Abstract: A pneumatic tire 1 has a bead portion provided with a reinforcing rubber portion disposed adjacently to the axially outer side of a carcass. The reinforcing rubber portion comprises an axially inner rubber layer and an axially outer rubber layer. The radially outer end of the axially outer rubber layer is positioned radially outside the radially outer end of the axially inner rubber layer. The radially inner end of the axially outer rubber layer is positioned radially inside the radially inner end of the axially inner rubber layer.

Abstract: Provided is a tire including a tread portion. The tread portion includes two circumferential grooves and three land portions. The three land portions include a crown land portion disposed on a tire equator, and two shoulder land portions including tread contact ends. At least one of the shoulder land portions includes a plurality of main inclined grooves and a plurality of subsidiary inclined grooves. The main inclined grooves have tire-axially inner ends ending in the shoulder land portions and tire-axially outer ends disposed outwardly of the tread contact ends Te in the tire axial direction. The subsidiary inclined grooves have tire-axially inner ends ending in the shoulder land portions and tire-axially outer ends ending in the shoulder land portions.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a tyre for bicycle wheels comprising a tread band containing an anti-puncture system capable of having high resistance to the penetration of foreign bodies, simultaneously ensuring optimal handling performances. In particular the present invention regards a tyre for bicycle wheels comprising: a carcass structure; and—a tread band arranged in radially outer position with respect to the carcass structure; wherein said tread band is made by means of vulcanisation of a cross-linkable elastomeric composition comprising a reinforcement system constituted by modified silicate fibres of nanometric size and fibrillated polymer fibres of micrometric size.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a pair of bead cores; a pair of bead fillers; a carcass ply that is suspended between the pair of bead cores; a side wall rubber that is arranged on a tire-outer-surface-side of the carcass ply and constitutes a tire outer surface; a chafer layer that is rolled up from a tire-inner-surface-side to the tire-outer-surface-side of the carcass ply around the bead cores and the bead fillers; and a pad rubber that is arranged between the side wall rubber and the carcass ply to be adjacent to a rolled-up end of the chafer layer in a tire width direction, the pad rubber having a modulus value higher than that of the side wall rubber. The pad rubber includes a constant thickness portion having a substantially constant thickness over a range of 7% or more but not exceeding 26% of a tire reference cross-section height.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes: a carcass layer wrapping a bead core and a bead filler and being turned back; a steel chafer formed by steel cords and disposed between the carcass layer and a rim fitting surface; and sub-chafers between the steel chafer and the rim fitting surface and made of organic fiber. The steel chafer includes an outer end portion outward of the bead filler in a tire lateral direction. The outer end portion has a height from 0.5 times to 0.7 times a height of a rim flange. The sub-chafers each include an outer end portion outward of the bead filler in the tire lateral direction. The outer end portion has a height from 0.7 times to 0.9 times a height of a rim flange. The carcass layer has a turned up height from 2.5 times to 4.5 times a height of a rim flange.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire with a reinforcement material includes: a tread that comes in contact with a road surface; side walls that extend and form shoulders and inner liners at both sides of the tread; a carcass that is integrally attached to the tread and the inner sides of the side walls and forms a turn-up head at both ends of the side walls; a belt layer that is layered on the tread of the carcass; and a bead that includes a bead core inserted in a wheel inside the turn-up head, a bead filler inserted in a side of the tread of the bead core, and a reinforcement material inserted in an interface of the turn-up head.

Abstract: A heavy-duty pneumatic tire includes a section width being equal to or less than 335 mm, an aspect ratio being equal to or less than 55%, and a toroidal carcass extending between axially spaced bead portions through a tread portion and sidewall portions, wherein the carcass includes a carcass ply which includes a main portion and a turn-up portion, a belt layer disposed radially outward of the carcass in the tread portion, a sidewall rubber defining an outer sidewall profile of each sidewall portion, and a chafer rubber defining an outer bead profile of each bead portion, wherein in each bead portion, on a straight line that is perpendicular to the main portion of the carcass ply and passes a radially inner end of the sidewall rubber, the chafer rubber has a thickness of from 40% to 60% of a thickness of the bead portion.

Abstract: A tire includes: a bead core; a bead filler extending to an outer side in the tire-radial direction of the bead core; a carcass ply which is folded back around the bead core; a pad member disposed on an outer side in the tire-width direction of the bead filler; and a first rubber sheet disposed in a state covering a folding end of the carcass ply which is folded back, between the bead filler and the pad member, in which a second rubber sheet covering an electronic component is disposed between the bead filler and the pad member on an outer side in the tire-radial direction of the first rubber sheet.

Abstract: In a tire 2 of the present invention, sidewalls 6 each include an outer layer 6a, and an inner layer 6b disposed inward of the outer layer 6a in the axial direction. The inner side end, in the radial direction, of the inner layer 6a extends to a region between a bead 10 and a chafer 8. When Po represents a contact point, on an outer surface of the tire 2, at which the outer layer 6a and the chafer 8 contact with each other, an inner side end, in the radial direction, of the outer layer 6a is equal to the contact point Po. In the radial direction, an outer side end 44 of the chafer 8 is disposed outward of the contact point Po. In the radial direction, an inner side end 46 of the inner layer 6b is disposed inward of the contact point Po.

Abstract: A plant for building tyres of at least two different models for vehicle wheels, includes at least a tyre building line, which in turn, includes: a plurality of work stations arranged according to a sequential series, each work station being adapted for building at least one structural component of each tyre and assembling at least one elementary component; at least one handling device for the tyres being processed on the respective forming supports associated to each work station; and at least one transfer device adapted for transferring the tyre being processed on its forming support from any first work station of the sequential series to any other second work station not adjacent thereto of the sequential series, so that the tyre being processed on its forming support only passes in the first and second work stations.

Abstract: A tire includes a pair of beads; a carcass that is extended on and between the beads on both sides; and a pair of strips that extend almost outward from the beads along the carcass in the radial direction. The beads include cores, first apexes, and second apexes. The carcass includes a carcass ply, and the carcass ply includes a main portion and turned-up portions. The turned-up portions are disposed between the first apexes and the second apexes. The turned-up portions contact with the main portion in portions radially outward of outer ends of the first apexes. A position of an outer end of each strip is equal, in the radial direction, to a position Pb at which the maximum width is obtained, or the outer end of each strip is disposed radially inward of the position Pb at which the maximum width is obtained.

Abstract: A tire (1) in which a carcass fold-back portion (40) is wound around a bead core (10) includes a hard bead filler (50) arranged on an outer side of a carcass (20) in the tread width direction (twd), the hard bead filler (50) extends, along a tire radial direction (trd), from an outer side of the bead core (10) at least to a center (BO) of the bead core (10), and a thickness (t) of the hard bead filler (50) along the tread width direction (twd) is not shorter than 0.5 mm on a straight line (L) passing over the center (BO) of the bead core (10) in the tread width direction (twd).

Abstract: This tire is provided with reinforcing cord layers that reinforce a bead part. The reinforcing cord layers are such that at the bead part at the inner side of vehicle mounting, the number of layers of the reinforcing cord layers with respect to a bead filler is greater at the inner side in the direction of tire width compared to the outer side in the direction of tire width with respect to the bead filler, and at the bead part at the outer side of vehicle mounting, the number of layers of the reinforcing cord layers with respect to the bead filler is greater at the outer side in the direction of tire width compared to the inner side in the direction of tire width with respect to the bead filler.

Abstract: A tire has an axis of rotation. The tire includes two inextensible annular bead structures for attachment to a vehicle rim, a carcass-like structure having at least one reinforced ply, the carcass-like structure being wound about the two bead structures, a tread disposed radially outward of the carcass-like structure, and a shear band structure disposed radially between the carcass-like structure and the tread. The two bead structures include at least one layer of a three dimensional fabric including a tear drop frame structure and open cells defined by the tear drop frame structure.

Abstract: A tire includes at least one body defining a plurality of body ply layers, and a toroidal element located between the body ply layers. The toroidal element includes inner and outer regions formed by the body ply layers, and a central region formed by an inner rubber component located between the body ply layers. At least a portion of the central region is more elastic than the inner and outer regions. The toroidal element includes a first sidewall portion extending along at least a portion of the first sidewall region of the tire, and a second sidewall portion extending along at least a portion of the second sidewall region of the tire. The toroidal element is pre-stressed such that the first sidewall portion of the toroidal element exerts a first axially outward force, and such that the second sidewall portion of the toroidal element exerts a second axially outward force.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire has two carcass layers including carcass cords are laid between a pair of bead portions, bead cores and bead fillers are disposed in the bead portions, and at least two belt layers are disposed on the outer circumferential side of the carcass layers, the tire being characterized in that both ends of the inner carcass layer are folded back from the tire inner side to the tire outer side around the bead cores, and the ends of the folded back portions of the inner carcass layer are disposed between the innermost belt layer and the outer carcass layer, while both ends of the outer carcass layer are disposed so as to pass between a main portion of the inner carcass layer and the bead fillers, and both ends of the outer carcass layer terminate at the bead portions without being folded back around the bead cores.

Abstract: Tire comprising carcass reinforcement (7) comprising turned-up carcass layers (71, 72) and non-turned-up carcass layers (73, 74), each turned-up carcass layer (71, 72) comprising main part (711, 721) wrapped, in each bead (4), from the inside of the tire towards the outside around bead wire (8) of diameter D, to form turn-up (712, 722) of which end (E1, E2) is positioned radially on the outside of radially outermost point E of bead wire (8) at a radial distance (a1, a2), each non-turned-up carcass layer (73, 74) having an end (E3, E4) which is positioned at radial distance (b3, b4) from the radially outermost point of E of bead wire (8), the radial distance (a1, a2) is at least equal to 0.5 times the section height H of the tire and the radial distance (b3, b4) is at most equal to diameter D of bead wire (8).

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread, sidewalls, clinches, beads, a carcass, and strips. Each bead includes a core, a first apex and a second apex, the carcass includes a carcass ply which is turned up around the core from the axially inner side toward outer side such that the carcass ply is divided into a main portion and a turn-up portion, each strip has radially inner edge positioned between the main and turn-up portions, the second apex is positioned between the turn-up portion and each clinch, each strip has outer edge positioned to correspond to or on inner side of a point of maximum width of the tire in radial direction, the second apex has outer edge positioned on radially inner side of the outer edge of each strip, and the second apex includes crosslinked rubber and has complex elastic modulus in range of from 60 MPa to 70 MPa.

Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition for tires, capable of improving discoloration resistance and tire appearance while maintaining good handling stability, crack resistance, and ozone resistance or improving these properties, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for tires including a rubber component having a combined amount of polybutadiene rubber, natural rubber, and polyisoprene rubber of 90% by mass or more based on 100% by mass of a rubber component; sulfur; a pluronic nonionic surfactant in an amount of 0.1 to 5.0 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component; and carbon black in an amount of 2 to 70 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

Abstract: A tire includes a tread formed in a crown region of the tire and sidewall regions extending from the crown region to bead areas. The tire further includes a toroidal element extending across a crown region of the tire, and further extending along at least a portion of each sidewall region of the tire. The toroidal element has a central region located between inner and outer regions. The central region is more elastic than the inner and outer regions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tire (1) which comprises: a bead core (10); a first bead filler (20); a first carcass (30); a second bead filler (40); and a rubber chafer (50) disposed at the outer side of the second bead filler (40) in the tread width direction. The second bead filler (40) covers a first bead filler outer end part (23) in the tread width direction, and a second bead filler inner end part (48) is disposed outside the bead core (10) in the tire radius direction. The rubber chafer (50) covers the second bead filler (40) in the tread width direction, and the loss tangent of the second bead filler (40) is smaller than the loss tangent of the rubber chafer (50).

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread, a pair of sidewalls extending from edges of the tread substantially in a radially inward direction, a pair of clinches extending from edges of the sidewalls substantially in the radially inward direction, a pair of beads positioned on axially inner sides of the clinches, and a carcass extending along an inner side of the tread and sidewalls such that the carcass is bridging the pair of beads. Each bead includes a fitting portion extending in a circumferential direction and formed to be fitted to a rim, the fitting portion has a bottom surface positioned on a radially inner side of the fitting portion and a side surface positioned on an axially outer side of the fitting portion, the bottom surface includes a heel on the axially outer side of the fitting portion, and the side surface includes a concave extending in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread, sidewalls extending from edges of the tread, clinches extending from the edges of the sidewall, beads positioned on axially inner side of the clinches, a carcass bridging the beads along inner side of the tread and sidewalls, and load support layers positioned on axially inner side of the carcass such that the layers are positioned between the tread and beads. Each bead includes core and main apex, the core has radially outer side surface facing radially outward, the carcass includes carcass ply turned up around the core from inner side toward outer side in axial direction of the tire such that the main portion and turn-up portion are formed in the ply, the turn-up portion has core laminating portion laminated on the radially outer side surface of the core, and the apex is extending radially outward from radially outer side of the laminating portion.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire has carcass layers mounted between a pair of bead parts, the carcass layers being wound from the inner side of the tire to the outer side thereof about a bead core of each bead part. Protective layers including organic fiber cords are positioned in sidewall parts on the outer side of the carcass layers. The upper end parts of the protective layers are positioned along the carcass layers from outer end locations of the belt layers, between a location 20 mm toward the inner side in the tire width direction and a location 15 mm toward the outer side in the tire width direction. The lower end parts of the protective layers are positioned between main body portions of the carcass layers and the bead filler.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including an upper substrate and a lower substrate facing and coupled to a rear surface of the upper substrate, a guide frame supporting the display panel, and a coupling member coupling the guide frame to the display panel. The coupling member includes an adhesive member providing adhesive strength and at least one or more buffer members which are disposed inside the adhesive member and have an elastic force. Accordingly, the display device can absorb an impact applied to the display panel, thus enhancing the stability of the display panel.

Abstract: An object is to improve the durability of the stiffener having a hard rubber member and a soft rubber member formed on the radially inner side and the radially outer side by laminating rubber strips. A tire includes bead cores, stiffeners provided on the outer circumferences of the bead cores, and a carcass ply. Ends of the carcass ply are disposed on the stiffeners. Each stiffener includes an inner rubber portion on the radially inner side, an outer rubber portion on the radially outer side, and a cover tape. The inner rubber portion is formed by laminating a first rubber strip. The outer rubber portion is formed by laminating a second rubber strip. The second rubber strip is composed of rubber having a lower rigidity than the inner rubber portion. The cover tape covers a part of the stiffener that comes into contact with the end of the carcass ply.

Abstract: A tire includes a circumferential tread, at least one belt, and a pair of sidewalls, with each sidewall forming an outermost point of a side of the tire. The tire further includes a pair of bead portions and at least one carcass ply extending circumferentially about the tire from one bead portion to the other. The tire also has a chafer having a first portion radially below the bead portion and the carcass ply, and a second portion axially outward from the bead portion and the carcass ply, wherein the sidewall is located radially below the first portion of the chafer and axially outward from the second portion of the chafer. A sidewall gum strip extends radially upward from the second portion of the chafer. The sidewall gum strip is located axially between the carcass ply turn-up end and at least a portion of the chafer.

Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a height from a turned-up edge of a carcass layer is not more than 10 mm, a distance from a tire outer surface to the carcass layer is not less than 50% of the total gauge, a height of the bead filler is from 50% to 80% of a tire cross-section height, a cross-sectional area ratio VB/VR of the bead filler to a side reinforcing layer is not less than 0.4 and not more than 0.6, a hardness HsB of the bead filler is not less than 65 and not more than 80, and the hardness HsR of the side reinforcing layer is not less than 75 and not more than 85, a size relationship between the hardness HsB and the hardness HsR is HsB?HsR, a value TB of tan ? is not more than 0.06, and a value TR of tan ? is not more than 0.05.

Abstract: A belt cushion disposed between an tire-axis-direction end of a belt layer and a carcass comprises an outer layer, an interlayer, and an inner layer which are arranged in this order inwardly in the tire-radial-direction from the tire-axis-direction end of the belt layer. The inner layer and outer layer are made of a rubber composition B having complex modulus E*b and loss tangent tan ?b. The interlayer is made of a rubber composition C having complex modulus E*c being substantially the same as the complex modulus E*b and having loss tangent tan ?c being smaller than the loss tangent tan ?b.

Abstract: In a tire having two beads, each bead has a bead filler situated at least partially between a main portion and a wrapped-around portion of a carcass reinforcement and an outer strip situated axially outside of the wrapped-around portion of the carcass reinforcement. The bead filler has a thickness E(r). An assembly formed by the bead filler and the outer strip has a thickness ET(r). For all the points of intersection of which the radial distance from the radially innermost point of the annular reinforcing structure is greater than or equal to 10% and less than or equal to 35% of the radial height H of the tire, the ratio E(r)/ET(r) is greater than or equal to 0.3 and less than or equal to 0.5.

Abstract: A heavy-duty pneumatic tire includes a carcass including a carcass ply extending from a tread portion through a sidewall portion and turned up around a bead core of a bead portion. The bead core includes a radially inner surface extending along a bottom surface of the bead portion in the radial direction of the tire. Under both conditions that include an unloaded standard condition where the tire is mounted on a standard rim and inflated to regular internal pressure and a loaded standard condition where the tire in the unloaded standard condition above is loaded with a regular load and grounded at a camber angle of 0 degrees, the tire has an angle between the radially inner surface of the bead core and a rim sheet surface of the standard rim being in a range of 0 plus/minus 3 degrees.

Abstract: Tire comprising two beads (20), two sidewalls (30) joining in a crown, and at least one carcass reinforcement (60) extending from the beads through the sidewalls to the crown, the carcass reinforcement being anchored in the two beads by a turn-up around an annular reinforcing structure in such a way as to form in each bead an incoming portion (61) and a wrapped-around portion (62), wherein each bead comprises a bead filler (110) and an outer band (120), the latter being placed axially outside of both the carcass reinforcement and the bead filler, wherein the assembly formed by the bead filler (110) and the outer band (120) has a thickness E(r), r being the distance to the radially innermost point (71) of the annular reinforcing structure, the thickness E(r) at different positions being such that, in the range of distances r greater than or equal to 15% and smaller than or equal to 50% of the radial height H of the tire, the variation of the thickness is less than or equal to ?0.25 mm/mm over at least 5 mm.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire construction is described suitable for severe loading conditions. The tire includes a bead portion further having an apex which extends radially outward of the bead core, and a first turn-up pad located adjacent said chafer, and a second turn-up pad located adjacent said first turn-up pad, wherein the first turn-up pad has a G? less than the G? of the second turn-up pad. Alternatively, the first turn-up pad may be located adjacent to the rim flange and the second turn-up pad may be located axially inward of the first pad. The second turn-up pad is preferably thicker and longer than the first turn-up pad.

Abstract: A tire which is intended to bear heavy loads and the endurance of which is improved. The tire contains, in the bead region, at least one internal annular insert, the said insert having a rubber composition containing a polyisoprene elastomer, between 45 phr and 60 phr of a reinforcing filler containing from 43 to 55 phr of a reinforcing inorganic filler with a BET specific surface of between 155 and 185 m2/g, and a coupling agent for bonding the reinforcing inorganic filler to the elastomer.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire, which may include a bead portion reinforcing cord layer disposed along a turn-up portion of a carcass, includes at least one component member selected from the group consisting of a carcass cord ply and a belt cord layer and/or the bead portion reinforcing cord layer including an end rubber wrapping the end part thereof, the end rubber having a loss tangent larger than 0.20 and 0.35 or smaller at 2% strain at 25° C. and a difference ?E? between a storage modulus at 0.1% strain and a storage modulus at 2% strain at 25° C. being 10 MPa or more and 30 MPa or less, and a coating rubber covering a cord in the component member and/or the bead portion reinforcing cord layer including the end rubber has a loss tangent at 2% strain at 25° C. of 0.20 or less.

Abstract: An intermediate article of manufacture formed as a first stage bead area subassembly for a split ply pneumatic tire carcass is disclosed. The bead area subassembly has an annular bead core; a bead apex; a ply strip; and preferably a sidewall affixed to the ply strip. The subassembly is formed into a disk-shaped bead area monocomponent. The ply strip is wrapped about the bead core and the apex to form a ply turnup and both the ply strip and the ply turnup extend radially outwardly from the bead core. The bead area subassembly when formed into the disk-shaped bead area monocomponent is placed on an annular holder device. The combination of the bead area monocomponent on the holder device can be stacked for storage and latter assembly into a split ply carcass. Preferably, the ply turnup can be oriented extending inside or axially inward of the bead core on final assembly to form a split ply tire having axially inside turnups.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition that improves in terms of the fuel economy of a rubber composition containing an isoprene-based rubber and also offers favorable durability and favorable processability or adhesion to steel cords, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a bead apex, sidewall packing, base tread, or breaker cushion, including: a specific rubber component; a specific amount of a specific carbon black; a specific amount of sulfur; and a specific amount of a compound represented by formula (I) below. The present invention also relates to a rubber composition for a steel cord topping, strip adjacent to steel cords, or tie gum, including: a specific rubber component; a specific amount of a specific carbon black; a specific amount of an organic acid cobalt salt; and a specific amount of a compound represented by the formula (I).

Abstract: A vehicle tire having an apex component that is made of a plurality of elastomeric strips containing reinforcement fibers that are aligned substantially parallel to each other in a controlled angle of orientation within the strip wherein the orientation is selected such that it increases the stiffness of the apex component.

Abstract: Tire including a continuous pressure membrane. The tire includes a carcass, a rubber layer surrounding the carcass, and a belt. The carcass includes at least one continuous pressure membrane defining a generally U-shaped cross section. The pressure membrane includes a crown portion, a first sidewall portion, and a second sidewall portion connected with the first sidewall portion by the crown portion. The belt may be composed of at least one additional continuous pressure membrane adjacent the crown portion.

Abstract: A tire includes a pair of bead portions, with each bead portion having a bead core and a bead filler portion. A belt is disposed below a circumferential tread, in the tread portion of the tire. A carcass ply has a main portion extending between the pair of beads and a pair of turn-up portions that wrap around the beads and terminate below the belt, in the tread portion of the tire. The tire further includes a pair of nylon reinforcements, wherein each nylon reinforcement is disposed axially between a respective bead filler portion and a main portion of the carcass ply. Additionally, each nylon reinforcement has a top end disposed above a top end of the respective bead filler portion. Each nylon reinforcement further has a bottom end disposed below the top end of the respective bead filler portion and above a respective bead core.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire is described having a triangular shaped apex which extends radially outward of the bead core, and wherein the apex is formed of at least two zones. Each zone is formed of a different material, wherein the first zone extends from the base of the apex to the tip of the apex, and the second zone is located adjacent the ply. The zones are preferably formed by extrusion to form one cohesive apex. The first zone is formed of a material having a G?/G? ratio in the range of about 0.155 to about 0.183. The second zone is formed of a material having a G?/G? ratio in the range of about 0.125 to about 0.133.

Abstract: A tire includes: a tire frame member formed in a ring shape from a frame resin material, and including a pair of bead sections, a pair of side sections, and a crown section; a ring shaped bead core that is embedded in and joined to each of the bead sections, and that is formed by a single strand, or plurality of strands, of bead cord extending in the tire circumferential direction, and covered with, and joined to, a covering resin material; and an extension portion that extends from each of the bead cores in a direction that intersects with the tire circumferential direction when viewed from a tire side face, and that is joined to the tire frame member.

Abstract: A technique for improving the durability of the beads of a radial tire for a heavy vehicle of the civil engineering type, by reducing the rate of spread of cracks initiated at the turned-back end of carcass reinforcement and the spread through the coating, edge-binding and filler polymer materials.

Abstract: An airplane tire has a carcass reinforcement that comprises at least two inner layers wrapped around the bead core from the inside to the outside of the tire to form respectively a turn-up, and at least one outer layer wrapped around the bead core from the outside to the inside of the tire, and axially outward, within the sidewall, of any inner layer. One of the at least two inner layers that is axially nearest the bead core is decoupled for at least a part of its length, in an area adjacent to and radially outward of the bead core, from the turn-ups and carcass reinforcement layers which are axially outward of it, by at least one polymeric bead filler compound.

Abstract: An assembly including a tire having beads, said bead axially including outside the turn-up a layer of a material defining a bead outer profile, such that the distance A, between the carcass frame and the bead outer profile, is as defined in formula (Z), B being the distance between the end of the turn-up, said bead including first and second profiles between the carcass frame and the turn-up, the first profile extends from the bead wire and is made of a material having an extension secant modulus at a 10% elongation higher than 20 MPa, a second profile arranged in the bead such as to be in contact with a surface of the first profile and the turn-up, made of a material having an extension secant modulus at a 10% elongation of at least 7 MPa and an extension secant modulus at a 100*% extension of at least 4.5 MPa.

Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic radial tire having a rubber chafer arranged on the carcass ply in a contacting area of a bead portion with a rim; a bead filler arranged radially outside on the bead core; and a side rubber extending along an outer surface of the carcass in each a side wall portion. When inflated with a predetermined pneumatic pressure, an outer end of the folded portion of the carcass and an outer end of the bead filler are placed inward from an outer end r of a rim flange of the rim in the radial direction; an outer end of the rubber chafer is placed outward from the outer end r of the rim flange in the radial direction; and a part of a side rubber located outward from the outer end of the rim flange in the radial direction is disposed between the rubber chafer.

Abstract: This invention pertains to a tire comprising at least one carcass ply and at least one breaker ply, the carcass and breaker plies each comprising continuous filaments having a tenacity of at least 15 grams force per dtex and a modulus of at least 400 grams force per dtex wherein the carcass ply turn-ups terminate under the at least one breaker ply. The invention further pertains to a tire comprising a plurality of apex components and carcass ply turn-ups that terminate within the apex region of the tire. The invention also discloses a tire wherein the carcass ply turn-ups terminate in the upper sidewall region of the tire and ply spacers are located between ply-turn-ups.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a pair of axially spaced apart annular bead cores, each bead core comprising a plurality of metal wraps, each bead core having a radial cross-sectional shape; and a single carcass ply reinforced with polyester cords, the single carcass ply being folded about each bead core, the carcass ply having a main portion that extends between the bead cores and turnup portions that are folded around the bead cores, the polyester cords having a construction of 2000-2000 dtex/½ 8-10/8-10 tpi and 20-30 epi.

Abstract: Assembly comprising a tire and a mounting rim, the tire comprising two beads each comprising at least one annular reinforcing structure and a carcass reinforcement anchored in the two beads by a turn-up, each bead comprising a filler of a rubber composition extending radially a radial distance DBE from the radially innermost point of the annular reinforcing structure, DBE being less than or equal to 10% of the radial height H of the tire, at least one sidewall further comprising a stiffening reinforcement of metallic reinforcing elements oriented at an angle less than or equal to 10 degrees to the circumferential direction, and positioned such that the distance DAE between the radially innermost point of the annular reinforcing structure and the radially outer end of the stiffening reinforcement is greater than or equal to 20% and less than or equal to 40% of H and that the distance DAI between the radially inner point of the annular reinforcing structure and the radially inner end of the stiffening reinforce

Abstract: A method forms an adhesion joint between a cord and a rubber matrix. The method includes the steps of: providing a cord having an initial relatively smooth surface; texturing the smooth surface such that the resulting surface is rougher than the initial surface of the cord; depositing a uniform polymer coating on to the textured surface of the cord by plasma polymerization of an organic precursor and an air plasma; and inserting the cord into a rubber matrix such that the resulting surface provides enhanced adhesion to the rubber matrix compared to the adhesion of the initial surface to the rubber matrix or adhesion of the textured surface to rubber matrix.