Tire tread elements with built-in twist

Details Tire tread elements with built-in twist Tire tread elements with built-in twist

1995-06-29

1997-09-23

Maki, Steven D.

Resilient tires and wheels

Tires, resilient

Anti-skid devices

B60C10700

Patent

active

056699930

ABSTRACT:
A tire having a tread has tread elements which, when compressed radially, exhibit a net torque. The net torque so generated can be directed and designed so as to affect the tire's residual self-aligning torque (also known as RSAT). One embodiment of the invention features a tire tread having a tread element which has a shape resembling a top surface with the tread element being twisted relative to a bottom surface of the tread element. Upon radial loading, the tread element is compressed and generates the net torque about the centroid of the tread element.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1349055 (1920-08-01), Forbes
patent: 1413190 (1922-04-01), Rapson
patent: 4796683 (1989-01-01), Kawabata et al.
patent: 5016696 (1991-05-01), Bonko et al.

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