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The Self-Supporting Tire: A New Concept In Vehicle Mobility
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Elimination of the spare tire has long been a goal of the automotive industry. Providing vehicle mobility with only four tires, however, has been a very complex product design assignment for the tire industry.
The four-tire system must be designed to perform satisfactorily in both the inflated and the uninflated modes, thus creating a whole new matrix of design/performance relationships. In developing such a totally-new tire/wheel system, testing procedures must be developed to evaluate design concepts, screen materials and establish product performance levels.
This paper traces the evolution of a new tire system requiring only two components: a modified one-piece rim, and a specially-designed tire which structurally supports itself at zero inflation pressure. This paper also describes testing procedures during the program to screen design concepts and establish product performance levels.
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Alden, J., "The Self-Supporting Tire: A New Concept In Vehicle Mobility," SAE Technical Paper 770349, 1977, https://doi.org/10.4271/770349.Also In
References
- Buddenhagen Frederick E. “Let's Look at Radials” Southern Rubber Group October 18 1968
- Peterson K. G. Rasmussen R.E. “Mechanical Properties of Radial Tires” SAE # 730500
- Glasenapp Wm. A. Miller Michael G. Dr. August 31 1976