A tire (10) comprises a crown (12) comprising a tread (20), a crown reinforcement (14), two sidewalls (22), two beads (24), with each sidewall (22) connecting each bead (24) to the crown (12), the crown reinforcement (14) extending into the crown (12). The tire (10) comprises a radial carcass reinforcement (32) anchored in each of the beads (24) and extending into the sidewalls (22), and the crown reinforcement (14) is radially inserted between the carcass reinforcement (32) and the tread (20). The tire (10) has a sidewall height that is greater than or equal to 110 mm and a load index that is greater than or equal to 94. The carcass reinforcement (32) comprises a single carcass ply (34) comprising at least one reinforcer element comprising an assembly formed by: a multifilament strand made of aromatic polyamide or aromatic co-polyamide; and a multifilament strand made of polyester.

A tire having no ply turnup is described. The tire includes a tread, a single layer of ply, a first triangular shaped bead and a second triangular shaped bead, wherein the radially inner end of the single layer of ply is secured between the first bead and the second bead.

A two-layer multi-strand cord (60) comprises an internal layer (CI) of the cord made up of J>1 internal strands (TI) and an external layer (CE) of the cord made up of L>1 external strands (TE). The cord satisfies the relationship 95MC175, where MC=(JMI+LME)/(J+L); MI=200cos.sup.4()[Q(D1/2).sup.2cos.sup.4()+N(D2/2).sup.2cos.sup.4()]/[Q(D1/2).sup.2+N(D2/2).sup.2]; and ME=200cos.sup.4()[Q(D1/2).sup.2cos.sup.4()+P(D2/2).sup.2cos.sup.4(6)+N(D3/2).sup.2cos.sup.4()]/[Q(D1/2).sup.2+P(D2/2).sup.2+N(D3/2).sup.2], where D1, D1, D2, D2, and D3 are in mm, and are the helix angle of each internal and external strand (TI), and are the helix angle of each internal thread (F1, F1), is the helix angle of each intermediate thread (F2) and and are the helix angle of each external thread (F2, F3).

Disclosed are a high-performance hybrid tire cord capable of realizing high performance and lightweight of a tire, and a method for manufacturing same. The hybrid tire cord of the present invention comprises a PET primarily-twisted yarn, an aramid primarily-twisted yarn, and an adhesive coated on the PET primarily-twisted yarn and the aramid primarily-twisted yarn. In the hybrid tire cord having a predetermined length, the length of the aramid primarily-twisted yarn is 1 to 1.1 times the length of the PET primarily-twisted yarn, after the secondary twist is untwisted.

A method for guiding reversing of a vehicle includes displaying, via a video display screen of the vehicle, and responsive to the vehicle being shifted into reverse gear, video images derived from image data captured by a rear backup camera of the vehicle. Responsive to actuation of an input by the driver of the vehicle, an alignment overlay is generated and electronically superimposed on the displayed video images to assist the driver in reversing the vehicle toward a trailer hitch of a trailer. The alignment overlay extends longitudinally rearward from a central region of the vehicle displayed in the displayed video images. The input is an actuatable input other than the vehicle being shifted into reverse gear. The alignment overlay is adjusted responsive to change in steering angle of the vehicle while the driver is executing the reversing maneuver of the vehicle.

A fiber cord for reinforcing rubber includes an organic fiber covered with a resin for which the average integration value of hardness measured by AFM is 150 MPa or less. A fiber cord for reinforcing rubber which could not be achieved with prior art, can be achieved with improved initial adhesiveness and heat-resistant adhesiveness as well as excellent stress relaxation for the rubber-cord composite.

The invention pertains to a composition of epoxide-functionalized resins, comprising 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 T.sub.g of at least 160 C.

This invention relates to a hybrid cord for a tire ply or ply strip, wherein the cord comprises two aramid yarns having densities from 1400 to 1900 dtex twisted in a first direction with 5 to 11 twists per inch, a polyamide yarn having a density of 700 to 1200 dtex twisted in the first direction with 4 to 10 twists per inch, wherein the three yarns are twisted together to form the cord, and wherein the cord is twisted with 4 to 10 twists in a direction opposite to the first direction. Moreover, the present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one of a belt ply, a carcass ply, an overlay ply and an overlay ply strip, wherein the ply or ply strip of the tire comprises a plurality of the aforementioned cords.

The invention relates to a reinforcement layer for elastomeric products, in particular for the belt bandage (8), having cords as reinforcement, where the cords have at least two yarns, where a first yarn of the yarns is made of polyamide and where the ends of all yarns of a cord are twisted together. The problem addressed by the invention is that of providing a reinforcement layer for elastomeric products which exhibits a relatively high tensile force value for an elongation of 4% or more and which exhibits relatively low shrinkage based on linear density of the reinforcement. This is achieved in that the cords are hybrid cords having precisely three yarns, in that the hybrid cord has the first yarn and a second yarn made of HMLS-PET, in that the hybrid cord has a first yarn or a second yarn as third yarn, and in that the linear density of each hybrid cord is at least 5000 dtex.

A method for determining a trailer angle for a trailering assist system of a vehicle includes providing a rearward facing camera at a rearward portion of a vehicle and a control that processes image data captured by the camera. Responsive to processing by the processor of captured image data, a location of a portion of the trailer relative to the vehicle and a trailer angle of the trailer relative to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle are determined. During a reversing maneuver, a rearward trajectory of the trailer is determined and a graphic overlay may be generated to overlay displayed images to indicate the determined rearward trajectory. During forward travel, a degree of swing of the trailer may be determined and a threshold level of swing may be adjusted based at least in part on a speed of the vehicle and trailer and/or a load of the trailer.