摘要 |
A tyre noise damper (5) to be disposed in an annular tyre hollow formed between a wheel rim (3) and a pneumatic tyre (2) mounted thereon, the damper (5) being made of a flexible material and comprising a base (6) to be secured to the wheel rim (3) and at least one flap (7) extending from the base so that it may rise radially outwards from the wheel rim due to centrifugal force during running to block the annular tyre hollow. For example, the damper (5) comprises at least one annular elastic band (6) to be put around the wheel rim, the annular band (6) being provided by at least one U-cut (14) for forming a flap (7), and the base is formed by the remaining annular portion of the band. In another example, the damper (5) is made of a strip of the flexible material having a certain length, the base being formed by one end portion of the strip, and the flap (7) is formed by the remaining portion of the strip. <IMAGE> |