Abstract: Provided is a non-pneumatic tire in which buckling can be prevented without a weight increase, the non-pneumatic tire including a spoke structure. The spoke structure is obtained by circumferentially arranging spokes intermittently at intervals and coupling together annular cylindrical outer member and cylindrical inner. The spoke structure is joined to an inner peripheral side of a tread ring. At least some of a plurality of spaces formed between two spokes adjacent to each other in the tire circumferential direction have an air-containing structure.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a heavy-duty pneumatic tire that is capable of suppressing deterioration by oxidation at a portion of a high heat generation in a bead portion, and that is excellent in sustainability of inner pressure holding performance as well as in durability. The heavy-duty pneumatic tire of the present invention includes a carcass and an inner liner disposed closer to the center of the tire than the carcass.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire including a cylindrical annular structure, a rubber layer that will become a tread portion provided along a circumferential direction of the annular structure, on an outer side of the annular structure, and a carcass portion including fibers covered by rubber, provided on both sides in a direction parallel to a center axis (Y-axis) of a cylindrical structure including the annular structure and the rubber layer. In a meridian cross-sectional view of the structure, an outer side of the rubber layer and the outer side of the annular structure have the same form.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire including a cylindrical annular structure, a rubber layer that will become a tread portion provided along a circumferential direction of the annular structure, on an outer side of the annular structure, and a carcass portion including fibers covered by rubber, provided on both sides in a direction parallel to a center axis (Y-axis) of a cylindrical structure including the annular structure and the rubber layer.

Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire: in which a film made of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by blending an elastomer in a thermoplastic resin is used for an inner liner layer; and which is improved in its internal pressure holding performance while maintaining its durability satisfactorily. The pneumatic tire according to the present invention is a pneumatic tire in which: a carcass layer including multiple reinforcing cords is laid between paired bead parts; and the carcass layer is wound up around each of bead cores from the inner side to the outer side of the tire.

Abstract: A wheel attitude control method of the invention comprises the steps of: chronologically obtaining acceleration data in a radial direction of a tire at a center position of a tire tread and at an off-center position spaced apart from the center position toward a shoulder; obtaining respective contact lengths at the center position and the off-center position from the acceleration data; and controlling a wheel attitude, which varies in accordance with changes in a load applied to the wheel when the braking force is imparted to the wheel, based on the obtained contact length at the center position and the obtained contact length at the off-center position.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, which can automatically arrange a plurality of images, includes a rectangle generation unit configured to divide the plurality of images into two or more groups and generate, for each group, a rectangle in which images of the group can be arranged. The image processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to generate a new rectangle by combining two of the rectangles generated by the rectangle generation unit, in which a rectangle composed of the plurality of groups is generated in such a way as to locate all frames of the plurality of images in the rectangle, and further configured to determine a layout of frames of the plurality of images. The image processing apparatus further includes an image generation unit configured to generate an image of the plurality of images disposed in one rectangle based on the layout of the frames of the plurality of images determined by the determination unit.

Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire with spokes easily mountable on and dismountable from a wheel. In the non-pneumatic tire (1), a spoke structure (10) including an annular outer peripheral member (3) and an inner peripheral member (5) connected to each other by a plurality of spokes (4) is joined to the inner peripheral side of a tread ring (2). The non-pneumatic tire is characterized in that the inner peripheral member (5) is divided into independent members (51) in the circumferential direction of the tire.

Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire: which has an inner liner layer formed of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing a blend of a thermoplastic resin with an elastomer; and which, despite of this, is free from air inclusion in bead parts and is capable of preventing curing failure attributable to the air inclusion. The pneumatic tire of the present invention includes: a carcass layer laid between a pair of bead parts; an inner liner layer disposed at a tire cavity side of the carcass layer; a tie rubber layer interposed between the carcass layer and the inner liner layer; and chafers for protecting the respective bead parts, an end portion on a tire cavity side of each chafer being inserted between the carcass layer and the inner liner layer.

Abstract: A brake control device is provided to a wheel equipped with a tire, which has a function of applying a brake force to the wheel to put a brake thereon while adjusting the brake force. In the device, an acceleration sensor outputs acceleration data in a radial direction of the rotating tire, a predetermined detection range is set with respect to the acceleration data, a threshold value is set with respect to a corresponding part of the acceleration data falling within the detection range, the corresponding part of the acceleration data falling within the detection range is specified. Values of the specified acceleration data are compared with the threshold value, and a control signal for causing a braking device to adjust the brake force thereof is output in a case where some values of the acceleration data are larger than the threshold value.

Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes a spoke structure that can be easily mounted on a rim of a wheel. Durability is improved by suppressing the buckling of a spoke structure. A non-pneumatic tire includes a spoke structure (5) and a tread ring (11). The spoke structure (5) includes a cylindrical outer member (2) and a cylindrical inner member (3) which are concentrically arranged, and which are connected to each other with a plurality of fins (4, 4?) arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction. The tread ring (11) fits onto the outer periphery of the spoke structure (5). The spoke structure (5) is divided in the tire circumferential direction into at least two circumferential-direction separate structures (511, 521, 531).

Abstract: A brake control device includes a braking device provided to a wheel, the braking device having a function of applying a brake force to the wheel while adjusting the brake force. The brake control device includes: an acceleration sensor for outputting acceleration data of acceleration acting on the rotating tire in a radial direction of the tire; a contact length calculating unit for calculating contact lengths of the tire based on the acceleration data; a brake sensor for detecting that a brake force is applied and for outputting a detection signal; a judging unit for outputting, to the braking device, a brake information signal for adjusting the brake force according to comparative judgment information which is obtained by comparing the calculated contact lengths; and a brake control unit for outputting a control signal for causing the braking device to adjust a brake force thereof according to the brake information signal.

Abstract: To detect a slip state in a contact region of a rotating tire on a road surface, first, the first radical direction data and the second width direction data of measurement data of acceleration at a tread portion of the rotating tire for a duration corresponding to one round of tire rotation are acquired. Second, time series data of acceleration due to tire deformation is extracted from the first radical direction data and displacement data is obtained by subjecting the time series data of acceleration due to tire deformation to a time integration of second order, thereby a deformation at the tread portion is calculated and a contact region of the rotating tire is determined from the calculated deformation. Next, from the second width direction data, a slip region within the determined contact region is specified based on vibration level of the second data.

Abstract: A tire-wheel assembly and disassembly method is disclosed wherein relative shifting of a tire and a wheel when braking and/or cornering can be suppressed without negatively affecting tire replacement workability. Specifically, a tire-wheel assembly has a wheel constructed from an electrically conductive material and a tire assembled on an outer peripheral side of the wheel, wherein an electrically conductive layer is formed on at least a part of a wheel contact surface of the tire, and an electrically debonding adhesive comprising an ionic liquid is interposed between the electrically conductive layer of the tire and the wheel. When disassembling this tire-wheel assembly, the tire is removed from the wheel after voltage is applied between the wheel and the electrically conductive layer of the tire and electricity is passed through the electrically debonding adhesive.

Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire: in which a film made of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by blending an elastomer in a thermoplastic resin is used for an inner liner layer; and which is improved in its internal pressure holding performance while maintaining its durability satisfactorily. The pneumatic tire according to the present invention is a pneumatic tire in which: a carcass layer including multiple reinforcing cords is laid between paired bead parts; and the carcass layer is wound up around each of bead cores from the inner side to the outer side of the tire.

Abstract: A storage control system in which a first storage controller is connected to a storage device in a second storage controller and the first storage controller is configured to be able to read and write data from/to the storage device in the second storage controller in response to a request from a host device connected to the first storage apparatus, the first storage controller including: a controller for controlling data transmission and reception between the host device and the storage device in the second storage controller; and a cache memory for temporarily storing the data, wherein the controller sets a threshold value for storage capacity in the cache memory assigned to the storage device according to the properties of the storage device.

Abstract: A method of calculating a cornering force to be applied to each wheel provided to a vehicle which is cornering, comprising the steps of: obtaining a magnitude of a centrifugal force to the vehicle in a direction substantially orthogonal to a vehicle traveling direction, a contact length of each wheel during the cornering of the vehicle, and an amount of deformation in a wheel width direction at the contact portion of each wheel of the vehicle, calculating a difference between the obtained amount of the deformation and an amount of deformation in the wheel width direction under a straight forward travel condition of the vehicle for each wheel, and calculating a cornering force for each wheel based on the magnitude of the centrifugal force, the contact length, and the difference between amounts of deformation in the wheel width direction.

Abstract: An apparatus and method derives a deformation amount of a contact-portion of the tire based on the tire information, the contact-portion being in contact with the ground, and calculates an evaluation value based on the derived deformation amount, and comparing the calculated evaluation value with a reference value to determine whether or not the internal mechanical failure has occurred in the tire.

Abstract: The apparatus acquires acceleration data in time series at a fixed position of a tire while a vehicle having the tire is traveling on a road surface, obtains a spectrum of the acceleration by subjecting the acquired time series acceleration data to frequency analysis, and detects a peak value of the spectrum of the acceleration in a frequency range of 500 Hz-1500 Hz. The apparatus evaluates a degree of a safety in traveling of the vehicle according to the detected peak value. The acceleration data is acquired by an acceleration sensor mounted on the fixed position of the tire.

Abstract: Provided is a low-noise pneumatic tire for reducing a cavity resonance sound generated inside the tire. An inner liner layer is made of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition formed by blending the thermoplastic resin with an elastomer. Multiple types of convex portions differing from each other in protruding height h are formed on at least a region of an inner wall surface of the inner liner layer, the region corresponding to a tread portion. Each of the convex portions has a strip shape, protrudes from the inner liner layer, and extends in a tire width direction. The convex portions are intermittently arranged in a tire circumferential direction.