Provided are a sheet, a method of its preparation, and a tire comprising the sheet, wherein the sheet comprises tire cords, a topping rubber for topping the tire cords, and a conductive fiber located on the surface of the topping rubber.

The sheet can provide tires, on which a rubber composition with a low electricity-transmitting property and low rolling resistance is applied, with excellent conductivity.

A method of creating a bead core for a tire is provided. The bead core is formed from a carbon fiber composite. The bead is formed into the shape of a hoop or ring before the carbon fiber composite is fully cured. The strain present in the carbon fiber composite after forming the ring is carefully controlled to be less than 0.1 percent. A tire incorporating such a bead core within the bead portions of the tire can have improved weight relative to a tire with conventional, steel bead core constructions.

A pneumatic radial tire includes a carcass structure having a pair of sidewalls and a crown, a pair of beads, a tread, a belt structure, and a plurality of reinforcing hoops. The plurality of spaced apart reinforcing hoops are disposed intermediate the crown of the carcass structure and the tread, and are formed of a rigid material coated in an elastomeric material. The plurality of reinforcing hoops includes a pair of outer reinforcing hoops disposed adjacent the sidewalls of the carcass, and an at least one inner reinforcing hoop disposed between the outer reinforcing hoops.

A vehicle tire having two beads comprising metal/non-metal hybrid bead cores intended to come into contact with a wheel rim and a carcass reinforcement anchored by a bead core located in each bead, wherein the bead core includes a plurality of separate spirally-wound reinforcements that are placed adjacent to one another in a substantially axial arrangement. The innermost of the spirally-wound reinforcements, the one farthest from the reinforcement turn-up, is formed of a first metal wire and there is a non-metallic wire forming a second reinforcement. The metal wire has an elongation at break that is at least 40% greater than an elongation at break of the nonmetallic wire or alternatively at least 100% or at least 200% greater than the elongation at break of the non-metallic wire. Optionally wires of other metals or nonmetals may be useful for forming others of the plurality of spirally-wound reinforcements.

The present invention relates to a novel tire cord reinforcement made of ultra high modulus carbon fibers which has bi-elastic tensile properties. The dipped and heat-set carbon fiber cord includes at least two cord plies and there is a spacing between the cord plies. Such a novel bi-elastic tire cord improves high speed durability and eliminates flatspotting when used as cap ply in pneumatic radial tires.

The various embodiments relate to pneumatic tires including a cap ply of braided strands of yarn. Various embodiments relate to strands of yarn that are fiberglass filaments or steel. The braided strands may include a tight braid or a loose braid. Various embodiments include braids having 1 to 5 stitches per cm.

Flat reinforcer having the shape of a multicomposite strip (R1, R2, R3) defining three main perpendicular directions, the axial direction (X), the transverse direction (Y) and the radial direction (Z), having a width W.sub.R measured along the Y direction of between 2 and 100 mm and having a thickness T.sub.R measured along the Z direction of between 0.1 and 5 mm, the aspect ratio W.sub.R/T.sub.R being greater than 3, this multicomposite strip comprising at least: a plurality of monofilaments (10, 20) made of composite material, orientated along the X direction, comprising filaments of a mineral material (101) embedded in a thermoset resin (102), the glass transition temperature of which, denoted Tg.sub.1, is greater than 70 C.; this plurality of monofilaments (10, 20) being coated in a layer of thermoplastic material (12); all or some of these monofilaments (10, 20) being flat monofilaments, of cross section having a width W.sub.M measured along the Y direction and having a thickness T.sub.M measured along the Z direction, with an aspect ratio W.sub.M/T.sub.M greater than 1.5.

Multilayer laminate comprising such a multicomposite reinforcer. Pneumatic or non-pneumatic tyre reinforced by such a multicomposite reinforcer or multilayer laminate.

Disclosed herein are magnetic rubber compositions including magnetic particles and a rubber, and tires and tire components made from the magnetic rubber compositions. The magnetic rubber compositions are used to form belt assemblies having non-metal reinforcing components, such as fiberglass. Also disclosed herein are method of manufacturing belt assemblies and tires with non-metal belt assemblies that incorporate the magnetic rubber compositions.

Provided are: a tire reinforcement member capable of improving the tire durability than before; and a tire using the same. The present invention provides a tire reinforcement member 1 including: a core material cord layer 2; and a spiral cord layer 3 spirally wound on the core material cord layer 2, wherein cords in the core material cord layer 2 are metal cords 2a having an inclination angle of 40 to 90 with respect to the longitudinal direction of the core material cord layer 2, and reinforcing cords 3a in the spiral cord layer 3 are organic fiber cords having a modulus of not less than 19 GPa.

The reinforcing structure for a tire is in the form of a stratified assembly formed of two layers of reinforcing strips of completely connected cross section, and flattened in shape. According to the method, the strips of each layer are laid side by side in a main direction of laying. The strips of the first layer are spaced apart by a distance that is less than the width of the strips of the second layer and in such a way that the edges of the strips of the first layer overlap the edges of the strips of the second layer. The two layers of strips are separated by a layer of uncoupling rubber.