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Tire Knowledge The process of tire production and basic information of tire are introduced
Functions of Tire There are countless advanced functions concentrated in a single tire, such as bearing weight, absorbing and mitigating shock, driving the engine, and changing and maintaining directions.
Bearing Car Weight
Tires cushion lowers the impact from the road by bearing the car weight, while also transfers the engine power, braking power and change of direction to the road to maintain the movement of the car. Tires require air injection by adopting the structure and compound to bear the great load of cars. Sometimes, the tube inside the tire is used, but in the tubeless type in which the rubber that serves as the tube is attached on the inside of the tire, the air is injected after the tire is assembled with the wheel, and thus requires a firm connection. Moreover, car load and running stability can only be guaranteed by maintaining optimal air pressure. Tires are developed in various and complicated forms by applying performance and wheels due to the recent trend of high quality and high performance in vehicles.
Transferring Driving Power
The car power is transferred to the tire through the mission, conveying the driving and braking power to the roads. The power transmission system of the car transfers the engine power to the running tires and moves them toward the direction of the tread that is between the road and the tires. If the brakes are applied on the car, frictional force occurs in the opposite direction of the one between the tires and the surface, which is called the braking power.
Cushioning the Impact
The suspension system connecting the tires to the car body absorbs vibration and shock from the roads and determines the ride comfort of the car. If there is not enough air pressure, there is greater rotational resistance, which generates heat and possibly damage. If there is too much air pressure, the flexibility decreases as well as the ride comfort. Also, lower aspect ratio of the tire indicates greater driving stability than the ride comfort.
Changing Direction
Transferring power for the car to run or stopping the car is done by various devices in the car body, but in the end, tires affect the overall driving performance. In the operation of the steering system, the driver turns the steering wheel and the operating force is conveyed to the steering gear, and at this point the car slows down and the direction changes, transferred to the knuckle-spindle through the linkage such as the pitman arm, drag link and knuckle arm. The knuckle-spindle rotates around the kingpin with such movement, and thus the motion of the front wheels is changed. And the knuckles on both sides are linked to tie rods through the knuckle arm to create cornering force. If force is given from the side of a car driving straight, the force to keep the car straight in response to the force occurs between the tires and the road. Also, if the car makes a turning movement, centrifugal force is created on the car, and in response to this force, the tires create centripetal force around the center of turning between the tires and the road in response. This force that occurs in the orthogonal direction is called ‘side force.’ Also, the force that occurs in the orthogonal direction of the direction of the tires is called the ‘cornering force.’