Abstract: A method for producing a vehicle tire, having the following steps: a) providing textile reinforcing supports; b) providing a bath which is free of resorcin and formaldehyde by at least: b1) adding at least one carboxylic acid to water; b2) adding at least one base; b3) adding at least one epoxy compound; b4) adding at least one polyisocyanate compound; b5) adding at least one VP latex; and b6) mixing the substances from b1) to b5); c) dipping the reinforcing supports from step a) into the bath from step b); d) subsequently hot-stretching the dipped reinforcing supports from step c); and e) further processing the reinforcing supports from step d) in order to form a reinforcing support layer in a vehicle tire blank. A vehicle tire which is produced using the method and to the use of reinforcing supports treated in such a manner in technical rubber articles are also disclosed.

Abstract: A nylon 6.6 yarn suitable for a tire cord reinforcement for pneumatic tires includes higher than 12,0 g/dtex Tensile Reinforcement Index (TRI) and tenacity between 9,3 g/dtex-10,5 g/dtex, where the TRI is defined as: TRI (g/dtex)=Tenacity (g/dtex) +Stress at 7% Elongation. The nylon 6.6 yarn is suitable for using as tire cord reinforcement in pneumatic tires.

Abstract: A tire reinforcement fabric is woven with predipped and heat-set single cords as warp bound together with weft materials, and a pneumatic tire includes a tire reinforcement fabric. The tire reinforcement fabric is obtained by weaving individually dipped cords as warp material and a plurality of any kind of weft materials.

Abstract: High performance textile cords having residual twist in ply-yarns in cord are used as reinforcement in bias and radial pneumatic tires. The high performance textile cords have a residual ply-yarn twist multiplier, wherein the residual ply-yarn twist multiplier is greater than 1,000 and less than 4,000 and a residual twist direction of a plurality of ply-yarns in Z or S direction is in an opposite direction of a cord twist, in S or Z direction.

Abstract: A method for producing a vehicle tire, having the following steps: a) providing textile reinforcing supports; b) providing a bath which is free of resorcin and formaldehyde by at least: b1) adding at least one carboxylic acid to water; b2) adding at least one base; b3) adding at least one epoxy compound; b4) adding at least one polyisocyanate compound; b5) adding at least one VP latex; and b6) mixing the substances from b1) to b5); c) dipping the reinforcing supports from step a) into the bath from step b); d) subsequently hot-stretching the dipped reinforcing supports from step c); and e) further processing the reinforcing supports from step d) in order to form a reinforcing support layer in a vehicle tire blank. A vehicle tire which is produced using the method and to the use of reinforcing supports treated in such a manner in technical rubber articles are also disclosed.

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.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel tire cord fabric or strip made of alternating a plurality of first nylon 6.6 cords and a plurality of second nylon 6.6 cords having different twists. Such a novel tire cord fabric or strips improve high speed durability, tread separation resistance and impact resistance when used as zero degree spirally wound cap ply on the belt package in pneumatic radial tires.

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.

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. Such a novel bi-elastic tire cord improves high speed durability and eliminates flatspotting when used as carcass reinforcement in pneumatic radial and bias tires.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel tire cord fabric or strip made of alternating parallel polyester (PET) cords having different twists. Such novel tire cord fabric or strips improve high speed durability, tread separation resistance and impact resistance when used as zero degree spirally wound cap ply in pneumatic radial tires.

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.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel polyester tire cord reinforcement which has bi-elastic tensile properties. The tire cord includes at least two cord plies, and there is a spacing between the cord plies. Such a novel bi-elastic polyester tire cord improves high speed durability and significantly eliminates flatspotting when used as a cap ply in pneumatic radial tires.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel tire cord fabric or strip made of alternating PET and nylon 6.6 warp cords which is used as tire reinforcement. Such a novel tire cord fabric or strips improve high speed durability, tread separation resistance and impact resistance when used as zero degree spirally wound cap ply in pneumatic radial tires.

Abstract: The cap ply reinforcement strip is a ready-to-use plain woven fabric and is composed of hybrid cord warps (3) and texturized weft yarns (2). The cap ply reinforcement strip for pneumatic tires (1) eliminates calendering and strip preparation steps by eliminating the need for rubber coating and decreases the rolling resistance of the tire and the fuel consumption.

Abstract: The present invention discloses high modulus single twisted nylon 6.6 yarns having a tensile stress value between 2.0 and 2.8 cN/dtex at 4% elongation. The single twisted yarns are prepared from a raw polyamide 6.6 yarn. The single twisted yarns are used as reinforcement in shaped rubber composites. The minimum heat shrinkage of the cords is 4% and maximum heat shrinkage is 7%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel polyester tire cord reinforcement which has bi-elastic tensile properties. The tire cord includes at least two cord plies, and there is a spacing between the cord plies. Such a novel bi-elastic polyester tire cord improves high speed durability and significantly eliminates flatspotting when used as a cap ply in pneumatic radial tires.

Abstract: A bead in peneumati radial tires consisting of hybrid cords made of carbon fibers and lower modulus organic yarns, which enables easy mounting the tire to the rims. The light weight bead structure with hybrid cords within rubber or polymeric matrix makes it possible to reduce the fuel consumption.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel tire cord fabric or strip made of alternating nylon cords having different constructions. Such a novel cord fabrics or strips improves high speed durability and tread separation resistance when used as zero degree spirally wound cap ply on the belt package in pneumatic radial tires.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel tire cord fabric or strip made of alternating PET and nylon 6.6 warp cords which is used as tire reinforcement. Such a novel tire cord fabric or strips improve high speed durability, tread separation resistance and impact resistance when used as zero degree spirally wound cap ply in pneumatic radial tires.

Abstract: A bias tire carcass reinforced with hybrid cords consisting one ply aramide yarns (1) and one ply nylon yarns (2), and nylon content within cord is between 45 to 65%; the nylon yarn content within those range improves fatigue resistance and reduces sidewall gauge with respect to reference bias tire having nylon carcass; in one embodiment of the present invention, a bias tire carcass for pneumatic tires which have reinforcing layers comprising hybrid cords consist of one ply is made of aramide yarns and one ply is made of nylon yarns with 45-65% nylon content by weight, are balanced twisted cords.