Double-sided summer-winter vehicle tire: advantages and prospects of industrial production

Abstract

Improvement of the tire design is considered as the main scenario of innovative development of the tire industry. The results of the research work of the employees of the FSBEI of Higher Education “Pskov State University”, who developed a utility model “Double-sided summer-winter pneumatic tire” (Patent for utility model No. 182679), is presented. The design features of the the double-sided summer-winter vehicle tire and the distinctive features that determine its scientific novelty is revealed. Providing the possibility of year-round use of pneumatic tires is highlighted as the main technical problem solved by the proposed utility model. The prospects for the production of the double-sided summer-winter pneumatic tire associates with the possibility of its multiple and periodic overturning. The article specifies the design features of automotive pneumatic tires, which in a particular state are the obstacles for overturning of the tires. The conclusion is made, that the design features determine the possibility and speed of overturning, and the knowledge of the deformation limit values specifies the requirements for the production of this innovative product.