A radial tire with a lightened belt structure (10) comprises a multilayer composite laminate (10a, 10b, 10c) of specific construction, with a first layer (10a) of rubber (C1) reinforced with preferably weakly heat-shrinkable circumferential textile monofilaments (110) with a diameter greater than 0.10 mm or assemblies of such monofilaments, for example, made of nylon or of polyester, this first layer radially (in the direction Z) surmounting two other layers (10b, 10c) of rubber (C2, C3, respectively) reinforced with monofilaments (120, 130) of high tensile steel. The first reinforcers have an envelope diameter between 0.20 mm and 1.20 mm and a density, measured in the axial direction Y, between 70 and 130 threads/dm, and the second and third reinforcers each have a diameter between 0.20 mm and 0.50 mm and a density, measured in the axial direction Y, between 100 and 180 threads/dm.

A dipped and heat-set aramid cord, comprising a plurality of cord plies having a spacing between the plurality of cord plies, wherein a TASE at 2.0% elongation of the aramid cord is less than 2.0 cN/dtex; wherein the spacing between the plurality of cord plies is more than 10% and less than 80% of a cord diameter (D) of the cord plies.

The present invention relates to a novel tire cord reinforcement made of ultra high modulus aramid fibers which has bi-elastic tensile properties. The cord includes at least two 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 carcass reinforcement in pneumatic radial and bias tires.

A tire assembly includes a tire for mounting on a vehicle, an elastic body disposed on an inner side of the tire, and a power generation body disposed between an inner surface of the tire and the elastic body. The power generation body includes a first member and a second member. The first member has a first insulating film forming a first surface. The second member has a second insulating film forming a second surface that faces the first surface and contacts the first surface. The elastic body biases the power generation body toward the inner surface of the tire.

The tire comprises a carcass ply connecting two beads via two sidewalls, the carcass ply being surmounted radially towards the outside of the tire by a crown reinforcing zone which is itself surmounted radially towards the outside of the tire by a tread, the crown reinforcing zone comprising a plurality of reinforcing strips arranged over at least one ply of strips. The strips are arranged so that they are juxtaposed and at an angle less than or equal to 15? with respect to the circumferential direction. Each reinforcing strip is made up of a laminate of at least 3 composite layers, each composite layer containing oriented fibers having a tensile modulus less than or equal to 30 GPa, which are parallel to one another and coated in a polymer matrix.

In a pneumatic tire, a carcass layer mounted between bead portions includes composite cords made of polyethylene terephthalate fiber yarn having a fineness from 420-1200 dtex and an aromatic polyamide fiber yarn having a fineness from 520-1200 dtex, and a total fineness from 940-2400 dtex, and a twist coefficient from 1600 to 2400, the composite cords having an intermediate elongation from 2.0% to 4.5% with a load of 2.0 cN, having a dimensional stability index from 2.5% to 6.0% which is a sum of a dry heat shrinkage rate at 150 C. and the intermediate elongation with the load of 2.0 cN, and having a ratio of an initial elastic modulus at 100 C. within a load range from 0 N to 44 N with respect to an initial elastic modulus at 25 C. within a load range from 0 N to 44 N, the ratio being from 76% to 94%.

Provided is a pneumatic tire where a total width (SW) and an outer diameter (OD) satisfy the relationship SW/OD0.3; an inner diameter (ID) and an outer diameter (OD) satisfy the relationship ID/OD0.7; as viewed in a tire meridional cross section, an area (X1) (mm.sup.2) of a first region (R1) and a periphery length (Y1) (mm) of an inner peripheral surface of the first region (R1) have a ratio X1/Y1 of 12 or greater and 30 or less; and an area X2 (mm.sup.2) of a second region (R2) and a periphery length (Y2) (mm) of an inner peripheral surface of the second region (R2) have a ratio X2/Y2 of 10 or greater and 15 or less.

The invention relates to a rubberized reinforcing ply for articles made of elastomeric material, preferably for vehicle tires, where the reinforcing ply has a multiplicity of parallel strengthening elements spaced apart from one another, with each strengthening element consisting of polyamide 6.6 and having an x1 construction, hence being a twisted multifilament yarn of polyamide 6.6. The crude yarn of polyamide 6.6 has a tenacity which, at an elongation of 4%, is within a range from 1.35 cN/dtex to 1.60 cN/dtex; the multifilament yarn has a tenacity which, at an elongation of 4%, is within a range from 2.0 cN/dtex to 2.8 cN/dtex, and the cord has a thermal shrinkage at 177 within a range of 4.0%-7.0%, wherein the tenacity in accordance with ASTM D885-16 and the thermal shrinkage at 77 C. are determined under a pre-tension of 0.045 g/dtex with an exposure time of two minutes.

A vehicle tire comprises a first casing layer spanning between and wrapping around first and second bead cores. The first casing layer has first edge sections that do not overlap with each other and stop short of a central tread region of the tire. A second casing layer has second edge sections that overlap the first edge sections of the first casing layer, and the second casing layer spans the central tread region. A tread layer spans the central tread region. A breaker belt is positioned in the central tread region between the second casing layer and the tread layer or between the first casing layer and the second casing layer. First and second sidewall regions are defined between the tread layer and the first and second bead cores, respectively. The sidewall regions comprise three plies of casing layers and the central tread region comprises two plies of casing layers.

The invention relates to a rubberized reinforcing ply for articles composed of elastomeric material, preferably for vehicle tires, wherein the reinforcing ply has a multiplicity of strengthening elements which are in parallel and spaced apart, wherein each strengthening element is a cord which is end-twisted from at least two twisted multifilament yarns composed of polyamide 6.6. The raw yarn composed of polyamide 6.6 has a tenacity which, at an elongation of 4%, is within a range from 1.35 cN/dtex to 1.60 cN/dtex, the cord has a tenacity which, at an elongation of 4%, is within a range from 1.2 cN/dtex to 2 cN/dtex and the cord has a thermal shrinkage at 177 within a range of 4.0%-7.0%, wherein the tenacity in accordance with ASTM D885-16 and the thermal shrinkage at 177 C. are determined under a pre-tension of 0.045 g/dtex with an exposure time of two minutes.