Patent ID: 9662944
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B60C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A self-inflating tire assembly comprising: a tire mounted to a rim, the tire having a tire cavity, first and second sidewalls extending respectively from first and second tire bead regions to a tire tread region; a pump passageway having an inlet end and an outlet end, the pump passageway being composed of a flexible material operative to open and close when the tire rotates, wherein the outlet end is in fluid communication with the tire cavity; a flow bridge comprised of a flexible material, and having an internal passageway which extends completely therethrough, said internal passageway having a first end and a second end; a first flow tee having a first internal duct and having an outlet in fluid communication with the first end of the flow bridge, said first internal duct having in inlet in fluid communication with the outside air; a second flow tee having a second internal duct and having an inlet in fluid communication with the second end of the flow bridge, said second internal duct having an outlet in fluid communication with the inlet end of the pump passageway.