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Non-pneumatic wheel assembly and wheel, suspension and tire used therein
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2008-10-16
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Granted: 2014-05-06
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Expires: 2028-10-16
Abstract
Abstract A non-pneumatic wheel assembly includes a wheel, a shock absorbing member coupled to an outer periphery of the wheel and absorbing or attenuating noise and vibration due to external shock, a plurality of resilient members arranged around and coupled to an outer periphery of the shock absorbing member in a radial direction and having a plurality of resilient rings that are resiliently deformed in response to an external force, resilient links respectively coupled to the resilient rings to evenly transmit external shock to the resilient rings, rail plates to which sliders formed at both ends of the resilient links are slidably coupled, and a tire having a plurality of coupling grooves formed along an inner periphery such that the rail plates are inserted into the coupling grooves.
Inventors
- 👤 Young-Ill Chon
- 👤 Soon-Ja Lee
- 👤 Sun-Young Chon
- 👤 Sang-Hyun Chon
- 👤 Sang-Wook Chon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 14:35
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C7/00; B60C7/10; B60C7/14; B60C7/16; B60C7/18; B60B; B60B21/00; B60B9/00; B60B9/02; B60C7/24; B60C7/26; B62; B62D; B62D21/00; B62D21/11; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T152/00; Y10T152/10; Y10T152/10279; Y10T152/10288
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A non-pneumatic wheel assembly comprising: a wheel; a plurality of resilient members arranged around and coupled to an outer periphery of the wheel in a radial direction and resiliently deformed in response to an external force; resilient links respectively coupled to the resilient members to evenly transmit external shock to the resilient members; rail plates to which sliders formed at both ends of the resilient links are slidably coupled; and a tire having a plurality of coupling grooves formed along an inner periphery such that the rail plates are inserted into the coupling grooves.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
A non-pneumatic wheel assembly comprising: a wheel; a plurality of resilient members arranged around and coupled to an outer periphery of the wheel in a radial direction and resiliently deformed in response to an external force; resilient links respectively coupled to the resilient members to evenly transmit external shock to the resilient members; rail plates to which sliders formed at both ends of the resilient links are slidably coupled; and a tire having a plurality of coupling grooves formed along an inner periphery such that the rail plates are inserted into the coupling grooves.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
101 words
A non-pneumatic wheel assembly comprising: a wheel; a plurality of leaf springs arranged around and coupled to an outer periphery of the wheel in a radial direction; resilient members respectively coupled to the leaf springs and resiliently deformed in response to an external force; resilient links coupled to the resilient members to evenly transmit external shock to the resilient members; rail plates to which sliders formed at both ends of the resilient links are slidably coupled; and a tire having a plurality of coupling grooves formed along an inner periphery such that the rail plates are inserted into the coupling grooves.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
101 words
A non-pneumatic wheel assembly comprising: a wheel; a plurality of leaf springs arranged around and coupled to an outer periphery of the wheel in a radial direction; resilient members respectively coupled to the leaf springs and resiliently deformed in response to an external force; resilient links coupled to the resilient members to evenly transmit external shock to the resilient members; rail plates to which sliders formed at both ends of the resilient links are slidably coupled; and a tire having a plurality of coupling grooves formed along an inner periphery such that the rail plates are inserted into the coupling grooves.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the resilient member further comprises a tensile coil spring installed therein to reinforce a shape recovering action of the resilient member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the coil spring has an adjustable tensile length.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein said resilient members comprise a plurality of resilient rings that are resiliently deformed in response to the external force; and said resilient links are respectively coupled to the resilient rings to evenly transmit external shock to the resilient rings.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
88 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to claims 1 or 2 , further comprising a shock absorbing member coupled to the outer periphery of the wheel and absorbing or attenuating noise and vibration due to external shock; said resilient members coupled to an outer periphery of the shock absorbing member in a radial direction and having a plurality of resilient rings that are resiliently deformed in response to an external force; said resilient links respectively coupled to the resilient rings to evenly transmit external shock to the resilient rings.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the shock absorbing member has a plurality of air vents.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the resilient member is rotatably coupled to the resilient link.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the resilient link comprises auxiliary resilient rings disposed at both sides of the resilient ring to be interlocked with one resilient link, and the auxiliary resilient rings are arranged to cross other auxiliary resilient rings adjacent thereto.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to claim 9 , wherein different numbers of the auxiliary resilient rings are installed at one resilient link along the resilient ring in a width direction of the tire.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the resilient ring is installed to be interlocked with a plurality of rail plates.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the wheel has a plurality of mounting grooves formed along an outer periphery of the wheel in which the resilient member is inserted.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to any one of claims 1 , or 2 , wherein the wheel comprises a gasket installed inside a disc to block transmission of noise and heat.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the resilient member is a leaf spring shaped like a circular ring, an oval ring, or an annulus.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the resilient member is integrally formed with a plurality of other resilient members disposed inside itself.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
58 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to any one of claims 1 , or 2 , wherein the resilient link comprises: a main link coupled to each of the resilient members to evenly transmit external shock to the resilient member; and sub links coupled to both sides of the main link and having sliders formed at both ends thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
38 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to any one of claims 1 , or 2 , wherein a plurality of air vents are formed along an outer periphery of any one or all of the wheel and the tire.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to any one of claims 1 , or 2 , wherein the tire comprises a tread and shoulders that surround side surfaces of the resilient member or the resilient ring.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to claim 18 , wherein the tire comprises a reinforcement core disposed therein that maintains the shape and reinforces the strength of the tire.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
55 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to any one of claims 1 , or 2 , wherein the tire comprises: an auxiliary tire having a plurality of coupling grooves formed along an inner periphery thereof such that the rail plates are inserted; and a main tire detachably coupled to an outer periphery of the auxiliary tire.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
36 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to claim 20 , wherein the tire further comprises a shock absorbing member disposed between the auxiliary tire and the main tire to absorb shock or vibration from a road surface.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
57 words
A suspension for a non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to claims 1 or 2 , the suspension comprising said plurality of resilient members having a plurality of resilient rings that are resiliently deformed in response to the external force; and said resilient links respectively coupled to the resilient rings to uniformly transmit external shock to the resilient rings.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
37 words
The non-pneumatic wheel assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the wheel has a plurality of mounting grooves formed along an outer periphery of the wheel in which the leaf springs or the resilient members are inserted.
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