Patent ID: 6598640
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: B60B,B60C,Y10T

Abstract:
A vehicle wheel assembly wherein having a rim and a tire mounted on said rim, said rim having a centrally disposed well and a frustoconical bead support surface to either side thereof, said bead support surfaces having an angle of 11Â° with respect to the axis of rotation, said bead support surface each terminating in an upstanding flange overlapping a radially inner portion of said tire, said tire including a pair of annular beads, each associated with a respective one of said bead support surfaces, a plurality of plies extending between said beads to define a carcass having a pair of radially extending sidewalls and a tread portion, an elastomeric cap covering said carcass and extending across each of said sidewalls and said tread portion, said plies extending about said bed to provide a pair of inwardly directed bead seats for engagement with said bead support surfaces, said bead seats having a substantially frustoconical inwardly directed sealing surface complementary to said bead support surfaces, said tire having a radial spacing between said seating surface and a radially outer surface of said cap that is less than or equal to 60% of a maximum width of said tire in a free body state.