Abstract: A vehicle wheel on which can be mounted a pneumatic tire, with the wheel being suitable for use during emergency operation of the tire. The tire is essentially made of rubber or rubber-like synthetic material, and has a carcass which is anchored in beads of the tire by being looped around bead cores. The inside of the tire is provided with an air-impermeable layer. The tire can also be reinforced with a belt. The wheel is provided with a rigid rim, including a rim ring, and with an emergency-operation element upon which the inner surface of the tire is supported during emergency operation of the latter. The emergency-operation element can be formed by the rim ring itself, or by a separate support element secured to the rim. In order to guarantee that emergency operation can be undertaken over a longer period of time without damaging the inner surface of the tire, at least one friction strip is disposed on the radially outer side of the emergency-operation element.

Abstract: A tread or tread profile, especially for radial tires of trucks and similar vehicles, is disclosed. The tread includes six profile ribs arranged symmetrically to the circumferential center of the tire. Grooves of zigzag or similar wave patterns are provided between the profile ribs. The lateral profile ribs at the shoulders of the tire have a width which is about two times the width of a central profile rib and the pertaining lateral grooves are about 1/3 the width of the central groove. The tire can also be provided with radial recesses in the shoulder of the lateral profile ribs.