Abstract: A pneumatic tire (1) includes: a tread portion (2) including a land portion (24) divided by a plurality of main grooves (22) formed on a tread surface (21); an inner liner (7) constituting a tire inner surface (7A) on an inner side of the tread portion (2); and a mount member (10) which is provided on the tire inner surface (7A), and to which electric equipment can be attached. In the pneumatic tire (1), Complex elastic modulus E*1 of a rubber composition constituting the mount member (10) is larger than complex elastic modulus E*2 of a rubber composition constituting the inner liner (7).

Abstract: The tire has a load index that is at least 118 and two layers of reinforcing elements. Each of the layers has a breaking force per unit width that is higher than 2900 daN/dm. A minimum strength per unit width, measured for an elongation of less than 10%, of the second layer is greater than 20% of the minimum strength per unit width, measured for an elongation of less than 10%, of the first layer. The reinforcing elements of the first layer have a thread count that is higher than 300 tex. The reinforcing elements of the two layers have a thread count of less than 750 tex. The elongation of the reinforcing elements of the second layer are greater than 8% under a force of 20 daN and the secant elastic modulus values under tension at 10% elongation, Mt, Mj, satisfy the relationship Mt/Mj?1.

Abstract: Aircraft tire comprises carcass reinforcement (5) comprising a first family of carcass layers extending between two beads (3), having at least one carcass layer wrapped, within each bead, from the inside towards the outside of the tire, around a bead wire (6) to form turn-up (511) having free end (E1) radially outside of radially outermost point (E) of the bead wire. The second family comprises at least two carcass layers, adjacent each to the next, extending, within each bead, from outside towards inside of the tire, as far as their respective ends (E2) which are radially inside of axial straight line (DY) through centre (O) of bead wire (6) and axially inside of a radial straight line (DZ) through centre (O) at axial distance (d2) at least equal to 5 mm. The carcass layers of the second family are axially inside of at least one turn-up of a carcass layer of the first family.

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: A pneumatic tire comprising: first carcass ply that is comprised of; a tire-inner-face part extending along inner face of the tire to span between the tire bead portions; and turned-up parts extended as turned up from outer faces of the tire bead portions up to inside beyond fringes of a belt layer; and second carcass ply that is substantially omitted at between the tire bead portions and extends as being turned up from outer faces of the tire bead portions up to inside beyond fringes of a belt layer; and cords forming the tire-inner-face part, the turned-up part and the second carcass ply having inclination to radial direction of the tire; and direction of the inclination of the cords being alternated in respect of leftward or rightwards, between two adjacent ones of the tire-inner-face part, the turned-up part and the second carcass ply.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire for use on a vehicle includes a pair of beads, a pair of opposing sidewalls, and a tread. Sidewall plies form portions of respective sidewalls. The plies extend around respective beads to form respective inside turn-ups. Central plies extend between and overlap the sidewall plies. The overlap of the plies forms overlap regions proximate respective shoulders sized to protect the tire from penetration by road debris during use of the tire. The tire may be belt-less. A tire set includes tires differing in section width and/or section height. At least one of the sidewall plies in the set is substantially the same width as the corresponding sidewall ply in another tire in the set. A method of making tires of different section width and/or section height includes using a source of plies used for supplying at least one of the plies in each tire in the set.

Abstract: This invention relates to pneumatic rubber tires having a carcass ply extending to and turning around a tire bead with an outside-in, turn-up configuration.

Abstract: A tire and method of building a tire is described wherein the tire has a carcass having a pair of sidewall plies and a bridge ply, each ply being reinforced with cords, the sidewall plies each having a first end which is received between the bridge ply and a belt reinforcing structure; wherein each sidewall ply extends axially outward along the sidewall and extending radially inwardly to the bead core and folded from a position axially outside the bead core to a position axially inside and around the bead core to an axially inner turnup end; said bridge ply having ends which overlap with a respective inner turnup end of said sidewall ply.

Abstract: A vehicle wheel tire includes a carcass structure, at least one annular reinforcing structure, a tread band, and a pair of sidewalls. The carcass structure includes at least one carcass ply, each including a plurality of elongated elements disposed around a cross-section profile of the tire. Each elongated element includes two side portions at mutually-spaced-apart positions and a crown portion that extends between the side portions. The at least one annular reinforcing structure includes at least one bead core. A fraction of the elongated elements is turned up around the at least one bead core. A method of manufacturing the tire includes preparing the elongated elements, disposing each elongated element on a toroidal support, applying at least one bead core at a region close to side portions of the elongated elements, and turning up ends of a fraction of the elongated elements around the at least one bead core.

Abstract: An airplane tire in which the carcass reinforcement comprises at least one inner layer (11, 12) wrapped around the bead core (15) from the inside to the outside to form a turn-up, and at least one outer layer (13, 14), axially outward within the sidewall (18) of any inner layer, the inner layer axially nearest the bead core being decoupled for at least part of its length, in the 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 (16), whose radially outermost point C is termed the coupling point. The end of at least one turn-up is radially inward of the coupling point, and at least one turn-up, whose end is radially inward of the coupling point, is decoupled, for at least part of its length and on at least its axially outer face, from any other carcass reinforcement layer or from any other turn-up, by at least one polymeric bead filler compound.

Abstract: The subject of the present invention is the use of cohesive, low-hysteresis compositions comprising small amounts of reinforcing fillers to produce profiled filing members arranged in the bottom zone of tires in order to improve the life thereof.

Abstract: A tire and method of building a tire is described wherein the tire has a carcass having a pair of sidewall plies and a bridge ply, each ply being reinforced with cords, the sidewall plies each having a first end which is received between the bridge ply and a belt reinforcing structure; wherein each sidewall ply extends axially outward along the sidewall and extending radially inwardly to the bead core and folded from a position axially outside the bead core to a position axially inside and around the bead core to an axially inner turnup end; said bridge ply having ends which overlap with a respective inner turnup end of said sidewall ply.

Abstract: A tire which includes a carcass ply and a band ply for reinforcing the carcass ply, the carcass ply having an inner ply and an outer ply which are provided in a radial direction, the inner ply being wound from an inside toward an outside in the axial direction of a bead core to constitute a fold-back portion and the outer ply being provided to cover the inner ply. A width (JW) of the band ply is set to be 80% to 98% of a tread width (TW) and an overlap dimension (LW) of the fold-back portion and the band ply is set to be 15% to 35% of the width (JW) of the band ply.

Abstract: A pneumatic radial ply tire 100 for use on aircraft has a radial reinforced carcass 20 having at least one axially inner ply 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D of textile cords 21 wound around a pair of bead cores 33. The improved bead structure 30 has a flipper 50 having an axially inner leg LI and axially outer leg LE. The ends LI, LE of the flippers 50 are above the bead core height Bh and below the apex A of an elastomeric strip 40 satisfying the relation Bh<LE<0.7D and Bh<LI<0.7D. Additionally, the tire carcass 20 has at least one axially outer ply 2E, 2F of textile cords 21 extending from bead 30 to bead 30 along the turn-ups 20A, 20B, 20C and 20D of the axially inner plies 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D. The plies 21 are closely spaced along the natural ply path.

Abstract: A pneumatic radial ply tire 100 for use on aircraft has a radial reinforced carcass 20 having at least one axially inner ply 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D of textile cords 21 wound around a pair of bead cores 33. The improved bead structure 30 has a flipper 50 having an axially inner leg LI and axially outer leg LE. The ends LI, LE of the flippers 50 are above the bead core height Bh and below the apex A of an elastomeric strip 40 satisfying the relation Bh<LE<0.7 D and Bh<LI<0.7 D. Additionally, the tire carcass 20 has at least one axially outer ply 2E, 2F of textile cords 21 extending from bead 30 to bead 30 along the turn-ups 20A, 20B, 20C and 20D of the axially inner plies 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D. The plies 21 are closely spaced along the natural ply path.

Abstract: A tubeless pneumatic tire is provided including a carcass having a carcass cord web and topping rubber layers covering the opposite sides of the carcass cord web, the carcass extending from a tread portion through a sidewall portion to a bead portion and turned up around a bead core outwardly from the inside of the tire in the axial direction of the tire, wherein only the inner one of the topping rubber layers which faces the inside of the tire is made of a butyl-based rubber. The tubeless pneumatic tire is of lightened weight and exhibits anti-airleak property comparable or superior to that of conventional one even if it is provided with no inner liner.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire for trucks having reduced weight and less material usage. The present invention utilizes an outside-in radial ply construction, which aids to torque the tire bead into the rim of the wheel to which it is mounted and allows the rim to provide greater support for the tire. The size of the bead may be reduced, permitting a reduction in the amount of rubber and reinforcement around and above the bead.

Abstract: The tire construction and method of building a tire 10 comprises the steps of cylindrically applying a pair of radial cord reinforced sidewall plies 17a, 17b, fixing the axial spacing between the bead cores; applying a crown ply 50, turning up each sidewall ply 17a and 17b to overlap lateral edges of the crown ply 50; moving the carcass assembly 18 axially inwardly while shaping the carcass assembly 18 toroidially to form ply turnups 20a, 20b axially inwardly of the bead cores 26. The method further comprises the steps of applying one or more belt reinforcing layers to the carcass and first reinforcing layer and applying a tread to form a pneumatic radial ply tread tire.

Abstract: A tire comprising two beads, a crown and sidewalls that connect the crown to said beads, the tire being reinforced by a carcass reinforcement anchored in each bead to at least one annular anchoring element, each sidewall comprising an additional, inextensible sidewall ring located axially inside the axially outermost carcass ply and a coupling section located radially between the annular anchoring element in the bead and said sidewall ring and positioned axially inside the axially outermost carcass ply. The tire is characterized in that the line segments passing through the centers of gravity of the sections of the annular anchoring rings in the beads and through the center of gravity of the sidewall rings on the same respective side, make angles respectively of ?1 and ?2 relative to the rotation axis, these angles being different.

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 comprising two beads, a crown and sidewalls that connect the crown to said beads, the tire being reinforced by a carcass reinforcement anchored in each bead to at least one annular anchoring element, each sidewall comprising an additional, inextensible sidewall ring located axially inside the axially outermost carcass ply and a coupling section located radially between the annular anchoring element in the bead and said sidewall ring and positioned axially inside the axially outermost carcass ply. The tire is characterized in that the line segments passing through the centers of gravity of the sections of the annular anchoring rings in the beads and through the center of gravity of the sidewall rings on the same respective side, make angles respectively of &bgr;1 and &bgr;2 relative to the rotation axis, these angles being different.

Abstract: The method of building a tire 10 having a carcass assembly 18 having a pair of bead cores 26 and a radial ply reinforcing structure 17 which comprises the steps of cylindrically applying a pair of radial cord reinforced sidewall plies 17a, 17b, each sidewall ply having a width Wp; setting one bead core 26 over each sidewall ply 17a, 17b and fixing the axial spacing between the bead cores 26 at a distance L; applying a crown ply 50 having a width Wc, Wc being less than the distance L and the crown ply 50 being interposed between and spaced from each sidewall ply 17a, 17b; turning up each sidewall ply 17a and 17b to overlap lateral edges of the crown ply 50; moving the carcass assembly 18 axially inwardly while shaping the carcass assembly 18 toroidially to form ply turnups 20a, 20b axially inwardly of the bead cores 26. The method further comprises the steps of applying one or more belt reinforcing layers to the carcass and first reinforcing layer and applying a tread to form a pneumatic radial ply tread tire.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a carcass ply extending between bead portions and is turned up around a bead core in each bead portion to form two turnup portions and a main portion therebetween; each of the turnup portion extends radially outwardly and adjoins the main portion from a certain height above the bead core; a space is surrounded by the carcass ply main portion, and each turnup portion and the bead core is filled with a small size bead apex rubber or a gas; and the bead portion is provided between the carcass ply and the bead core with a bead core cover for preventing the carcass cords from direct contacting with the bead core.

Abstract: A pneumatic radial ply tire 100 for use on aircraft has a radial reinforced carcass 20 having at least one axially inner ply 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D of textile cords 21 wound around a pair of bead cores 33. The improved bead structure 30 has a flipper 50 having an axially inner leg LI and axially outer leg LE. The ends LI, LE of the flippers 50 are above the bead core height Bh and below the apex A of an elastomeric strip 40 satisfying the relation Bh<LE<0.7D and Bh<LI<0.7D. Additionally, the tire carcass 20 has at least one axially outer ply 2E, 2F of textile cords 21 extending from bead 30 to bead 30 along the turn-ups 20A, 20B, 20C and 20D of the axially inner plies 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D. The plies 21 are closely spaced along the natural ply path.

Abstract: A tubeless pneumatic tire is provided including a carcass having a carcass cord web and topping rubber layers covering the opposite sides of the carcass cord web, the carcass extending from a tread portion through a sidewall portion to a bead portion and turned up around a bead core outwardly from the inside of the tire in the axial direction of the tire, wherein only the inner one of the topping rubber layers which faces the inside of the tire is made of a butyl-based rubber. The tubeless pneumatic tire is of lightened weight and exhibits anti-airleak property comparable or superior to that of conventional one even if it is provided with no inner liner.

Abstract: A pneumatic radial ply tire 100 for use on aircraft has a radial reinforced carcass 20 having at least one axially inner ply 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D of textile cords 21 wound around a pair of bead cores 33. The improved bead structure 30 has a flipper 50 having an axially inner leg LI and axially outer leg LE. The ends LI, LE of the flippers 50 are above the bead core height Bh and below the apex A of an elastomeric strip 40 satisfying the relation Bh<LE<0.7D and Bh<LI<0.7D. Additionally, the tire carcass 20 has at least one axially outer ply 2E, 2F of textile cords 21 extending from bead 30 to bead 30 along the turn-ups 20A, 20B, 20C and 20D of the axially inner plies 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D. The plies 21 are closely spaced along the natural ply path.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a rubber bead apex extending radially outwards from a bead core; a carcass composed of an inside carcass ply and an outside carcass ply, the inside carcass ply turned up around the bead core in each bead portion from the tire inside to the tire outside to form a pair of turned up portions and a main portion therebetween, the outside carcass ply extending to a position between the bead apex and the turned up portion; a steel cord reinforcing layer comprising an axially inner portion and an axially outer portion which extend radially outwardly from the bead core underside into the sidewall portion; the sidewall portion provided with an axially inner reinforcing rubber layer disposed axially inside the inside carcass ply's main portion, and an axially outer reinforcing rubber layer disposed between the outside carcass ply and the steel cord reinforcing layer's axially outer portion.

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: An aircraft tire, inflated to a high pressure, comprising a tread connected to two beads 2 by way of two sidewalls 6, each bead having at least one annular reinforcing element 3, a crown reinforcement and a radial carcass reinforcement 1 comprising a number of axially inner plies 1A to 1D greater than or equal to two, which radial carcass reinforcement plies have textile reinforcing elements.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a carcass comprised of at least one carcass ply containing a steel cord(s) arranged at a cord angle of 70-90° with respect to an equatorial plane of the tire and toroidally extending between a pair of bead cores and turned up around the bead core inward or outward in a radial direction to form a turnup portion, wherein a wrap part wrapping on a peripheral face of the bead core therealong is formed in the turnup portion of the carcass ply.

Abstract: A pneumatic radial ply tire 100 for use on aircraft has a radial reinforced carcass 20 having at least one axially inner ply 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D of textile cords 21 wound around a pair of bead cores 33. The improved bead structure 30 has a flipper 50 having an axially inner leg LI and axially outer leg LE. The ends LI, LE of the flippers 50 are above the bead core height Bh and below the apex A of an elastomeric strip 40 satisfying the relation Bh<LE<0.7D and Bh<LI<0.7D. Additionally, the tire carcass 20 has at least one axially outer ply 2E, 2F of textile cords 21 extending from bead 30 to bead 30 along the turn-ups 20A, 20B, 20C and 20D of the axially inner plies 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D. The plies 21 are closely spaced along the natural ply path.

Abstract: The invention relates to pneumatic tires for a motor vehicle comprising a multi-layer carcass. Said multi-layer carcass extends between two bead rings, a set of bracing plies provided between the layers of the carcass and a tire tread, and rubber reinforcement layers arranged in the side wall areas which support the tire when it is deflated. The invention is characterized in that a first rubber reinforcement layer is arranged radially within a first carcass layer and a second rubber reinforcement layer is arranged between the first carcass layer and a second carcass layer. The two rubber reinforcement layers extend from the bead filler area to a position under the edge area of the bracing plies. The two rubber layers vary in thickness across the height of the side walls.

Abstract: An aircraft tire, inflated to a high pressure, comprising a tread connected to two beads 2 by way of two sidewalls 6, each bead having at least one annular reinforcing element 3, a crown reinforcement and a radial carcass reinforcement 1 comprising a number of axially inner plies 1A to 1D greater than or equal to two, which radial carcass reinforcement plies have textile reinforcing elements.

Abstract: A run flat tire has a plurality of reinforcing wedges located in the tire sidewall with the hardness of each wedge generally diminishing in the radially inward direction of the sidewall. Since the bead filler is harder than the radial innermost wedge, the hardness at generally the top of the bead filler increases in the radial inward direction. The reinforcing wedges partially overlap each other and can generally have any configuration. The changing of hardness of the radial wedges results in a wedge sequence and thus a more even strain distribution throughout the tire sidewall. This strain distribution extends the run flat life of the tire and also provides a good balance with other tire performance parameters.

Abstract: A tire (10) has three carcass reinforcing structures (15, 16, 17). The second carcass reinforcing structure (16) is folded radially outwardly around each bead core 16 (20), so that the edges (36) of the second carcass reinforcing structure (16) are each located between an apex (31) and the neighboring bead core. The third carcass reinforcing structure (17) has its turndown portions (27) folded radially inwardly around the turnup portion of the second carcass reinforcing structure (16) and the bead core, so that the edges (37) of the plies of the third carcass reinforcing structure are located at the radially inner side of the bead cores (20).

Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire having carcass layers of three plies each constituted by organic fiber cords and in which both end portions of a first one and a second one of the carcass layers enumerated from an inner side to an outer side direction of the tire in the 3 plies of carcass layers, are folded back from the inner side to the outer side of the tire respectively around bead cores, reinforcement layers are arranged on outer sides of the fold back portions of the carcass layers and a third one of the carcass layers is turned down to cover outer sides of the reinforcement layers.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire for a passenger car having a pair of bead portions, a toroidal carcass portion extending over both bead portions, at least two belt layers provided in a crown portion of the carcass, a tread portion positioned at an outer peripheral side of the belt layer, and side wall portions provided at the right and left sides of the tread portion, and which further includes a steel cord as a reinforcing material for reinforcing at least one layer of the carcass portion and the belt layer. The steel cord is formed by plying a plurality of filaments each having a strand diameter of 0.125 to 0.275 mm, and has an inflection point on an S—S curve. A reduction rate of a diameter of the steel cord under a load stress which is one third of breaking strength in comparison with a no load condition is equal to or more than 20%.

Abstract: A run flat tire has a plurality of reinforcing wedges located in the tire sidewall with the hardness of each wedge generally diminishing in the radially inward direction of the sidewall. Since the bead filler is harder than the radial innermost wedge, the hardness at generally the top of the bead filler increases in the radial inward direction. The reinforcing wedges partially overlap each other and can generally have any configuration. The changing of hardness of the radial wedges results in a wedge sequence and thus a more even strain distribution throughout the tire sidewall. This strain distribution extends the run flat life of the tire and also provides a good balance with other tire performance parameters.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a carcass of at least one rubberized ply of a radial arrangement, a belt comprised of two or more cross cord layers, a pair of thick reinforcing strip rubbers located at an inner face side of the carcass and a bead filler rubber, in which the reinforcing strip rubber and bead filler rubber have specified JIS hardness and rebound resilience, hardness ratio and maximum gauge ratio.

Abstract: A tire has a carcass reinforcement (1) which, when viewed in meridian secn, is wound in each bead B about a bead wire (2) coated with a rubber mix, passing from the heel to the toe of the bead B, the upturn (10) being located in a profile (3) of rubber mix in the form of a wedge defined by two sides (31 and 32) coming from an apex A located beneath the section of the coated bead wire (2). Advantageously the upturn (10) surrounds in its entirety the contour of the profile (3), forming either a first radially inner side (32), a lateral side (30), and a final radially outer side (31) or a first radially outer side (31), a lateral side (30), and a final radially inner side (32). The tire may form with different rims J high-performance assemblies in the event of travel at low or zero pressure, permitting simple mounting of the tires and optionally of bearing supports S for the tire tread on the rims J.

Abstract: A tubeless pneumatic tire is provided including a carcass having a carcass cord web and topping rubber layers covering the opposite sides of the carcass cord web, the carcass extending from a tread portion through a sidewall portion to a bead portion and turned up around a bead core outwardly from the inside of the tire in the axial direction of the tire, wherein only the inner one of the topping rubber layers which faces the inside of the tire is made of a butyl-based rubber.

Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire comprises a carcass comprising an outer carcass ply made of cords having a first heat-shrinkage-percentage K1 and an inner carcass ply is made of cords having a second heat-shrinkage-percentage K2 different from the first heat-shrinkage-percentage K1, and the cord tension of the inner carcass ply is smaller than the cord tension of the outer carcass ply. A method of making the tire comprises steps of making the outer carcass ply of cords having a first heat-shrinkage-percentage K1, making the inner carcass ply of cords having a second heat-shrinkage-percentage K2, wherein the first heat-shrinkage-percentage K1 at 150 degrees C. is 120 to 160% of the second heat-shrinkage-percentage K2 at 150 degrees C., and heating and vulcanizing a raw tire to heat-shrink the outer carcass ply cords in a larger degree than the inner carcass ply.

Abstract: A tire has a radial carcass reinforcement which is anchored in each bead to a bead ring, going from the outside to the inside, forming a turn-up which is substantially parallel to the generatrix of the rim seat J on which the bead is mounted. Each turn-up is reinforced by at least one additional reinforcing ply of cords oriented at an angle between 0.degree. and 20.degree. with respect to the circumferential direction.

Abstract: An airplane tire, inflated to a high pressure, with radial carcass reinfoment (1), comprising at least two axially inner plies (1A, 1B, 1C) of textile cords, wound around a bead wire (3) in each bead from the inside to the outside, forming turn-ups (10A, 10B, 10C), and at least one axially outer ply (1D, 1E) of textile cords extending along the turn-ups (10A, 10B, 10C), said bead wire (3) being radially surmounted by a filler (4) of height D with respect to a reference line XX' and also comprising at least one inner flipper (5) having two legs (5I) and (5E), characterized by the fact that the end of the axially outer leg (5E) of the inner flipper (5) and the end of the turn-up (10A) of the inner carcass ply (1A) which is arranged axially furthest towards the inside are located at radial distances L.sub.E and H.sub.

Abstract: A bias tire includes a reinforcement member disposed between a first carcass and an additional carcass in the crown region of the tire for restricting the circumferential growth of the tire. The reinforcement member includes a plurality of cords oriented at zero degrees. The total circumferential strength of the reinforcement member is about 20 to 250% of the circumferential strength of the carcass plies. The reinforcement member, first carcass, and additional carcass are formed on a tire building drum as a green tire component in a method of making the tire.

Abstract: A motorcycle tire comprises a tread reinforced between its edges by a breaker assembly and having in its normally inflated fitted condition a camber value C/L of between 0.5 to 0.7, a reinforcing carcass ply of rubber covered cords radially inside the breaker assembly and extending between two bead regions and wrapped in each bead region around an annular bead core to form carcass ply turn-ups, and tire sidewalls between the tread edges and bead regions, wherein under the tread is disposed radially inward of the breaker assembly a secondary carcass ply of rubber covered cords and between the carcass ply and the secondary carcass ply is disposed a rubber member extending from tread edge to tread edge.

Abstract: An airplane tire with radial carcass reinforcement (3) comprising at least one ply of turned-up textile cords (3A, 3B, 3C), wound around an axially inner bead ring (T.sub.2) extending axially from the inside to the outside in order to form an axially outer turn-up (30A, 30B, 30C), at least one ply (3D, 3E) of textile cords wound around an axially outer bead ring T.sub.1 extending from the inside to the outside to form a turn-up (30D, 30E), characterized by the fact that the turn-up (30A) of the axially innermost ply (3A) is separated, over a certain radial portion, from the carcass ply (3D) by a profiled member (4) of rubber mix in crescent shape, the maximum thickness e.sub.4 of which is at least equal to 0.5 times the total thickness t of the turn-ups (30A, 30B, 30C) of carcass plies (3A, 3B, 3C) turned-up around the axially inner bead ring T.sub.2.

Abstract: A tubeless pneumatic tire is provided including a carcass having a carcass cord web and topping rubber layers covering the opposite sides of the carcass cord web, the carcass extending from a tread portion through a sidewall portion to a bead portion and turned up around a bead core outwardly from the inside of the tire in the axial direction of the tire, wherein only the inner one of the topping rubber layers which faces the inside of the tire is made of a butyl-based rubber.

Abstract: In a tire having an aspect ratio H/S of less than 0.8 the radial carcass nforcement (1) is wound in each bead (B) around an anchoring bead ring (2) going from the outside to the inside to form a turn-up (10), the turn-up being located on the inside of an angle .alpha., open axially towards the inside and radially towards the outside of at most 45.degree. and defined by two straight lines OD.sub.1 and OD.sub.2 tangent to the circle circumscribed around the anchoring bead ring (2), the straight line closest to the axis of rotation of the tire being parallel to the axis.

Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire comprises a carcass comprising an outer carcass ply made of cords having a first heat-shrinkage-percentage K1 and an inner carcass ply is made of cords having a second heat-shrinkage-percentage K2 different from the first heat-shrinkage-percentage K1, and the cord tension of the inner carcass ply is smaller than the cord tension of the outer carcass ply. A method of making the tire comprises steps of making the outer carcass ply of cords having a first heat-shrinkage-percentage K1, making the inner carcass ply of cords having a second heat-shrinkage-percentage K2, wherein the first heat-shrinkage-percentage K1 at 150 degrees C. is 120 to 160% of the second heat-shrinkage-percentage K2 at 150 degrees C., and heating and vulcanizing a raw tire to heat-shrink the outer carcass ply cords in a larger degree than the inner carcass ply.