JP3428680B2 - Safety wheel and its core - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a safety wheel in which a core is mounted on a wheel for enabling a minimum running even when the tire is flat, and a core thereof. The present invention relates to a safety wheel and a core thereof, in which the contact pressure distribution on the inner surface is made uniform, damage to the inner surface of the tire is reduced, and riding comfort during traveling in a punctured state is improved.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a wheel equipped with a pneumatic tire, if the tire is punctured during running, it suddenly becomes impossible to run, which is dangerous, and it is difficult to move to a repair place such as a gas station as it is. .
Therefore, there has been proposed a safety wheel in which a core is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the rim of the wheel and the punctured tire is supported from the inside by the core.

However, in a safety wheel having a core fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the rim, slippage occurs at the contact portion between the inner surface of the tire and the core due to the difference between the tire circumference in the punctured state and the core circumference. There is a drawback that the inner surface is easily damaged. As the above-mentioned core, a T-shaped or I-shaped cross-section has been proposed from the viewpoint of weight reduction.
In the V-shaped or I-shaped core, since the inner ring along the outer peripheral surface of the rim and the outer ring located radially outside of the inner ring are connected by the rib member extending in the circumferential direction, the load received from the road surface. Is mainly applied to the connecting position of the rib member, and the contact pressure distribution between the inner surface of the tire and the core cannot be made uniform, which promotes damage to the inner surface of the tire.

Further, between the inner ring and the outer ring,
It has been proposed that the contact pressure distribution of the core be made uniform by arranging a plurality of web members extending in the width direction so as to be substantially perpendicular to the inner ring at substantially constant intervals in the circumferential direction. In this case, since the rigidity difference in the circumferential direction increases due to the presence of the web member, there is a drawback that a rugged feeling is given when traveling in a punctured state, and riding comfort is deteriorated.

[0005]

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention is to equalize the contact pressure distribution of the core, while reducing the damage to the tire inner surface, to improve the ride comfort in the punctured state, even Li
And to provide a safety wheel and its core was so that to improve the beam set properties.

[0006]

A safety wheel of the present invention for achieving the above object is a wheel in which a pneumatic tire is mounted on a wheel, and an inner ring extending along an outer peripheral surface of a rim of the wheel, and an inner ring extending from the inner ring. co constituting an outer ring located radially outwardly, is joined by a plurality of web member extending rib members and the width direction extend in the circumferential direction, and by inclining the plurality of web members with respect to the radial direction
The tire bead was passed through at least one location.
A core provided with a notch for cutting is attached to the wheel.

Further, in the core of the present invention, an inner ring extending along the outer peripheral surface of the rim of the wheel and an outer ring located radially outside of the inner ring are provided with a plurality of rib members extending in the circumferential direction and a plurality of extending in the width direction. By the web member of
In addition, the plurality of web members are configured to be inclined with respect to the radial direction, and the tire bead portion is passed through at least one place.
It is characterized in that a notch portion is provided to allow it to pass. As described above, the inner ring and the outer ring forming the core are joined by the rib member extending in the circumferential direction and the plurality of web members extending in the width direction, so that the presence of the rib member and the web member causes the core to come into contact with each other. It is possible to make the pressure distribution uniform and reduce damage to the inner surface of the tire. Moreover, by inclining the multiple web members with respect to the radial direction, the difference in rigidity in the circumferential direction can be reduced and the load received from the road surface can be flexibly absorbed, so riding comfort in the punctured state is improved. Can be improved. Change
Has a notch in at least one location of the core
Allows the tire bead to pass through the notch.
It is possible to greatly improve the rim assembly
You can

Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 shows a meridian section of a safety wheel according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 shows a side surface of a core, and FIG. 3 shows an outer peripheral surface of the core. In the figure, W is a wheel and T is a pneumatic tire. The wheel W is composed of a disc portion D and a rim portion R. On the other hand, in the pneumatic tire T, the carcass layer 2 is mounted between the pair of left and right bead portions 1 and 1, and two belt layers 4 and 4 are inserted on the outer peripheral side of the carcass layer 2 in the tread portion 3. . The pair of left and right bead portions 1 and 1 of the pneumatic tire T are attached to the rim ends on the left and right sides of the rim portion R, respectively.

Inside the pneumatic tire T, a ring-shaped core 5 is mounted at a substantially central position on the outer peripheral surface of the rim portion R so as to project radially outward from the rim flange.
The inner ring 6 along the outer peripheral surface of the rim portion R and the outer ring 7 located radially outside the inner ring 6 are joined by a rib member 8 extending in the circumferential direction and a plurality of web members 9 extending in the width direction. ing. Multiple web members 9
Are arranged at substantially constant intervals in the circumferential direction and are inclined in the same direction with respect to the radial direction. The arrangement positions of these web members 9 are displaced from each other on the left and right sides of the rib member 8. Further, the above-mentioned core 5 is divided into four core-divided bodies 5a to 5d which are even in the circumferential direction, and these are connected to each other by a connecting member 10 to form a ring shape.

As the constituent material of the core 5, polyurethane, natural rubber, polybutadiene, thermoplastic resin (nylon 4,6, nylon 6,6, polyamide, polyphenylene sulfide, polyamide imide, etc.), or nylon fiber using them as a matrix , Polyester fiber,
A mixture of single fibers such as rayon fiber, aromatic polyamide fiber and carbon fiber glass fiber can be used.

As described above, in the wheel composed of the pneumatic tire T and the wheel W, the core 5 is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the rim R of the wheel W. Since it can be supported, even if the tire internal pressure becomes substantially 0 kg / cm ² ,
It is possible to move to a safe place where repairs can be done as it is.

In the present invention, the inner ring 6 and the outer ring 7 constituting the core 5 are joined by the rib member 8 extending in the circumferential direction and the plurality of web members 9 extending in the width direction. With the presence of the web member 9, the load is evenly distributed over the entire contact surface of the core 5, and the contact pressure distribution is made uniform, so that damage to the inner surface of the tire can be reduced. Further, since the web member 9 extending in the width direction increases the rigidity of the core 5 in the lateral direction, it is possible to prevent the core 5 from falling in the width direction and damaging the surface of the sidewall portion of the tire.

Moreover, since the plurality of web members 9 described above are inclined with respect to the radial direction, it is possible to reduce the rigidity difference in the circumferential direction of the core 5 and flexibly absorb the load received from the road surface. Become. Therefore, it is possible to improve the riding comfort without giving a rugged feeling when traveling in the punctured state. In the present invention, the inclination angle α of the web member 9 with respect to the radial direction is 30 ° to 7 °.
It is preferably 5 °. If the inclination angle α is less than 30 °, the effect of improving the riding comfort due to the inclination becomes insufficient. On the other hand, when the inclination angle α exceeds 75 °, the length of one web member 9 is accordingly increased, and the volume of the web member 9 is excessively increased as a whole, resulting in an increase in weight. In order to avoid such an increase in weight, it is necessary to significantly widen the circumferential arrangement interval of the web members 9, but in this case, the contact pressure distribution of the core 5 cannot be made uniform and the radial direction is also increased. Is reduced in rigidity, and stress is concentrated in the vicinity of the joint between the web member 9 and the outer ring 7, so that durability is reduced.

The above-mentioned core 5 is composed of four core divisions 5a-
Since 5d is connected to each other by the connecting member 10 to form a ring shape, it can be mounted on a general-purpose wheel. These core split bodies 5a-5
A cutout portion for passing one of the bead portions 1 when the pneumatic tire T is assembled on the rim at least at one of the divided positions of d (between the core divided bodies 5a and 5d in the figure). 11 is provided, the division angle β with respect to the circumferential direction is set to 15 ° to 75 °, and the core spacing A is
Is preferably 10 to 50 mm. When such a notch portion 11 is provided, the wheel W on which the core 5 is mounted is attached.
On the other hand, when the pneumatic tire T is assembled on the rim, the bead portion 1 can be easily passed to the other side by applying the one bead portion 1 to the notch portion 11 and rotating the tire T. Therefore, it is possible to greatly improve the rim assembly property.

If the dividing angle β is less than 15 °, the end portion of the core divided body becomes an acute angle, and it becomes difficult to release from the mold, resulting in a decrease in productivity. It becomes difficult to let the bead portion 1 pass through the notch portion 11. If the core spacing A is less than 10 mm, it becomes difficult to pass the bead portion 1 through the cutout portion 11,
On the contrary, when it exceeds 50 mm, the rigidity in the vicinity of the cutout portion 11 is partially reduced, and the durability of the core 5 is reduced.

When adjacent core segments are substantially in contact with each other, it is not necessary to consider the change in rigidity in the circumferential direction, but when they are separated from each other, the riding comfort and the ride comfort due to the change in rigidity can be considered. It is necessary to eliminate the decrease in durability. Therefore, when the cutout portion 11 is provided as described above, the end portion of the core divided body in that portion is formed to be 5 to 30% thicker than the other portions, and unevenness in circumferential rigidity is prevented. It is preferable to relax. In this case, if the gauge up rate at the end is less than 5%, it is not possible to reinforce the partial lack of rigidity, and conversely, if it exceeds 30%, excessive reinforcement results in uneven rigidity in the circumferential direction. become. It is preferable to select a main member that mainly supports a radial load, such as the outer ring 7 and the rib member 8, as the member that is formed thick in the core divided body, and the thickness range thereof is the end of the core divided body. 10m from the department
It is preferably m or more.

The core 5 may be fitted and fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the rim R without any gap, may be rotatably held with a slight gap, or may be adhered with an adhesive. . However, when the core 5 is fitted and fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the rim R, slippage occurs at the contact portion between the inner surface of the tire and the core 5 due to the difference between the tire peripheral length in the punctured state and the core peripheral length. Therefore, the inner surface of the tire is easily damaged. When the core 5 is simply held rotatably, the inner surface of the tire and the core 5
Although the damage to the inner surface of the tire due to friction with is eliminated,
During normal traveling, the core 5 may generate noise due to vibration.

Therefore, it is preferable that the core 5 is bonded to the outer peripheral surface of the rim R with an adhesive with a slight gap. When the core 5 is bonded to the outer peripheral surface of the rim R via the adhesive layer 12 as described above, noise is not generated during normal traveling, and the adhesive layer 12 is destroyed during traveling in a punctured state, so that the core Since 5 is in a rotatable state, damage to the inner surface of the tire can be prevented.

As the adhesive for adhering the core 5 and the rim R, a urethane primer, an acrylic adhesive,
Epoxy adhesives, phenolic adhesives (more specifically, phenol / novolac adhesives, nitrile / phenolic adhesives, phenol / formal adhesives) are suitable. In addition, it is preferable to attach a microcapsule sheet 13 containing a lubricant to a portion of the outer ring 7 of the core 5 that contacts the inner surface of the tire. By providing such a microcapsule sheet 13, the microcapsules are crushed when the inner surface of the tire and the core 5 come into contact with each other, and the lubricant leaks to the surface of the core. The coefficient of friction between the two is greatly reduced, and damage to the inner surface of the tire can be prevented even more effectively.

[0020]

EXAMPLE In the wheel structure shown in FIG. 1, the tire size was 185 / 70R13, the rim size was 14 × 5J, and only the cores mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the rim were varied as shown in Table 1 below. Comparative wheels and wheels of the present invention 1 to
7 were produced respectively. A conventional wheel has no core attached thereto, and a comparative wheel has an inclination angle α of the web member with respect to the radial direction (hereinafter referred to as a web angle) α of 0 °. The maximum cross-sectional width of the core was 50 mm, and the cross-sectional height from the rim baseline was 60 mm. Polyurethane using polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMG) and tolylene diisocyanate (TDI) as a prepolymer and methylenebisorthochloroaniline (MBOCA) as a curing agent was used as a constituent material of the core. A urethane primer was used as an adhesive for bonding the core to the outer peripheral surface of the rim.

With respect to the above-mentioned wheels, load durability, riding comfort and rim assembling property were evaluated by the following test methods. Load durability: The test wheel has a diameter of 17 under conditions of a tire internal pressure of 0 kg / cm ² , a load of 450 kg, and a speed of 81 km / hr.
It was run on a 07 mm drum, and the running distance until it became impossible to run was measured. The evaluation result shows that the comparison wheels are 10
It is shown by an index of 0. The larger the index value, the better the load durability. In addition, the state of the inner surface of the tire was observed after the test. The observation results are indicated by ⊚ for the liner surface which is almost not damaged only by rubbing, ○ for the liner rubber having wrinkles, and Δ for the liner rubber having cracks scattered. Burst of the carcass layer is shown by x.

Riding comfort: A test wheel was mounted on the right front wheel of a domestic small four-wheeled vehicle at a tire internal pressure of 0 kg / cm ² , and the other wheels were mounted at a tire internal pressure of 2.0 kg / cm ² .
From this state, run on uneven road surface at a speed of 50 km / hr,
A feeling test was conducted by a test driver.
The evaluation result is shown by an index with the comparative wheel being 100. The larger the index value, the better the riding comfort.

Rim Assembling Property: For each test wheel, the time required for assembling the tire with respect to the wheel equipped with the core was measured. The evaluation result was shown by an index with the comparison wheel being 100, by calculating the reciprocal of the required time. The larger the index value, the better the rim assembly property.

[0024]

[Table 1] As is clear from Table 1, the wheels 1 to 7 of the present invention can run in a punctured state unlike the conventional wheels not equipped with the core, and are comparative wheels with a web angle of 0 °. On the other hand, the ride comfort was improved while having a load durability equal to or higher than that.

Further, in the comparative wheel, since the bead portion of the tire cannot pass over the core, the core is assembled by putting a hand through the gap between the tire and the rim after the rim is assembled, whereas the wheel of the present invention is used. In Nos. 1 to 6, the bead portion was passed through the notch portion of the core from the state where the core was attached to the wheel, so that the rim assembly property was extremely excellent.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, the inner ring extending along the outer peripheral surface of the rim and the outer ring located radially outside the inner ring are provided with rib members extending in the circumferential direction and in the width direction. Since the core having the plurality of web members extending from each other and the plurality of web members inclined with respect to the radial direction is mounted on the wheel, the contact pressure distribution of the core due to the presence of the rib members and the web members is distributed. And the damage to the inner surface of the tire can be reduced, and the rigidity difference in the circumferential direction can be reduced by the web member inclined with respect to the radial direction, and the load received from the road surface can be flexibly absorbed. Therefore, the riding comfort in the punctured state can be improved. Furthermore, at least one of the cores
A notch to allow the tire bead to pass through
Since it is provided, it is possible to greatly improve the rim assembly
It

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a safety wheel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a core according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a plan view showing a main part of an outer peripheral surface of the core of FIG. 2 as seen from an arrow B. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

5 core 6 inner ring 7 Outer ring 8 rib members 9 Web members W wheel R rim T pneumatic tire

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A wheel in which a pneumatic tire is mounted on a wheel, wherein an inner ring extending along a rim outer peripheral surface of the wheel and an outer ring located radially outside the inner ring extend in a circumferential direction, and a rib member extending in the circumferential direction. coupled by a plurality of web member extending in the width direction, and together comprise by tilting the plurality of web members with respect to the radial direction, small
Cutting for passing the tire bead part at least at one place
A safety wheel in which a core provided with a notch is attached to the wheel. 2. The dividing angle of the cutout portion with respect to the circumferential direction.
The degree β is set to 15 to 75 °, and the core spacing A is set to 10 to 50.
The safety wheel according to claim 1, wherein the safety wheel has a size of mm. 3. An inner ring extending along an outer peripheral surface of a rim of a wheel and an outer ring located radially outside the inner ring are joined by a circumferentially extending rib member and a plurality of widthwise extending web members. In addition, the plurality of web members are configured to be inclined with respect to the radial direction , and
A notch for passing the tire bead part in one place
A core with a key. 4. The dividing angle of the cutout portion with respect to the circumferential direction.
The degree β is set to 15 to 75 °, and the core spacing A is set to 10 to 50.
The core according to claim 3, which has a size of mm.