The reinforcing element (34) has a cross-section with a flattened overall shape having an aspect ratio greater than or equal to 5 and extending in a main direction (Z1). It comprises a lateral edge (46) made of a polymeric composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer, the lateral edge (46) extending in a general direction substantially parallel to the main direction. The reinforcing element (34) is such that R=(UcU1)/Uc>11%, where Uc is the average value of the microhardness of the reinforcing element (34) measured in its central part, and U1 is the average value of the microhardness of the reinforcing element (34) measured at its lateral edge (36). The lateral edge (46) does not have any ridges.

A pneumatic tire includes, in a tread portion, a belt layer including a circumferential belt layer with a belt cord disposed along a circumferential direction; and belt plies having a larger lateral direction dimension than a lateral direction dimension of the circumferential belt layer. A gauge from a surface of the tread portion to the belt layer is equal on a vehicle outer side and a vehicle inner side where the circumferential belt layer is disposed. At positions located away from a tire equatorial plane toward the vehicle outer side and the vehicle inner side by 120% of half of the lateral direction dimension of the circumferential belt layer, a gauge H1out on the vehicle outer side and a gauge H1in on the vehicle inner side to a belt ply of the belt plies located outermost in a radial direction satisfy 1 mmH1inH1out3 mm.

Tire formed of two halves separated by a median plane, comprising a crown comprising a crown reinforcement comprising a first reinforcing ply (80) and a second reinforcing ply (90) having two axial ends, which is situated radially on the outside of the first reinforcing ply and surmounted by a hooping reinforcement (100) made up of circumferentially orientated reinforcing elements, in which tire the absolute value of the difference D between the distance D1 of the first axial end (92) from the median plane and the distance D2 of the second axial end (93) from the median plane is greater than or equal to 4 mm and less than or equal to 10 mm (4 mm|D|=|D1D2|10 mm).

Tire formed of two halves separated by a median plane, comprising a crown comprising a crown reinforcement comprising a first reinforcing ply (80) and a second reinforcing ply (90) having two axial ends, which is situated radially on the outside of the first reinforcing ply and surmounted by a hooping reinforcement (100) made up of circumferentially orientated reinforcing elements, in which tire the absolute value of the difference D between the distance D1 of the first axial end (92) from the median plane and the distance D2 of the second axial end (93) from the median plane is greater than or equal to 4 mm and less than or equal to 10 mm (4 mm|D|=|D1D2|10 mm).

To reduce noise while suppressing increase in rolling resistance, without affecting the formation of a carcass line, provided is a pneumatic tire (10) including: a carcass (13); an inclined belt (14), and an inner liner (17). The inclined belt (14) is disposed on the tire radial outer side of the crown portion of the carcass (13). The inclined belt (14) includes at least one inclined belt layer (16). The inclined belt layer (16) has cords extending as being inclined at 35 or more with respect to the tire circumferential direction. The inner liner (17) has a thickness of 1.5 mm or more at least in part of a side portion (19).

To reduce noise while suppressing increase in rolling resistance, without affecting the formation of a carcass line, provided is a pneumatic tire (10) including: a carcass (13); an inclined belt (14), and an inner liner (17). The inclined belt (14) is disposed on the tire radial outer side of the crown portion of the carcass (13). The inclined belt (14) includes at least one inclined belt layer (16). The inclined belt layer (16) has cords extending as being inclined at 35 or more with respect to the tire circumferential direction. The inner liner (17) has a thickness of 1.5 mm or more at least in part of a side portion (19).

A tire includes two beads, two sidewalls connected to the beads, and a crown. The crown includes a belt reinforcement, a tread, and a stiffening ply. The belt reinforcement has an axial width W. The tread includes tread pattern blocks and grooves having a groove bottom. The tread is made of a material that has a dynamic shear modulus G* of less than 1.25 MPa. The stiffening ply includes filamentary reinforcing elements that are rigid in terms of compression, and that are arranged under at least one of the grooves of the tread.

A tire includes two beads, two sidewalls connected to the beads, and a crown. The crown includes a belt reinforcement, a tread, and a stiffening ply. The belt reinforcement has an axial width W. The tread includes tread pattern blocks and grooves having a groove bottom. The tread is made of a material that has a dynamic shear modulus G* of less than 1.25 MPa. The stiffening ply includes filamentary reinforcing elements that are rigid in terms of compression, and that are arranged under at least one of the grooves of the tread.

A tire has an axis of rotation, a cavity shape, a crown portion, a pair of beads, a tread, a pair of sidewalls, a pair of shoulder portions, and a carcass including a plurality of plies. Each ply has a cord. The tire is characterized by a path of the cord in at least one ply defining a ply line.

To provide a pneumatic tire with which a magnitude of a lateral force can be adjusted without changing the structure of a tread portion. In a pneumatic tire, an outer profile shape of the pneumatic tire is formed in left and right symmetry with respect to a tire equator, and a thickness of the pneumatic tire from an outer surface to an inner surface is set in left and right asymmetry with respect to the tire equator.