摘要 |
A tire comprising a tire carcass; an elongate integral air passageway contained within a flexible tire component, the air passageway extending between an air inlet and an air outlet cavity in the flexible tire component, the air passageway extending at least a partial circumferential path around the tire carcass; and a connector assembly inserted within at least a first of the cavities is disclosed. The connector assembly includes a hollow body having a central chamber, a protruding funnel housing portion extending from the hollow body, and a through-channel extending through the funnel housing portion to the central chamber, the through-channel having a sectional profile accommodating receipt of a free end of the strip core therein. Furthermore, a method of constructing a tire is disclosed. |
申请人 |
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY |
发明人 |
HINQUE, DANIEL PAUL LUC MARIE;BONNETT, GILLES;DI PRIZIO, OLIVIER;LEVY, LOIS;PRZBILLA, MARCEL;GRIFFOIN, JEAN-CLAUDE PATRICE PHILIPPE;CUNY, ANDRE;PIRET, GAUTHIER;HAEGEL, YANNICK;PERONNET-PAQUIN, ANNE THERESE;FRANTZEN, ANDREAS;BECK, RAPHAEL;BESNOIN, ETIENNE;REINARDT, RALF |