TIRE VALVE AND PROCESS FOR REMOVING IT

摘要

Inflation valve (230; 330) comprising a tube (33) and designed for use in an assembly consisting of a tire (10) and a wheel (20), the valve comprising: (i) snap-in means (35, 36) that enable the valve to be fixed in a cylindrical hole of circular cross-section formed in a rim (21) of the wheel; (ii) means suitable for receiving a torque intended to rotate the valve in the hole; (iii) an attachment piece (237; 337) provided with means for attaching the valve to a unit (40) designed to be fitted inside the tire; the means enabling the valve to be attached to the unit being such that the attachment piece is separated from the unit when the valve is rotated in the hole in a predetermined rotation direction.