 is an annular elastic body and includes a plurality of cell tubes C1 to C8. The tube body 3 of this embodiment becomes an annular shape by disposing eight cell tubes C1 to C8 adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction.

  The eight cell tubes C1 to C8 are elastic tubes each filled with air. The eight cell tubes C1 to C8 serve as air chambers filled with air. The eight cell tubes C1 to C8 have independent air chambers. The cell tubes C1 to C8 are arranged on the outer side in the radial direction of the rim 11 of the wheel connected to the rotation shaft.

  The cell tubes C1 to C8 are hollow elastic bodies, and the inside thereof is filled with a gas such as air or nitrogen. The tube body 3 constituted by the cell tubes C1 to C8 has a ring shape (annular shape) as a whole. The cell tubes C1 to C8 are made of, for example, synthetic rubber such as butyl rubber, natural rubber, or the like.

  The cell tubes C1 to C8 have air valves V1 to V8. The air valves V1 to V8 are valves that connect the inside and outside of the cell tubes C1 to C8, and valves that serve as air passages when the cell tubes C1 to C8 are filled or discharged from the inside. The air valves V1 to V8 are closed except when the inside air is taken in and out. The rim 11 has eight holes 11h corresponding to the air valves V1 to V8. The air valves V <b> 1 to V <b> 8 protrude from a hole 11 h provided in the rim 11 in a direction toward the rotation axis.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the cell tubes C1 and C2, and FIG. 4 is a view showing a tube body 3 formed by the cell tubes C1 to C8. The cell tubes C1 and C2 have air valves V1 and V2.

  FIG. 3 shows the cell tubes C1 and C2 in a state where gas is filled therein. In a state in which the gas is filled inside, the cell tubes C1 and C2 become a part of a ring. In this example, the cell tubes C1 and C2 have a shape of 1/8 of an annulus. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 4, the annular tube body 3 is formed by arrange | positioning the cell tubes C1-C8 of the state filled with the gas adjacently. At this time, each air valve V1-V8 will be in the state protruded inside the annular ring.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cell tubes C <b> 1 to C <b> 8 are surrounded by the tube reinforcing member 7 when assembled to the rim 11 of the wheel. In order to facilitate the work of assembling the wheel to the rim 11, the cell tubes C1 to C8 may each have a connection portion for connection to another cell tube.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the cell tubes C1 and C2 provided with the connection portions. As shown in FIG. 5, for example, surface fasteners M11 and M12 are provided at the end of the cell tube C1, and surface fasteners M21 and MM22 are provided at the end of the cell tube C2, thereby providing a connection portion. 6 and 7 are diagrams showing an example of connection between surface fasteners.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a hook-and-loop fastener M12 is provided at the end of the cell tube C1, and a hook-and-loop fastener M21 is provided at the end of the cell tube C2. The surface fastener M12 has a ring-shaped protrusion, and the surface fastener M21 has a hook-shaped protrusion. For this reason, both the surface fastener M12 and the surface fastener M21 are brought into close contact with each other, as shown in FIG. As a result, the cell tube C1 and the cell tube C2 are connected. Similarly, for the other cell tubes C3 to C8, the cell tubes can be temporarily fixed by bringing the end surface fasteners into close contact with each other.

  In the actual assembling operation, the adjacent cell tubes C1 to C8 before being filled with air are temporarily connected to each other, and the cell tube is removed from the gap between the tube reinforcing member 7 and the rim 11 of the wheel. C1 to C8 are introduced into the tube reinforcing member 7. Thereby, cell tube C1-C8 can be arrange | positioned easily and appropriately. Even if the cell tubes C1 to C8 are introduced into the inside of the tube reinforcing member 7 through the gap between the tube reinforcing member 7 and the rim 11 of the wheel one by one, the cell tubes are temporarily fixed inside the tube reinforcing member 7. Good.

  If the inside of the cell tubes C <b> 1 to C <b> 8 in the temporarily fixed state is filled with air, the annular tube body 3 can be disposed inside the tube reinforcing member 7. By temporarily fixing the connecting portion, the assembling work can be performed efficiently.

  Instead of the hook and loop fastener, each cell tube may be provided with a snap button, a clasp, a hook or the like provided with a concave portion at one end portion of the two cell tubes and a convex portion at the other end as a connecting portion.

  Even if one cell tube is punctured by configuring the tube body 3 with a plurality of cell tubes C1 to C8 whose air chambers are independent from each other and making each cell tube C1 to C8 detachable independently. Since the load can be held by another cell tube, it is possible to continue running after puncture. In addition, when a puncture occurs, the damaged cell tube repeats grounding and non-grounding due to rotation by running, and local vibration increases, so it becomes easier for the driver to detect puncture, and It can slow down the propagation of damage throughout the tire. Furthermore, when puncture occurs, only the punctured cell tube needs to be replaced.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the tread ring 5. The tread ring 5 is a solid elastic body. The tread ring 5 extends over the entire circumference in the tire circumferential direction and has a ring shape as a whole. The tread ring 5 is made of a known material used as a tread rubber material in a normal pneumatic tire. The outer peripheral surface 51 of the tread ring 5 contacts the road surface when the tire rolls, and corresponds to the tread surface of the pneumatic tire. A tread pattern having a predetermined pattern is formed on the outer peripheral surface 51 of the tread ring 5 in order to improve traveling performance on a wet road surface. A tread pattern having a predetermined pattern is also formed on the inner peripheral surface 53 of the tread ring 5, and the outer peripheral surface 51 and the inner peripheral surface 53 of the tread ring 5 communicate with each other through a through hole 55 extending in the tire radial direction. It may be. As a result, water on the road surface can be more efficiently discharged from the ground contact surface.

  In the assembled tire 100, there are no portions corresponding to the bead portion, the sidewall portion, and the shoulder portion of the pneumatic tire, and no carcass or the like is disposed in the tire. For this reason, it is not necessary to individually manufacture each part such as a carcass, a belt, a tread, and a bead and then assemble it into a single tire with a molding machine, so that the manufacturing is easy. Further, the amount of rubber used for one tire can be reduced.

  In conventional pneumatic tires including run-flat tires, if the tire punctures, the entire tire must be replaced. On the other hand, in the assembled tire 100, even if the tire is punctured, it is only necessary to replace the tube body 3 or the punctured cell tube, so that the replacement cost of the tire due to puncture is reduced. Further, when the tread ring 5 is worn, only the tread ring 5 can be replaced. Furthermore, by properly using a plurality of tread rings having various tread patterns and materials, desired performance according to the road surface condition can be easily obtained.

  Moreover, in the assembled tire 100, the impact received from a road surface at the time of tire rolling can be buffered with the gas in the tube body 3 like a pneumatic tire. For this reason, the assembled tire 100 can have riding comfort performance equivalent to that of a pneumatic tire.

  Further, in the assembled tire 100, the tube body 3 is easily deformed instead of the ground contact portion of the tread ring 5 when the tire rolls. That is, when the tire rolls, the entire tire is deformed eccentrically, and the rotation center of the tire is deviated, so that the deformation of the contact portion of the tread portion is reduced. For this reason, energy loss becomes small and the rolling resistance of the tire becomes small. As a result, the assembled tire 100 can have excellent fuel efficiency.

  The assembled tire 100 further includes a tube reinforcing member 7 that at least partially surrounds the tube body 3. FIG. 9 shows a partial perspective view of the tube reinforcing member 7. In FIG. 9, a part of the tube reinforcing member 7 is cut and omitted for easy understanding. The tube reinforcing member 7 extends over the entire circumference in the tire circumferential direction and has a hollow ring shape as a whole. The tube reinforcing member 7 is placed on the tube body 3, and the tube body 3 is accommodated in the hollow portion of the tube reinforcing member 7. In the present embodiment, the tube reinforcing member 7 surrounds the outer side in the tire radial direction and the outer side in the tire width direction of the tube body 3. Note that the tube reinforcing member 7 has a sheet shape, and after being covered with the tube body 3, both ends may be bonded so as to have a ring shape as a whole.

  The tube reinforcing member 7 is made of a cord. The cord is, for example, a woven fabric, a biaxial woven fabric in which warp and weft intersect at 90 °, and two warps intersect at 60 ° with respect to one weft. The three-axis woven fabric or the four-axis woven fabric in which two yarns are crossed at an angle of 45 ° to the yarn crossing the length and width of the biaxial fabric. The material of the cord is, for example, polyester, nylon, rayon, aramid, polyketone, polyethylene naphthalate, or a mixture thereof. The cord may be either a single wire or a stranded wire. The cord may be covered with rubber or resin, or may be surface-treated in advance by dipping treatment or the like.

  FIG. 10 is a partial plan view of the tube reinforcing member 7 and shows an example of the configuration of the tube reinforcing member 7. As a weaving method of the tube reinforcing member 7, plain weave, twill weave, triaxial weave, or the like can be used. In the example of FIG. 10, the cord of the tube reinforcing member 7 is a biaxial woven fabric in which the warp yarn 71 and the weft yarn 73 intersect at 90 °.

  After the tube body 3 is assembled to the rim 11, when the gas is filled therein, the tube body 3 expands in the tire radial direction and the tire width direction. At this time, expansion toward the inside in the tire radial direction is suppressed by the rim 11, and expansion toward the outside in the tire radial direction is suppressed by the tread ring 5. However, since there is no member on the outer side in the tire width direction of the tube body 3, the expansion of the tube body 3 to the outer side in the tire width direction cannot be suppressed. For this reason, the tire width direction position of the tube body 3 with respect to the rim 11 or the tread ring 5 may be shifted at the time of tire rolling, which means that the ride performance is lowered, the rolling resistance is increased, and the fuel efficiency is lowered. Bring.

  In the present embodiment, the tube body 3 is covered with the tube reinforcing member 7, and the tube reinforcing member 7 surrounds the outer side in the tire radial direction and the outer side in the tire width direction of the tube body 3. And expansion to the tire width direction outside can be controlled. For this reason, the assembly tire 100 provided with the tube reinforcement member 7 can have more excellent riding comfort performance and fuel consumption performance.

  Moreover, since the tube reinforcement member 7 covers the outer surface of the tube body 3, it can reduce that the tube body 3 is damaged by a protrusion. Therefore, the tube reinforcing member 7 can also improve the puncture resistance of the tire.

  The assembled tire 100 is used by being assembled to the rim 11. The rim 11 is made of a material such as aluminum. The rim 11 may be a normal rim used with a pneumatic tire.

  The tube reinforcing member 7 is preferably fixed to the rim 11. As a result, the displacement of the tube reinforcing member 7 during rolling of the tire can be reduced, so that the tube reinforcing member 7 can more effectively suppress the expansion of the tube body 3. Hereinafter, five exemplary modes for fixing the tube reinforcing member 7 to the rim 11 will be described.

  In the first aspect, the assembled tire 100 further includes two annular fixing rings 13. FIG. 11 shows a front view of the fixing ring 13. The fixing ring 13 is a solid elastic body. The fixing ring 13 extends over the entire circumference in the tire circumferential direction and has a ring shape as a whole. The fixing ring 13 is made of, for example, synthetic rubber such as butyl rubber, natural rubber, metal such as steel and aluminum alloy, thermosetting resin, thermoplastic resin, or carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) and glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP). ) And fiber reinforced plastic.

  FIG. 12 shows a tire meridian cross-sectional view of a tube type tire / rim assembly 100a including an assembled tire 100, and shows a first mode for fixing the tube reinforcing member 7a to the rim 11a. FIG. 13 shows a front view of a tube-type tire / rim assembly 100 a including an assembled tire 100 provided with a fixing ring 13. A tube type tire / rim assembly 100a shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 includes a tube body 3a, a ring-shaped tread ring 5a, and a tube reinforcing member 7a. The tube-type tire / rim assembly 100a is attached to the rim 11a. In the tube-type tire / rim assembly 100a, the radially outer surface of the tube body 3a is in contact with the radially inner surface of the tread ring 5a via the tube reinforcing member 7a.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the two fixing rings 13 are assembled to the rim 11a by press fitting, bonding, or the like, on the inner side in the tire radial direction than the tube body 3a. The innermost portion in the tire radial direction of the tube reinforcing member 7 a is wound around the fixing ring 13 from the inner side to the outer side in the tire width direction and is sandwiched between the rim 11 a and the fixing ring 13. The tire meridional cross-sectional shape of the fixing ring 13 is not limited to the shape shown in FIG. 12 as long as the tube reinforcing member 7a can be pressed against the rim 11a. By using the two fixing rings 13, the tube reinforcing member 7a can be fixed to the rim 11a by using a normal rim 11a used together with a pneumatic tire. The two fixing rings 13 may be integrated with the tube reinforcing member 7a or may be separate.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the tube reinforcing member 7a is disposed at least from the position of the end of the tread ring 5a in the tire width direction to the position of the end of the rim 11a in a state of surrounding the tube body 3a. It is preferred that If the tube reinforcing member 7a is disposed so as to cover at least the tube body 3a in the range H from the position of the end of the tread ring 5a in the tire width direction to the position of the end of the rim 11a, pressure resistance and tire Rigidity can be secured. The tube reinforcing member 7a may surround the entire tube body 3a.

  FIG. 14 shows a tire meridian cross-sectional view of a tube-type tire / rim assembly 100b including the assembled tire 100, and shows a second mode for fixing the tube reinforcing member 7b to the rim 11b. FIG. 15 shows a tire meridian cross-sectional view of the tube-type tire / rim assembly 100c, and shows a third mode for fixing the tube reinforcing member 7c to the rim 11c.

  In the second mode, a fixing groove 113b is formed inside the flange 111b of the rim 11b (on the tube body 3b side), and the tube reinforcing member 7b has a fixing claw 73b. In the third mode, a fixing groove 113c is formed on the outer side of the flange 111c of the rim 11c (on the side opposite to the tube body 3c), and the tube reinforcing member 7c has a fixing claw 73c. In the second and third modes, the tube-reinforcing members 7b and 7c are fitted to the fixing grooves 113b and 113c of the rims 11b and 11c so that the tube-reinforcing members 7b and 7c are fitted to the rims 11b and 11c. Fixed to.

  The tube reinforcing members 7b and 7c have a plurality of fixing claws 73b and 73c, and the plurality of fixing grooves 113b and 113c are formed on the rims 11b and 11c at predetermined intervals over the entire circumference in the tire circumferential direction. Is preferred. As a result, the tube reinforcing members 7b and 7c can be more firmly fixed to the rims 11b and 11c. It is more preferable that the fixing claws 73 b and 73 c are substantially continuous over the entire circumference in the tire circumferential direction and have a ring shape like the fixing ring 13.

  16 to 21 show one example of the shape of the fixing claw and the fixing groove, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 16 to 21, the tire meridional cross-sectional shapes of the fixing claws 73 d to 73 i are, for example, a circle, a semicircle, two consecutive semicircles, a triangle, a quadrangle, and a trapezoid. In this case, the fixing grooves 113d to 113i have shapes complementary to the fixing claws 73d to 73i.

  FIG. 22 shows a tire meridian cross-sectional view of a tube-type tire / rim assembly 100d including the assembled tire 100, and shows a fourth mode for fixing the tube reinforcing member 7d to the rim 11d. In the fourth aspect, a bolt hole 115d is formed on the outer side of the flange 111d of the rim 11d (the side opposite to the tube body 3d), and a through hole 75d is formed in the tube reinforcing member 7d. A female screw is cut in the bolt hole 115d. In the fourth aspect, the two bolts 15 are screwed into the bolt holes 115d through the through holes 75d of the tube reinforcing member 7d, whereby the tube reinforcing member 7d is fixed to the rim 11d.

  The through holes 75d and the bolt holes 115d are preferably formed at predetermined intervals over the entire circumference in the tire circumferential direction, and the tube reinforcing member 7d is preferably fixed to the rim 11d with bolts 15 at a plurality of tire circumferential positions. As a result, the tube reinforcing member 7d can be more firmly fixed to the rim 11d.

  FIG. 23 is a tire meridian cross-sectional view of a tube-type tire / rim assembly 100e including the assembled tire 100, and shows a fifth mode for fixing the tube reinforcing member 7e to the rim 11e. In the fifth aspect, an insertion hole 117 is formed in the center portion of the rim 11e in the tire width direction, and a through hole 75e is formed in the tube reinforcing member 7e. In the fifth aspect, the bolt 15 is screwed into the nut 17 through the insertion hole 117 of the rim 11e and the through hole 75e of the tube reinforcing member 7e, whereby the tube reinforcing member 7e is fixed to the rim 11e.

  The through holes 75e and the insertion holes 117 are preferably formed at predetermined intervals over the entire circumference in the tire circumferential direction, and the tube reinforcing member 7e is preferably fixed to the rim 11e with bolts 15 at a plurality of tire circumferential positions. As a result, the tube reinforcing member 7e can be more firmly fixed to the rim 11e.

  Here, the tube-type tire is manufactured by assembling a tube body constituted by a plurality of cell tubes, a tread ring, and a tube reinforcing member, which are provided as separate components. For example, in a tire store, each part may be arranged and assembled with respect to a rim worn by a store clerk when selling tires. Further, the user may assemble a tube-type tire immediately before using the tire. The tube type tire can be an assembly type by adopting the above-described configuration, and the weight of the tire, the number of parts can be reduced, and the manufacturing process can be simplified. Moreover, since it is an assembly type, it is easy to disassemble and replace parts after assembly. That is, the tube, the tread ring, and the tube reinforcing member are assembled as separate parts and can be separated. Hereinafter, a method for manufacturing an assembled tire will be described.

  The tube, the tread ring, and the fixing ring are each manufactured through a material mixing process, a material processing process, a vulcanization process, an inspection process after vulcanization, and the like. The rim is manufactured by casting, forging, injection molding, cutting, or the like.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a method for assembling a tube type tire / rim assembly including the assembled tire 100. As shown in FIG. 24, in step S1, each part is assembled as follows. First, one end of the tube reinforcing member 7 is attached to the inner side of the rim 11 (side closer to the vehicle body) by the fixing ring 13. In step S2, the other end of the tube reinforcing member 7 is brought closer to the outer side of the rim 11 (the side far from the vehicle body). The rim 11 has eight holes 11h.

  Next, in step S <b> 3, the cell tubes C <b> 1 to C <b> 8 that are not filled with gas are introduced into the tube reinforcing member 7 from the gap between the tube reinforcing member 7 and the rim 11 on the outer side of the rim 11. If connection parts, such as a hook-and-loop fastener, are provided in cell tubes C1-C8, you may introduce into the inside of the tube reinforcement member 7 in the state which connected cell tubes. Each air valve of the cell tubes C1 to C8 is inserted into a hole 11h provided in the rim 11.

  Next, in step S <b> 4, the other end of the tube reinforcing member 7 is attached to the outer side of the rim 11 by the fixing ring 13. Thereafter, gas is filled into the cell tubes C1 to C8. In step S <b> 5, the tread ring 5 is disposed outside the tube reinforcing member 7 in the tire radial direction. At this time, the tread ring 5 may be fixed to the tube reinforcing member 7 by being bonded to the tube reinforcing member 7. In step S <b> 6, the cell tubes C <b> 1 to C <b> 8 are in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rim 11 by further filling the cell tubes C <b> 1 to C <b> 8 with gas.

  In addition, although the above demonstrated the example which fills the inside of a cell tube in two steps, you may fill with gas in a different timing (for example, before a cell tube is assembled | attached to a rim).

  The tread ring 5 may be bonded to the surface of the tube reinforcing member 7 with an adhesive. The tread ring 5 and the tube reinforcing member 7 are bonded with an adhesive, whereby the durability of the connection state at the interface between the tread and the tube reinforcing member 7 can be ensured. In order to strengthen the adhesive force, a surface treatment may be applied to at least the adhesive surface of the tube reinforcing member 7.

  As the adhesive used for bonding the tread ring 5 and the tube reinforcing member 7, for example, a two-liquid mixed type adhesive, more preferably a two-liquid mixed room temperature curing type adhesive can be used. A stimulus response type adhesive that causes a reversible reaction such as hardening or softening by a stimulus such as heat or electricity may be used.

  The tube body 3 and the tube reinforcing member 7 may be bonded or may not be bonded.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating another example of the tread ring. FIG. 25 shows a tire meridional section of a tube-type tire / rim assembly including the assembled tire 100. In FIG. 25, the tread ring 5 c includes the reinforcing layer 50. The tread ring 5c including the reinforcing layer 50 has higher rigidity than the case where the reinforcing layer 50 is not included. The reinforcing layer 50 is formed using a material having higher bending rigidity than the outermost rubber of the tread ring 5c. For example, a rubber layer reinforced with an organic fiber cord such as steel, polyester, nylon, rayon, aramid, polyketone, polyethylene naphthalate, or a mixture thereof may be used as the reinforcing layer 50. The cord may be a single wire or a stranded wire. Moreover, you may comprise the reinforcement layer 50 with the material containing a thermosetting or thermoplastic resin. By using the tread ring 5c including the reinforcing layer 50, more stable running can be maintained.

  By the way, when filling each cell tube C1-C8 which comprises the tube body 3 with air, you may make it fill all the cell tubes C1-C8 using one air valve. In order to realize this, for example, a main valve and an annular hose connecting each of the plurality of cell tubes are added, and air is filled from the main valve to each cell tube C1 to C8 via the hose. You may make it do.

  FIG. 26 is a schematic view showing an example of an annular hose 6. As shown in FIG. 26, the hose 6 has a main valve Vm and valve holes Vh1 to Vh8. The valve holes Vh1 to Vh8 are provided corresponding to the air valves V1 to V8 of the cell tubes C1 to C8. Air valves V1 to V8 of the corresponding cell tubes C1 to C8 are connected to the valve holes Vh1 to Vh8. For the hose 6, for example, a material such as rubber or resin can be used. A check valve is preferably used for the main valve Vm and the air valves V1 to V8. By using a check valve, the air chambers of the cell tubes C1 to C8 can be made independent.

  FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state in which the air valves V1 to V8 of the cell tubes C1 to C8 are connected to the hose 6. The state of FIG. 27 is a state in which the air chambers of the cell tubes C <b> 1 to C <b> 8 communicate with each other via the hose 6. FIG. 27 shows a state in which the cell tubes C1 to C8 are filled with air.

  When assembling the tube-type tire / rim assembly, the cell tubes C1 to C8 are connected to the hose 6 and in the state before being filled with air, as described in step S3 of FIG. The cell tubes C <b> 1 to C <b> 8 are introduced into the tube reinforcing member 7 from the gap between the tube reinforcing member 7 and the rim 11.

  Since the air valves V1 to V8 of the cell tubes C1 to C8 are connected to the hose 6, the operation of introducing the cell tubes C1 to C8 into the tube reinforcing member 7 is easy. Furthermore, if air is sent from one main valve Vm, the entire cell tubes C1 to C8 can be filled with the air valves V1 to V8 via the hose 6. For this reason, the workability | operativity filled with air improves.

  That is, the main valve Vm is provided in common to the air valves V1 to V8, and the cell tubes C1 to C8 can be filled with air from the main valve Vm via the hose 6.

  In the example of FIG. 27, an annular hose 6 is used, but the shape is not limited to this, and a bent rod-shaped hose may be used.

  In addition, you may provide connection parts, such as a hook-and-loop fastener shown in FIGS. 5-7, in the edge part of the cell tubes C1-C8 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 28 is a diagram showing an example of an assembled tire including cell tubes C1 to C8 in which air valves V1 to V8 are connected to the hose 6. The hose 6 shown in FIG. 27 is surrounded by the tube reinforcing member 7.

  As shown in FIG. 28, in the assembled tire 100a of this example, only the main valve Vm protrudes from the rim 11. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide holes corresponding to the air valves V1 to V8 in the rim 11, and it is only necessary to provide holes corresponding to the main valve Vm. For this reason, when assembling the assembled tire 100a, a commercially available rim can be used as it is without drilling.

  FIG. 29 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of another example of a tube body used for an assembled tire. 29 has three cell tubes 330, 332, and 334 in the width direction. Further, the wheel 312 is provided with four partition walls 340 that protrude radially outward and extend in the circumferential direction corresponding to the cell tubes 330, 332, and 334, and the width direction is divided into three chambers 342. . The cell tubes 330, 332, and 334 are arranged in each of the three rooms 342. That is, in the tube body 314, the plurality of cell tubes 330, 332, and 334 are arranged adjacent to each other in the width direction that is a direction parallel to the rotation axis.

  In addition, connection parts, such as a hook-and-loop fastener shown in FIGS. 5-7, are provided in the edge part of the cell tubes 330, 332, 334, and cell tubes may be connected and detachable by a connection part. At least a part of the formed cell tubes 330, 332, and 334 may be surrounded by the tube reinforcing member described above. The tube reinforcing member that surrounds the cell tubes 330, 332, and 334 may be bonded to a tread ring (not shown) or may be fixed to the wheel 312.

  As shown in FIG. 29, by forming the tube body 314 with the cell tubes 330, 332, and 334, even if one cell tube is punctured, other cell tubes remain, so it is possible to continue traveling. . In the example shown in FIG. 29, since the tube body 314 is divided into cell tubes 330, 332, and 334 divided in the width direction, even if one cell tube is punctured, the cells are filled with air in the entire circumferential direction. Any two of the tubes 330, 332, and 334 may remain. Thereby, more stable travel can be maintained.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Assembled tire 100a, 100b Tube type tire / rim assembly 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 314 Tube body 5, 5c Tread ring 50 Reinforcement layer 51 Outer peripheral surface 53 Inner peripheral surface 55 Through-hole 6 Hose 7, 7a, 7b, 7d, 7e Tube reinforcing member 71 Warp thread 73 Weft thread 73b, 73c Fixing claw 75d, 75e Through hole 11, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e Rim 11h Hole part 111b, 111d Flange 113b, 113c Fixing groove 115d Bolt hole 117 Insertion hole 13 Fixing ring 15 Bolt 17 Nut 330, 332, 334, C1-C8 Cell tube 340 Bulkhead V1-V8 Air valve Vm Main valve

Claims (13)

An assembled tire assembled to a wheel connected to a rotating shaft,
An elastic tube disposed on the outside in the radial direction of the wheel;
A tube reinforcing member surrounding at least a part of the tube body;
A tread ring disposed on the radially outer side of the tube reinforcing member, the inner peripheral surface being in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the tube reinforcing member;
The tube body has a plurality of cell tubes,
The cell tube is an assembled tire which is an air chamber filled with air.   The assembled tire according to claim 1, wherein the tube body has a radially outer surface in contact with a radially inner surface of the tread ring via the tube reinforcing member.   The assembled tire according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of cell tubes, the tread ring, and the tube reinforcing member are assembled as separate parts and can be separated from each other.   The assembled tire according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the tube body has a plurality of the cell tubes arranged adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction that is a direction around the rotation axis.   The assembled tire according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the plurality of cell tubes are arranged adjacent to each other in a width direction that is a direction parallel to the rotation axis.   The assembled tire according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the plurality of cell tubes are detachable independently of each other. Each of the cell tubes has an air valve,
The tube body is a hose that connects the air valves of the plurality of cell tubes,
The assembled tire according to claim 1, further comprising a main valve coupled to the hose.   The said cell tube is an assembly tire of any one of Claim 1 to 7 which has a connection part connected with the said other cell tube.   The assembled tire according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the tube reinforcing member includes a cord.   The assembled tire according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the tread ring includes a reinforcing layer including a material having higher bending rigidity than rubber of the outermost layer.   The assembled tire according to claim 1, wherein the tube reinforcing member is bonded to the tread ring.   The assembled tire according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the tube reinforcing member is fixed to the wheel.   In the tire meridian cross section, the tube reinforcing member is disposed at least from the position of the end portion in the width direction of the tread ring to the position of the end portion of the rim of the wheel on the same side as the end portion in the width direction. The assembled tire according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

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