SIT - The Tire of the Future

SIT - The Self-Inflating Tire technology is available for licensing.

Coda Development

CODA Development, Czech inventor of Self Inflating Tire Technology offers licenses to tire manufacturers worldwide

SIT is an original technology invented and widely patented by CODA Development.

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Benefits to drivers

Safety

Properly inflated tires increase car stability and reduce the danger of blowouts.
They also ensure a car’s proper braking distance and overall vehicle handling and manoeuvrability.

Fuel efficiency

Correct tire pressure leads to lower rolling resistance, significantly improving fuel efficiency.

Tire longevity

Proper inflation considerably improves a tire's lifespan.

Environmental friendliness

Less carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere.
Less tire debris litters the roadways.
Fewer scrap tires are generated.

Convenience

Drivers have confidence in knowing that their tires always operate at optimal air pressure.
Elimination of tires inflating at gas stations, for an obviously easier and cleaner solution.

Benefits to manufacturers

Differentiation

SIT offers a significant added value to end consumers.
Its benefits are easy to communicate and relevant to today’s market

Competitive advantage

Being among the first manufacturers offering self-inflating tires will be important for the new market dynamics.

Low production costs

The SIT system is very simple and easy to integrate into the current tire manufacturing process. It consists only of two new tire components:
- Peristaltic tube chamber integrated into the tire wall.
- Automatic pressure regulator with interface connecting the tire interior with outside environment.
Production of SIT tires will be only marginally more expensive than the production of today’s regular tires.

Higher profit margins

Low costs and a high added value create room for increase of profit margins.

Regulatory compliance

Tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) notify the driver when a tire is under-inflated. TPMS are already mandatory in the USA and EU.
SIT addresses the core problem of tire under-inflation directly. It works independently, but also in combination with TPMS.

Patent portfolio

Coda Development

SIT is an original technology, invented and patented by CODA Development Czech Republic.

The technology is protected in the USA and Czech and Slovak Republics by 8 granted patents since 2009. The patent process for the Self Inflating Tire further continues with international applications submitted in the EU and 12 more countries including Japan, South Korea, India and China.

Our continuously growing patent portfolio consists of more than 30 patent related documents (issued patents, pending patents and patent applications) covering 50 countries of the world.

Independent patent analysis conducted in 2013 confirms that our patent portfolio is strong and enables unconstrained implementation of CODA's intellectual property.

Detailed information is available upon request. For license information, please make an enquiry at license@selfinflatingtire.com

Energy of the wheel
SIT uses the energy of the wheel to self-inflate the tire as needed.
Always optimal pressure level
SIT uses the energy of the wheel to self-inflate the tire as needed. Keeping the tire always at its optimum pressure level.
Peristaltic chamber
The clever SIT design is extremely simple, consisting only of two new tire components - the peristaltic tube chamber ...

How does it inflate the tire?

SIT uses the energy of the wheel to self-inflate the tire as needed, keeping the tire always at its optimum pressure level.

The system integrates a peristaltic tube chamber into the tire wall. The chamber is kept closed at its lowest point by normal tire deformation caused by the vehicles weight. As the tire rolls against the road, the closure moves along the peristaltic tube chamber forcing more air into the tire with each wheel revolution.

When a vehicle equipped with SIT tires is put in motion, under-inflated tires will automatically re-inflate to their optimal operation pressure, which the system constantly maintains while the tires are in use.

The clever SIT design is extremely simple, consisting only of two new tire components - the peristaltic tube chamber and an automatic pressure regulator with interface connecting the tire interior with outside environment.

Inflation is activated only when the tire pressure falls below its optimal level.

When the optimal tire pressure is reached, the automatic pressure regulator disables the intake of atmospheric air and activates continuous internal air circulation between the tire and the peristaltic chamber. This is important as it takes the load of the system while it is not required to pump the tire, i.e. when the tire is properly inflated, which is almost in 100% of the time.

As a result, SIT tires will always operate at optimal pressure. Driving for 1 km will compensate for typical monthly leakage of 2-3%.

Our awards

SIT – the Self Inflating Tire won the prestigious Tire Technology of the Year award at the Tire Technology Awards for Innovation and Excellence 2009, which were presented at the Tire Technology Expo in Hamburg, Germany.
Coverage of the event

During its first public presentation the SIT technology won the AEI Technology Award at the 2008 SAE World Congress in Detroit, USA.

Prototype testing

What have our tests proven?

Regular tire deformation enables implementation of a peristaltic pump into the tire sidewall. The inflation capability doesn't depend on the speed of the vehicle.

The peristaltic tube integrated with the tire sidewall and the regulator is easy to produce with marginal extra production costs.

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For license information, please make an enquiry at license@selfinflatingtire.com


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Taborska 438/51, 140 00 Prague 4
Czech Republic

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