Patent Publication Number: US-9902202-B2

Title: Non-pneumatic tire

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a non-pneumatic tire that can be used without being filled with pressurized air. 
     Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-218490, filed Oct. 21, 2013, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     In the related art, for example, a non-pneumatic tire disclosed in the following Patent Document 1 is known. The non-pneumatic tire includes an attachment body attached to an axle, an outer tubular body configured to surround the attachment body from the outside in a tire radial direction, and a connecting member configured to displaceably connect together the attachment body and the outer tubular body, and the connecting member includes an elastic connecting plate having both end portions connected to the attachment body and the outer tubular body. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Document 
     [Patent Document 1] 
     Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication No. 2013-86712 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     Incidentally, in general, in the non-pneumatic tire, for example, while a camber is input when a tire axis, a road surface, and so on, are not parallel to each other, for example, during cornering in a travel of a vehicle, or the like (see  FIG. 5 ), in the non-pneumatic tire of the related art, steering stability when the camber is input should be improved. 
     In consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, the present invention is directed to provide a non-pneumatic tire capable of increasing steering stability when a camber is input. 
     Solution to Problem 
     The present invention provides a non-pneumatic tire including: an attachment body attached to an axle; an outer tubular body configured to surround the attachment body from the outside in a tire radial direction; and a connecting member configured to displaceably connect the attachment body and the outer tubular body, the connecting member including an elastic connecting plate having both end portions connected to the attachment body and the outer tubular body; wherein the plurality of elastic connecting plates are disposed in a tire width direction; among the plurality of elastic connecting plates disposed in the tire width direction, outer end portions in a tire radial direction connected to the outer tubular body in at least one of the elastic connecting plates overhang other portions disposed inside in the tire radial direction of the outer end portions at both sides in the tire width direction; the outer end portion of the elastic connecting plate has: an outer end portion main body having a width in the tire width direction equal to the width of the other portion, an outside outer end portion overhanging further outward in the tire width direction than the outer end portion main body; and an inside outer end portion overhanging further inward in the tire width direction than the outer end portion main body; an overhanging quantity W 1  of the outside outer end portion overhanging outward in the tire width direction from the outer end portion main body is equal to or larger than an overhanging quantity W 2  of the inside outer end portion overhanging inward in the tire width direction from the outer end portion main body; a length L 1  of the outside outer end portion in an extension direction of the elastic connecting plate is equal to or larger than a length L 2  of the inside outer end portion in the extension direction; and a cross-sectional area of the outside outer end portion perpendicular to a plate thickness direction of the elastic connecting plate is larger than a cross-sectional area of the inside outer end portion perpendicular to the plate thickness direction. 
     According to the non-pneumatic tire of the present invention, among the plurality of elastic connecting plates disposed in the tire width direction, in at least one of the elastic connecting plates, the outer end portion in the tire radial direction connected to the outer tubular body has an outside outer end portion overhanging the outer end portion main body outward in the tire width direction, and the inside outer end portion overhanging the outer end portion main body inward in the tire width direction. Here, since the outside outer end portion of the outer end portion has the overhanging quantity (width dimension) W in the tire width direction and the length (height dimension) L in the extension direction of the elastic connecting plate that are equal to or larger than those of the inside outer end portion, and the cross-sectional area perpendicular to the plate thickness direction that is larger than that of the inside outer end portion, the outside outer end portion is larger than the inside outer end portion, and the stiffness of the outside outer end portion at which a load (stress) is increased when the camber is input can be secured. 
     That is, with respect to a load received from a road surface or the like when camber input is performed in the non-pneumatic tire, the strength in the outside outer end portion close to the road surface or the like of the elastic connecting plate can be sufficiently secured, and the elastic connecting plate can be prevented from being largely deformed or twisted when the camber is input in comparison with normal circumstances (when no camber is input). Accordingly, the strength of the entire tire is increased regardless of whether the camber is input, and for example, the steering stability during cornering of a two-wheeled vehicle is remarkably improved. 
     Accordingly, according to the present invention, steering stability when the camber is input can be improved, and good ride comfort can be stably secured. 
     Further, since the inside outer end portion of the outer end portions in the tire radial direction of the elastic connecting plate is formed to be smaller than the outside outer end portion, the above-mentioned effects by the outside outer end portion are obtained, and for example, in comparison with the case in which the inside outer end portion simply has a line-symmetrical shape having the same shape and the same size as the outside outer end portion unlike the present invention, according to the present invention, the entire weight of the tire can be reduced while suppressing an increase of the weight of the elastic connecting plate. 
     In addition, in the non-pneumatic tire of the present invention, among the plurality of elastic connecting plates disposed in the tire width direction, the outer end portion main body, the outside outer end portion and the inside outer end portion may be provided at the outer end portion of the elastic connecting plate disposed at an end portion outside in the tire width direction. 
     According to this configuration, among the plurality of elastic connecting plates arranged in the tire width direction, since the outer end portion main body, the outside outer end portion and the inside outer end portion are formed at the outer end portion of the elastic connecting plate disposed at the end portion outside in the tire width direction at which they approach the road surface or the like most closely when the camber is input and at which the load (stress) is largest, the above-mentioned effects of the present invention are more particularly and remarkably obtained. 
     In addition, in the non-pneumatic tire of the present invention, the outside outer end portion and the inside outer end portion may overhang in the tire width direction toward the outer tubular body in the extension direction of the elastic connecting plate. 
     According to this configuration, in each of the outside outer end portion and the inside outer end portion, the stiffness of the end portion of the outer tubular body side in the extension direction of the elastic connecting plate that approaches the road surface or the like most closely when the camber is input is largely increased, and the above-mentioned effects are more particularly and remarkably increased. In addition, since the outside outer end portion and the inside outer end portion widen toward the outer tubular body in the extension direction of the elastic connecting plate, the load from the road surface or the like is prevented from being largely locally applied to portions of the outside outer end portion and the inside outer end portion. 
     In addition, in the non-pneumatic tire of the present invention, the ratio (W 2 /W 1 ) of the overhanging quantity W 2  of the inside outer end portion to the overhanging quantity W 1  of the outside outer end portion may be 0.33 to 0.8, and the ratio (L 2 /L 1 ) of the length L 2  of the inside outer end portion to the length L 1  of the outside outer end portion may be 0.33 to 0.8. 
     According to this configuration, the above-mentioned effects of the present invention are likely to be more stably and securely obtained. 
     That is, when the ratio (W 2 /W 1 ) is smaller than 0.33, since the overhanging quantity W 1  is large, the width in the tire width direction of the outer tubular body should be increased. As a result, since volumes of the outer tubular body and the connecting member are increased, the entire weight of the tire is likely to be increased. In addition, when the ratio (W 2 /W 1 ) is larger than 0.8, the difference between the overhanging quantities W 1  and W 2  is reduced, and the above-mentioned effects of the present invention are hard to obtain sufficiently. Accordingly, the ratio (W 2 /W 1 ) may be within a range of 0.33 to 0.8. 
     In addition, when the elastic connecting plate is formed by injection molding, in the outer end portion of the elastic connecting plate, the shape of the outside outer end portion and the shape of the inside outer end portion resemble each other (for example, similar shapes or the like), which is preferable in view of obtaining good fluidity upon injection molding. Accordingly, the ratio (L 2 /L 1 ) may be within a range of 0.33 to 0.8 to correspond to the ratio (W 2 /W 1 ). 
     Effects of Invention 
     According to the non-pneumatic tire of the present invention, steering stability when the camber is input can be increased. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is an exploded schematic perspective view showing a portion of a non-pneumatic tire of an embodiment according to the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a side view of the non-pneumatic tire shown in  FIG. 1  seen from one side in a tire width direction. 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view of a ring member, a connecting member and a tread member of the non-pneumatic tire shown in  FIG. 1  in the tire width direction (a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the tire circumferential direction). 
         FIG. 4  is an enlarged view of a portion A of  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 5  is a view showing a state (a posture) of the non-pneumatic tire shown in  FIG. 3  when a camber is input. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, a non-pneumatic tire  1  according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     In  FIG. 1 , the non-pneumatic tire  1  of the embodiment includes an attachment body  11  attached to an axle (not shown), a ring member  14  including an inner tubular body  12  fitted onto the attachment body  11  and an outer tubular body  13  configured to surround the inner tubular body  12  from the outside in a tire radial direction, a plurality of connecting members  15  disposed between the inner tubular body  12  and the outer tubular body  13  in the tire circumferential direction and configured to connect both of the tubular bodies  12  and  13  to each other while allowing relative elastic displacement therebetween, and a tread member  16  disposed at an outer circumferential surface side of the outer tubular body  13  (outside in the tire radial direction) throughout the circumference. 
     Here, the attachment body  11 , the inner tubular body  12 , the outer tubular body  13  and the tread member  16  are disposed coaxially with a common axis. In the specification, the common axis is referred to as an axis O, a direction along the axis O is referred to as a tire width direction H, a direction perpendicular to the axis O is referred to as a tire radial direction, and a direction around the axis O is referred to as a tire circumferential direction. Further, the attachment body  11 , the inner tubular body  12 , the outer tubular body  13  and the tread member  16  are disposed such that central portions thereof in the tire width direction H coincide with each other. 
     In the ring member  14 , the size in the tire width direction H, i.e., the width, of the outer tubular body  13  is larger than that of the inner tubular body  12 . In addition, a plurality of protrusion sections  12   a  protruding inward in the tire radial direction and extending throughout the length in the tire width direction H are disposed at an inner circumferential surface of the inner tubular body  12  at intervals in the tire circumferential direction. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the attachment body  11  includes a mounting tubular section  17  on which a front end portion of the axle is mounted, an outer ring section  18  configured to surround the mounting tubular section  17  from the outside in the tire radial direction, and a plurality of ribs  19  configured to connect the mounting tubular section  17  and the outer ring section  18 . 
     The mounting tubular section  17 , the outer ring section  18  and the ribs  19  are integrally formed of a metal material such as an aluminum alloy or the like. The mounting tubular section  17  and the outer ring section  18  are formed in a cylindrical shape and disposed coaxially with the axis O. The plurality of ribs  19  are disposed at equal intervals in a circumferential direction. 
     A plurality of key groove sections  18   a  recessed inward in the tire radial direction and extending in the tire width direction H are formed in the outer circumferential surface of the outer ring section  18  at intervals in the tire circumferential direction. The key groove section  18   a  is opened at only a first side of both ends in the tire width direction H and closed at a second side in the outer circumferential surface of the outer ring section  18 . The protrusion sections  12   a  of the inner tubular body  12  of the ring member  14  are fitted into the key groove sections  18   a.    
     Further, among wall surfaces that define each of the key groove sections  18   a , a pair of side wall surfaces opposite to each other in the tire circumferential direction are perpendicular to a bottom wall surface. In addition, among outer surfaces of each of the protrusion sections  12   a , a pair of side wall surfaces standing up from the inner circumferential surface of the inner tubular body  12  are perpendicular to a top wall surface directed inward in the tire radial direction. The lengths in the tire circumferential direction of the protrusion section  12   a  and the key groove section  18   a  are equal to each other. 
     Here, in an edge of the first side in the tire width direction H of the outer ring section  18 , a concave section  18   b  recessed toward the second side in the tire width direction H and into which a plate member  28  is fitted is formed at a position corresponding to the key groove section  18   a . A through-hole is formed in the plate member  28 , and among wall surfaces that define the concave section  18   b , a female screw section in communication with the through-hole of the plate member  28  fitted into the concave section  18   b  is formed in the wall surface directed toward the first side in the tire width direction H. Further, the plurality of female screw sections and the plurality of through-holes are formed at intervals in the tire circumferential direction. 
     Then, the ring member  14  is fixed to the attachment body  11  by screwing bolts into the female screw sections through the through-holes of the plate members  28  fitted into the concave sections  18   b  in a state in which the inner tubular body  12  is fitted onto the attachment body  11  and the protrusion sections  12   a  are fitted into the key groove sections  18   a . In this state, the protrusion sections  12   a  are sandwiched between the plate members  28  and the other end wall surfaces disposed at the second end in the tire width direction H and directed toward the first side, among the wall surfaces that define the key groove sections  18   a , in the tire width direction H. 
     Further, in the outer ring section  18 , a plurality of hole arrays  18   c , in each of which a plurality of weight-reduction holes passing in the tire radial direction are disposed at intervals in the tire width direction H, are formed at portions between the key groove sections  18   a  neighboring in the tire circumferential direction at intervals in the tire circumferential direction. In addition, weight-reduction holes  19   a  passing in the tire width direction H are also formed in the ribs  19 . 
     The tread member  16  is formed in a cylindrical shape, and integrally coated on the outer circumferential surface of the outer tubular body  13  of the ring member  14  throughout the region. The tread member  16  is formed of for example, vulcanized rubber in which natural rubber and/or a rubber composition are vulcanized, a thermoplastic material, or the like. For example, a thermoplastic elastomer, a thermoplastic resin, or the like, are exemplary examples of the thermoplastic material. For example, an amide-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPA), an ester-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPC), an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPO), a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPS), a urethane-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPU), a thermoplastic rubber crosslinked body (TPV), another thermoplastic elastomer (TPZ), or the like, as defined in Japanese Industrial Standard JIS K6418, are exemplary examples of the thermoplastic elastomer. For example, a urethane resin, an olefin resin, vinyl chloride resin, a polyamide resin, or the like, are exemplary examples of the thermoplastic resin. Further, in view of abrasion resistance, the tread member  16  may be formed of vulcanized rubber. 
     The outer circumferential surface of the tread member  16  forms a curved surface shape protruding outward in the tire radial direction when seen in a cross-sectional view in the tire width direction (when seen in a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the tire circumferential direction) shown in  FIG. 3 , and the outer diameter of the tread member  16  has a diameter that gradually decreases away from a maximum outer diameter portion  16   a  thereof in the tire width direction H. Further, the outer diameter of the tread member  16  is a distance in the tire radial direction between the outer circumferential surface of the tread member  16  and the axis O. The maximum outer diameter portion  16   a  of the tread member  16  is disposed at a central portion in the tire width direction H of the non-pneumatic tire  1 . 
     In the example shown, while the thickness in the tire radial direction of the tread member  16  is largest at the maximum outer diameter portion  16   a  and gradually decreases away from the maximum outer diameter portion in the tire width direction H, the example is not limited thereto. That is, when seen in a cross-sectional view shown in  FIG. 3 , for example, a thickness in the tire radial direction of the tread member  16  may be equal in the tire width direction H throughout the region while the inner circumferential surface of the tread member  16  is formed in a curved surface shape recessed outward in the tire radial direction. Further, in this case, the outer circumferential surface of the outer tubular body  13  is formed in a curved surface shape protruding outward in the tire radial direction to correspond to the shape of the inner circumferential surface of the tread member  16 . 
     In  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the connecting member  15  relatively elastically displaceably connects the attachment body  11  and the outer tubular body  13 . The connecting member  15  is connected to the attachment body  11  via the inner tubular body  12 . The connecting member  15  includes a plurality of elastic connecting plates configured to connect the inner tubular body  12  and the outer tubular body  13  of the ring member  14  in the tire width direction H, and in the embodiment, two elastic connecting plates (a first elastic connecting plate  21  and a second elastic connecting plate  22 ) are provided in the tire width direction H in parallel. 
     The plurality of (in the example shown, 60) connecting members  15  are installed in the tire circumferential direction such that the plurality of first elastic connecting plates  21  are disposed in the tire circumferential direction at predetermined positions in the tire width direction H and the plurality of second elastic connecting plates  22  are disposed in the tire circumferential direction at other positions in the tire width direction H different from the predetermined positions in the tire width direction H. 
     That is, the plurality of first elastic connecting plates  21  are disposed in the tire circumferential direction at the same position in the tire width direction H, and the plurality of second elastic connecting plates  22  are disposed in the tire circumferential direction at a predetermined position in the same tire width direction H spaced apart from the first elastic connecting plates  21  in the tire width direction H. 
     Further, the plurality of connecting members  15  are disposed between the inner tubular body  12  and the outer tubular body  13  of the ring member  14  at positions that are line-symmetrical with respect to the axis O. In addition, all of the connecting members  15  have the same shape and the same size. Further, the width of the connecting member  15  is smaller than that of the outer tubular body  13 . 
     Then, the first elastic connecting plates  21  neighboring in the tire circumferential direction do not come in contact with each other, and the second elastic connecting plates  22  neighboring in the tire circumferential direction also do not come in contact with each other. Further, the first elastic connecting plate  21  and the second elastic connecting plate  22  neighboring in the tire width direction H also do not come in contact with each other. 
     Further, the first elastic connecting plate  21  and the second elastic connecting plate  22  have the same width. In addition, the first elastic connecting plate  21  and the second elastic connecting plate  22  also have the same thickness. 
     Here, a first end portion  21   a  of the first elastic connecting plate  21  serving as an outer end portion in the tire radial direction connected to the outer tubular body  13  is disposed closer to the first side in the tire circumferential direction than a second end portion  21   b  serving as an inner end portion in the tire radial direction connected to the inner tubular body  12 , and a first end portion  22   a  of the second elastic connecting plate  22  serving as an outer end portion in the tire radial direction connected to the outer tubular body  13  is disposed closer to the second side in the tire circumferential direction than the second end portion  22   b  serving as an inner end portion in the tire radial direction connected to the inner tubular body  12 . 
     In addition, the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a  of the first elastic connecting plate  21  and the second elastic connecting plate  22  of each of the first connecting members  15  are connected to the same position in the tire circumferential direction on the inner circumferential surface of the outer tubular body  13  at different positions in the tire width direction H. 
     In each of the first elastic connecting plate  21  and the second elastic connecting plate  22 , a plurality of curved sections  21   d  to  21   f  and  22   d  to  22   f  curved in the tire circumferential direction are formed at intermediate portions  21   c  and  22   c  disposed between the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a  and the second end portions  21   b  and  22   b  in the extension direction in which the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  extend, in a tire side view when the tire  1  is seen from the tire width direction H. 
     In each of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22 , among the plurality of curved sections  21   d  to  21   f  and  22   d  to  22   f , curved directions of the curved sections  21   d  to  21   f  and  22   d  to  22   f  neighboring in the extension direction are opposite to each other. 
     The plurality of curved sections  21   d  to  21   f  formed at the first elastic connecting plates  21  have first curved sections  21   d  curved to protrude toward the second side in the tire circumferential direction, second curved sections  21   e  disposed between the first curved sections  21   d  and the first end portions  21   a  and curved to protrude toward a first side in the tire circumferential direction, and third curved sections  21   f  disposed between the first curved sections  21   d  and the second end portions  21   b  and curved to protrude toward the first side in the tire circumferential direction. 
     The plurality of curved sections  22   d  to  22   f  formed in the second elastic connecting plates  22  have first curved sections  22   d  curved to protrude toward the first side in the tire circumferential direction, second curved sections  22   e  disposed between the first curved sections  22   d  and the first end portions  22   a  and curved to protrude toward the second side in the tire circumferential direction, and third curved sections  22   f  disposed between the first curved sections  22   d  and the second end portions  22   b  and curved to protrude toward the second side in the tire circumferential direction. 
     In the example shown, the first curved sections  21   d  and  22   d  have larger radii of curvature in the tire side view than the second curved sections  21   e  and  22   e  and the third curved sections  21   f  and  22   f . Further, the first curved sections  21   d  and  22   d  are disposed at central portions in the extension direction of the first elastic connecting plates  21  and the second elastic connecting plates  22 . 
     Further, lengths of both types of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  are equal to each other, and as shown in  FIG. 4 , the second end portions  21   b  and  22   b  of both types of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  are connected to the first side and the second side on the outer circumferential surface of the inner tubular body  12  in the tire circumferential direction around the axis O from the positions opposite to the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a  in the tire radial direction at positions spaced the same angle (for example, 20° to 135°) from each other when seen in the tire side view. In addition, the first curved sections  21   d  and  22   d , the second curved sections  21   e  and  22   e , and the third curved sections  21   f  and  22   f  of the first elastic connecting plates  21  and the second elastic connecting plates  22  are directed to protrude in opposite directions in the tire circumferential direction and have the same size. 
     Accordingly, as shown in  FIG. 4 , a shape in the tire side view of each of the connecting members  15  is linearly symmetrical with respect to an imaginary line extending in the tire radial direction and passing through the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a  of both types of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22 . 
     In addition, in both types of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22 , a first end-side portion from a central portion in the extension direction to the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a  has a thickness larger than that of a second end-side portion from the central portion to the second end portions  21   b  and  22   b . Accordingly, the strength of the first end-side portion in which a large load is easily applied in the first and second elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  can be increased while limiting an increase in weight of the connecting member  15  and securing flexibility of the connecting member  15 . Further, the first end-side portion and the second end-side portion are smoothly connected with no step difference therebetween. 
     Next, among the plurality of elastic connecting plates disposed in the tire width direction H, outer end portions (the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a ) in the tire radial direction of at least one of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  connected to the outer tubular body  13  overhang at both sides in the tire width direction H farther than the other portions (the intermediate portions  21   c  and  22   c ) disposed inside in the tire radial direction of the outer end portions. Specifically, in the embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 3 , among the plurality of elastic connecting plates disposed in the tire width direction H, in the first and second elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  disposed at the end portion outside in the tire width direction H, the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a  serving as outer end portions in the tire radial direction connected to the outer tubular body  13  overhang on both sides in the tire width direction H (outward and inward in the tire width direction H) farther than the other portions disposed inside in the tire radial direction of the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a . In the example shown, the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a  of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  overhang at both sides in the tire width direction H farther than the intermediate portions  21   c  and  22   c  serving as the other portions disposed close to the inside in the tire radial direction of the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a . Further, the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a  may also overhang in the tire width direction H further than the second end portions  21   b  and  22   b.    
     In addition, as shown in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a  of both of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  have an outer end portion main body  27  in which a width (a length) in the tire width direction H has the same size as the width of the other portions (the intermediate portions  21   c  and  22   c ), an outside outer end portion  25  (in  FIG. 4 , a portion shown by hatching disposed at a right side of the outer end portion main body  27 ) overhanging the outer end portion main body  27  outward in the tire width direction H, and an inside outer end portion  26  (in  FIG. 4 , a portion shown by hatching disposed at a left side of the outer end portion main body  27 ) overhanging the outer end portion main body  27  inward in the tire width direction H. 
     Then, in  FIG. 4 , an overhanging quantity W 1  of the outside outer end portion  25  overhanging the outer end portion main body  27  outward in the tire width direction H is equal to or larger than an overhanging quantity W 2  of the inside outer end portion  26  from the outer end portion main body  27  inward in the tire width direction H, a length L 1  of the outside outer end portion  25  in an extension direction (upward and downward directions of  FIG. 4 ) of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  is equal to or larger than a length L 2  of the inside outer end portion  26  in the extension direction, and a cross-sectional area of the outside outer end portion  25  perpendicular to a plate thickness direction (a direction perpendicular to a drawing of  FIG. 4 ) of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  is larger than a cross-sectional area of the inside outer end portion  26  perpendicular to the plate thickness direction. 
     That is, in the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a  of both of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22 , compared to the inside outer end portion  26  displaced inside (the left side in  FIG. 4 ) the tire width direction H, the outside outer end portion  25  disposed outside (the right side in  FIG. 4 ) in the tire width direction H has an overhanging quantity (a width dimension) W in the tire width direction H from the outer end portion main body  27  that is equal or larger, a length (a height) L in the extension directions of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  that is equal or larger, and a cross-sectional area perpendicular to the plate thickness direction that larger. 
     Specifically, the overhanging quantity W 1  of the outside outer end portion  25  overhanging outward in the tire width direction H from the outer end portion main body  27  having the same width dimension as the other portions (in the example shown, the intermediate portions  21   c  and  22   c ) except for the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a  of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  and the other portion of the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a  is equal to or larger than the overhanging quantity W 2  of the inside outer end portion  26  overhanging the other portion (the intermediate portions  21   c  and  22   c ) and the outer end portion main body  27  inward in the tire width direction H, and in the example shown in  FIG. 4 , the overhanging quantity W 1  of the outside outer end portion  25  is equal to or larger than the overhanging quantity W 2  of the inside outer end portion  26 . 
     In addition, the length L 1  of the outside outer end portion  25  extending from the outer tubular body  13  toward the attachment body  11  (the upper side in  FIG. 4 ) in the extension direction is equal to or larger than the length L 2  of the inside outer end portion  26  extending from the outer tubular body  13  toward the attachment body  11 , and in the example shown in  FIG. 4 , the length L 1  of the outside outer end portion  25  is larger than the length L 2  of the inside outer end portion  26 . 
     Then, a cross-sectional area perpendicular to the plate thickness direction of the outside outer end portion  25  (a cross-sectional area perpendicular to the plate thickness direction of the outside outer end portion  25  shown by hatching in  FIG. 4 ) is larger than the cross-sectional area of the inside outer end portion  26  (the cross-sectional area of the inside outer end portion  26  shown by hatching in  FIG. 4 ). 
     Further, in the example shown, the overhanging quantity W 1  of the outside outer end portion  25  is twice the overhanging quantity W 2  of the inside outer end portion  26  or larger, the length L 1  of the outside outer end portion  25  is twice the length L 2  of the inside outer end portion  26  or larger, and thus the cross-sectional area of the outside outer end portion  25  is four times the cross-sectional area of the inside outer end portion  26  or larger. 
     Specifically, in the embodiment, a ratio (W 2 /W 1 ) of the overhanging quantity W 2  of the inside outer end portion  26  to the overhanging quantity W 1  of the outside outer end portion  25  is 0.33 to 0.8, and a ratio (L 2 /L 1 ) of the length L 2  of the inside outer end portion  26  to the length L 1  of the outside outer end portion  25  is 0.33 to 0.8. 
     In addition, the outside outer end portion  25  and the inside outer end portion  26  overhang in the tire width direction H toward the outer tubular body  13  in the extension directions of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22 . 
     In a front view of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  shown in  FIG. 4 , each of the outside outer end portion  25  and the inside outer end portion  26  has a triangular shape. A circumferential edge (a circumferential wall) of the outside outer end portion  25  directed outward in the tire width direction H gradually overhangs outward in the tire width direction H toward the outer tubular body  13  in the extension direction, and has a concave curved line shape when seen in the front view. In addition, a circumferential edge (a circumferential wall) of the inside outer end portion  26  directed inward in the tire width direction H gradually overhangs inward in the tire width direction H toward the outer tubular body  13  in the extension direction, and has a concave curved line shape having a radius of curvature smaller than that of a circumferential edge of the outside outer end portion  25  when seen in the front view. 
     In addition, when seen in the front view shown in  FIG. 4 , circumferential edges of the outside outer end portion  25  and the inside outer end portion  26  are smoothly connected with no step difference with respect to each circumferential edge (circumferential wall) oriented in the tire width direction H of the intermediate portions  21   c  and  22   c.    
     Here, a dashed line represented by reference character C in  FIG. 4  is a centerline of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  extending in the extension direction passing through a center in the tire width direction H of the intermediate portions  21   c  and  22   c , and a position in the tire width direction H of the centerline C is disposed inside in the tire width direction H with respect to a center in the tire width direction H of split ring members  23  and  24  (to be described below). Accordingly, in the embodiment, the overhanging quantity W 1  of the outside outer end portion  25  can be set to be easily increased to be larger than the overhanging quantity W 2  of the inside outer end portion  26 . Further, the centerline C of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  may coincide with the center in the tire width direction H of the split ring members  23  and  24 . 
     In addition, the centerline C passes through the center in the tire width direction H of the outer end portion main body  27  of the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a  of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22 . 
     In addition, the outside outer end portion  25  and the inside outer end portion  26  have shapes that resemble each other, and specifically, in the example shown, have similar shapes to each other. In detail, the shape of the outside outer end portion  25  can coincide with the shape of the inside outer end portion  26  if the size of the outside outer end portion  25  is reduced while the shape thereof is maintained, and the outside outer end portion  25  is reversed to a line-symmetrical position with respect to the centerline C. In addition, the shape of the inside outer end portion  26  can coincide with the shape of the outside outer end portion  25  if the size of the inside outer end portion  26  is increased while the shape thereof is maintained, and the inside outer end portion  26  is reversed to a line-symmetrical position with respect to the centerline C. That is, in the embodiment, the ratio (W 2 /W 1 ) and the ratio (L 2 /L 1 ) are equal to each other. 
     In addition, in the embodiment, the ring member  14  and the plurality of connecting members  15  are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material. Further, the synthetic resin material may be only one kind of resin material, a mixture including two or more kinds of resin materials, or a mixture including one or more kinds of resin materials and one or more kinds of elastomers. Further, the synthetic resin material may include additives such as an anti-oxidant, a plasticizing agent, a filler, a pigment, or the like. 
     Further, in the embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 1 , the ring member  14  is split into first split ring member  23  disposed at first side in the tire width direction H, and the second split ring member  24  disposed at the second side in the tire width direction H. Further, in the example shown, the ring member  14  is split at a central portion in the tire width direction H. 
     Then, the first split ring member  23  is integrally formed with the first elastic connecting plate  21 , and the second split ring member  24  is integrally formed with the second elastic connecting plate  22 . 
     Further, in the embodiment, the first split ring member  23  and the first elastic connecting plate  21  are integrally formed by injection molding, and the second split ring member  24  and the second elastic connecting plate  22  are also integrally formed by injection molding. 
     Hereinafter, a member formed by integrally forming the first split ring member  23  and the first elastic connecting plate  21  is referred to as a first split case body  31 , and a member formed by integrally forming the second split ring member  24  and the second elastic connecting plate  22  is referred to as a second split case body  32 . 
     Here, the injection molding may be a general method of simultaneously forming each of the first and second split case bodies  31  and  32  as a whole, or in each of the first and second split case bodies  31  and  32 , one of the one and the second split ring members  23  and  24 , and the first and second elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  may be formed as an insert part and the other may be formed of insert molding serving as injection molding, or may be formed by so-called two-color formation or the like. 
     In addition, in each of the first and second split case bodies  31  and  32 , the first and the second split ring members  23  and  24 , and the first and second elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  may be formed of different materials or may be formed of the same material. Further, while the material may be a metal material, a resin material, or the like, or may be a resin material, in particular, a thermoplastic resin, in view of a reduction in weight. 
     Further, when each of the first and second split case bodies  31  and  32  is simultaneously formed by injection molding as a whole, the plurality of protrusion sections  12   a  formed at the inner tubular body  12  may be a gate portion. 
     In each of the first and second split case bodies  31  and  32 , a central portion (a center) in the tire width direction H of the outer tubular body  13  coincides with a central portion in the tire width direction H of the inner tubular body  12 , and each central portion in the tire width direction H of the outer tubular body  13  and the inner tubular body  12  is disposed outside in the tire width direction H with respect to the central portion (the centerline C) in the tire width direction H of the first and second elastic connecting plates  21  and  22 . Further, in each of the first and second split case bodies  31  and  32 , a central portion in the tire width direction H of the outer tubular body  13  may be disposed outside in the tire width direction H with respect to the central portion in the tire width direction H of the inner tubular body  12 , and in this case, the central portion in the tire width direction H of the inner tubular body  12  may coincide with the central portion (the centerline C) in the tire width direction H of the first and second elastic connecting plates  21  and  22 . 
     Then, edges in the tire width direction H of the outer tubular body  13  of the first split ring member  23  and the outer tubular body  13  of the second split ring member  24  are connected by, for example, welding, fusion, adhesion, or the like. Further, among these, in the case of welding, for example, hot plate welding or the like may be employed. 
     In addition, in the example shown in  FIG. 3 , edges in the tire width direction H of the inner tubular body  12  of the first split ring member  23  and the inner tubular body  12  of the second split ring member  24  are connected by, for example, welding, fusion, adhesion, or the like. Further, edges in the tire width direction H of the inner tubular body  12  of the first split ring member  23  and the inner tubular body  12  of the second split ring member  24  may be separated from each other in the tire width direction H. In this case, generation of burrs on the inner circumferential surface of the inner tubular body  12  fitted onto the attachment body  11  is prevented. 
     In addition, the first split case body  31  and the second split case body  32  have the same shape and the same size in a state before these case bodies  31  and  32  are connected as described above. 
     Then, when connected as described above, the non-pneumatic tire  1  is obtained by butting and connecting the edges in the tire width direction H of the outer tubular bodies  13  and the inner tubular bodies  12  of the first split case body  31  and the second split case body  32  such that the connecting members  15  are line-symmetrical as described above in the tire side view, in a state in which orientations in the tire width direction H of both of the split case bodies  31  and  32  are opposite to each other while matching positions in the tire circumferential direction of the first split case body  31  and the second split case body  32 . 
     According to the non-pneumatic tire  1  of the above-mentioned embodiment, among the plurality of elastic connecting plates disposed in the tire width direction H, in at least one of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22 , outer end portions (the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a ) in the tire radial direction connected to the outer tubular body  13  have the outside outer end portion  25  overhanging the outer end portion main body  27  outward in the tire width direction H, and the inside outer end portion  26  overhanging the outer end portion main body  27  inward in the tire width direction H. Then, since, compared to the inside outer end portion  26 , the outside outer end portion  25  of the outer end portion has the overhanging quantity (the width dimension) W in the tire width direction H and the length (the height dimension) L in the extension directions of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  that are equal or larger, and the cross-sectional area perpendicular to the plate thickness direction that is larger, the outside outer end portion  25  can be formed to be larger than the inside outer end portion  26 , and stiffness of the outside outer end portion  25  in which a load (stress) is increased when a camber is input can be secured. 
     That is, as shown in  FIG. 5 , with respect to a load received from a road surface or the like when the camber is input in the non-pneumatic tire  1 , strength of the outside outer end portion  25  of the elastic connecting plate  21  ( 22 ) close to the road surface or the like can be sufficiently secured, and the elastic connecting plate  21  ( 22 ) can be suppressed from largely deformed or twisted when the camber is input in comparison with normal circumstances (when no camber is input). Accordingly, the strength of the entire tire is increased regardless of whether the camber is input, and for example, steering stability during cornering or the like of a two-wheeled vehicle is remarkably improved. 
     According to the non-pneumatic tire  1  of the above-mentioned embodiment, steering stability when the camber is input can be improved, and good ride comfort can be stably secured. 
     Further, in the outer end portions (the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a ) in the tire radial direction of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22 , since the inside outer end portion  26  is formed to be smaller than the outside outer end portion  25 , even when the above-mentioned effects are obtained by the outside outer end portion  25 , for example, in comparison with a case in which the inside outer end portion simply has a line-symmetrical shape of the same shape and the same size as the outside outer end portion unlike the embodiment, according to the embodiment, the weight of the entire tire can be reduced while an limited in the weight of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  can be suppressed. 
     In addition, among the plurality of elastic connecting plates disposed in the tire width direction H, since the outer end portion main body  27 , the outside outer end portion  25  and the inside outer end portion  26  are provided at the outer end portions (the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a ) of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  disposed at the end portion outside in the tire width direction H, the following effects are obtained. 
     That is, according to the above-mentioned configuration, among the plurality of elastic connecting plates arranged in the tire width direction H, since the outer end portion main body  27 , the outside outer end portion  25  and the inside outer end portion  26  are installed at the outer end portions (the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a ) of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  disposed at the end portion outside in the tire width direction H in which the load (stress) is largest while approaching the road surface or the like most closely when the camber is input, the effects of the above-mentioned embodiment are more particularly and remarkably obtained. 
     In addition, since the outside outer end portion  25  and the inside outer end portion  26  overhang in the tire width direction H toward the outer tubular body  13  in the extension directions of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22 , respectively, the following effects are obtained. 
     That is, according to the above-mentioned configuration, in each of the outside outer end portion  25  and the inside outer end portion  26 , as stiffness of the end portions of the outer tubular body  13  side in the extension directions of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  closest to the road surface or the like when the camber is input is largely increased, the above-mentioned effects are more particular and remarkable. In addition, since the outside outer end portion  25  and the inside outer end portion  26  have widths that increase toward the outer tubular body  13  in the extension directions of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22 , respectively, a load from the road surface or the like is prevented from being largely locally applied to portions of the outside outer end portion  25  and the inside outer end portion  26 . Further, in the embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 4 , because the outside outer end portion  25  gradually overhangs outward in the tire width direction H with respect to the outer end portion main body  27  toward the outer tubular body  13  in the extension direction, and in addition, the inside outer end portion  26  gradually overhangs inward in the tire width direction H with respect to the outer end portion main body  27  toward the outer tubular body  13  in the extension direction, that is, because the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a  are gradually widened outward in the tire radial direction, the above-mentioned effects are more remarkably exhibited. 
     In addition, since the ratio (W 2 /W 1 ) of the overhanging quantity W 2  of the inside outer end portion  26  to the overhanging quantity W 1  of the outside outer end portion  25  is 0.33 to 0.8 and the ratio (L 2 /L 1 ) of the length L 2  of the inside outer end portion  26  to the length L 1  of the outside outer end portion  25  is 0.33 to 0.8, the following effects are exhibited. 
     That is, according to the configuration, the effects of the above-mentioned embodiment are likely to be more stably and reliably obtained. 
     Specifically, when the ratio (W 2 /W 1 ) is smaller than 0.33, since the overhanging quantity W 1  is increased, the width in the tire width direction H of the outer tubular body  13  should be increased. As a result, since volumes of the outer tubular body  13  and the connecting member  15  are increased, the weight of the entire body is likely to be increased. In addition, when the ratio (W 2 /W 1 ) is larger than 0.8, the difference between the overhanging quantities W 1  and W 2  is reduced, and the effects of the above-mentioned embodiment are hard to obtain sufficiently. Accordingly, the ratio (W 2 /W 1 ) may be within a range of 0.33 to 0.8. 
     In addition, when the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  are formed by injection molding, in the outer end portions (the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a ) of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22 , the shape of the outside outer end portion  25  and the shape of the inside outer end portion  26  resemble each other (for example, the similar shapes or the like described in the embodiment), which is preferable in a viewpoint of obtaining good fluidity upon injection molding. Accordingly, the ratio (L 2 /L 1 ) may be within a range of 0.33 to 0.8 to correspond to the ratio (W 2 /W 1 ). 
     Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment but various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. 
     For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, while a configuration in which the first elastic connecting plate  21  and the second elastic connecting plate  22  provided as the connecting member  15  one by one is shown, instead of this, a configuration in which the first elastic connecting plate  21 , the second elastic connecting plate  22  and another elastic connecting plate are provided at the one connecting member  15  in the tire width direction H, i.e., a configuration in which three or more elastic connecting plates are disposed in the tire width direction H may be employed. In this case, among the plurality of elastic connecting plates disposed in the tire width direction H, in at least one elastic connecting plate, the outer end portions in the tire radial direction including the outside outer end portion  25 , the inside outer end portion  26  and the outer end portion main body  27  described above may be formed. Further, among the plurality of elastic connecting plates disposed in the tire width direction H, in the elastic connecting plate disposed at the end portion outside at least in the tire width direction H, the outer end portions in the tire radial direction including the outside outer end portion  25 , the inside outer end portion  26  and the outer end portion main body  27  described above may be formed. 
     In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, while the outside outer end portion  25  and the inside outer end portion  26  overhang in the tire width direction H toward the outer tubular body  13  in the extension directions of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22 , respectively, the embodiment is not limited thereto. Specifically, in the present invention, compared to the inside outer end portion  26 , the outside outer end portion  25  may have the overhanging quantity W in the tire width direction H that is equal or larger, the length L in the extension direction that is equal or larger, and the cross-sectional area perpendicular to the plate thickness direction that is larger. That is, shapes of the outside outer end portion  25  and the inside outer end portion  26  are not limited to the triangular shape when seen in the front view described in the above-mentioned embodiment, but may be a polygonal shape other than the triangular shape (for example, a trapezoidal shape) and so on when seen in the front view. 
     In addition, in each of the outside outer end portion  25  and the inside outer end portion  26 , while circumferential edges (circumferential walls) directed in the tire width direction H form concave curved line shapes of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22 , the shapes of the edges are not limited thereto. Here, for example, when the overhanging quantity W 1  of the outside outer end portion  25  is equal to the overhanging quantity W 2  of the inside outer end portion  26  and the length L 1  of the outside outer end portion  25  is equal to the length L 2  of the inside outer end portion  26 , the cross-sectional area of the outside outer end portion  25  can be increased to be larger than the cross-sectional area of the inside outer end portion  26  by forming the circumferential edge of the outside outer end portion  25  in a linear shape when seen in the front view and forming the circumferential edge of the inside outer end portion  26  in a concave curved shape when seen in the front view, and the above-mentioned effects of the present invention can be obtained. Further, the circumferential edges of the outside outer end portion  25  and the inside outer end portion  26  may be formed in, for example, when seen in the front view, convex curved line shapes or the like instead of the concave curved line shape or the linear shape. 
     In addition, the ring member  14  and the plurality of connecting members  15  may be integrally formed with each other. 
     Furthermore, the ring member  14  and the connecting member  15  are not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. For example, the outer tubular body  13  and the attachment body  11  may be relatively elastically displaceably connected via the connecting member  15  without installation of the inner tubular body  12 . 
     Additionally, the components described in the above-mentioned embodiment and variant (provision or the like) of the present invention may be appropriately combined. In addition, the above-mentioned components can be substituted with known components without departing from the spirit of the present invention. 
     Next, a verification test of the effects as described above was performed. 
     In the verification test, two non-pneumatic tires of an example and a comparative example were prepared. 
     In the non-pneumatic tire according to the example, the non-pneumatic tire  1  shown in  FIGS. 1 to 5  of the above-mentioned embodiment was employed. In addition, in the example, the ratio (W 2 /W 1 ) in the outer end portions (the first end portions  21   a  and  22   a ) in the tire radial direction of the elastic connecting plates  21  and  22  was 0.5, and the tire having the ratio (L 2 /L 1 ) of 0.5 was used. 
     In the non-pneumatic tire according to the comparative example, a tire in which the overhanging quantities W, the lengths L and the cross-sectional areas of the outside outer end portion  25  and the inside outer end portion  26  were equal to the non-pneumatic tire  1  of the example was employed. That is, the ratio (W 2 /W 1 ) was 1.0, the ratio (L 2 /L 1 ) was 1.0, and the cross-sectional areas were equal to each other. 
     Further, values of W 1 , W 2 , L 1  and L 2  shown in the following Table 1 were represented as indices of the example with respect to the comparative example having a reference value of 100. 
     Sizes of all of the non-pneumatic tires were 3.00-8. 
     Then, in the non-pneumatic tires of the example and the comparative example, weights and strengths were measured and the indices of the example were estimated with respect to the comparative example having a reference value of 100. Further, to measure the strength of each of the non-pneumatic tires, in a state (a posture) corresponding to that when the camber is input as shown in  FIG. 5 , the non-pneumatic tires were compressed in a vertical direction and a compressive force at which the connecting member was broken was calculated by numerical analysis. 
     A lower weight values indicates a better result, and a higher strength value indicates a better result. 
     The results are shown in Table 1. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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                 W 2   
                 W 2 /W 1   
                 L 1   
                 L 2   
                 L 2 /L 1   
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                 Strength 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Embodiment 
                 100 
                 50 
                 0.5 
                 100 
                 50 
                 0.5 
                 92 
                 105 
               
               
                 Comparative Example 
                 100 
                 100 
                 1.0 
                 100 
                 100 
                 1.0 
                 100 
                 100 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     As shown in Table 1, it was confirmed that the weight of the non-pneumatic tire  1  of the example can be reduced by 8% with respect to the weight of the non-pneumatic tire of the comparative example, and the strength of the non-pneumatic tire  1  of the example can be improved by 5% with respect to the strength of the non-pneumatic tire of the comparative example. Specifically, the non-pneumatic tire  1  capable of securing the strength while reducing the weight in comparison with the comparative example can be provided as long as the shape of the example satisfies the ratio (W 2 /W 1 )=0.5 and the ratio (L 2 /L 1 )=0.5. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     According to the present invention, in the non-pneumatic tire, the steering stability when the camber is input can be increased. 
     DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE SIGNS 
     
         
         
           
               1  Non-pneumatic tire 
               11  Attachment body 
               13  Outer tubular body 
               15  Connecting member 
               21  First elastic connecting plate 
               21   a  First end portion (outer end portion) 
               22  Second elastic connecting plate 
               22   a  First end portion (outer end portion) 
               25  Outside outer end portion 
               26  Inside outer end portion 
               27  Outer end portion main body 
             H Tire width direction 
             L (L 1 , L 2 ) Length 
             W (W 1 , W 2 ) Overhanging quantity