WO1979000425A1 - Protection de flancs de pneu pour jantes a plusieurs elements - Google Patents

Protection de flancs de pneu pour jantes a plusieurs elements Download PDF

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WO1979000425A1
WO1979000425A1 PCT/US1978/000127 US7800127W WO7900425A1 WO 1979000425 A1 WO1979000425 A1 WO 1979000425A1 US 7800127 W US7800127 W US 7800127W WO 7900425 A1 WO7900425 A1 WO 7900425A1
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rim
split
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tire
retaining ring
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R Shiffler
J Reisel
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Caterpillar Tractor Co
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B7/00—Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins
    • B60B7/04—Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins built-up of several main parts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60B—VEHICLE WHEELS; CASTORS; AXLES FOR WHEELS OR CASTORS; INCREASING WHEEL ADHESION
    • B60B7/00—Wheel cover discs, rings, or the like, for ornamenting, protecting, venting, or obscuring, wholly or in part, the wheel body, rim, hub, or tyre sidewall, e.g. wheel cover discs, wheel cover discs with cooling fins
    • B60B7/01—Rings specially adapted for covering only the wheel rim or the tyre sidewall, e.g. removable tyre sidewall trim rings

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  • This invention relates to split rim wheel constructions and, more specifically, to tire side ⁇ wall protectors for use with such wheel constructions.
  • a tire sidewall protector for use in wheels of the so-called "split rim” type including first and second rim halves, one of which is adapted to be con ⁇ centrically disposed about the other.
  • Each rim half has a radially outwardly directed rim flange for en ⁇ gaging and retaining a corresponding bead on a beaded tire and a split retaining ring is removably secured to the innermost rim half and engages the outermost rim half on the axially outer side thereof.
  • the elastomeric ring is secured to the radially outer rim half rim flange on its axially outer side at a locationo radially outwardly of the split retaining ring.
  • the elastomeric ring has an inner diameter greater than the diameter of the retaining ring and an outer di ⁇ ameter substantially greater than that of the rim halves and less than that of a tire adapted to be received on the rim halves.
  • the wheel may be disassembled without removing the tire sidewall protector therefrom.
  • Fig. 1 is a fragmentary, sectional view of a split rim wheel construction embodying a tire side ⁇ wall protector taken approximately along the line 1-1 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 2 is a fragmentary, side elevation of the split rim wheel construction.
  • FIG. 1 An exemplary embodiment of a split rim wheel construction is illustrated in the drawings and is seen to include first and second rim halves such as a rim 10 and a bead seat band 12.
  • the band 12 is adapted to be concentrically disposed about the rim 10 in a conventional fashion.
  • Each of the rim halves 10 and 12 retains a radially outwardly directed flange 14 and 16, respectively, for engaging and re ⁇ taining a corresponding bead 18 and 20 on a beaded tire 22.
  • a web structure 24 is mounted on the interior of the rim 10 and together therewith defines a wheel which may be mounted on a vehicle in a conventional fashion.
  • the axial end of a the rim 10 remote from the flange 14 includes a radially outwardly opening, per ⁇ ipheral groove 26 which removably receives a resilient, split retaining ring 28.
  • the retaining ring 28 ex- tends sufficiently out of the groove 26 so as to abut the axially outer side of the band 12 to hold the same in place.
  • the band 12 is defined by a tapered ring section 30 having a short, radially outwardly directed flange 32 and the rim flange 16 is defined by a separate element retained by the flange 32 in a removable fashion.
  • An 0- ring seal 33 is located at the interface of the rim halves 10 and 12 to seal the same when the tire 22 is of the tubeless variety.
  • the tire sidewall protector of the invention is in the form of a ring 34 formed of elastomer. In the usual case, it will have a thickness of about one inch, an inner diameter greater than the outer diameter of the retaining ring 28 and an outer diameter substan ⁇ tially greater than the outer diameter of the rim halves 10 and 12 and somewhat less than the outer diameter of the tire 22.
  • the ring 34 may be formed of a plurality of segments 36, each of the seg ⁇ ments 36 shown in Fig. 2 having an arcuate extent of about 90°. However, it is to be understood that other arcuate extents could be used.
  • the ring 34 is secured to the split rim con ⁇ struction by a plurality of spacers in the form of blocks 38 which are secured as by welding to the axially outer side of the rim flange 16 radially outwardly of the flange 32 and the retaining ring 28.
  • the spacers 38 extend axially from the flange 16 sufficiently so that the ring 34 will be in close adjacency to the sidewall 40 of the tire 22, but not in abutment therewith.
  • the ring 34 is secured to the spacers 38 by bolts 42. In an embodiment such as that illustrated where the segments 36 have an extent of 90°, four of the spacers 38 on 90° centers are utilized.
  • the spacers 38 further have a circumferential extent such that each can receive two of the bolts 42, as illus ⁇ trated in Fig. 2, one bolt for each pair passing through adjacent ends of adjacent ones of the segments 36.
  • the spacers 38 also serve to secure the segments defining the ring 34 together.
  • straps 46 and bolts 48 are utilized to secure the segments together.
  • the wheel will be secured to a vehicle with the band 12 being remote from the vehicle frame so that the sidewall protector will pre ⁇ vent rocks or the like from cutting the axially outer sidewall 40. It will also be observed that due to the relationship of the inner diameter of the ring 34 and the location of the spacer 38 radially outwardly of the locking ring 28, the wheel can be serviced with ⁇ out removing the sidewall protector from the rim construction.
  • a split or multi-piece rim wheel construction made according to the invention not only provides a considerable measure of protection for sidewalls of expensive tires, but also permits easy servicing of the same without requiring prior removal of the protector.

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Abstract

Protection de flancs de pneu pour jantes a plusieurs elements. La longevite des pneus utilises sur des vehicules operant hors de la route est souvent considerablement reduite a cause des endommagements des flancs par les pierres. La presente invention fournit une protection de flanc de pneu permettant le demontage de la roue sans enlever la protection du flanc. La jante a plusieurs elements sur laquelle est montee la protection comprend une jante (10), une assise de talon (12), des flasques engageant le talon du pneu (14, 16) et un anneau fendu d'appui (28). La protection comprend un anneau en elastomere (34) fixe sur le flasque exterieur (16) cote exterieur axial et radialement a l'exterieur de l'anneau fendu d'appui (28). L'anneau elastomere (34) a un diametre interieur superieur au diametre de l'anneau d'appui (28) et un diametre exterieur substantiellement superieur a la jante et inferieur a celui du pneu (22) monte sur la jante (10).
PCT/US1978/000127 1977-12-23 1978-10-25 Protection de flancs de pneu pour jantes a plusieurs elements WO1979000425A1 (fr)

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EP0022740A2 (fr) * 1979-07-16 1981-01-21 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Ecran protecteur pour flancs de pneumatiques
EP0022741A2 (fr) * 1979-07-13 1981-01-21 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Ensemble d'écran protecteur pour flancs de pneumatiques
US5072536A (en) * 1990-03-09 1991-12-17 Matthews Max M Technique for displaying custom vehicular wheels
US6257675B1 (en) * 1998-06-25 2001-07-10 COMPAGNIE GéNéRALES DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN-MICHELIN & CIE Mounted tire/wheel assembly having a hubcap
WO2008092185A1 (fr) * 2007-02-01 2008-08-07 Luke Pierre Virot Protecteur de flanc de pneu
WO2009121120A1 (fr) * 2008-03-31 2009-10-08 Rodney Darryl Hunwick Élément de protection sacrificiel pour jante de roue
KR20150091115A (ko) * 2012-11-30 2015-08-07 허친슨 인더스트리스, 인코포레이티드 차량 타이어의 측벽용 보호기 쉴드, 및 상기 보호기 쉴드가 통합된 차량용 휠 조립체
DE202018104619U1 (de) * 2018-08-10 2019-11-14 Rud Ketten Rieger & Dietz Gmbh U. Co. Kg Anordnung schildförmiger Flankenschutzelemente und deren Verbindung zueinander
CN114683758A (zh) * 2020-12-25 2022-07-01 华人运通(江苏)技术有限公司 保护装置、车轮以及车辆

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US1235251A (en) * 1915-03-06 1917-07-31 Edward Danforth Self Mud-guard for automobiles or other vehicles.
GB195910A (en) * 1922-08-08 1923-04-12 Herbert Stanley Skenfield Improvements in or relating to road vehicle wheels having mud guards attached thereto
CH103576A (fr) * 1923-04-13 1924-02-16 Daccord Auguste Pare-crotte.
FR680702A (fr) * 1929-08-22 1930-05-05 Michelin & Cie Pare-flancs pour pneumatiques
GB344583A (en) * 1930-01-04 1931-03-12 Alfred James Babbs Splash guard for motor vehicles
GB511056A (en) * 1938-02-12 1939-08-14 William Henry Lambert Improvements in protectors for the walls of pneumatic tyres
US3529869A (en) * 1968-08-26 1970-09-22 Caterpillar Tractor Co Drive means in pneumatic tire rim

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US1235251A (en) * 1915-03-06 1917-07-31 Edward Danforth Self Mud-guard for automobiles or other vehicles.
GB195910A (en) * 1922-08-08 1923-04-12 Herbert Stanley Skenfield Improvements in or relating to road vehicle wheels having mud guards attached thereto
CH103576A (fr) * 1923-04-13 1924-02-16 Daccord Auguste Pare-crotte.
FR680702A (fr) * 1929-08-22 1930-05-05 Michelin & Cie Pare-flancs pour pneumatiques
GB344583A (en) * 1930-01-04 1931-03-12 Alfred James Babbs Splash guard for motor vehicles
GB511056A (en) * 1938-02-12 1939-08-14 William Henry Lambert Improvements in protectors for the walls of pneumatic tyres
US3529869A (en) * 1968-08-26 1970-09-22 Caterpillar Tractor Co Drive means in pneumatic tire rim

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0022741A2 (fr) * 1979-07-13 1981-01-21 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Ensemble d'écran protecteur pour flancs de pneumatiques
EP0022741B1 (fr) * 1979-07-13 1986-06-18 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Ensemble d'écran protecteur pour flancs de pneumatiques
EP0022740A2 (fr) * 1979-07-16 1981-01-21 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Ecran protecteur pour flancs de pneumatiques
EP0022740A3 (en) * 1979-07-16 1981-06-03 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Tire sidewall protection shield
US5072536A (en) * 1990-03-09 1991-12-17 Matthews Max M Technique for displaying custom vehicular wheels
US6257675B1 (en) * 1998-06-25 2001-07-10 COMPAGNIE GéNéRALES DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN-MICHELIN & CIE Mounted tire/wheel assembly having a hubcap
WO2008092185A1 (fr) * 2007-02-01 2008-08-07 Luke Pierre Virot Protecteur de flanc de pneu
WO2009121120A1 (fr) * 2008-03-31 2009-10-08 Rodney Darryl Hunwick Élément de protection sacrificiel pour jante de roue
KR20150091115A (ko) * 2012-11-30 2015-08-07 허친슨 인더스트리스, 인코포레이티드 차량 타이어의 측벽용 보호기 쉴드, 및 상기 보호기 쉴드가 통합된 차량용 휠 조립체
US20150298499A1 (en) * 2012-11-30 2015-10-22 Hutchinson Industries, Inc. A Protector Shield for a Sidewall of a Motor Vehicle Tire, and a Wheel Assembly for this Vehicle Incorporating It
US10434819B2 (en) * 2012-11-30 2019-10-08 Hutchinson Industries, Inc. Protector shield for a sidewall of a motor vehicle tire, and a wheel assembly for this vehicle incorporating it
KR102219724B1 (ko) * 2012-11-30 2021-02-25 허친슨 인더스트리스, 인코포레이티드 차량 타이어의 측벽용 보호기 쉴드, 및 상기 보호기 쉴드가 통합된 차량용 휠 조립체
DE202018104619U1 (de) * 2018-08-10 2019-11-14 Rud Ketten Rieger & Dietz Gmbh U. Co. Kg Anordnung schildförmiger Flankenschutzelemente und deren Verbindung zueinander
CN114683758A (zh) * 2020-12-25 2022-07-01 华人运通(江苏)技术有限公司 保护装置、车轮以及车辆

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