In the last few decades we have been using the same type of tyres.

They didn't go through any

significant change. Anyone who has ever driven a car has driven at least once on a blown tire.
But, what if the tyres could never go flat? Namely, in recent years a number of tyre companies
and inventors have been working on creating airless type of tyres that would be impossible to
puncture. These tyres, so called non-pneumatic tyres (henceforth NPTs) are tyres that are not
supported by an air pressure. There are many types of them, but, for know neither design has
made it to mass production. NPTs are used on some small vehicles such as motorizes golf carts,
but in future there is a big possibility that they will be used on every vehicle. This is supported
by the fact that NPTs have practical, economical and enviromental advantages relative to
ordinary tyres.Therefore, this paper seeks to shed light on the topic of NPTs as they are headed
to become the most widely used type of tyres due to their many advantages. Because of the
benefits, it is extremely important that research and production of airless tyres is continued and
increased.
Key words: tyre, airless, non-pneumatic tyres, pneumatic tyres, air pressure

Mi koristimo istu vrstu guma u posljednjih nekoliko decenija. One nisu prošle ni kroz jednu
značajniju promjenu. Svako ko je ikada vozio auto, vozio je barem jednom na ispuhanoj gumi.
Ali, šta ako gume nikada ne budu mogle ispuhati? Naime, zadnjih godina nekoliko kompanija za
proizvodnju guma i investitora radi na kreiranju tipa guma bez zraka koje se neće moći probušiti.
Ove gume, ili tzv. nepneumatske gume (u daljem tekstu NPTs) su gume koje nisu podržane
zračnim pritiskom. Postoji nekoliko vrsta, ali, za sada nijedan dizajn nije uspio ostvariti masovnu
proizvodnju. NPTs se koriste na nekim manjim vozilima, kao što su motorizovana kolica za
golf , ali u budućnosti postoji velika mogućnost da će se one koristiti na svakom vozilu. U prilog
ovome govori činjenica da NPTs imaju praktične, ekonomske i ekološke prednosti u odnosu na
obične gume. Stoga, ovaj rad nastoji pojasniti temu nepneumatskih guma, jer one idu ka tome da
postanu najčešće korištene vrste guma zbog njihovih mnogobrojnih prednosti. Zbog ovih
prednosti, veoma je važno da se istraživanje i proizvodnju guma bez zraka nastavi i poveća.
Ključne riječi: guma, bezzračni, nepneumatske gume, pneumatske gume, zračni pritisak