Patent ID: 6994135
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
1. A flexible non-pneumatic tire having a flexible load-bearing structure extending circumferentially around an axis of rotation, a tread on a radially outer periphery of the load-bearing structure, and at least one fastening zone on a radially inner periphery of the load bearing structure, for immobilizing said load-bearing structure on a wheel disc, wherein the load-bearing structure comprises: a plurality of support elements, each of said support elements having a flexing part with at least one of its opposed ends extending transversely beyond the tread and a central portion facing the tread, said support elements being juxtaposed to each other circumferentially and distributed around the circumference of the load-bearing structure; an interconnection structure circumferentially interconnecting at least some of said support elements to each other; and a plurality of flexible joints interposed radially between said support elements and said interconnection structure, at least a part of each of said flexible joints being arranged between said interconnection structure and said flexing part of each of said support elements.