Safety wheel

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE:To enable a vehicle to safely run in case of puncture by arranging annularly a circular safety support capable of supporting the tread of a tire and forming the support capable of being assembled within the tire. CONSTITUTION:This safety wheel consists of a tubeless tire T, a segmented rim R, and safety supports S. The rim R is constructed by integrally connecting an outboard rim 5 to an inboard rim 6 by connecting bolts 7. A plurality of safety supports S are so annularly arranged as to adapt for the entire periphery of the rim base of the rim R and connected endlessly by connecting pins 20 in the state that the respective side faces are aligned on the same plane. Lubricant filled sealingly in an air chamber enclosed by the tire T and the rim R operates to reduce the frictional resistance of the tread area 1 of the tire T when making contact with the outer peripheral surfaces of the supports S when the tire T is punctured so as to prevent damage and heat evolution of the tire T.

Inventors

• 👤 Isao Osada
• 👤 Shoichi Sano

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