Patent ID: 6450225
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: B60B,B60C

Abstract:
A tire noise damper to be disposed in an annular tire hollow formed between a wheel rim and pneumatic tire mounted thereon, the tire noise damper comprising at least one annular elastic band to be put around the wheel rim, said at least one annular elastic band comprising a base to be secured to the wheel rim and at least one flap extending from the base to be risen radially outwards from the wheel rim by centrifugal force during running to block the annular tire hollow,the annular band provided with at least one u-cut comprising at least a pair of outer longitudinal cuts extending in the circumferential direction and a lateral cut extending therebetween, the u-cut having two ends defined by dead ends of the outer longitudinal cuts, whereby the flap is formed by the u-cut, and said base is formed by the remaining annular portion of the band.