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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Atsushi Tanno0
Mitsuru Naito0
Date of Patent
October 30, 2007
0Patent Application Number
105418430
Date Filed
February 19, 2004
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A tire/wheel assembly comprising a wheel having a rim, a pneumatic tire mounted on the rim of the wheel and a run-flat support member disposed in the cavity of the pneumatic tire. The run-flat support member includes an annular shell and elastic rings. The annular shell has a support surface located radially outward and two leg portions formed radially inward in a straddling state. The elastic rings support the leg portions on the rim. The annular shell is configured such that an annular cavity portion surrounded by the run-flat support member and the pneumatic tire has a cross-sectional area that varies in the circumferential direction of the tire.
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