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US8578607B2
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Method of designing spokes of non-pneumatic tire
Assignee: Hankook Tire and Technology Co Ltd
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Filing: 2011-07-22
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Granted: 2013-11-12
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Expires: 2031-07-22
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is a method of designing spokes of a non-pneumatic tire which randomly arranges spokes around a circumference to optimize noise dispersion. The method of designing spokes of a non-pneumatic tire includes placing a plurality of spokes ( 2 ) holding and supporting a tread ( 1 ) to be radially installed around a circumference of the tire on a circular spoke support ( 3 ) under the tread ( 1 ) to be in contact with the ground, wherein the spokes ( 2 ) are arranged at three angles on the circular spoke support ( 3 ) around the circumference of the tire, the three angles being divided into a small angle (a), a medium angle (b) and a large angle (c), and the spokes ( 2 ) are arranged at irregular angles under a condition that a ratio (q) of the large angle (c) to the small angle (a) is greater than a ratio (p) of the medium angle (b) to the small angle (a).
Inventors
- 👤 Yong Hun Kim
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-23 09:42
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C7/00; B60C7/10; B60C7/14; B60C7/16; B60C7/18; B60C17/00; B60C17/04; B60C17/06; B60C17/061; B60C7/107; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49481; Y10T29/49492; Y10T29/49513; Y10T29/49515; Y10T29/49517; Y10T29/49519
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
314 words
A method of designing spokes of a non-pneumatic tire, comprising: placing of the spokes holding and supporting a tread to be radially installed around a circumference of the tire on a circular spoke support under the tread to be in contact with a ground, wherein the spokes are arranged at three different angles on the circular spoke support around the circumference of the tire in a random sequence of the three different angles, the three different angles being divided into a small angle, a medium angle and a large angle, and the spokes are arranged in the random sequence of the three different angles under a condition that a ratio of the large angle to the small angle is greater than a ratio of the medium angle to the small angle, and wherein the placing of the spokes consists of sixty nine spokes placed on the circular spoke support and arranged in the random sequence of the three different angles, wherein a random sequence of the sixty nine spokes comprises a sequence of spokes arranged by medium angle, small angle, small angle, small angle, medium angle, medium angle, medium angle, medium angle, small angle, medium angle, large angle, medium angle, medium angle, medium angle, large angle, medium angle, small angle, small angle, medium angle, medium angle, medium angle, small angle, medium angle, medium angle, small angle, small angle, small angle, medium angle, large angle, large angle, large angle, medium angle, small angle, small angle, small angle, medium angle, large angle, large angle, medium angle, medium angle, large angle, medium angle, small angle, small angle, small angle, small angle, medium angle, medium angle, medium angle, small angle, small angle, medium angle, large angle, medium angle, small angle, medium angle, large angle, medium angle, medium angle, small angle, small angle, small angle, small angle, medium angle, medium angle, small angle, small angle, small angle, small angle.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
314 words
A method of designing spokes of a non-pneumatic tire, comprising: placing of the spokes holding and supporting a tread to be radially installed around a circumference of the tire on a circular spoke support under the tread to be in contact with a ground, wherein the spokes are arranged at three different angles on the circular spoke support around the circumference of the tire in a random sequence of the three different angles, the three different angles being divided into a small angle, a medium angle and a large angle, and the spokes are arranged in the random sequence of the three different angles under a condition that a ratio of the large angle to the small angle is greater than a ratio of the medium angle to the small angle, and wherein the placing of the spokes consists of sixty nine spokes placed on the circular spoke support and arranged in the random sequence of the three different angles, wherein a random sequence of the sixty nine spokes comprises a sequence of spokes arranged by medium angle, small angle, small angle, small angle, medium angle, medium angle, medium angle, medium angle, small angle, medium angle, large angle, medium angle, medium angle, medium angle, large angle, medium angle, small angle, small angle, medium angle, medium angle, medium angle, small angle, medium angle, medium angle, small angle, small angle, small angle, medium angle, large angle, large angle, large angle, medium angle, small angle, small angle, small angle, medium angle, large angle, large angle, medium angle, medium angle, large angle, medium angle, small angle, small angle, small angle, small angle, medium angle, medium angle, medium angle, small angle, small angle, medium angle, large angle, medium angle, small angle, medium angle, large angle, medium angle, medium angle, small angle, small angle, small angle, small angle, medium angle, medium angle, small angle, small angle, small angle, small angle.
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