Composite layer tire
AssigneeBridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
InventorsAndrew V. Haidet, Douglas B. Costlow
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Abstract
A green tire includes a plurality of sheets of green rubber having a substantially circular shape, wherein each sheet of green rubber includes an upper ring and a lower ring, and each sheet of green rubber further includes a plurality of spoke portions extending from the upper ring to the lower ring. The green tire further includes a plurality of reinforcements. Each reinforcement is disposed between adjacent sheets of green rubber. At least one reinforcement is sandwiched between the upper rings of adjacent sheets of green rubber, and at least one reinforcement is sandwiched between the spoke portions of adjacent sheets of green rubber.
Claims8
A green tire comprising:
- a plurality of sheets of green rubber having a substantially circular shape,
- wherein each sheet of green rubber includes an upper ring and a lower ring, and
- wherein each sheet of green rubber further includes a plurality of spoke portions extending from the upper ring to the lower ring;
- and
- a plurality of reinforcements, each reinforcement being disposed between adjacent sheets of green rubber, the reinforcements being cords of material,
- wherein at least one reinforcement is sandwiched between the upper rings of adjacent sheets of green rubber, and
- wherein at least one reinforcement is sandwiched between the spoke portions of adjacent sheets of green rubber.
A green tire comprising:
- a plurality of sheets of green rubber having a substantially circular shape,
- wherein each sheet of green rubber includes an upper ring and a lower ring, and
- wherein each sheet of green rubber further includes a plurality of spoke portions extending from the upper ring to the lower ring;
- and
- a plurality of reinforcements, each reinforcement being disposed between adjacent sheets of green rubber, the reinforcements being cords of material,
- wherein each reinforcement includes at least one upper ring and a plurality of spoke reinforcements extending from the at least one upper ring, the plurality of spoke reinforcements being spaced circumferentially from one another,
- wherein at least one reinforcement is sandwiched between the upper rings of adjacent sheets of green rubber, and
- wherein at least one reinforcement is sandwiched between the lower rings of adjacent sheets of green rubber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.