| 摘要 |
A tire having a pump and valve assembly is disclosed. The tire comprises a tire cavity and a first and second sidewall extending respectively from first and second tire bead regions to a tire tread region, and a valve assembly having a valve housing, wherein the valve housing has an interior chamber, wherein a diaphragm is mounted in the interior chamber, and wherein the diaphragm is in fluid communication with the tire cavity and/or responsive to a pressure in the tire cavity, The interior chamber has an inlet in fluid communication with the outside air, and an outlet in fluid communication with an inlet and an outlet of a pump passageway or with a first chamber and a second chamber. The valve assembly further includes an inlet control valve positioned over the outlet and operative to open and close the outlet. A resilient member is positioned in the interior chamber of the valve housing and positioned to biase the inlet control valve into the open position. |
