SELF-INFLATING TIRE ASSEMBLY

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically inflate a tire so as to compensate for tire pressure reduction with the passage of time without needing a driver's involvement. ! SOLUTION: An adjustment device 300 includes a central adjustment valve housing having an inner chamber, and a pressure film 550 which is: attached inside the inner chamber; located so as to open/close an outlet port provided in the inner chamber 320; and is in fluid communication with the pressure of a tire cavity. The central adjustment valve housing is connected to a first flexible duct 400 with an internal passage. The first flexible duct 400 has a first end part connected to an inlet filter assembly, and the inlet filter assembly is in fluid communication with an outer side air supply source. A second end part of the first flexible duct 400 is connected to an opening of the inner chamber of the adjustment device 300. ! COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT