Demountable solid tire wheel assembly

Claim 2

In combination, a solid tire of the type used on industrial vehicle wheels, said tire having a generally cylindrical radially inner surface, a cylindrical metal band bonded to the radially inner surface of the tire, a wheel body having a tire mounting flange secured to and extending around its outer periphery, said tire mounting flange having a generally cylindrical portion to which the outer periphery of the wheel is connected and a radially outwardly flaring conical portion forming an extension of said cylindrical portion at one end thereof, a conical metal ring dimensioned at its smaller end to be received by said cylindrical portion with the larger diameter end of the ring extending axially of the wheel body in a direction opposite to the conical portion of the tire mounting flange and inclined oppositely thereto such that the ring cooperates with the tire mounting flange to define a radially outwardly opening Generally V-shaped groove, a compressible annular pad disposed within said groove, said pad having a generally cylindrical radially outer surface engaging the radially inner surface of said metal band, the radially inner surface of said pad engaging the radially outer surfaces of said conical flange portion and said conical ring, said ring being movable on said cylindrical portion of said flange axially toward said conical portion to compress said pad into tight frictional engagement with said band for mounting the tire on the wheel and means for retaining the ring on the cylindrical portion of the flange in a position tightly clamping said pad.

Claim 3

The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said conical ring overlies the cylindrical portion of said flange and extends axially inwardly beyond the end thereof opposite said conical flange portion such as to define a pocket between the radially inner surface of said ring and the radially outer surface of said cylindrical portion, said retaining means being disposed within said pocket to prevent displacement of said ring in a direction tending to relieve the compression of the pad.

Claim 4

The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein the apex of said V-shaped groove is defined by said cylindrical portion of the tire mounting flange.

Claim 5

The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein the radially inner surface of said pad comprises a pair of oppositely inclined conical faces.

Claim 6

The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said conical ring overlies and cylindrical portion of the flange and extends axially beyond the end thereof opposite said conical flange portion, said retaining means including radially inwardly extending pockets on the radially outer face of said cylindrical portion of the flange and wedges in said pockets engaging the radially inner face of said ring to prevent axially outward displacement of the ring.

Claim 7

The combination set forth in claim 5 wherein said pockets have a radially outer wall which is generally parallel to the radially inner face of said conical ring and said wedges having generally parallel radially inner and outer faces engaging the radially outer walls of the pockets and the radially inner face of the ring respectively to prevent said ring from being displaced axially on said cylindrical portion in a direction tending to relieve the compression on said pad.

Claim 8

In combination a solid tire of the type used on industrial vehicle wheels, said tire having a generally cylindrical radially inner surface, a cylindrical metal band bonded to the radially inner surface of the tire, a wheel body having a tire mounting flange extending around its outer periphery, said tire mounting flange having a radially outwardly flaring conical portion, a metal ring on said wheel body having a radially outwardly flaring conical portion cooperating with the conical portion of the tire mounting flange to form a radially outwardly opening V-shaped groove, means mounting said ring on the wheel body for axial adjustment toward and away from the conical portion of the tire flange to vary the size of said groove, a compressible annular pad removably disposed in said groove, said pad having a radially inner surface engaging the radially outer conically shaped surface of the tire mounting ring and flange and a generally cylindrical outer face engaging the radially inner face of said metal band, said mounting means being operable to reduce the size of said groove sufficiently to compress said pad and thereby cause said pad to engage said band and said conical surfaces with sufficient friction to prevent relative rotation of the wheel body and tire, said pad forming the sole connection between said wheel body and tire operable to prevent relative rotation between the tire and wheel body, said tire mounting flange having a cylindrically shaped axial extension at the outer end of said conical portion thereof, said tire flange extension having an outer diameter dimensioned to receive said band with only slight clearance therebetween to facilitate assembly thereof, said tire and band having an axial dimension greater than said V-shaped groove and overlying said cylindrical extension.

Claim 9

In combination a solid tire of the type used on industrial vehicle wheels, said tire having a generally cylindrical radially inner surface, a cylindrical metal band bonded to the radially inner surface of the tire, a wheel body having a tire mounting flange extending around its outer periphery, said tire mounting flange having a radially outwardly flaring conical portion, a metal ring on said wheel body having a radially outwardly flaring conical portion cooperating with the conical portion of the tire mounting flange to form a radially outwardly opening V-shaped groove, means mounting said ring on the wheel body for axial adjustment toward and away from the conical portion of the tire flange to vary the size of said groove, a compressible annular pad removably disposed in said groove, said pad having a radially inner surface engaging the radially outer conically shaped surface of the tire mounting ring and flange and a generally cylindrical outer face engaging the radially inner face of said metal band, said mounting means being operable to reduce the size of said groove sufficiently to compress said pad and thereby cause said pad to engage said band and said conical surfaces with sufficient friction to prevent relative rotation of the wheel body and tire, said pad forming the sole connection between said wheel body and tire operable to prevent relative rotation between the tire and wheel body, said tire mounting flange having a cylindrically shaped axial extension at the outer end of said conical portion thereof, said tire flange extension having an outer diameter dimensioned to receive said band with only slight clearance therebetween to facilitate assembly thereof, said tire and band having an axial dimension greater than said V-shaped groove and overlying said cylindrical extension.