Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preventing rotatory slippage between a tire and wheel assembly, wherein said method comprises: determining a zone of a bead surface having a substantially non-evolutionary surface contact pressure between a bead surface and a rim surface; increasing said surface contact pressure between said bead surface and said rim surface in said determined zone. The invention also includes tires and tire and wheel assemblies that are obtained by the method.

Abstract: A tire comprising: two beads intended to be in contact with a mounting rim (J), at least one of the said beads having a bead seat inclined towards the outside, this bead comprising an anchoring device formed by at least one circumferential bead reinforcement element and a wedge substantially triangular in shape, a radial carcass reinforcement having an upturn extending over or in the wedge, and axially outside the lateral face of the wedge, a protuberance made from rubber mix provided for axially protecting the rim (J) against abrasion and impacts when the tire is mounted on the latter, each bead comprising, between the axially external protuberance of the said bead and the lateral face of the wedge, a bead protection profile with a thickness of at least 0.3 mm made from rubber mix whose modulus at 10% deformation is greater than the modulus of the material constituting the protuberance.

Abstract: A tire comprising: two beads intended to be in contact with a mounting rim (J), at least one of the said beads having a bead seat inclined towards the outside, this bead comprising an anchoring device formed by at least one circumferential bead reinforcement element and a wedge substantially triangular in shape, a radial carcass reinforcement having an upturn extending over or in the wedge, and axially outside the lateral face of the wedge, a protuberance made from rubber mix provided for axially protecting the rim (J) against abrasion and impacts when the tire is mounted on the latter, each bead comprising, between the axially external protuberance of the said bead and the lateral face of the wedge, a bead protection profile with a thickness of at least 0.3 mm made from rubber mix whose modulus at 10% deformation is greater than the modulus of the material constituting the protuberance.

Abstract: A tire P with a radial carcass reinforcement (1), intended for mounting on a rim J at least one of whose seats (42) is inclined outwards and is extended axially on the outside by a hump (41) of small height, said hump comprising an axially outer wall (411), and comprising two sidewalls (8) and at least one bead (5) with a heel axially on the inside and a bead toe axially on the outside, said bead (5) being provided with a protective rib T extending in the circumferential direction and axially further away from the equatorial plane than the axially outer wall (411) of the hump (41) of the rim in order to protect said rim J, the profile of the lower face BC connecting the axially outer face AB of the protective rib T and the profile of the bead (5) being totally located radially outside a virtual segment whose ends are on the one hand the radially innermost point B of the axially outer face AB of the rib T, and on the other hand the last point C? of the tire bead which is in contact with the hump of the rim.

Abstract: A tire P with a radial carcass reinforcement (1), intended for mounting on a rim J at least one of whose seats (42) is inclined outwards and is extended axially on the outside by a hump (41) of small height, said hump comprising an axially outer wall (411), and comprising two sidewalls (8) and at least one bead (5) with a heel axially on the inside and a bead toe axially on the outside, said bead (5) being provided with a protective rib T extending in the circumferential direction and axially further away from the equatorial plane than the axially outer wall (411) of the hump (41) of the rim in order to protect said rim J, the profile of the lower face BC connecting the axially outer face AB of the protective rib T and the profile of the bead (5) being totally located radially outside a virtual segment whose ends are on the one hand the radially innermost point B of the axially outer face AB of the rib T, and on the other hand the last point C′ of the tire bead which is in contact with the hump of the r

Abstract: Each bead of a pneumatic tire has the following characteristics:a) it has no bead wire and has an annular element whose tensile strength is ppreciably less than that necessary for a bead wire;b) at least two reinforcing plies are placed in contact with or near this annular element;c) the combination of reinforcing plies has a tensile strength at least equal to that which would be necessary for a bead wire;d) the carcass ply is wrapped around the annular element;e) the outer region of the bead includes a rubber having an elastic loss modulus G" of less than 1 MPa and/or it includes a rubber whose thickness is at most equal to 2 mm.