In a pneumatic tire, a partial tie rubber layer is disposed between a carcass layer and an innerliner layer in a limited manner across an entire region excluding end portions near a pair of bead portions; end surfaces on both sides in a tire lateral direction of the partial tie rubber layer are inclined surfaces that form an acute angle with respect to a surface of the partial tie rubber layer on the carcass layer side; and an inclination angle of the inclined surfaces with respect to the surface of the partial tie rubber layer on the carcass layer side is from 20° to 60°.

In a pneumatic tire, a partial tie rubber layer is disposed between a carcass layer and an innerliner layer in a limited manner across an entire region excluding end portions near a pair of bead portions; end surfaces on both sides in a tire lateral direction of the partial tie rubber layer are inclined surfaces that form an acute angle with respect to a surface of the partial tie rubber layer on the carcass layer side; and an inclination angle of the inclined surfaces with respect to the surface of the partial tie rubber layer on the carcass layer side is from 20° to 60°.

An electrically conductive yarn (200, 300) comprising a first yarn (262, 362) and a second yarn (264, 364), the first yarn (262, 362) comprises or consists out of a plurality of stainless steel fibers, the second yarn (264, 364) comprises organic fibers wherein the first yarn (362) and the second yarn (364) are twisted or cabled together or the second yarn (264) is wrapped around the first yarn (262) such that the first yarn (262) is provided as a core yarn and such that the first yarn (262) provides part of the surface of the electrically conductive yarn (200).

An inner liner for an elastomeric articles is provided. The inner liner contains platy mineral particles having a mean aspect ratio of less than three, where at least about 30% or more of the platy mineral particles have an aspect ratio of 2 or greater. Furthermore, an inflatable article, such as a tire, that includes an inner liner containing the platy mineral particles, is also provided.

An inner liner for an elastomeric articles is provided. The inner liner contains platy mineral particles having a mean aspect ratio of less than three, where at least about 30% or more of the platy mineral particles have an aspect ratio of 2 or greater. Furthermore, an inflatable article, such as a tire, that includes an inner liner containing the platy mineral particles, is also provided.

A pneumatic vehicle tire with run-flat properties, having a tread (1), having a multi-ply belt assembly (2), having an inner ply (4) which is of air-tight form, having a carcass (3) which, in the bead region (5), is led from axially inside axially outward as a carcass turn-up (3a) around tension-resistant cores (6), and having side walls (8) within which there is arranged at least one reinforcement profile (9) which is of sickle-shaped cross section and which is of closed ring-shaped form around the circumference of the side wall, wherein the inner ply (4) does not run continuously through the tire cross section from bead region (5) to bead region (5), it rather being the case that, within the cross-sectional height (10) of the reinforcement profile (9), the inner ply is omitted; the inner ply (4a) is, in a region situated opposite the tread (1), arranged between the two upper ends (11) of the reinforcement profiles (9), and the inner ply (4a) does not cover said two ends (11) of the reinforcement profiles (9) axially at the inside.

Provided is a pneumatic tire having an innerliner member pasted on a tire inner circumferential surface, the innerliner member being constituted from an at least three-layer structure including a film having a main component of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing a blend of a thermoplastic resin and an elastomer, and rubber sheets layered on both sides of the film, the tire comprising a lap splice portion in which tire circumferential direction end portions of the film are overlapped via the rubber sheets. In the lap splice portion, the thickness of the film positioned at least on the tire radial direction inner side decreases toward the tip of the end portion thereof, and this tip bends toward the outer side or the inner side in the tire radial direction, and the tip is covered by the rubber sheets.

Provided is a pneumatic tire having an innerliner member pasted on a tire inner circumferential surface, the innerliner member being constituted from an at least three-layer structure including a film having a main component of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing a blend of a thermoplastic resin and an elastomer, and rubber sheets layered on both sides of the film, the tire comprising a lap splice portion in which tire circumferential direction end portions of the film are overlapped via the rubber sheets. In the lap splice portion, the thickness of the film positioned at least on the tire radial direction inner side decreases toward the tip of the end portion thereof, and this tip bends toward the outer side or the inner side in the tire radial direction, and the tip is covered by the rubber sheets.

The present invention relates to self-supporting tyres for vehicle wheels having sidewall reinforcement inserts (113) with reduced rigidity. These tyres have a good mileage in flat running conditions, greater comfort and significantly reduced rolling resistance compared to known self-supporting tyres, with higher modulus sidewall reinforcement inserts.

The present invention relates to self-supporting tyres for vehicle wheels having sidewall reinforcement inserts (113) with reduced rigidity. These tyres have a good mileage in flat running conditions, greater comfort and significantly reduced rolling resistance compared to known self-supporting tyres, with higher modulus sidewall reinforcement inserts.