JP2016107678A - Non-pneumatic tire - Google Patents

Abstract

It is possible to reduce the weight while suppressing a decrease in strength of a connecting member. Curved portions 21d to 21f and 22d to 22f that are curved in the tire circumferential direction are elastically coupled to elastic coupling plates 21 and 22 in a tire side view when the non-pneumatic tire 1 is viewed from the tire width direction. A plurality of the plates 21 and 22 are formed along the extending direction, and the bending directions of the respective curved portions 21d to 21f and 22d to 22f adjacent to each other in the extending direction are opposite to each other. In one of the inflection portions 21g, 21h, 22g, and 22h located between the curved portions adjacent to each other in the extending direction, the thickness and the cross-sectional area of the elastic connecting plates 21 and 22 are minimized. The non-pneumatic tire has a configuration in which the thickness and the cross-sectional area of the elastic connecting plates 21 and 22 gradually decrease toward the inflection portions 21h and 22h from both sides along the extending direction. To provide. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a non-pneumatic tire that does not need to be filled with pressurized air when used.

In a conventional pneumatic tire that is used while being filled with pressurized air, the occurrence of puncture is an unavoidable problem in structure.
In order to solve such problems, in recent years, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1 below, an attachment body attached to an axle, an outer cylinder body that surrounds the attachment body from the outside in the tire radial direction, an attachment body, There has been proposed a non-pneumatic tire including a connecting member that displaceably connects an outer cylindrical body.

JP 2011-156905 A

  However, the conventional non-pneumatic tire has room for improvement in terms of weight reduction while suppressing a decrease in strength of the connecting member.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, Comprising: It aims at providing the non-pneumatic tire which can aim at weight reduction, suppressing the fall of the intensity | strength of a connection member.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following means.
A non-pneumatic tire according to the present invention connects a mounting body attached to an axle, a ring-shaped body surrounding the mounting body from the outer side in the tire radial direction, and the mounting body and the ring-shaped body movably. A non-pneumatic tire provided with an elastic connection plate whose both ends are separately connected to the attachment body and the ring-shaped body, respectively, and the elastic connection plate includes a tire. A plurality of curved portions that are curved in the circumferential direction are formed along the extending direction in which the elastic connecting plate extends in a side view of the tire when the non-pneumatic tire is viewed from the tire width direction, and are adjacent to each other in the extending direction. The bending directions of the respective bending portions are opposite to each other, and in the elastic connecting plate, in one of the inflection portions located between the bending portions adjacent to each other in the extending direction, The thickness and the cross-sectional area of the elastic connecting plate are minimized, and the thickness and the cross-sectional area of the elastic connecting plate are gradually reduced toward the one inflection part from both sides along the extending direction. Features.

According to this invention, since the bending directions of the respective curved portions adjacent to each other in the extending direction are opposite to each other, when a compressive load in the tire radial direction is applied to the non-pneumatic tire, Since the inflection part is hardly deformed and is mainly displaced, the load applied to the inflection part is suppressed as compared with other parts in the elastic connecting plate.
Then, the thickness and the cross-sectional area in one of the inflection parts are the minimum and the extension with respect to the thickness and the cross-sectional area in the other part of the elastic connecting plate excluding the one inflection part. Since the one inflection part is gradually reduced from both sides along the existing direction and there is only one part, fluidity at the time of injection molding can be ensured. Therefore, the distribution of the material of the elastic connecting plate can be made uniform, the thickness of the elastic connecting plate can be reduced, and the weight can be effectively reduced.

  According to the non-pneumatic tire according to the present invention, weight reduction can be achieved while suppressing a decrease in strength of the connecting member.

It is a figure showing the non-pneumatic tire by one embodiment of the present invention, and is the outline perspective view which decomposed some non-pneumatic tires. It is the tire side view which looked at the non-pneumatic tire shown in FIG. 1 from the one side of the tire width direction. It is an enlarged view which shows the principal part of FIG. Among the non-pneumatic tires shown in FIG. 1, a tire side view of the first divided case body viewed from one side in the tire width direction, or a tire side view of the second divided case body viewed from the other side in the tire width direction. It is. It is the figure which looked at the 1st elastic connection board or 2nd elastic connection board shown in FIG. 4 from the tire circumferential direction. It is the side view which looked at the 1st elastic connection board or 2nd elastic connection board shown in FIG. 5 from the tire width direction. It is the figure which looked at the 1st elastic connection board by another embodiment or the 2nd elastic connection board from the tire peripheral direction.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a non-pneumatic tire according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a non-pneumatic tire 1 according to this embodiment includes an attachment body 11 attached to an axle (not shown), and a cylindrical ring-like body surrounding the attachment body 11 from the outside in the tire radial direction. 13 and a connecting member 15 that is disposed between the mounting body 11 and the ring-shaped body 13 along the tire circumferential direction, and that connects the mounting body 11 and the ring-shaped body 13 so as to be relatively elastically displaceable. And a cylindrical tread member 16 externally mounted on the ring-shaped body 13.

  The non-pneumatic tire 1 of the present embodiment may be employed in a small vehicle that travels at a low speed, such as a handle-type electric wheelchair defined in JIS T 9208, for example. Further, the size of the non-pneumatic tire 1 is not particularly limited, but may be 3.00-8, for example. Moreover, you may employ | adopt the non-pneumatic tire 1 for passenger cars. The size in this case is not particularly limited, but may be 155 / 65R13, for example.

  The mounting body 11, the ring-shaped body 13, and the tread member 16 described above are disposed coaxially with the common shaft. Hereinafter, 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 orthogonal 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. In addition, the center part of the tire width direction H in the attachment body 11 and the tread member 16 and the center part between the two ring-shaped bodies 13 are arrange | positioned in the state mutually corresponded.

The attachment body 11 connects the mounting cylinder part 17 to which the front end of the axle is mounted, the outer ring part 18 surrounding the mounting cylinder part 17 from the outside in the tire radial direction, and the mounting cylinder part 17 and the outer ring part 18. And a plurality of ribs 19.
The mounting cylinder part 17, the outer ring part 18 and the rib 19 are integrally formed of a metal material such as an aluminum alloy. The mounting cylinder portion 17 and the outer ring portion 18 are each formed in a cylindrical shape and are arranged coaxially with the axis O. The plurality of ribs 19 are arranged, for example, at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

A plurality of key groove portions 18a that are recessed toward the inside in the tire radial direction and that extend in the tire width direction H are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the outer ring portion 18 at intervals in the tire circumferential direction. The key groove portion 18a opens only on one side in the tire width direction H (outside the vehicle body) on the outer peripheral surface of the outer ring portion 18, and closes on the other side in the tire width direction H (inside the vehicle body).
In the outer ring portion 18, in the portion located between the key groove portions 18 a adjacent to each other in the tire circumferential direction, a lightening hole 18 b that penetrates the outer ring portion 18 in the tire radial direction is spaced apart in the tire width direction H. A plurality are formed. A plurality of hole rows 18c constituted by the plurality of lightening holes 18b are formed at intervals in the tire circumferential direction. Similarly, each rib 19 is formed with a lightening hole 19a that penetrates the rib 19 in the tire width direction H.

A concave portion 18d into which a plate material 28 having a through hole 28a is fitted is formed at an end edge on one side in the tire width direction H of the outer ring portion 18 at a position corresponding to the key groove portion 18a. The recess 18d is recessed toward the other side in the tire width direction H. Moreover, the female thread part connected to the through-hole 28a of the board | plate material 28 engage | inserted by the recessed part 18d is formed in the wall surface which faces the one side of the tire width direction H among the wall surfaces which define the recessed part 18d.
A plurality of through-holes 28a are formed in the plate material 28 at intervals in the tire circumferential direction.
Similarly, a plurality of female thread portions are formed on the wall surface of the recess 18d at intervals in the tire circumferential direction. In the illustrated example, the case where two through holes 28a and two female screw portions are formed is taken as an example, but the number is not limited to two.

The attachment body 11 is provided with a cylindrical exterior body 12 that is externally fitted to the outer ring portion 18. On the inner peripheral surface of the exterior body 12, a ridge portion 12 a that protrudes toward the inner side in the tire radial direction and extends over the entire length in the tire width direction H is formed. A plurality of ridge portions 12 a are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the exterior body 12 at intervals in the tire circumferential direction, and are individually fitted to the key groove portions 18 a formed on the attachment body 11.
Then, the exterior body 12 is attached by screwing a bolt (not shown) to the female screw portion through the through hole 28a of the plate member 28 fitted in the recess 18d in a state where the protrusion 12a is fitted in the key groove portion 18a. It is fixed to the body 11.

Of the wall surfaces defining the key groove portion 18a, the pair of side wall surfaces and the bottom wall surface facing each other in the tire circumferential direction are formed to be orthogonal to each other. In addition, the pair of side wall surfaces rising from the inner peripheral surface of the exterior body 12 and the top wall surface facing the inner side in the tire radial direction in the outer surface of the protrusion 12a are also formed to be orthogonal to each other. And the magnitude | size of the tire circumferential direction of the protrusion part 12a and the keyway part 18a is mutually made equivalent.
With such a configuration, the protruding portion 12a is fitted with high accuracy in the key groove portion 18a with less rattling.

  The connecting member 15 connects the outer peripheral surface side of the attachment body 11 and the inner peripheral surface side of the ring-shaped body 13 so as to be relatively elastically displaceable. In the illustrated example, the connecting member 15 includes a first elastic connecting plate 21 and a second elastic connecting plate 22 that connect the outer peripheral surface of the exterior body 12 of the attachment body 11 and the inner peripheral surface of the ring-shaped body 13 to each other. . Both the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22 are plate materials that can be elastically deformed.

  A plurality of first elastic connecting plates 21 are arranged along the tire circumferential direction at a position on one side along the tire width direction H. A plurality of second elastic connecting plates 22 are arranged along the tire circumferential direction at the other side position along the tire width direction H. That is, the 1st elastic connection board 21 and the 2nd elastic connection board 22 are arrange | positioned at intervals in the tire width direction H, and the plurality is arrange | positioned along the tire circumferential direction in each position. For example, 60 first elastic connecting plates 21 and 60 second elastic connecting plates 22 are provided along the tire circumferential direction.

The plurality of connecting members 15 are arranged separately at positions that are rotationally symmetric with respect to the axis O between the exterior body 12 and the ring-shaped body 13. Further, all the connecting members 15 have the same shape and the same size, and the width of the connecting member 15 along the tire width direction H is smaller than the width of the ring-shaped body 13 along the tire width direction H.
The first elastic connecting plates 21 adjacent in the tire circumferential direction are not in contact with each other. Similarly, the second elastic connecting plates 22 adjacent in the tire circumferential direction are also not in contact with each other. Further, the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22 adjacent in the tire width direction H are also not in contact with each other. Further, the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22 are equal in width and thickness along the tire width direction H.
Here, the thickness of the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22 is a thickness in a direction perpendicular to a tangent at an arbitrary point on the surface of the elastic connecting plates 21 and 22.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, one end portion (outer end portion 21 a) connected to the ring-shaped body 13 in the first elastic connecting plate 21 is the other end portion (inner end) connected to the exterior body 12. It is located on one side in the tire circumferential direction from the part 21b). On the other hand, of the second elastic connecting plate 22, one end portion (outer end portion 22a) connected to the ring-shaped body 13 is more than the other end portion (inner end portion 22b) connected to the exterior body 12. It is located on the other side in the tire circumferential direction.
And each outer end part 21a, 22a of the 1st elastic connection board 21 and the 2nd elastic connection board 22 which comprises one connection member 15 has the position of the tire width direction H in the internal peripheral surface of the ring-shaped body 13. FIG. They are connected to the same position in the tire circumferential direction in a different state.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22 are intermediate between the outer end portions 21 a and 22 a and the inner end portions 21 b and 22 b. A plurality of curved portions 21d to 21f and 22d to 22f that are curved in the tire circumferential direction are formed in the portion.
The plurality of curved portions 21d to 21f and 22d to 22f are extending directions in which the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22 extend in a tire side view of the non-pneumatic tire 1 viewed from the tire width direction H. It is formed along. In the illustrated example, the plurality of bending portions 21d to 21f in the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the plurality of bending portions 22d to 22f in the second elastic connecting plate 22 are adjacent to each other in the extending direction and are in the bending direction. Are opposite to each other.

  The plurality of curved portions 21d to 21f formed on the first elastic connecting plate 21 are a first curved portion 21d curved so as to project toward the other side in the tire circumferential direction, a first curved portion 21d, and an outer end. Located between the second curved portion 21a and the second curved portion 21e curved so as to protrude toward one side in the tire circumferential direction, and located between the first curved portion 21d and the inner end portion 21b, And it has the 3rd curved part 21f curved so that it may protrude toward one side of a tire peripheral direction. The second bending portion 21e is continuous with the outer end portion 21a.

  The plurality of curved portions 22d to 22f formed on the second elastic connecting plate 22 are a first curved portion 22d curved so as to project toward one side in the tire circumferential direction, a first curved portion 22d, and an outer end. Located between the second curved portion 22e and the second curved portion 22e curved so as to project toward the other side in the tire circumferential direction, and between the first curved portion 22d and the inner end portion 22b, And it has the 3rd curved part 22f curved so that it may protrude toward the other side of a tire peripheral direction. The second bending portion 22e is continuous with the outer end portion 22a.

  In the illustrated example, the first bending portions 21d and 22d are formed to have a larger radius of curvature in a tire side view than the second bending portions 21e and 22e and the third bending portions 21f and 22f, and the first elastic connecting plate 21 and The second elastic connecting plate 22 is disposed at the center in the extending direction.

The lengths of the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22 are equal to each other. The inner end portions 21b, 22b of the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22 are viewed from the side of the tire from the position facing the outer end portions 21a, 22a in the tire radial direction on the outer peripheral surface of the exterior body 12. Centering on the axis O, it is connected to each position at the same distance on one side and the other side in the tire circumferential direction.
Further, the first bending portions 21d and 22d, the second bending portions 21e and 22e, and the third bending portions 21f and 22f of the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22 are mutually in the tire circumferential direction. The direction of the projection is opposite and the size is the same.

  With the above configuration, the shape of each connecting member 15 in a side view of the tire extends along the tire radial direction, as shown in FIG. 3, and the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22 The virtual line L that passes through the outer end portions 21a and 22a is symmetrical with respect to the axis of symmetry.

  The first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22 have portions located between the curved portions 21d to 21f and 22d to 22f adjacent to each other in the extending direction of the connecting plates 21 and 22, Inflection parts 21g, 21h, 22g and 22h are formed, respectively.

These inflection parts 21g, 21h, 22g, and 22h are between the curved parts 21d to 21f and 22d to 22f adjacent to each other in the extending direction in each of the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22. positioned.
Further, in one of the inflection portions 21g, 21h, 22g, and 22h, in the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22, the size in the tire width direction H and the crossing that is orthogonal to the extending direction. The surface area (cross-sectional area) is minimized. That is, the size and the cross-sectional area of the elastic connecting plates 21 and 22 in the tire width direction H gradually increase toward the one inflection portion 21g, 21h, 22g, and 22h (from both sides) along the extending direction. It is formed to be smaller. In the present embodiment, the size in the tire width direction H and the cross-sectional area are minimized at the inflection portion 21h (22h) between the curved portions 21d (22d) and 21f (22f).

  The exterior body 12, the ring-shaped body 13, and the plurality of connecting members 15 described above are integrally formed of, for example, a synthetic resin material. The synthetic resin material may be, for example, only one type of resin material, a mixture containing two or more types of resin materials, or a mixture containing one or more types of resin materials and one or more types of elastomers. You may contain additives, such as an anti-aging agent, a plasticizer, a filler, or a pigment.

Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 1, the exterior body 12 includes a first exterior body 25 located on one side in the tire width direction H and a second exterior body 26 located on the other side in the tire width direction H. It is divided. Similarly, the ring-shaped body 13 is divided into a first ring-shaped body 23 located on one side in the tire width direction H and a second ring-shaped body 24 located on the other side in the tire width direction H. .
In the illustrated example, the exterior body 12 and the ring-shaped body 13 are each divided at the center in the tire width direction H.

And the 1st exterior body 25 and the 1st ring-shaped body 23 are integrally formed with the 1st elastic connection board 21, for example by injection molding. The second exterior body 26 and the second ring-shaped body 24 are integrally formed with the second elastic connecting plate 22 by, for example, injection molding. That is, the exterior body 12, the ring-shaped body 13, and the connection member 15 to which the connection member 15 is connected in the attachment body 11 are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material.
Hereinafter, a unit in which the first exterior body 25, the first ring-shaped body 23, and the first elastic connecting plate 21 are integrally formed is referred to as a first divided case body 31, and the second exterior body 26 and the second ring-shaped body 24. A unit in which the second elastic connecting plate 22 is integrally formed is referred to as a second divided case body 32.

As the injection molding, when the first divided case body 31 is taken as an example, a general method of simultaneously molding the entire first divided case body 31 may be used. Alternatively, the first exterior body 25 and the first ring may be used. Insert molding may be used in which a part of the body 23 and the first elastic connecting plate 21 is used as an insert, and the rest is injection molded, or so-called two-color molding or the like may be used. When the entire first divided case body 31 is injection-molded at the same time, a plurality of protrusions 12a formed on the exterior body 12 may be used as the gate portion.
These points are also the same in the second divided case body 32.

Further, when performing the injection molding, taking the first divided case body 31 as an example, the first exterior body 25, the first ring-shaped body 23, and the first elastic connecting plate 21 may be formed of different materials. However, they may be formed of the same material. Examples of the material include a metal material and a resin material, but a resin material, particularly a thermoplastic resin is preferable from the viewpoint of weight reduction.
These points are also the same in the second divided case body 32.

  In the first ring-shaped body 23 and the second ring-shaped body 24, the edges facing each other in the tire width direction H are connected by, for example, welding, fusion, or adhesion. In the case of welding, for example, hot plate welding or the like may be employed. Similarly, the first exterior body 25 and the second exterior body 26 are in contact with each other at edges facing each other in the tire width direction H.

The first divided case body 31 and the second divided case body 32 have the same shape and the same size as shown in FIG. And when connecting the 1st division | segmentation case body 31 and the 2nd division | segmentation case body 32 integrally as mentioned above, it is the 1st division | segmentation case so that each connection member 15 may become line symmetry as mentioned above in the tire side view. While aligning the body 31 and the second divided case body 32 in the tire circumferential direction, the first ring case 31 and the second divided case body 32 are oriented in directions opposite to each other in the tire width direction H. The ends of the tire-like body 23 and the second ring-like body 24 in the tire width direction H are butted together and connected.
Then, the non-pneumatic tire 1 can be obtained by providing the tread member 16 for the first divided case body 31 and the second divided case body 32 combined together.

As shown in FIG. 2, the tread member 16 is formed in a cylindrical shape and integrally covers the outer peripheral surface side of the ring-shaped body 13 over the entire region. The tread member 16 is made of, for example, vulcanized rubber obtained by vulcanizing natural rubber or / and a rubber composition, or a thermoplastic material.
Examples of the thermoplastic material include a thermoplastic elastomer or a thermoplastic resin. Examples of the thermoplastic elastomer include amide-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPA), ester-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPC), olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPO), styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPS), and urethane as defined in JIS K6418. Examples thereof include a thermoplastic elastomer (TPU), a crosslinked thermoplastic rubber (TPV), and other thermoplastic elastomers (TPZ).
Examples of the thermoplastic resin include urethane resin, olefin resin, vinyl chloride resin, and polyamide resin. From the viewpoint of wear resistance, it is preferable to form the tread member 16 from vulcanized rubber.

  According to the non-pneumatic tire 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, in each of the first and second elastic connecting plates 21 and 22, as shown in FIGS. Since the bending directions of the curved portions 21d to 21f and 22d to 22f adjacent to each other in the extending direction are opposite to each other, when a compressive load in the tire radial direction is applied to the non-pneumatic tire 1 The inflection parts 21g, 21h, 22g and 22h are not easily deformed and are mainly displaced. Therefore, in each of the first and second elastic connecting plates 21 and 22, the inflection parts 21g, 21h, 22g, The load applied to 22h is suppressed as compared with other portions.

The thickness and the cross-sectional area of one of the inflection portions 21g, 21h, 22g, and 22h (the inflection portion with reference numerals 21h and 22h in this embodiment) are the first and second elastic connecting plates 21, Each of the two inflection parts 21h and 22h is the minimum in thickness and the cross-sectional area in the other parts except for the one inflection part 21h and 22h, and extends to the one inflection part 21h and 22h from both sides. Since it becomes gradually smaller as it goes, and there is only one portion (the inflection portions 21h and 22h) in each of the first and second elastic connecting plates 21 and 22, fluidity at the time of injection molding can be secured.
Therefore, the distribution of the materials of the first and second elastic connecting plates 21 and 22 can be made uniform, and the thickness of the first and second elastic connecting plates 21 and 22 can be reduced. The weight can be effectively reduced.

  The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, the connecting member 15 may have a configuration without a plurality of inflection parts. For example, the thickness and the cross-sectional area may be gradually reduced from the outer end portion 21a and the inner end portion 21b toward the central portion in the extending direction of the connecting member 15.

For example, the connecting member 15 may have a configuration without a plurality of inflection parts. For example, the thickness and the cross-sectional area may be gradually reduced from the outer end portion 21a and the inner end portion 21b toward the central portion in the extending direction of the connecting member 15.
In the present embodiment, the inflection portion 21h (22h) between the curved portions 21d (22d) and 21f (22f) is configured to have a minimum thickness and cross-sectional area. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the thickness and the cross-sectional area of the inflection portion 21g (22g) between the bending portions 21d (22d) and 21e (22e) are minimized. It is also possible.

  In addition, the inner end portions 21b and 22b of the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22 have an axis O in the tire radial direction, for example, on the outer peripheral surface of the exterior body 12 instead of the embodiment described above. It may be connected to each position opposite to each other, or on the outer peripheral surface of the exterior body 12, the tire diameter is connected to the outer end portions 21 a and 22 a of the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22. You may connect to the position etc. which oppose in a direction. Further, instead of the present embodiment, the outer end portions 21a, 22a of the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22 are made different from each other in the tire circumferential direction position on the inner peripheral surface of the ring-shaped body 13. May be connected.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a gap in the tire width direction H may or may not be provided between the first exterior body 25 and the second exterior body 26. Moreover, the exterior body 12 and the ring-shaped body 13 may be divided into three or more in the tire width direction H, or may not be divided.
Furthermore, the first exterior body 25 (first divided case body 31) and the second exterior body 26 (second divided case body 32) may be integrated as shown in FIG. In this case, the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22 are integrally provided, and the first elastic connecting plate 21 and the second elastic connecting plate 22 are viewed from the front of the tire when viewed from the tire circumferential direction. Are symmetric with respect to an imaginary line L1 passing through the outer end portions 21a and 22a.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the exterior body 12, the ring-shaped body 13, and the connecting member 15 are integrally formed by, for example, injection molding. However, the present invention is not limited to injection molding, and may be integrally formed by, for example, casting. Moreover, after forming the exterior body 12, the ring-shaped body 13, and the connection member 15 separately, you may connect these mutually.
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the connection member 15 is indirectly connected to the outer ring portion 18 of the attachment body 11 via the exterior body 12. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The connecting member 15 may be directly connected to the 11 outer ring portions 18.

  In addition, the constituent elements in the above-described embodiments can be appropriately replaced with known constituent elements without departing from the gist of the present invention.

Next, the verification test about the effect demonstrated above was implemented.
As an example, the non-pneumatic tire 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 is adopted, and as a comparative example, in the non-pneumatic tire 1 of the example, the size in the tire width direction H of each of the elastic coupling plates 21 and 22 is large. However, a non-pneumatic tire having the same size in the tire width direction H at the other end portions 21b and 22b and the entire length in the extending direction was employed.
These non-pneumatic tires were all 155 / 65R13.
Then, these two types of non-pneumatic tires were compressed in the tire radial direction, and the compression force when the connecting member was damaged was calculated by numerical analysis.
As a result, the weight of the non-pneumatic tire of the comparative example can be reduced by 15% in the non-pneumatic tire 1 of the example, and the compressive force in the non-pneumatic tire of the comparative example can be reduced. It was confirmed that the non-pneumatic tire 1 improved by 20%.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Non-pneumatic tire 11 Attachment body 12 Exterior body 13 Ring-shaped body 15 Connection member 16 Tread member 18 Outer ring part 21 1st elastic connection board 21d-21f Bending part 21g, 21h Bending part 22 2nd elastic connection board 22d- 22f Curved part 22g, 22h Inflection part O Axis line H Tire width direction

Claims (1)

An attachment attached to the axle;
A ring-shaped body surrounding the mounting body from the outside in the tire radial direction;
A connecting member that displaceably connects the attachment body and the ring-shaped body,
The connecting member is a non-pneumatic tire including an elastic connecting plate whose both ends are separately connected to the attachment body and the ring-shaped body,
In the elastic connecting plate, a plurality of curved portions that are curved in the tire circumferential direction are formed along the extending direction in which the elastic connecting plate extends in a tire side view when the non-pneumatic tire is viewed from the tire width direction,
The bending directions of the bending portions adjacent to each other in the extending direction are opposite to each other,
In the elastic connecting plate, in one of the inflection portions located between the curved portions adjacent to each other in the extending direction, the thickness and the cross-sectional area are minimized in the elastic connecting plate,
The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein a thickness and a cross-sectional area of the elastic connecting plate are gradually decreased toward the one inflection portion from both sides along the extending direction.

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