Patent ID: 6619350
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: B60B,B60C,Y10T

Abstract:
A vehicle wheel comprising:a rim; a pneumatic tire comprising a tread, two side walls, a carcass, reinforcing elements, and two tire beads with bead cores, said pneumatic tire being mounted on said rim; an emergency running support body supported on said rim which is arranged to support one of said pneumatic tire and an interior of said tread in an event of an emergency condition; said emergency running support body comprising a shell-shaped ring body located inside said pneumatic tire and an emergency running support surface on its exterior, wherein said emergency running support body is arranged to form a first ring chamber between said emergency running support body and said rim and to form a second ring chamber between said emergency running support surface and said pneumatic tire; at least one container, which contains a lubricant, being positioned inside said first ring chamber; said at least one container including at least one device for distributing said lubricant in the event of said emergency condition, said at least one device for distributing said lubricant being coupled to said second ring chamber, wherein said emergency running support body comprises a profiled body having two end sections that are curved such that apexes of curves are positioned radially outwardly, and wherein said at least one device for distributing said lubricant is positioned radially inside of said apexes of said curves.