A flat spot-proof tire, and a vehicle. The flat spot-proof tire comprises a tread, a cap ply, a belt ply and a carcass. The rubber hardness of the tread is 68-78 Shore A. The cap ply is formed by nylon cords having linear density of 90-140 pieces per 100 mm. The belt ply is formed by steel cords, which comprise HT steel wires and/or SHT steel wires. The carcass is formed by polyester cords having linear density of 100-120 pieces per 100 mm. The flat spot-proof tire and the vehicle use suitable industrial rubber and polyester fiber material, have a specific size design and undergo an optimized inflation process after vulcanization such that the long-term flat spot effects of the tire can be mitigated, and the jitter of the vehicle during high-speed traveling can be reduced.

The invention relates to a tire comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers each formed of reinforcing elements inserted between skim layers of rubber compound, a first layer S of polymer compound being in contact with at least one working crown layer and in contact with the carcass reinforcement and the crown reinforcement comprising at least one layer of circumferential reinforcing elements. In accordance with the invention, the elastic modulus under tension at 10% elongation of at least one skim layer of at least one working crown layer is less than 8.5 MPa, the maximum value of tan(), denoted tan()max of the said at least one skim layer of at least one working crown layer is less than 0.100, and the complex dynamic shear modulus G*, measured at 10% and 60 C. on the return cycle, of the said first layer S of polymer compound is greater than 1.35 MPa.

Provided is a rubber-cord composite, a tire reinforcing member including the composite, and a tire including the reinforcing member. The rubber-cord composite includes a reinforcing cord, and the composite forms a spiral cord layer in the tire reinforcing member. The twist coefficient of the reinforcing cord is 0.3 or less.

The pneumatic tire includes a carcass layer, a belt layer disposed outward of the carcass layer in the tire radial direction, and a tread rubber disposed outward of the belt layer in the tire radial direction. Moreover, the belt layer is formed by laminating a pair of cross belts having a belt angle with an absolute value from 10 to 45 both inclusive and mutually opposite signs, and the circumferential reinforcing layer having a belt angle within a range of 5 relative to the tire circumferential direction. Moreover, the distance (Gcc) from the tread profile to the tire inner circumferential surface along the tire equatorial plane and the distance (Gsh) from the tread edge to the tire inner circumferential surface have a relationship satisfying 1.10Gsh/Gcc.

A tire comprising a crown reinforcement formed from at least two working crown layers of reinforcing elements and at least one layer of circumferential reinforcing elements, wherein, the tensile modulus of elasticity at 10% elongation of at least one skim coat of at least one working crown layer is greater than 9 MPa and the maximum value of tan(), denoted tan()max, of said skim coat is less than 0.100.

Tire comprising a crown reinforcement comprising two working crown layers having unequal axial widths. Layer C of rubber compound is placed between ends of the working crown layers. Second layer S of polymer compound is in contact with at least one working crown layer and the carcass reinforcement, which comprises a layer of circumferential reinforcing elements arranged radially between two working crown layers. Distance d between the end of the axially narrowest working layer and the working layer separated from it by layer C is 1.1<d<2.2, being the diameter of the reinforcing elements, in a meridian plane. Second layer S is made up of a filled elastomer blend having a macro dispersion coefficient Z65 and a maximum tan() value less than 0.100. Its complex dynamic shear modulus G*, measured at 10% and 60 C. on the return cycle is greater than 1.35 MPa.

Tire comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers each being formed of reinforcing elements inserted between two skim layers of rubber compound, a first layer S of polymer compound being in contact with at least one working crown layer and in contact with the carcass reinforcement and the crown reinforcement comprising at least one layer of circumferential reinforcing elements. The elastic modulus under tension at 10% elongation of at least one skim layer of at least one working crown layer is greater than 9 MPa, the maximum value of tan(), denoted tan()max, of the at least one skim layer of at least one working crown layer is less than 0.100 and the complex dynamic shear modulus G*, measured at 10% and 60 C. on the return cycle, of the first layer S of polymer compound is greater than 1.35 MPa.

A tire having reduced mass and low rolling resistance and a method of manufacture thereof achieves reduced weight by using thin layers of thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU's) to heat seal the carcass, breaker, and tread layers of the tire to each other, rather than embedding the layers in conventional, relatively thicker and heavier layers of sulfur cured vulcanized carbon filled elastomers. Creep and spring-back of the thermoplastic polyurethanes during cure is avoided by maintaining the adhered layers under pressure until the assembly cools below its glass transition temperature. In embodiments, the heat sealing can be performed on the forming drum, and in some embodiments cool rollers are applied to the heat-sealed carcass so as to accelerate the cooling to below the glass transition temperature.

A pneumatic tire is provided with a carcass layer, a belt layer disposed on the outer side of the carcass layer in a radial direction of the tire, and tread rubber disposed on the outer side of the belt layer in the radial direction of the tire. The belt layer is formed by layering a pair of cross belts having belt angles with absolute values from 10 to 45 inclusive and opposite signs, and a circumferential reinforcing layer having a belt angle within a range of 5 with respect to the circumferential direction of the tire. A distance (Gcc) from a tread profile to an inner circumferential surface of the tire along a tire equatorial plane and a distance (Gsh) from a tread end (p) to the inner circumferential surface of the tire have a relationship such that 1.10Gsh/Gcc.

A tire is provided with a carcass that is formed so as to include a carcass ply that extends from one bead portion to another bead portion; a belt that is disposed at a tire radial direction outer side of the carcass, and that is formed by one sheet of belt ply in which plural cords that are disposed with an inclination of not more than 10 relative to a tire circumferential direction and extend around an entire tire circumference in the tire circumferential direction are coated with a rubber having a tensile modulus of elasticity in excess of 50 MPa, one end portion in a longitudinal direction of the cords being positioned at one end side in a width direction of the belt ply, and another end portion in the longitudinal direction of the cords being positioned at another end side in the width direction of the belt ply; and a tread that is disposed at a tire radial direction outer side of the belt.