A pneumatic tire according to the present disclosure includes a ply including a plurality of cords arranged in parallel to each other, a cover rubber covering the ply and configuring a tire outer surface, and a reinforcement layer that, at a position of a cut edge of the ply, covers the cut edge of the ply on one side or both sides in a ply thickness direction. The reinforcement layer is configured by a non-woven fabric comprising metal fibers or a rubber sheet material having metal fibers embedded therein.

A tire includes a tread, a crown reinforcement, a carcass reinforcement with at least one ply wound about a pair of bead cores and through two sidewalls of the tire, and a cut/puncture resistant sidewall layer disposed adjacent a part of the carcass reinforcement within one of the sidewalls, the cut/puncture sidewall layer being formed of a plurality of cords, each cord including one nylon cord having S 4-8 tpi (twists per inch), one aramid cord having Z 4-8 tpi, and the nylon cord and the aramid cord being twisted together with S 3-7 tpi.

Disclosed is a pneumatic radial tire for a passenger car having ultra fine steel cords for a carcass ply in which adhesive force between a carcass ply layer and a side wall or a rim flange rubber adjacent to a turn up portion on an outside and a stiffness of the rim flange rubber are larger than a bending stiffness of the carcass ply layer so as to improve durability of a bead part while reducing poor air inletting generated at a carcass turn up portion.

Provided is an adhesive composition for organic fiber cords containing (A) synthetic rubber latex having unsaturated diene, (B) gelatin, and (C) an aqueous compound having a (thermal dissociative blocked) isocyanate group and containing no resorcin or formaldehyde, which has the following effects: (1) causing little damage to the environment by using no resorcin or formaldehyde, (2) in a process of coating an organic fiber cord with the adhesive composition for organic fiber cords and drying and heat curing, it is possible to suppress the adhesion of the adhesive composition for organic fiber cords to a roller or the like, thereby achieving good operability, and (3) achieving good adhesion between an organic fiber cord and a coated rubber composition.

A composition of epoxide-functionalized resins comprises at least a first epoxide-functionalized novolac resin, a second epoxide-functionalized novolac resin, and a curing agent selected from phenolic or amine-type curing agents, the average molar mass of the group consisting of the entirety of the epoxidized novolac resins in the said composition being between 550 and 650 g/mol, the average epoxide functionality of the said group being between 3 and 3.5 eq epoxide/mol, and the said composition having a glass transition temperature Tg of at least 160° C.

A system for backing a trailer with a vehicle is provided herein and includes a mobile electronic device with which a user inputs an intended backing path for the trailer. A controller autonomously controls the vehicle to back the trailer according to the intended backing path. The controller communicates with a sensing system to determine if the user has lost sight of at least one of the vehicle and the trailer.

A vehicular haptic feedback system includes a haptic feedback controller configured to communicate with a vehicle. The haptic feedback controller including a plurality of haptic feedback actuators and processing circuitry configured to detect quality of operation information of the vehicle, a direction and an intensity of threat information corresponding to the vehicle, and a mode of operation of the vehicle. The haptic feedback controller is also configured to determine a desired direction of travel of the vehicle based on the quality of operation information, the direction and the intensity of threat information, and the mode of operation. The haptic feedback controller is further configured to provide haptic feedback corresponding to the quality of operation information, the direction and the intensity of threat information, the mode of operation and the desired direction of travel of the vehicle, via the plurality of haptic feedback actuators.

The present disclosure provides: an adhesive composition capable of realizing good adhesion even when neither resorcin nor formalin is included therein; and a rubber-organic fiber cord composite and a tire, which are excellent in adhesion between rubber and organic fiber cords and make a low impact on the environment. Specifically, the present invention provides an adhesive composition for an organic fiber cord, comprising therein: an epoxy compound (A); a compound (B) having an amide group and an amino group per molecule; and rubber latex (C). Further, the present disclosure provides a rubber-organic fiber cord composite, comprising a rubber member and an organic fiber cord, wherein at least a portion of the organic fiber cord is coated with the adhesive composition described above.

A pneumatic tire having a fiber-reinforced rubber layer can help prevent foreign objects from penetrating/extending beyond the tread and into its underlying layer(s), thereby desirably increasing the overall lifespan of the tire. In one embodiment, the tire includes at least one fiber-reinforced rubber layer, which can be generally supported by a tire carcass and interposed directly between a tread portion and belt ply. The fiber-reinforced rubber layer can define a barrier/barrier layer between the tread portion and belt ply and includes a rubber compound that is reinforced with one or more types of fiber (e.g., chopped nylon fiber) and has one or more specific chemical compounds that can provide desirable barrier properties (e.g., abrasion resistance, penetration energy, and DIN properties), thereby helping to prevent foreign objects from penetrating/extending beyond the tire tread and into its underlying layer(s), such as the belt ply and carcass.

A composite reinforcer that can adhere directly to a diene rubber matrix is usable as a reinforcing element for a pneumatic tire. The composite reinforcer includes at least one reinforcing thread, such as a carbon steel cord. Covering each thread individually or several threads collectively is a layer of a thermoplastic polymer composition. The thermoplastic polymer composition includes at least one thermoplastic polymer have a glass transition temperature that is positive, a poly(p-phenylene ether) (PPE), and a functionalized unsaturated thermoplastic styrene (TPS) elastomer having a glass transition temperature that is negative. The TPS elastomer includes a functional group selected from: an epoxide group, a carboxyl group, an acid anhydride group, and an ester group. A process for manufacturing such a composite reinforcer is presented, as well as a process for producing a rubber article, especially a pneumatic tire, incorporating such a composite reinforcer.