Patent classifications
B60C2009/2051
Tire with a radial or cross-ply carcass
Tire having at least one carcass reinforcement, a tread, a belt reinforcer having a first and a second end and: a reinforcing ply, having a transverse half-width L2, having a reinforcing polymer layer between two layers of coating rubber, at least one hooping ply, surmounting the reinforcing ply, having a transverse half-width L1, and filamentary reinforcing elements, parallel two by two, forming an angle at most equal to 7 with respect to the circumferential direction, the tire having at least one layer of edge uncoupling rubber, positioned at least radially between the hooping ply and the reinforcing ply and positioned at at least one transverse end of the belt reinforcer, the layer of edge uncoupling rubber having a total length between 10 and 40 mm and a thickness between 0.2 and 1.2 mm, having at least one reinforcing ply, and at at least one end of the belt reinforcer, the half-widths L1 and L2 are different, and manifest a difference (L1L2) between 5 and 10 mm.
TIRE
A tire includes a pair of bead cores, a carcass layer extended across the bead cores, a belt layer disposed on an outer side of the carcass layer in a radial direction, and a tread portion. A tire outer diameter OD (mm) is in a range 200OD660. A total tire width SW (mm) is in a range 100SW400. A groove area ratio Aa of the tread portion is in a range 0.008Aa/OD0.150.
TIRE
A tire includes a pair of bead cores, a carcass layer extended across the bead cores, a belt layer disposed on an outer side of the carcass layer in a radial direction, and a tread portion. A tire outer diameter OD (mm) is in a range 200OD660. A total tire width SW (mm) is in a range 100SW400. A groove area ratio Aa of the tread portion is in a range 0.008Aa/OD0.150. A groove area ratio Ace of a center region of the tread portion and a groove area ratio Ash of a shoulder region of the tread portion have a relationship Ace/Ash>1.
Pneumatic Tire
A pneumatic tire comprises a carcass layer, a belt layer disposed on an outer side of the carcass layer in a tire radial direction, and a tread rubber disposed on the outer side of the belt layer in the tire radial direction. The belt layer formed by laminating an angle belt having a belt angle 45 and 70 in absolute values, a pair of cross belts, having belt angles of 10 and 45 in absolute values and having belt angles of mutually opposite signs, and a circumferential reinforcing layer having a belt angle within a range of 5 with respect to a tire circumferential direction. A tread width TW and a cross-sectional width Wca of the carcass layer have a relationship such that 0.82TW/Wca0.92. A width Ws of the circumferential reinforcing layer and a cross-sectional width Wca of the carcass layer such that 0.60Ws/Wca0.70.
Optimized Architecture of a Civil Engineering Tire
A tire (1) for a vehicle of the construction plant type, having a carcass reinforcement (4) and a crown reinforcement (3), with at least five crown layers (311, 312, 321, 322, 331, 332) having metal reinforcers. The protective layer (312) has elastic reinforcers having a tensile modulus at most equal to 110 GPa. The rubbers, referred to as crown decoupling rubbers (6), that are located around the axial ends of the crown layers (311, 312, 321, 322, 331, 332) have an elongation at break at least equal to 500%, and a dynamic loss tan at most equal to 0.06. A crown filler rubber (5) between the axial end of the axially widest working layer (321) and the carcass reinforcement (4) possibly has an elongation at break at least equal to 650% and a dynamic loss tan, at 100 C. at 10 Hz, at most equal to 0.07.
MOTORCYCLE TIRE
A motorcycle tire can include a tread portion, sidewall portions, bead portions, and a carcass. The tread portion can include a tread reinforcing layer and a tread rubber. The tread reinforcing layer can include a belt layer and a band layer. A development width of the band layer can be smaller than that of the belt layer. The tread rubber can include a crown rubber and shoulder rubbers. A hardness at 100 C. of each shoulder rubber can be higher than a hardness at 100 C. of the crown rubber, a complex elastic modulus at 100 C. of each shoulder rubber can be higher than a complex elastic modulus at 100 C. of the crown rubber, and a 300% modulus at 100 C. of each shoulder rubber can be higher than a 300% modulus at 100 C. of the crown rubber.
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire comprises a carcass layer, a belt layer radially outward of the carcass layer, and a tread rubber radially outward of the belt layer. A belt cord angle of a belt layer large angle belt is 45-70, opposite sign belt cord angles of cross belts are 10-45, and a reinforcing layer belt cord angle is within 5 of a circumferential direction. A reinforcing layer width Ws and a carcass cross-sectional width Wca satisfy 0.60Ws/Wca0.70. The reinforcing layer is radially outward of the cross belts which are radially outward of the large angle belt. A wider cross belt width Wb2 of the pair and Wca satisfy 0.79Wb2/Wca0.89. Wb2 and Wca satisfy 0.79Wb2/Wca0.89. Relationships 0.79Wb2/Wca0.84 and either 0.82TW/Wca0.92 or 0.79TW/SW0.89 are satisfied, where TW is a tread width and SW is a total tire width.
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire comprises a carcass layer, a belt layer radially outward of the carcass layer, and a tread rubber radially outward of the belt layer. The belt layer is formed by laminating a large angle belt having a belt-cord angle of 45-70, a pair of cross belts having belt cord angles of 10-45 with opposite sign belt cord angles, and a reinforcing layer having a belt cord angle satisfying 5 relative to a circumferential direction. A reinforcing layer width Ws and a carcass cross-sectional width Wca satisfy 0.60Ws/Wca0.70. A wider cross belt width Wb2 of the pair of cross belts and the carcass width Wca satisfy 0.79Wb2/Wca0.89. Relationships 0.79Wb2/Wca0.84 and either 0.82TW/Wca0.92 or 0.79TW/SW0.89 are satisfied, where TW is a tread width and SW is a total tire width.
Optimized architecture of a civil engineering tire
A tire (1) for a vehicle of the construction plant type, having a carcass reinforcement (4) and a crown reinforcement (3), with at least five crown layers (311, 312, 321, 322, 331, 332) having metal reinforcers. The protective layer (312) has elastic reinforcers having a tensile modulus at most equal to 110 GPa. The rubbers, referred to as crown decoupling rubbers (6), that are located around the axial ends of the crown layers (311, 312, 321, 322, 331, 332) have an elongation at break at least equal to 500%, and a dynamic loss tan at most equal to 0.06. A crown filler rubber (5) between the axial end of the axially widest working layer (321) and the carcass reinforcement (4) possibly has an elongation at break at least equal to 650% and a dynamic loss tan, at 100 C. at 10 Hz, at most equal to 0.07.
Motorcycle tire
A motorcycle tire can include a tread portion, sidewall portions, bead portions, and a carcass. The tread portion can include a tread reinforcing layer and a tread rubber. The tread reinforcing layer can include a belt layer and a band layer. A development width of the band layer can be smaller than that of the belt layer. The tread rubber can include a crown rubber and shoulder rubbers. A hardness at 100 C. of each shoulder rubber can be higher than a hardness at 100 C. of the crown rubber, a complex elastic modulus at 100 C. of each shoulder rubber can be higher than a complex elastic modulus at 100 C. of the crown rubber, and a 300% modulus at 100 C. of each shoulder rubber can be higher than a 300% modulus at 100 C. of the crown rubber.