A first belt cord made of organic fibers of a spirally wound belt layer extends at an angle of equal to or less than 5 relative to a tire equatorial plane, a second belt cord made of organic fibers of a zigzag belt layer extends at an inclination of an angle of 2 to 45 relative to the tire equatorial plane, to folding back points where the second belt cord is folded back at each width directional end edge of the zigzag belt layer, and a relation of N.sub.95>N.sub.50 is satisfied. N.sub.50 is the number of stacked belt layers of the spirally wound belt layers, at 50% of half the length of a maximum belt width of belt layers from the tire equatorial plane. N.sub.95 is the number of stacked belt layers of the spirally wound belt layers, at 95% of half the length of the maximum belt.

Provided is an elastomer reinforcement cord in which the problem of stress concentration at an interface between an elastomer and a metal cord is solved and the durability is thereby improved. The elastomer reinforcement cord includes metal filaments (1a) and (1b), and a polymer material (3) having a melting point or softening point of 80 C. to 160 C. The elastomer reinforcement cord has a core (11) and at least one sheath layer (12). In a region surrounded by a line connecting the centers of the metal filaments constituting the outermost sheath layer at a cross-section in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction after vulcanization, when a region occupied by other than the metal filaments is defined as a gap region, the polymer material is contained in this gap region, and a filling rate, which is a ratio of the area of the polymer material, is higher than 120%, taking the area of the gap region as 100%.

A pneumatic tire having a carcass and a belt reinforcing structure, the belt reinforcing structure comprising: a zigzag belt reinforcing structure formed of a strip of reinforcement cords, the strip of reinforcement cords being inclined at 5 to 30 degrees relative to the centerplane of the tire extending in alternation to turnaround points at each lateral edge, wherein the strip of cords is formed from two different cords made of different materials.

The present invention relates to a novel tire cord fabric or strip made of alternating a plurality of first nylon 6.6 cords and a plurality of second nylon 6.6 cords having different twists. Such a novel tire cord fabric or strips improve high speed durability, tread separation resistance and impact resistance when used as zero degree spirally wound cap ply on the belt package in pneumatic radial tires.

Provided is a pneumatic tire in which, by improving adhesion between a rubber and fibers for a reinforcing layer that is arranged in such a manner to extend from a tire radial-direction inner side of a belt layer in an end region of a tread portion toward an inner side of a tire radial direction along a carcass ply, not only the durability is further improved as compared to conventional tires but also the rolling resistance is reduced. The pneumatic tire includes: at least one carcass ply (2); and at least one belt layer (3) arranged on a tire radial-direction outer side of the carcass ply (2) in a crown portion, in which pneumatic tire a reinforcing layer (4) extending from the tire radial-direction inner side of the belt layer in the end region of the tread portion toward the inner side of the tire radial direction along the carcass ply is arranged, and core-sheath type composite fibers (C), whose core portion is composed of a high-melting-point resin (A) having a melting point of 150 C. or higher and sheath portion is composed of a resin material (B) that contains an olefin-based polymer (D) having a melting point of not higher than a tire vulcanization temperature, are embedded in the reinforcing layer.

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 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 method for manufacturing a tire using a steel cord which can be manufactured without reducing productivity and can prevent propagation of moisture inside. The method for manufacturing a tire includes a vulcanization step of vulcanizing a green tire provided with a belt having at least one belt layer, in which the belt layer includes a steel cord 10 formed by twisting a steel filament 2 together with a resin filament 1 having a softening point of 125 C. or lower, and the resin filament 1 includes at least an ionomer.

A pneumatic vehicle tire has a carcass, a belt and a profiled tread. The belt includes four belt plies wherein the third belt ply and the fourth belt ply are working plies. The reinforcement members of the working plies are arranged at an angle to the circumferential direction of 10 to 45 and the reinforcement members of the fourth belt ply at an angle of 10 to 45. The reinforcement members of the third and fourth belt plies are arranged such that they cross one another. The reinforcement members of the first belt ply are arranged at an angle of 40 to 75 and the reinforcement members of the second belt ply are arranged at an angle of 0 to 5 to the circumferential direction. The reinforcement members of the third belt ply and the reinforcement members of the first belt ply have the same direction of inclination.