Physical Structure Of Reinforcing Cords Patents (Class 152/527)
  • Patent number: 11951784
    Abstract: The tire comprises a carcass ply connecting two beads via two sidewalls, the carcass ply being surmounted radially towards the outside of the tire by a crown reinforcing zone which is itself surmounted radially towards the outside of the tire by a tread, the crown reinforcing zone comprising a plurality of reinforcing strips arranged over at least one ply of strips. The strips are arranged so that they are juxtaposed and at an angle less than or equal to 15° with respect to the circumferential direction. Each reinforcing strip is made up of a laminate of at least 3 composite layers, each composite layer containing oriented fibers having a tensile modulus less than or equal to 30 GPa, which are parallel to one another and coated in a polymer matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ESTABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Gael Pataut, Sebastien Rigo
  • Patent number: 11660911
    Abstract: A radial pneumatic tire for a heavy-duty civil engineering vehicle aims to reduce the risk of tread separation of the pneumatic tire, during driving on sharp rocks, while ensuring good resistance to cracking of the crown reinforcement. The pneumatic tire has a protective reinforcement with two protective layers, the radially innermost protective layer having elastic metal reinforcements with a diameter D1 which are axially distributed according to an axial pitch P1, and the radially outermost protective layer has elastic metal reinforcements with a diameter D2 which are axially distributed according to an axial pitch P2. In the tire the following relations are satisfied: D1>D2 P1>P2 P1>=1.2*D1 and P2>=1.2*D2 2.5<=(D1*P1)/(D2*P2)<=5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Alain Domingo, Cédric Khayat
  • Patent number: 11433709
    Abstract: A radial tire, notably for a passenger vehicle or van, has a very thin belt structure comprising a multilayer composite laminate of specific construction, with a first layer of rubber reinforced by circumferential textile reinforcers in the form of monofilaments or assemblies of monofilaments, preferably slightly heat-shrinkable, for example made of nylon or of polyester, this first layer radially (in the direction Z) surmounting two other layers of rubber, reinforced by high-strength steel monofilaments. The mean thickness of rubber, measured in the radial direction (Z), separating a first reinforcer from the second reinforcer which is closest to it, and that separating a second reinforcer from the third reinforcer which is closest to it, are both less than or at most equal to 0.35 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Camille Astaix, Aurore Lardjane
  • Patent number: 11331953
    Abstract: The assembly (24) comprises: a woven first fabric (26) comprising filamentary warp elements (64) comprising first and second filamentary members, a woven second fabric (28), a bearing structure (30) comprising filamentary bearing elements (32) connecting the woven first and second fabrics together. For a length at rest L of the woven first fabric (26): for any elongation of the woven first fabric (26) less than or equal to (2?×H)/L, the first filamentary member has a non-zero elongation and is not broken; there is an elongation of the woven first fabric (26), less than or equal to (2?×H)/L, and beyond which the second filamentary member is broken, in which H0×K?H where H0 is the distance between the woven first and second fabrics (26, 28) when each filamentary bearing portion (74) is at rest, and K=0.50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Sébastien Rigo, Richard Cornille, Gregor Hug, Bastien Limozin, Florian Vilcot
  • Patent number: 11325418
    Abstract: The assembly (24) comprises: a first structure (10) extending in a first overall direction (G1), a second structure (12), and a bearing structure (30) comprising filamentary bearing elements (32) comprising at least one filamentary bearing portion (74) extending between the first structure (10) and the second structure (12), the first structure (10) being arranged such that, for a length at rest L of the first structure (10) in the first overall direction (G1), the elongation at maximum force Art of the first structure in the first overall direction (G1) satisfies: Art?(2?×H)/L, in which H0×K?H where H0 is the mean straight-line distance between an internal face (42) of the first structure (10) and an internal face (46) of the second structure (12) when each filamentary bearing portion (74) is at rest, and K=0.50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Sébastien Rigo, Richard Cornille, Gregor Hug, Bastien Limozin, Florian Vilcot
  • Patent number: 11305584
    Abstract: Crown of a tire for a heavy vehicle that is desensitized to attacks. The tire (1) comprises tread (2) having a median degree of surface siping TLC, expressed in m/m2, equal to the ratio between the cumulative length LDC of the cuts (21), present in a median portion of tread of axial width WC, and the median area AC of the radially outer surface (23) of the tread (2), and protective reinforcement (4) comprising at least two protective layers (41, 42) that are formed of elastic metallic reinforcers and have a maximum breaking strength Rmax, expressed in daN/m, such that the median degree of surface siping TLC of tread (2) is at least equal to 5 m/m2 and a coupling ratio CC, equal to the ratio between the maximum breaking strength Rmax and the median degree of surface siping TLC, is at least equal to 18 000 daN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Alain Domingo, Olivier Spinnler
  • Patent number: 11305585
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprising a carcass 12, at least one inclined belt layer 13, at least one first circumferential cord layer 14 arranged inward in the tire radial direction of the inclined belt layer 13, a tread 16 arranged outward in the tire radial direction of the inclined belt layer 13, and a second circumferential cord layer 15 which is arranged outward in the tire radial direction so as to cover a tire width direction end of the inclined belt layer 13, and where X is defined as X=Y×n×m×d, Y is the Young's modulus (GPa) of the cord, n is the number of cords implanted (cords/50 mm), d is the cord diameter (mm), and m is the number of the first circumferential cord layers 14, X is smaller than X of the first circumferential cord layer 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Isao Kuwayama
  • Patent number: 11007819
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tire for a heavy vehicle of construction plant type, comprising a working reinforcement (50), a protective reinforcement (60) and a hoop reinforcement (70). The working reinforcement (50) comprises two layers (51, 52) comprising inelastic metallic reinforcers that are crossed and make angles of between 30° and 35° with the circumferential direction, and having a force at break greater than 2500 daN. The hoop reinforcement (70) is formed by a circumferential winding forming two layers (71, 72), radially positioned between the working layers (51, 52), comprising circumferential elastic metallic reinforcers, having a force at break greater than 800 daN. The metallic reinforcers of the protective layers (61, 62) are potentially identical to the reinforcers of the hoop reinforcement, crossed from one layer to another with angles identical to the working layers. These reinforcers are elastic, have a diameter greater than 3 mm and a force at break greater than 800 daN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Emmanuel Clement, Alain Domingo, Elodie Le Chenadec
  • Patent number: 10981421
    Abstract: A tire comprises shoulder blocks and middle blocks having ground contacting surfaces respectively provided with narrow grooves and each including a circumferential groove portion. The tire further comprises bead apex rubbers each extending from respective one of bead cores and each of the bead apex rubbers includes an extended portion extending to a position on an inner side in a tire axial direction of a first reference line passing through the circumferential groove portion of each of the shoulder blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 10962150
    Abstract: A rubber hose with a fixing bracket includes an inner rubber layer defining a hollow portion, first and second braided layers formed on the inner rubber layer, and an outer rubber layer formed on an outer periphery of the second braided layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventor: Tomonori Shibata
  • Patent number: 10933694
    Abstract: The tire for a construction plant vehicle includes a tread and a crown reinforcement arranged radially internal to the tread. The crown reinforcement includes a protective reinforcement, a working reinforcement, and a hoop reinforcement. The protective reinforcement includes at least one protective ply that exhibits a force at break FmNSP. The working reinforcement includes at least one working ply that exhibits a force at break FmNST. The hoop reinforcement includes at least one hooping ply, each of which includes hoop reinforcing elements that make an angle at most equal to 10° with a circumferential direction of the tire. The working reinforcement is arranged radially internal to the protective reinforcement. A ratio FmNSP/FmNST is greater than or equal to 0.27 and less than or equal to 0.90.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Alain Domingo, Emmanuel Clement, Pascal Ragot
  • Patent number: 10895037
    Abstract: Provided is a steel cord for reinforcing a rubber article which can further improve cut resistance when applied to a tire. Provided is a steel cord for reinforcing a rubber article including: one core strand 11 having a layered-twisted structure formed by twisting a plurality of steel filaments 1; and a plurality of sheath strands 12 having a layered-twisted structure formed by twisting a plurality of steel filaments 2, wherein the sheath strands are twisted around the core strand. A ratio S1/S of the sum S1 of cross-sectional areas of outermost layer sheath filaments constituting an outermost layer sheath of the core strand to the sum S of cross-sectional areas of all filaments constituting the core strand is from 0.69 to 0.74, and a ratio Ps/P of the sum Ps of strengths of the sheath strands to strength P of the cord as a whole is from 0.81 to 0.85.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusuke Nozaki
  • Patent number: 10857835
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. In a step of laminating belt reinforcing layers on an outer circumferential side of a belt layer constituting a green tire, wherein the belt reinforcing layers cover each of a tire width direction left edge portion and right edge portion of the belt layer and are separated from each other in the tire width direction, each of the belt reinforcing layers is formed by inclining strip members constituting each of the reinforcing layers in a same direction with respect to a tire circumferential direction, and winding the strip members in a spiral-like manner at least one time around in the tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventors: Hidefumi Doi, Masahiro Hirano
  • Patent number: 10821690
    Abstract: Provided are: a tire including: a tire frame; and a reinforcing metal cord member that is wound at least on the outer circumference of the tire frame, wherein at least a portion of the reinforcing metal cord member is coated with a coating composition via an adhesion layer that contains a polyamide-based adhesive and has a melting point of from 160° C. to 200° C., the coating composition containing at least one thermoplastic material selected from polyamide-based thermoplastic resins having a melting point of from 160° C. to 240° C. and polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomers having a melting point of from 160° C. to 240° C.; and a method of producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukinori Nakakita, Kunio Machida
  • Patent number: 10715077
    Abstract: A method of controlling a motor having windings of a plurality of phases includes an estimation step of calculating a current vector norm from d-axis current and q-axis current flowing in the motor, calculating power loss from the current vector norm and the entire heat resistance of the motor, and estimating the maximum temperature of the windings of the plurality of phases based on the power loss and a transfer function having first or higher-order transfer characteristics, in the case where the motor is in a low rotation state, and a limiting step of limiting input power based on the maximum temperature estimated in the estimation step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Itou, Kohei Murota, Tomoaki Mori, Naoki Takahashi, Hiromichi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10654319
    Abstract: A motorcycle tire 1 comprises a tread portion 2, sidewall portions 3, bead portions 4, a carcass 6 extending between the bead portions, and a tread reinforcing layer 7 disposed radially outside the carcass in the tread portion. The tread reinforcing layer 7 is composed of a helically wound strip 10 of parallel reinforcing cords 11 coated with topping rubber 12. The winding pitch Pm of the strip 10 in middle parts Mi of the tread reinforcing layer is less than the winding pitch Pc of the strip 10 in a central part Cr, and less than the winding pitch Ps of the strip 10 in shoulder parts Sh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yuki Tochiki
  • Patent number: 10618353
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel tire cord reinforcement made of ultra high modulus aramid fibers which has bi-elastic tensile properties. The cord includes at least two plies, and there is a spacing between the cord plies. The cord twisting improves bending and compression fatigue resistance of the aramid, but at the same time reduces the modulus and strength too.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: KORDSA TEKNIK TEKSTIL ANONIM SIRKETI
    Inventors: M.Sadettin Fidan, Kürsat Aksoy, Bahadir Kaya
  • Patent number: 10589571
    Abstract: A tire whose pressure-proofing performance and impact durability can be improved, is provided. The tire includes: a tire frame member which is made of resin and includes: a bead portion covering a bead core; a side portion extending outwardly in a tire radial direction from the bead portion; and a crown portion extending inwardly in a tire width direction from the side portion, and the tire also includes a reinforcing layer which includes plural cords covered by resin or rubber and which extends from the bead portion to the side portion of the tire frame member to cover at least an inner peripheral surface of the side portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Kon, Yoshihide Kouno
  • Patent number: 10576787
    Abstract: A radial tire with a lightened belt structure (10) comprises a multilayer composite laminate (10a, 10b, 10c) of specific construction, with a first layer (10a) of rubber (C1) reinforced with preferably weakly heat-shrinkable circumferential textile multifilament fibres (110) twisted individually on themselves with a torsion T greater than 100 turns per meter, for example, made of nylon or of polyester, this first layer radially (in the direction Z) surmounting two other layers (10b, 10c) of rubber (C2, C3, respectively) reinforced with monofilaments (120, 130) of high tensile steel. The first reinforcers have an envelope diameter between 0.30 mm and 0.60 mm and a density, measured in the axial direction Y, between 90 and 150 threads/dm, and the second and third reinforcers each have a diameter between 0.20 mm and 0.50 mm and a density, measured in the axial direction Y, between 100 and 180 threads/dm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Camille Astaix, Aurore Lardjane
  • Patent number: 10569603
    Abstract: This pneumatic tire (1) has a first profile (PL1) wherein land sections (3) located further inside in the tire width direction than right and left outermost circumferential main grooves (2) protrudes outward in the tire radius direction. In addition, the pneumatic tire has a second profile (PL2) wherein shoulder land sections (3) protrudes inward in the tire radius direction within a ground contact surface. The distance d in the tire radial direction from a line extending from the first profile (PL1) to the second profile (PL2) within the ground contact surface increases toward the outer side in the tire width direction. In addition, the distance (Gcc) from a tread profile (first profile (PL1)) within a tire equatorial plane (CL) to a tire inner circumferential surface and the distance (Gsh) from a tread end (P) to the tire inner circumferential surface have the relationship of 1.10?Gsh/Gcc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Kunugi
  • Patent number: 10549493
    Abstract: A compound for a tyre sealant layer comprising at least one polymer base consisting of an essentially saturated polymer and a filler, which in turn comprises kraft lignin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pasquale Agoretti, John Nazareno House, Francesco Madau
  • Patent number: 10525771
    Abstract: A rubber composition includes: in a diene rubber containing a natural rubber, cobalt borate neodecanoate, a phenol-based resin, and a curing agent; a dynamic storage modulus (E?) at 20° C. and a dynamic strain of 2% being 13 MPa or greater; a loss tangent (tan ?) at 60° C. being 0.20 or less; and the number of repetitions until breakage in a constant strain fatigue test at a strain of 60% and 400 rpm being 35000 times or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsunori Shimizu, Tsuyoshi Nomaguchi
  • Patent number: 10472743
    Abstract: A dipped and heat-set aramid cord, comprising a plurality of cord plies having a spacing between the plurality of cord plies, wherein a TASE at 2.0% elongation of the aramid cord is less than 2.0 cN/dtex; wherein the spacing between the plurality of cord plies is more than 10% and less than 80% of a cord diameter (D) of the cord plies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: KORDSA TEKNIK TEKSTIL ANONIM SIRKETI
    Inventors: M. Sadettin Fidan, Kürsat Aksoy, Erman Senocak
  • Patent number: 10451201
    Abstract: A rubber hose includes an inner rubber layer, a first braided layer formed on the inner rubber layer by braiding plural first multiple wound yarn materials in a three-over, three-under pattern formed by bundling plural first yarn materials including a dry vinylon, a second braided layer formed on the first braided layer by braiding plural second multiple wound yarn materials formed by bundling plural second yarn materials, and an outer rubber layer formed on the second braided layer. The young modulus of the first yarn material is not less than 17 GPa and not more than 26 GPa, and a breaking elongation of the first yarn material is not less than 5% and not more than 12%, and an adhesive force between the outer rubber layer and the second braided layer is not less than 10 N/cm and not more than 30 N/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventor: Tomonori Shibata
  • Patent number: 10427459
    Abstract: To reduce noise while suppressing increase in rolling resistance, without affecting the formation of a carcass line, provided is a pneumatic tire 10 comprising an inner liner 17. The thickness of the inner liner 17 at least in part of a side portion 18 is 1.5 mm or more. When the tire 10 is mounted to a rim, and an internal pressure of 250 kPa or more is applied to the tire, in a case where a sectional width SW of the tire is less than 165 mm, a ratio of the sectional width SW to an outer diameter OD of the tire, SW/OD, is 0.26 or less; and in a case where the sectional width SW of the tire is 165 mm or more, the sectional width SW and the outer diameter OD of the tire satisfy a relation expression OD?2.135×SW+282.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isao Kuwayama, Shintaro Hatanaka, Kentaro Kozuki
  • Patent number: 10427462
    Abstract: A reinforced product (21) comprises: an elastomer matrix (23), several reinforcing elements (44) embedded in the elastomer matrix (23), the reinforcing elements (44) being arranged side by side in a main direction (X1), Each reinforcing element (44) comprises: several filamentary elements (46), and at least one communal sheath collectively coating the filamentary elements (46) and comprising at least one layer of a thermoplastic polymer composition. The ratio R1=ODO/E of the mean minimum thickness ODO of elastomer present on the back of the sheath to the mean thickness E of the reinforced product (21) is less than or equal to 0.17, the mean minimum thickness of elastomer ODO and mean thickness E of the reinforced product (21) being measured in a direction substantially perpendicular to the main direction (X1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Michel Ahouanto, Sandrine Braud, Sebastien Rigo
  • Patent number: 10421320
    Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire has a carcass, a belt and a profiled tread. The belt includes four belt plies wherein the third belt ply and the fourth belt ply are working plies. The reinforcement members of the working plies are arranged at an angle to the circumferential direction of 10° to 45° and the reinforcement members of the fourth belt ply at an angle of 10° to 45°. The reinforcement members of the third and fourth belt plies are arranged such that they cross one another. The reinforcement members of the first belt ply are arranged at an angle of 40° to 75° and the reinforcement members of the second belt ply are arranged at an angle of 0° to 5° to the circumferential direction. The reinforcement members of the third belt ply and the reinforcement members of the first belt ply have the same direction of inclination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Michal Lacko, Matthias Gehlauf, Fabian Wachmann
  • Patent number: 10391817
    Abstract: A reinforced product (21) comprises: an elastomer matrix (23), several reinforcing elements (44) embedded in the elastomer matrix (23), the reinforcing elements (44) being arranged side by side in a main direction (X1). Each reinforcing element (44) comprises: at least one filamentary element (46) comprising a single monofilament, and at least one sheath coating the filamentary elements (46) and comprising at least one layer of a thermoplastic polymer composition. The ratio R1=ODO/E of the mean minimum thickness ODO of elastomer present on the back of the sheath to the mean thickness E of the reinforced product (21) is less than or equal to 0.17, the mean minimum thickness of elastomer ODO and mean thickness E of the reinforced product (21) being measured in a direction (Y1) substantially perpendicular to the main direction (X1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Sebastien Noel, Aurore Lardjane, Sebastien Rigo
  • Patent number: 10377180
    Abstract: 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=(Uc?U1)/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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: David Doisneau, Nicole Dajoux, Christophe Le Clerc, Thomas Guy
  • Patent number: 10378129
    Abstract: A dipped and heat-set carbon fiber cord, including a plurality of cord plies having a spacing between the plurality of cord plies. A TASE at 2.0% elongation of the carbon fiber cord is less than 2.0cN/dtex. The spacing between the plurality of cord plies is longer than 15% and shorter than 80% of a cord diameter of the plurality of cord plies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: KORDSA TEKNIK TEKSTIL ANONIM SIRKETI
    Inventors: M. Sadettin Fidan, Kürsat Aksoy, Neslihan Gulbeycan
  • Patent number: 10350947
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire is disclosed having two annular bead portions having a bead core. A carcass extends between the bead portions through sidewall portions and a tread portion, wherein the carcass includes at least two axially inner plies which extend down from the tread and axially inward of the bead core, said at least two axially inner plies being wound around the bead core forming respective turn-ups, each turnup being located axially outward of the bead core. The carcass further includes a first axially outer ply which extends down from the tread towards the bead core and positioned axially outward of the bead core, wherein at least one of the axially outer plies is formed from reinforcements having a higher break strength than the reinforcements of the axially inner plies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Ueyoko, Badal Das, Robert John Boehlefeld
  • Patent number: 10328750
    Abstract: Tire comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of reinforcing elements, a first layer C of rubber compound being placed between at least the ends of the said at least two working crown layers, a second 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 the first layer C is less than 8 MPa, the maximum tan(?) value, denoted tan(?)max, of the first layer C 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 second layer S of polymer compound is greater than 1.35 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Hichem Rehab, Jean-François Parmentier
  • Patent number: 10266009
    Abstract: Disclosed are a hybrid cord produced by plying and twisting high modulus yarns and polyamide monofilaments, and a tire including the same. More specifically, disclosed is a method of producing a hybrid cord having a clear core-covering structure including a core comprising a polyamide monofilament and a covering spirally twisted around the core and comprising a high modulus yarn. The hybrid cord can clearly control the modulus ratio in each area, improving production efficiency of the cord and processability of the tire and reducing deviations of uniformity and driving performance. In addition, the tire using the hybrid cord reduces tire deformation during driving, thus satisfying both driving performance and comfort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: HANKOOK TIRE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Wan Lee, Kil Ju Ko, Sung Tae Kim, Hyun Ran Cho, Il Yong Park
  • Patent number: 10214052
    Abstract: A run-flat tire of the present invention is a pneumatic radial tire for passenger vehicles which has a carcass composed of plies of radially arranged cords toroidally extending between a pair of bead portions, and the a W/L ratio of the section width W to the outer diameter L of the tire is 0.25 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Isao Kuwayama
  • Patent number: 10214053
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a pneumatic vehicle tire having a carcass and a belt built up on the radial outside of the carcass. The tire includes a profiled tread which is built up on the belt on the radial outside of the belt. The belt is formed from at least four belt plies which are arranged one on top of the other from the radial inside to the radial outside. The first belt ply and the second belt ply are crossing working plies. The reinforcing elements of the first and second belt plies are arranged at an angle of 10° to 45° to the circumferential direction. The reinforcing elements of the fourth belt ply are arranged at an angle of 40° to 75° to the circumferential direction and the reinforcing elements of the third belt ply are arranged at an angle of 0° to 5° to the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Michal Lacko, Matthias Gehlauf, Fabian Wachmann
  • Patent number: 10207542
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to adequately control relationship between a cross sectional width SW and an outer diameter OD of a pneumatic radial tire for a passenger vehicle. The tire is further characterized in that, provided that each half portion in the tire width direction of a ground contact surface of the tire is divided in the tire width direction into three equal portions including a tire-width-direction center portion, a tire-width-direction intermediate portion and a tire-width-direction outer portion from the tire-width-direction center side, rigidity in the tire circumferential direction of the belt reinforcing layer in a region in the tire width direction thereof corresponding to the tire-width-direction outer side portion is lower than rigidity in the tire circumferential direction of the belt reinforcing layer in a region in the tire width direction thereof corresponding to the tire-width-direction center portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isao Kuwayama, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Shintaro Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 10195899
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic radial tire for a passenger vehicle, having a carcass constituted of plies as radially-disposed cords and toroidally provided across a pair of bead portions, and including: a belt constituted of one or more belt layers; and a tread, which are disposed in this order on the outside in the radial direction of the carcass, in which: a section width SW and an outer diameter OD of the tire have a ratio of SW/OD?0.26 when SW<165 (mm), and SW and OD satisfy a relationship formula OD?2.035×SW+282.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Hatanaka, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Isao Kuwayama, Jun Watanabe, Shingo Hiura
  • Patent number: 10174808
    Abstract: A V-ribbed belt has a cord made of polyester-based fibers, the total fiber fineness of which is 2200 dtex or more and 5500 dtex or less. A fiber fineness of the cord per belt width corresponding to a single V-shaped rib ranges from 10000 dtex to 19000 dtex. A belt dry-heat shrinkage force per belt width corresponding to a single V-shaped rib is 44 N or more. The belt dry-heat shrinkage force is a load increase with respect to a belt length of 300 mm in 30 minutes after applying, in an atmosphere of 150° C., a load of 6N in the belt longitudinal direction and holding the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuya Shindo
  • Patent number: 10160600
    Abstract: The present technology provides a conveyor belt. An upper cover rubber and a lower cover rubber are respectively disposed above and below a core layer so as to sandwich the core layer, which core layer is composed of a plurality of steel cords extending side by side in parallel. The outer diameter of the steel cords is not less than 0.35 mm and not greater than 6.0 mm, and the side-by-side pitch P of the steel cords is greater than 0.35 mm and not greater than 7.0 mm. The steel cords are embedded extending in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Gang Hou, Ryotaro Suefuji, Atsushi Miyajima
  • Patent number: 10046604
    Abstract: Crown of a radial tire for a heavy civil engineering vehicle comprises a tread, a crown reinforcement radially inside of the tread, and a carcass reinforcement radially inside of the crown reinforcement. The crown reinforcement comprises, radially from the outside towards the inside, a protective reinforcement comprising two protective layers comprising elastic metal reinforcers which are parallel to one another within each layer and crossed from one layer to the next, forming respective angles A1 and A2 with the circumferential direction and a working reinforcement comprising two working layers comprising inelastic metal reinforcers, parallel to one another within each layer and crossed from one layer to the next, forming respective angles B1 and B2 with the circumferential direction. Angle B1 is at least equal to 50° and strictly less than 90° and angle B2 is non-zero and at most equal to 12°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventor: Olivier Sejalon
  • Patent number: 10000090
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pneumatic radial tire for a passenger vehicle, having: a cross sectional width SW and an outer diameter OD controlled under an appropriate SW-OD relationship; and an optimized configuration of a crown portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Hasegawa, Isao Kuwayama
  • Patent number: 9994995
    Abstract: Steel cords have a stranded structure in which a plurality of sheath strands is intertwined around the outer circumferential surface of a core strand. The outer circumferential surface of the core strand is covered by a cushioning material made of nonwoven fabric or a resin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryotaro Suefuji
  • Patent number: 9925833
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to increase the room for elongation of a tread protection layer, while securing durability. An aircraft pneumatic tire 10 includes: a tread protection layer (12) that is provided at a lower layer of a tread section (22), and that includes plural cords (24) that arrayed in a tire width direction and are each disposed along a wave shaped imaginary line extending along a tire circumferential direction with the tire width direction as the amplitude direction; and cord discontinuity portions (14) where locations of close proximity of the cords (24) to each other are partially omitted in the tread protection layer (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomotaka Sakiyama
  • Patent number: 9919563
    Abstract: A radial tire includes a crown reinforcement or belt having a lightened belt structure. The lightened belt structure is constructed of a multilayer composite laminate that includes a first layer of rubber that radially surmounts, in a direction Z, two other layers of rubber. The first layer of rubber includes weakly heat-shrinkable textile circumferential reinforcers, for example, made of nylon or polyester. The two other layers of rubber are reinforced with monofilaments of high tensile steel. The first reinforcers have a diameter between 0.40 mm and 0.70 mm and a density between 70 and 130 threads/dm, and the second and third reinforcers have a diameter between 0.20 mm and 0.50 mm and a density between 120 and 180 threads/dm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Aurore Lardjane, Christophe Le Clerc, Jacques Morel-Jean, Arnaud Verleene
  • Patent number: 9895935
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a belt layer, a belt reinforcing layer in which a plurality of reinforcing cords are arranged, four main grooves, and land portions comparted by the four main grooves, wherein in the case that the belt reinforcing layer is partitioned into five areas in a tire width direction by the four main grooves, an arrangement density of the reinforcing cord in the fifth area is higher than that of the reinforcing cord in the first area, and an arrangement density of the reinforcing cord in the second area is higher than that of the reinforcing cord in the fourth area, and wherein protruding portions having protruding heights in proportion to the arrangement densities are provided on ground surfaces of the land portions which are positioned outside in the tire diametrical direction in the areas having the higher density than that of the third area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Shima
  • Patent number: 9862232
    Abstract: A pneumatic tyre for heavy load vehicle wheels, includes: a carcass structure, a belt structure applied in a radially outer position with respect to the carcass structure, and a tread band. The belt structure includes at least one reinforcing layer incorporating a plurality of reinforcing cords arranged substantially along the circumferential direction. The belt structure further comprises a first main belt layer and a second main belt layer wherein the first main belt layer includes a first plurality of metal cords inclined at a first angle and the second main belt layer includes a second plurality of metal cords inclined at a second angle. The metal cords of the first and second plurality of metal cords have a diameter not greater than 1.30 mm, and include a plurality of filaments having a diameter not greater than 0.30 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: PIRELLI TYRE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alessandro Ascanelli, Alexandre Bregantim, Giuseppe Cereda, Guido Luigi Daghini, Riccardo Pirovano
  • Patent number: 9688100
    Abstract: A tire cord fabric having paired cords used as warps. The fabric is suitable for use in pneumatic tires as carcass and cap ply reinforcement, enabling the use of less rubber and higher cord content in a specified cord-rubber composite volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: KORDSA GLOBAL ENDÜSTRIYEL IPLIK VE KORD BEZI SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI
    Inventors: Kursat Aksoy, Sadettin Fidan
  • Patent number: 9643455
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic radial tire for aircraft that includes a radial carcass constituting a backbone structure of the tire, a belt (6) disposed along an outer periphery of a crown region of the radial carcass, and at least one protective layer (7) disposed along an outer periphery of the belt (6) and formed by a plurality of cords (9). The cords (9) in the protective layer (7) are curved in a sinusoidal shape and disposed in parallel with equal phase. An acute inclination angle ? between an amplitude center line of each cord (9) relative to a tire circumferential direction, a half amplitude a of each cord (9), and a wavelength ? of each cord (9) satisfy the relationship: tan ?>2?a/?>0.4 (0°<?<90°).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke Itami
  • Patent number: 9440406
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of forming at least one circumferential belt layer of a pneumatic tire comprising: winding the strip for a half length of an outer circumferential length of the crown portion of the carcass along the tire equatorial plane from a widthwise inner side of the belt end region; winding the strip for the remaining half length while shifting the strip for the width of the strip from a widthwise inner to outer side; winding the strip for the outer circumferential length of the crown portion of the carcass along the tire equatorial plane; winding the strip for the half length of the outer circumferential length of the crown portion of the carcass while shifting the strip for the width of the strip from the widthwise outer to inner side; and winding the strip for the remaining half length along the tire equatorial plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Nakata, Takashi Oono, Makoto Tsuruta
  • Patent number: 9403409
    Abstract: A tire for a motorized two wheeled vehicle comprising a reinforcing structure of the carcass type, made up of reinforcing elements, anchored on each side of the tire to a bead the base of which is intended to be mounted on a rim seat, each bead being extended radially outwards by a sidewall, the sidewalls radially towards the outside joining to a tread. The tread comprises at least one incision and in a circumferential plane, at least part of one wall of the at least one incision forms with the radial direction an angle of between 5 and 45°, and the angle formed between at least one part of one wall of the at least one incision and the radial direction in a first circumferential plane is different from the angle formed between at least one part of one wall of the at least one incision and the radial direction in at least one second circumferential plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Luc Bestgen, Bruno Gras