Abstract: Method for controlling the symmetry of the footprint area of a tyre miming on a straight trajectory with camber angle different from zero, wherein the method comprises the steps: —reducing the contact pressure of the tyre (2) on the footprint area at an inner shoulder (in case of negative camber) or at an outer shoulder (in case of positive camber); —disposing any medium line (Im) of the tread band (9) placed in correspondence with the footprint area substantially parallel to the ground; the invention also defines a tyre and a wheel for motor-vehicles, wherein the medium line (Im) of the tread hand (9) and the rotation axis (X-X) of the tyre (2) form an angle (a) substantially equal in absolute value to the camber angle (?); the invention also encompasses a process for manufacturing such tyres, wherein a green tyre with symmetric outer profile is deformed during the vulcanising and moulding step until a predetermined angle (a) different from zero is formed between any medium line (Im) of the tread band (9) an

Abstract: A method for controlling the symmetry of the footprint area of a tire running on a straight trajectory with camber angle different from zero, includes the steps: reducing the contact pressure of the tire on the footprint area at an inner shoulder (in case of negative camber) or at an outer shoulder (in case of positive camber); and disposing any medium line of the tread band placed in correspondence with the footprint area substantially parallel to the ground. A tire and a wheel for motor-vehicles, wherein the medium line of the tread band and the rotation axis of the tire form an angle substantially equal in absolute value to the camber angle. A process for manufacturing such tires, wherein a green tire with symmetric outer profile is deformed during the vulcanizing and moulding step until a predetermined angle different from zero is formed between any medium line of the tread band and the rotation axis of the vulcanized tire.

Abstract: A tire comprising a carcass-type reinforcement structure and beads, each bead being extended radially outwardly by a sidewall, the sidewalls meeting radially outwardly with a tread, the intersection of the sidewalls and of the tread defining the shoulder ends of the tire. The tire includes, in the area of each of the sidewalls, at least one layer of materials having a stretch rigidity in the longitudinal direction greater than 5000 daN/mm and the radially outer end of said layer of materials is radially inside the shoulder ends of the tire.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a toroidal carcass layer, a belt layer, and a first fiber reinforcing layer which is arranged so as to cover both end portions of the belt layer, wherein a reinforcing rubber layer is arranged between the first fiber reinforcing layer and the belt layer at a shoulder portion at one side at which the shoulder portion is positioned at an inner side of the vehicle at the time of installing the tire, and a second fiber reinforcing layer is arranged in adjacent to the outer side or the inner side of the first fiber reinforcing layer at a shoulder portion at the other side at which the shoulder portion is positioned at the outer side of the vehicle, and wherein a peeling strength of the reinforcing rubber layer is higher than a peeling strength of the belt layer and the first fiber reinforcing layer.

Abstract: Heavy goods vehicle tire including beads, sidewalls and a tread. To deflect the flow of water expelled laterally by this tire while running on a wet road, the tire is provided on each of its sidewalls, and near the tread, with a protuberance. One protuberance is positioned on the tire so as to be effective over a first period of use of the tire and the other protuberance is positioned on the tire so as to be effective after the tread has partially worn away, and after the worn tire has been reversed so as to place such other protuberance to the outside of the vehicle.

Abstract: A tire having (i) an asymmetric tread profile with a shoulder drop difference of 0.3 to 0.9; and (ii) an asymmetric tread pattern so as to have a ratio between the inner void/solid ratio and the outer void/solid ratio of 1.1 to 1.50. By the above combination of features, handling and aquaplaning performance is remarkably improved even at high operating speeds without negatively affecting the wear resistance of the tread band.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire has an annular bead core, a bead filler, a carcass ply rolled up in such a manner as to pinch the bead core and the bead filler, and a white rubber arranged in an outer side of the carcass ply of the side wall portion. The white rubber has an inner peripheral end positioned in an outer side of the bead filler. The bead filler has a main body rubber portion running into the bead core from a leading end, and a soft rubber portion constructing a part of an outer surface of the bead filler and positioned in an inner side of the inner peripheral end of the white rubber. The soft rubber portion is harder than the white rubber and softer than the main body rubber portion.

Abstract: Accumulation of static electricity is prevented while enhancing rolling resistance performance of tire. Tread rubber 2G has tread rubber body 15 forming tread ground contact surface 2S, under tread 16 disposed radially inward of the tread rubber body, and terminal portion 17 penetrating the tread rubber body in the radial direction, the under tread 16 being in contact with cushion rubbers 13 each having cushion main portion 13A interposed between edge portion 7E of tread-reinforcing layer 7 and carcass 6 over an overlap width W1 of 1 mm or more. Tread rubber body 15, topping rubber 7G of tread-reinforcing layer 7 and sidewall rubbers 3G are made of an insulating rubber material 20 having a volume resistivity of at least 1×108 ?·cm, and under tread 16, terminal portion 17, cushion rubber 13, topping rubber 6G of carcass 6 and chafer rubber 11 are made of a conductive rubber material having a volume resistivity of less than 1×108 ?·cm.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a tyre includes: assembling an unvulcanized tyre, the tyre including a crown, a first sidewall and a first bead, a second sidewall and a second bead, and a carcass reinforcement, each bead including a seat; and vulcanizing the unvulcanized tyre in a mould having an asymmetric configuration in order to obtain a vulcanized tyre, wherein the mould is such that, when the tyre is placed in the mould, in any meridian section, the seat of the first bead has an angle ?1 with a rotation axis A and the seat of the second bead has an angle ?2 with the rotation axis A, such that ?1??23, with the angles ?1 and ?2 being expressed in degrees, with the angles ?1 and ?2 being defined, for each bead, relative to an axis Ox and Ox? parallel to the rotation axis A oriented positively towards outside of the tyre, and with the angles ?1 and ?2 being positive when extending radially outwards.

Abstract: A tire includes a tread profile and a plurality of ribs extending across the tread profile. Each rib includes a first portion and a second portion on two sides of the center axis of the tread profile. The first portion includes a first section which has a constant height. The length of the first section is “L1”. A first shoulder is connected between the first section and the outer side of the tire by a first radius. “R1”. The second portion includes a second section which has the same constant height as the first section. The length of the second section is “L2”. A second shoulder is connected between the second section and the inner side of the tire by a second radius “R1”. A ratio of the “L1” to the “L2” is 1.1 to 1.4, and a ratio of the “R1” to “R2” is 0.5 to 0.9.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire 1 according to the invention has bead portions 11, 12 including bead cores 11a, 12a, and at least a carcass layer 13 and a tread portion 16 arranged, wherein in a section in a tire-width direction, assuming as a reference a tire centerline CL making right angles with a bead line BL interconnecting a center of the bead core 11a and a center of the bead core 12a, and passing a center of the bead line BL, an outer ground-contact area 20B is wider by 5 to 15% than an inner ground-contact area 20B, and wherein in the section in the tire-width direction, a carcass periphery length as a distance along a carcass centerline CaL from a crossing point P to an approach point P2 is longer by 0.5 mm to 10 mm than a carcass periphery length Ca as a distance from the crossing point P to an approach point P1.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire according to the present invention includes bead units and a carcass layer at least. The bead units includes an inside bead core and an inside bead filler located in an inside under an equipment on a vehicle, and an outside bead core and an outside bead filler located in an outside. The carcass layer includes a main body and turnbacks. The main body extends from the inside bead core to the outside bead core. Each of the turnbacks is turned back from the inside bead core or the outside bead core to an internal side of a belt layer. Here, each edge of the turnbacks provided at a tire inner peripheral side of the belt layer is located inside from each edge of the belt layer in a tread width direction. In addition, a height of the outside bead filler is lower than a height of the inside bead filler in a cross section along the tread width direction.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes an axis of rotation, a carcass, a tread, and a belt structure. The carcass has at least one reinforced ply and a reinforcing structure providing a buffer for absorbing shear strain. The tread is disposed radially outward of the carcass. The belt structure is disposed radially between the carcass and the tread. The reinforcing structure comprises at least one layer of an open construction LENO weave fabric having warp yarns extending in the radial direction and weft yarns extending in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: A tire suitable for extended-mobility travel includes sidewalls reinforced by a sidewall insert, namely an inner insert in the inner sidewall, and an outer insert in the outer sidewall. The inserts are made of rubber composition enabling the sidewalls to bear a load corresponding to part of the weight of the vehicle in a situation in which the inflation pressure is substantially reduced or zero. The inner sidewall, and more particularly the insert of this inner sidewall, has a substantially higher modulus of extension than the outer sidewall (and more particularly than the insert of this outer sidewall). The outer insert is subdivided into at least two zones; the inner insert can comprise one or more zones, but always fewer than the number of zones of the outer insert.

Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire has a carcass and a tread. The carcass has at least one carcass reinforcing ply and opposing bead portions. Each bead portion has a bead core and a bead apex radially. The apexes in each bead portion having the same radial height (HA), as measured from a bead base line (B). The tire has a bead reinforcing ply comprising aramid fiber reinforcing cords located in only one bead portion of the tire, with the bead reinforcing ply being adjacent to the carcass reinforcing ply.

Abstract: A high aspect ratio agricultural pneumatic tire has a carcass including a pair of bead portions each having a bead core and two pair of first and second carcass plies of synthetic cords oriented radially and wrapped from the inside of each bead core around to an axially outer turnup end. The first pair of plies is radially inward and adjacent the second pair of plies between the bead cores and having the turnup ends T1, T1? wrapped about the bead cores and the turnup ends T2, T2? of the second pair of plies. The turnup end of the first pair of plies extends outwardly and radially along the bead filler wherein T1, T1? are located between 60% and 80% of the radial location Y of maximum section width (SW) of the tire and T2, T2? are located between 30% and 50% of Y.

Abstract: A tyre for a vehicle wheel comprising two sidewalls, a tread, beads, the sidewall intended to be positioned on the interior side of the vehicle being shorter than that intended to be positioned on the exterior side of the vehicle, a reinforcement structure extending between the beads and maintained in said beads by anchoring zones, each of the beads comprising a specific and distinct arrangement of the anchoring zone thereof, such that the anchoring zone of the bead intended to be positioned on the exterior side of the vehicle exhibits a greater anchoring capacity than the anchoring zone of the bead intended to be on the interior side of the vehicle. The internal and external anchoring zones are thus arranged in such a manner as to produce, in operation, a rim clamping load which is substantially identical on each side.

Abstract: A pneumatic run-flat tire has a bead configuration wherein the axially inner end is radially inward of the axially outer end of the bead. The sidewall of the tire, from the bead region to the upper sidewall is reinforced to form a pillar support in the sidewall. The bead configuration and the pillar reinforcement enable the tire to lock itself onto a tire rim during low pressure operation and be self-supporting.

Abstract: A heavy duty pneumatic tire, which allows the inside narrow-width belt layers to have a wide width as desired, and which suppresses the amount of strain generated at side edge portions of the belt layer to be sufficiently small thereby effectively preventing the separation of the belt layer, therefore the belt, in which two inside narrow-width belt layers 1B, 2B and two outside wide-width belt layers 3B, 4B, which have a larger width than the narrow-width belt layers, are sequentially disposed in the outer periphery side of the crown area of the radial carcass 5, wherein a portion of the wide-width belt layer 3B adjacent to the outer periphery side of the two narrow-width belt layers 1B, 2B, corresponding to side-edge vicinity of the narrow-width belt layer 2B of the outer periphery side is formed to be convex in radially outward direction.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire is capable of operation during underinflated condition and the construction of sidewalls are configured to compensate for negative cambers acting upon the tire. The inboard side of the tire is softened in comparison to the outboard side of the tire. This is achieved by either forming an asymmetrical tire in either the tire profile or the internal construction.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions, a carcass, a belt, and a reinforcing member arranged in a tire zone including at least the sidewall portion, wherein a shearing rigidity in the circumferential direction of the reinforcing member is made larger at a first tire zone located at an outside of the vehicle than at a second tire zone located at an inside of the vehicle in the same tire at a posture of mounting the tire onto a vehicle.

Abstract: The invention concerns a tire comprising at least a first and a second bead radially extending to at least a first and a second sidewall, respectively, and the sidewalls being joined to a tread; said first bead having a seat the generatrix of which has its axially inner end on a circle of diameter greater than the diameter of the circle on which is located the axially outer end. The tire further comprises a carcass reinforcement formed of at least one carcass ply and anchored in the first bead to at least one annular bead anchoring element. When the tire is mounted on its operating rim and inflated to its recommended pressure, the meridian profile of the carcass reinforcement has a tangent to the point of tangency of the meridian profile with the anchoring element of the first bead that forms, relative to the axis of rotation, an angle open towards the outside and at most equal to 70°.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions, a carcass, a belt, and a reinforcing member arranged in a tire zone including at least the sidewall portion, wherein a shearing rigidity in the circumferential direction of the reinforcing member is made larger at a first tire zone located at an outside of the vehicle than at a second tire zone located at an inside of the vehicle in the same tire at a posture of mounting the tire onto a vehicle.

Abstract: A tire comprising a carcass extending through sidewall regions and a ground contacting tread region and a tread reinforcing breaker disposed radially outward of the carcass in the tread region, inboard and outboard tread regions each extending between the tread circumferential centerline (X) and axially spaced-apart inboard and outboard tread edges (IE,OE), the inboard tread edge (IE) for mounting nearest to the vehicle longitudinal centerline, characterised in that in the condition that the tire is mounted on its scheduled wheelrim and inflated to its scheduled pressure, the axial width (LR) of the tread between its tread edges (OE, IE) is not less than 75% of the maximum tire width (G), the axial width (LC) of the breaker is not less than 97% of the tread width (LR) and the difference in the breaker width (LC) and the tread width (LR) is not more than 25% of the difference between the maximum tire width (G) and the tread width (LR).

Abstract: Tire comprising a carcass reinforcement of at least one ply of reinforcing elements parallel to one another within each ply and making with the circumferential direction an angle &agr; such that 60°<&agr;<90°, said ply being anchored in each bead to an anchoring element in the bead and each bead being connected radially to a tread by a sidewall comprising an inextensible reinforcement ring and a profiled element of rubber mixture located axially inside said ply and located radially between said anchoring element and said sidewall ring.

Abstract: Disclosed are an improved wheel and tire for simulating the appearance of a larger-diameter wheel mounted within a low-profile tire. The wheel has an inboard side and an outboard side with a wide outer flange extending around the outer circumference of the wheel. The outer flange is preferably integral with the outboard face of the wheel. A design, preferably comprised of a plurality of protrusions, indentations, and slits, extends across at least a portion of the outboard face of the wheel, including the outboard face of the extended outer flange. In the improved tire, the outboard tire wall preferably includes a laterally extending wheel protector, a ledge, and a flange seat. The flange seat is preferably contoured to match the inner face of the outer flange of the improved wheel.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions, a carcass, a belt, and a reinforcing member arranged in a tire zone including at least the sidewall portion, wherein a shearing rigidity in the circumferential direction of the reinforcing member is made larger at a first tire zone located at an outside of the vehicle than at a second tire zone located at an inside of the vehicle in the same tire at a posture of mounting the tire onto a vehicle.

Abstract: A tire having a crown, two sidewalls and two beads, a carcass reinforcement anchored in the two tire beads and a belt reinforcement, the belt reinforcement including at least two superposed reinforcing plies formed by cords parallel in each ply and criss-crossed from one to the other forming with the circumferential direction angles (&agr;, &bgr;) ranging between 10° and 70° and characterized in that, there is provided, between the two superposed reinforcing plies, at least two axially adjacent rubber decoupling layers with different mechanical properties and in that each of the two rubber decoupling layers is in contact with the cords of the two superposed reinforcing layers.

Abstract: A vehicle tire is described having at least one carcass ply extending between bead regions, a tread region (1) and a belt arrangement (3) disposed between the carcass and the tread as well as a tread profile provided in the tread region having at least one overwide circumferential groove (2) disposed in particular away from the middle and on the inner side of the tire, with the tire region disposed beneath the overwide circumferential groove, which has in particular a width of more than 30 mm, being formed with additional localised reinforcement in the axial direction.

Abstract: Tire comprising a carcass reinforcement of at least one ply of reinforcing elements parallel to one another within each ply and making with the circumferential direction an angle &agr; such that 60°<&agr;<90°, said ply being anchored in each bead to an anchoring element in the bead and each bead being connected radially to a tread by a sidewall comprising an inextensible reinforcement ring and a profiled element of rubber mixture located axially inside said ply and located radially between said anchoring element and said sidewall ring.

Abstract: A tire having a preferential fitting direction to a passenger car, the tire having a carcass reinforcement that extends from one tire bead to the other and, radially outside, a crown reinforcement of width Ls, formed by at least two crown plies, and in addition a meridian reinforcing ply arranged radially between the carcass reinforcement and the crown reinforcement, the meridian reinforcing ply having a width Lr between 15% and 45% Ls of the crown reinforcement, one edge of the reinforcing ply being located a distance D1 from the equatorial plane of the tire between 35% and 50% of Ls, while the other edge is located between the first edge and the equatorial plane of the tire. A method of mounting a group of four such tires on a vehicle.

Abstract: The loss of tire contact patch area along the tire's inside shoulder, relative to an oval race course, which occurs during chassis roll and lateral deflection, is reduced by providing an asymmetrical molded tire. The tires are defined by an asymmetrical outer tread profile and the tires are mounted on the rear axle of the race vehicle such that the axially outer portion of the asymmetrical tread region of each tire, relative to the race course, has a greater shoulder drop, wherein the shoulder drop is the difference between the maximum radial diameter of the tread measured on the outer tread contour and the diameter of the tread at the tread edge, than the opposing tire shoulder.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire having an inboard sidewall and an outboard sidewall when fitted to a vehicle including a reinforced carcass extending between bead regions through both inboard and outboard sidewalls and a tread region reinforced by a breaker extending between the tread edges beneath the rubber tread wherein the carcass in the outboard sidewall comprises a single ply of reinforced material having mutually parallel reinforcement cords extending substantially radially of the tire, the ply having one edge located under the breaker, extending from the breaker radially inwards through the outboard sidewall and being wrapped axially outwards around a bead hoop and being turned up to have its second edge radially outwards of the bead hoop, and the reinforced carcass for the inboard sidewall comprises a single ply of reinforcement material arranged with a first edge under and in overlapping engagement with the edge region of the outboard sidewall reinforcement, said first edge being adjacent to the inboard bead at an

Abstract: A tire having a decreasing profile diameter includes an outside sidewall with a greater height than the inside sidewall. The inner diameters of each sidewall are preferably identical. The outer diameter of the outside sidewall is greater than the outer diameter of the inside sidewall. The cross-section of the width of the tread has a substantially constant thickness from the inside tread diameter to the tread surface of the tire. The depth of the tread is preferably constant across the width of the tread surface.

Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire has a carcass extending around the tire from bead-to-bead, sidewalls and a rubber tread region which has a profile, when considered in transverse cross section, of a new tire terminating at the sides of the tread in inner and outer shoulder regions, respectively, each shoulder region having a shoulder drop, which is the distance, in the radially inward direction, from the point of maximum tire diameter to a point of the shoulder at the edge of the shoulder region, such that when the tire is mounted on a scheduled wheel rim and inflated to a scheduled pressure, the tread region is asymmetric, having its point of maximum tire diameter offset in the axial direction of the tire from the center line of the tire section in the direction of the inner shoulder, and the shoulder drop of the outer shoulder is greater than the shoulder drop of the inner shoulder such that the tread region has an asymmetric profile, wherein the tread region has a substantially constant tread gauge or thickness exc

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a radially inner bead core disposed in at least one of the bead portions, a radially outer bead core disposed radially outside the inner bead core, a buffer rubber layer disposed between the radially inner bead core and radially outer bead core to provide a predetermined space therebetween, and a toroidal carcass extending between the bead portions through the tread portion and sidewall portions, wherein the carcass comprises a ply of cords turned up around the radially outer bead core to be secured thereto, passing between the radially outer bead core and the buffer rubber layer, so that a radially outward tension of the carcass caused by tire inflation acts less on the radially inner bead core than the radially outer bead core.

Abstract: A racing tire for oval race courses, wherein a profile of an outer region of a tread portion which is positioned to be further axially outward toward an outer side of a race course than a center line of the tire and a profile of an inner region of the tread portion which is positioned to be further axially inward toward an inner side of the race course than the same center line are asymmetrical, an outer diameter and thickness of the outer region of the tread portion being larger than an outer diameter and thickness of the inner region of the tread portion, a difference between the outer diameters of portions of the tire spaced from the center line of the tire in the opposite widthwise directions from the center line by a distance corresponding to 45% of a maximum width of the tire being set to 0.5-5.0% of the outer diameter of a portion of the tire on the center line.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises: a carcass extending between bead portions of the tire; a belt reinforcement layer disposed radially outside the carcass and including at least one cord ply extending between tread edge portions to reinforce a substantially full width of the tread portion; and a cord layer disposed radially outside the belt reinforcement layer and having a width narrower than that of the belt reinforcement layer, wherein the cord layer is disposed beneath a rib defined between circumferentially extending grooves to reinforce the rib, or the cord layer is disposed asymmetrically with respect to the tire equator to provide a asymmetrical reinforcement for the tread.

Abstract: An aircraft tire 10 has at least one circumferentially extending reinforcement insert. At least one reinforcement insert 90 is located on one side of the tire. Each insert 90 preferably has two cord reinforced members 91,92 having bias angled cords. The cords are equal but opposite in orientation relative to the cords of the adjacent member. The pairs of reinforced members 91,92 extend from the bead portion 18,20 and terminate in a radially upper portion of the sidewall 14A,16A. Bach pair of reinforced members 91,92 is interposed between the carcass plies 36,37,38,39,40,41, and the sidewall of the tire 10. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the inserts 90 are located on only one side of the tire. Alternatively, the inserts can be symmetrically added to each side of the tire.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire to be fitted on a wheel wherein a position, in which a disc is connected to a rim, is offset from the cneter of width of the rim toward the outer surface of the wheel, characterized in that a ratio (Ho/Hi) of an attenuation coefficient Ho (=Go.times.tan.delta.o) determined on the basis of an average thickness Go of an outer side wall of the tire on the outer side of the wheel and a loss factor tan.delta.o of the rubber of this side wall to that Hi (=Gi.times.tan.delta.i) determined on the basis of an average thickness Gi of an inner side wall of the tire on the inner side of the wheel and a loss factor tan.delta.i of the rubber of this side wall is set in the range of 1.2-6.5.

Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire to be fitted on a wheel in which a position wherein a disc is joined to a rim is offset from the center of the width of the rim toward the outer surface of said wheel, characterized in that the tire comprises an asymmetric structure in which a belt layer is provided between a tread and a carcass layer, an outer circumferential portion of the belt layer being covered with at least one belt covering layer, the at least one belt covering layer being disposed so that an average position of the center(s) of the width(s) thereof from the equator of the tire is deviated toward the opposite side of the offset side of the disc, a ratio e/w of the deviating distance e to the width w of a ground contacting portion of the tread being set to 0.05-0.13.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire having two different bead diameters has handling, ride and treadwear advantages. The tire is made so that the rho.sub.m of the longer sidewall and the rho.sub.m of the shorter sidewall are equal. The rho.sub.m of the longer sidewall is made equal to the rho.sub.m of the shorter sidewall by establishing a belt profile wherein the amount of drop at a belt edge is specified to give a mold drop of 0.30 to 0.33 of estimated tire deflection, applying an inflated shape prediction formula to calculate the inflated belt profile and varying the value of rho.sub.m until the drop at the end of the belt closely matches a specified value, using the cosine law to specify the change in belt angle with radius, choosing a shoulder point under the belt edge that allows a 0.050 inch wedge between the bottom of the belt and the top of the carcass ply and varying the slope of the ply at the shoulder point until the inflated ply line passes through the Y-max location at rho.sub.m.

Abstract: In a pneumatic vehicle tire of a divided carcass the reinforcement elements are arranged at different angles of orientation. They may be provided as a combination of the same or different materials, the same or different cord constructions, the same or different packing densities. The overlap area of two adjacent carcass layer sections represents a transition area of a gradually stepped stiffness. The overlap area represents a constructive discontinuity and is employed for influencing the force fluctuations. The divided carcass which is essentially a sounding board may also be influenced by differently constructed carcass layer sections. The manufacture of such a divided carcass is inexpensive.

Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire with a radial carcass and a breaker reinforcement layer comprising a plurality of bandage strips each of which extend in the peripheral direction of the tire and which are differently overlapped when considered over the width of the breaker. The strips are preferably formed by a continuous winding of a single strip and may be combined with a conventional breaker ply.

Abstract: A cord inclination angle of the outermost belt layer of a tire on the right side with respect to a tire running direction is arranged in such a manner as to be inclined leftwardly downward in the tire running direction while the cord inclination angle of the outermost belt layer of the left tire is arranged in such a manner as to be inclined rightwardly downward in the tire running direction. In addition, projecting bent portions of lug grooves on a tread pattern of a tire grounding surface are disposed outside from the center of a tread exploded width in the tire running direction.