Gm global technology operations llc (20250141371). TIRE WITH ELECTRICAL GENERATION
TIRE WITH ELECTRICAL GENERATION
Organization Name
gm global technology operations llc
Inventor(s)
Walter A. Kargus, Iv of Livonia MI US
TIRE WITH ELECTRICAL GENERATION
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250141371 titled 'TIRE WITH ELECTRICAL GENERATION
Original Abstract Submitted
an electric generation system for vehicular applications including a vehicle tire having a tread portion, a hub portion and a plurality of semi-rigid spokes extending radially from the hub portion to the tread portion, a plurality of piezoelectric devices affixed to at least one surface of each of the plurality of semi-rigid spokes such that a deformation of the tread portion of the vehicle tire results in a deformation of at least one of the plurality of spokes and at least one of the plurality of piezoelectric devices, and a charge accumulator for receiving an electric current generated in response to the deformation of the at least one of the plurality of spokes and for storing an electric charge accumulated in response to the electric current.