A hybrid cord for a tire, a method of manufacturing the same, and a high-performance environment-friendly radial tire including the same are disclosed herein. The hybrid cord includes a high-modulus fiber ply and a low-modulus fiber ply. The hybrid cord has a stress-strain curve including an initial modulus section, an intermediate modulus section and a final modulus section. The initial modulus of the initial modulus section is higher than the intermediate modulus of the intermediate modulus section, and the final modulus of the final modulus section is higher than the intermediate modulus.

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.

A tire includes a tread rubber which is formed by a plurality kinds of rubber having different elastic modulus, the tread rubber is provided with peripheral joint portions where the plurality kinds of rubber having the different elastic modulus is joined in a tire peripheral direction, and a ground end portion of an outside surface of the tread rubber in a tire width direction is formed by the rubber having the greatest elastic modulus among the plurality kinds of rubber constructing the peripheral joint portions.

The present invention provides a pneumatic radial tire for a passenger vehicle, having: a cross sectional width SW and an outer diameter OD controlled under an appropriate SW-OD relationship; and an optimized configuration of a crown portion thereof.

A pneumatic tire has a tire skeleton portion in which a plurality of arranged reinforcing cords are covered by a rubber layer. The reinforcement cords are organic fiber cords formed from polyethylene terephthalate. The organic fiber cords have an intermediate elongation (2.0 cN/dtex) of 3.0% to 4.0%, a dimensional stability index of 5.0% to 6.5%, and a difference between an elongation ratio at a strength at 70% the strength at the time of breaking and an elongation ratio at the time of breaking in a strength-elongation curve of 11% to 16%.

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.

A tire for a heavy-duty vehicle of construction plant type comprises a crown reinforcement (35) radially on the inside of a tread (10) and radially on the outside of a carcass reinforcement (50). The crown reinforcement (35) comprises: at least one low-modulus layer (20) formed of elastic metal reinforcers having a structural elongation at least equal to 0.4%, and a total elongation at break at least equal to 3%, and a tensile elastic modulus of between 40 GPa and 130 GPa; at least one rigid layer (30) formed of rigid metal reinforcers, the structural elongation of which is less than or equal to 0.2% and the tensile elastic modulus of which is between 140 GPa and 200 GPa. The ratio of the breaking tension of the rigid layer to that of the low-modulus layer is greater than or equal to 1.2.

A process for manufacturing a polyester tire cord cap ply reinforcement has high tenacity improved tensile properties and high Modulus Enhancement Potential (MEP).

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 one or more reinforcement cords, the strip of one or more 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 zigzag strip of cords may be formed from two different reinforcement cords made of different materials, and the lateral edges of the strip are preferably pointed or triangular in shape.

A cord-rubber composite 11 comprises a cord array 12 of parallel steel cords 14, and an unvulcanized topping rubber 13 coating the cord array 12 and having a complex elastic modulus E* of not less than 5 MPa after vulcanization. The code array has a surface area parameter S (mm) of not less than 60 mm. The surface area parameter s (mm) is defined by the following expression: S=DPiE, wherein E is a cord count of the steel cords 14 per 5 cm width of the cord-rubber composite 11 in a direction orthogonal to longitudinal directions of the steel cords, and D is an average outer diameter (mm) of the steel cords per the 5 cm width.