The Self Inflating Tire looks for partners

ERJ staff report (RD)

Prague, Czech Republic - The Self Inflating Tire (SIT), invented by Coda Development, which won Tire Technology of the Year award at the Tire Technology Awards for Innovation and Excellence 2009, in Hamburg, Germany, is looking for partners to bring the product to market.

The company said in a 19 March statement that it is now looking for suitable partners with sufficient resources and know-how to finalize the R&D process and produce pre-production prototypes to undergo on-road testing.

The SIT uses atmospheric air to inflate the tyre automatically when a vehicle is in motion, compensating for natural loss of pressure, and ensuring maintenance-free, constant tyre pressure over the lifetime of a tyre, the company claims.

Primarily designed to aid fuel economy and safety, the system consists of two components - the tube chamber serving the function of a peristaltic pump for the tyre, and a managing valve to control the inflation, the company added.

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Press release from Self Inflating Tire