Patent ID: 8327897

Claim:
A vehicular wheel assembly comprising: a tire rim; a tire mounted on said tire rim; and a sealing and inflation system configured to automatically detect a rupture in said tire, seal said rupture and inflate said sealed tire, comprising: one or two substantially semi-circular parts pivotally connected together at one end region and selectively lockable together at the other end region, wherein said substantially semi-circular parts are mounted around said tire rim in a pressurized interior space defined by said tire and said tire rim, wherein each of said one or two substantially semi-circular parts comprise: a cylinder comprising a sealant within said cylinder, wherein said cylinder further comprises a sealant release hole and a gas release hole at one end and a piston at another end, and wherein said sealant release hole and said gas release hole are in communication with said pressurized interior space defined by said tire and said tire rim; a cartridge comprising pressurized gas, wherein said cartridge is coupled to a regulator to control gas flow through a channel; a detecting mechanism configured to detect said rupture in said tire; a release mechanism coupled to said piston and said detecting mechanism, wherein said release mechanism comprises: said channel connecting said cartridge and said piston, wherein said channel is configured to direct said pressurized gas released from said cartridge towards said piston; a detent valve coupled to said channel and in close proximity of said cartridge, wherein said detent valve further comprises a first pressure sensor; and a spring return valve coupled to said channel and in close proximity of said cylinder, wherein said spring return valve further comprises a second pressure sensor; said release mechanism configured to release a quantity of said pressurized gas on detecting said rupture by said detecting mechanism, and wherein said pressurized gas is configured to thrust said piston into said cylinder for discharging said sealant through said sealant release hole for sealing said rupture; said release mechanism configured to release said pressurized gas through said gas release hole on depletion of said sealant for inflating said sealed tire to a predetermined pressure; and a regulating mechanism configured to prevent the release mechanism from being actuated before the pressure in the tire reaches a threshold; wireless radio transmitter system between the lockable clamp connecting said one or two substantially semi-circular parts for notifying the operator of the vehicle on said detection of said rapture.