Abstract: A pneumatic tire is reinforced with cords made of polyvinyl alcohol based fibers, and meets the following requirements:(1) A tenacity, S (g/d) of the cords taken out from the tire meets a relation: S.gtoreq.14.5-12N.sub.T in which N.sub.T is a coefficient of twist, which is represented by N.sub.T =N.times..sqroot.0.139.times.D/.rho..times.10-3. N, D and .rho. are a number of twist (turns/10 cm), a half of a total denier of the cords, and a specific density of the cords, respectively.(2) A tenacity-retaining percentage of the cords in an absolutely dried state is not less than 90% of that before the treatment with boiling water. The absolutely dried state means that after the cord is treated with boiling water at 120.degree. C. while being maintained at a constant length, the cord is dried.

Abstract: In manufacture of an automobile tire, a method and a device for making a bead apex/bead ring assembly. More particularly, a method and a device for automatically applying an extruded belt-like rubber material generally referred to as "bead apex" or "bead filler" onto a core material referred to as "bead ring" which is previously mounted on a circular holding device referred to as "former" to make a bead ring/bead apex assembly. In the proposed method and device, the "apex" is drawn out from an extruder or a roll and fed to the "bead ring" and, then it is wound around and bonded to the outer periphery of the "bead ring" with rotation of the "former", and at least the leading end of the apex is caught and restrained by a holding device during at least a period from the start to the end of the apex applying process.

Abstract: An improved second stage tire building machine including a first station for receiving and supporting a first stage tire carcass; a second station axially offset from the first station for assembling a breaker and tread cylinder; a servicer for feeding breaker strip material to the second station to form a breaker cylinder; a tread conveyor for feeding tread material to the second station over the breaker cylinder to form a breaker and tread cylinder; a stitcher to stitch the tread material and the breaker material to the carcass; a transfer device to transport the breaker and tread cylinder from the second station onto the periphery of a carcass at the first station for the assembly of a green tire and to then transport a green tire to an intermediate location; a robot to transport a carcass to the first station and a green tire from the transfer ring; and control means to coordinate the movement of the servicer, conveyor, transfer ring and robot in a continuous and automatic cycle of operation.

Abstract: A radial tire (20) for motor vehicles, on which a body ply (6) presents two lateral portions (8) turned substantially 360.degree. about respective beads (4) and joined, by an end portion (9), to the outer surface of a center portion (7) of the body ply (6) immediately over the beads (4); each lateral portion (8) of the body ply (6) turned about the bead (4) being gripped between an innerliner (10) and an outer abrasion strip (12) integral with each other; and each abrasion strip (12) presenting a section of varying thickness, to compensate for the absence of a bead filler.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprising: a pair of bead cores; a carcass turned over at its both ends around the bead cores; a tread on the carcass; a belt comprising at least two plies of steel cords and dispsoed radially outside the carcass; a pair of inner bands disposed between the carcass and the belt and each having strecthable cords made of organic fibers, the inner band cords laid substantially parallel to the tire equator; and the axially outer edge of the inner bands and the edges of a widest ply of the belt being substantially trued up, whereby both steering stability and high speed durability are improved.

Abstract: A rubber tire having a vinylidene chloride copolymer/elastomer polymer blend inner liner is disclosed. This coating may be about 1 to 3 mils thick. The polymer blend has low air permeability, high elongation, low modulus and excellent flex resistance. The polymer blend may be prepared by combining an aqueous vinylidene chloride copolymer emulsion adjusted to pH of about 6.5 to about 8, with an elastomer latex, and applying the resulting mixed emulsion by conventional techniques to the inner surface of the carcas of inner liner of a green tire.

Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire, which comprises a carcass of at least one ply of radially arranged cords turned up around bead cords from the inside to the outside thereof, and a breaker disposed radially outside the carcass, the breaker comprising at least two radially adjacent plies of cords, the breaker having at least a portion in which the cords of each of the two plies are inclined with respect to an equatorial plane of the tire and the cords of one ply are inclined oppositely to the cords of the other ply, the cords of each of the breaker plies being so arranged that the cord angle QC in a crown portion of the breaker with respect to the equatorial plane differs from the cord angle QS in each of the shoulder portions of the breaker with respect to the equatorial plane, wherein the crown portion is centered on a tire equator and has a width of 0.4 to 0.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a carcass which is formed, at least in part, of a regenerated cellulose fiber. The fiber is formed of at least one filament having a base of cellulose and/or at least one cellulose derivative containing cellulose ester groups, at least a part of these ester groups being formate groups.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire having a chine extending outwardly from at least one sidewall. The average thickness of the chine, between a point 50% of the width of the chine from the tire sidewall and the end of the chine, is at least 50% of the width of the chine.

Abstract: To improve high-speed durability of a low-section pneumatic radial tire without producing tire separation at both belt ends and expansion at both tread sidewalls after the tire has been worn off to some extent, the tire belt structure disposed between the tire tread and the carcass is composed of two belt layers and a plurality of auxiliary layers. The auxiliary layers comprises a first auxiliary layer extending over the belt layers and at least second and third auxiliary layers arranged on both axially outside end of the tread in such a way that an axially outer end of each of the auxiliary layers extends to near the tread sidewall and an axially inner end of each of the auxiliary layers extends to or beyond under at least an axially outermost circumferential groove formed on the tread in step fashion extending from tread center to tread end or vice versa.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a belt layer, a tread arranged radially outwardly of the belt layer, and reinforcing layers arranged between the tread and the belt layer at both ends of its width directions, respectively. Each of the reinforcing layers consists of a belt-like member having a plurality of cords in parallel with each other embedded therein. The belt-like member is spirally wound about the both ends of the belt layer from inside to outside of a width direction of the belt layer. A terminal portion of the belt-like member is bent inwardly in the width direction of the belt layer to overlap at least one of cords of the terminal portion and at least one of cords of the belt-like member adjacent thereto, thereby preventing the terminal portions of the belt-like members from being dislodged from the tread and deformed and cords of the terminal portions from separating from the tread even after being used for a long period of time.

Abstract: A forming drum to be used in tire building for forming a strip-like belt member having a steel cord buried therein into an annular shape. The forming drum includes a plurality of segments divided in the circumferential direction and made of non-magnetic material, which form substantially cylindrical shapes having different outer diameters as moved in the radial direction, and permanent magnet are buried in the circular arc-shaped surfaces of the segments. Between adjacent segments are mounted cover plates made of non-magnetic material, and a cylindrical outer circumferential surface is formed by these cover plates. Each cover plate is fixedly secured to the circular arc-shaped surface of one of the adjacent segments.

Abstract: A tire building apparatus includes a forming drum to which tire constituting members are attached, annular bead setting rings movable in axial directions of the forming drum for grasping beads on their inner circumferential sides and driving the tire beads into predetermined positions on a tire constituting member, and annular turning-up holders movable in the axial directions of the forming drum for turning up parts of the tire constituting member on axially outer sides of bead driven positions about the tire beads with the aid of bladders. The bead setting rings and the turning-up holders are divided into a plurality of arcuate segments circumferentially spaced.

Abstract: A repaired elastomer article has a hollow in a non-reinforced portion of the article. A cured preformed plug resides within the hollow and is adhered to the article through an amine curable polymer or prepolymer. The amine polymer or prepolymer is curable at ambient temperature. The preformed plug is made of a material which is compatible with the elastomer of the article. The preformed plug material desirably has a lower modulus than the elastomer of the article and hence exhibits good physical properties such as enhanced longevity of the repair, good wear and the like. Since the amine curable polymer or prepolymer cures at ambient temperatures, the repair of the elastomer article can occur in situ. The invention is especially useful in the repair of tires.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rim intended to form a safety unit with a tire and a body of oam rubber, which gives the tire the ability to roll in a deflated state. Lateral walls of a central groove receiving the body each include an undercut portion to retain the body effectively. The groove is delimited on opposite sides by lateral walls. The groove has an orifice formed therein for communication with atmospheric pressure.

Abstract: The turn-up portion (217) of the carcass ply in the bead portion (219) of a pneumatic tire is interposed between the bead core (213) and a clamping member (231). The clamping member (231) comprises a heat shrinkable material that secures the turn-up in a desired location.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a fixed spike or a sleeve-mounted spike, fitted on a vehicle tire. The flange (12) and the body (11) of the fixed spike or the sleeve-mounted spike (20) or the flange of the rivet and the sleeve, are shaped at least in the part of the flange (12) and of the body part (11) facing the flange (12) or in the part of the flange of the rivet and the sleeve facing the flange of the rivet, in such manner that the fixed spike (10) or the sleeve-mounted spike has no detrimental sharp discontinuities (11d,12d).

Abstract: The invention concerns a fixed spike or a sleeve-mounted spike, fitted on a vehicle tire. The fixed spike or sleeve-mounted spike (20) has been so shaped that when the spike is in its state at rest, its region (A) in contact with rubber (14) is substantially smaller than the total surface area of the respective region of the spike. Flow, caused by the visco-elastic properties of the rubber (14), of the rubber (14) around the fixed spike or the sleeve-mounted spike (20), is arranged to soften the first contact between the tip (23) of the fixed spike or rivet (21) of the sleeve-mounted spike (20) and the road surface.

Abstract: A central tire deflation system for emergency vehicles, such as fire trucks, rescue vehicles located at airports, enabling the operator to deflate all of the tires of the emergency vehicle to a predetermined minimum pressure while traveling to a crash site so that the "footprint" of the tires is increased at or about the time the vehicle reaches soft terrain. The minimum tire pressure is obtained by controlling the duration of time that the tires are being deflated.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method of forming adherent contacts to oxide coated semiconductor material wherein the oxide coating and a portion of the semiconductor material are mechanically removed, such as by abrading, to provide a roughened surface on the semiconductor material. The contact material is then applied over the mechanically roughened surface and bonded at elevated temperatures to provide the adherent contact.