A wheel specifically designed for extraterrestrial vehicles, featuring an airless tire and an optimized rim.

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vehicle assembly (10) comprising a rim (100) and an airless tire (1) mounted on said rim (100). The airless tire (1) comprises, radially from the inside out, a load-bearing structure (2) integral with an outer surface (101) of the rim (100), a shear strip (3) integral with the load-bearing structure (2), and a tread (4) integral with the shear strip (3). The outer surface (101) of the rim (100) comprises a plurality of successive patterns (102) distributed circumferentially around the perimeter of the outer surface (101) of the rim (100). For the abbreviated figure: Fig. 2A

Inventors

VILCOT FLORIAN
CHABRIER GUILLAUME

Assignees

MICHELIN & CIE

Dates

Publication Date: 20260501
Application Date: 20240328
Priority Date: 20240328