Reduced weight aircraft tire
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorsJoanne Elizabeth Shaw, Frank Anthony Kmiecik, Leonard James Reiter
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Abstract
A pneumatic tire having a carcass and a belt reinforcing structure, the belt reinforcing structure comprising: a zigzag belt reinforcing structure formed of a strip of one or more reinforcement cords, the strip of one or more reinforcement cords being inclined at 5 to 30 degrees relative to the centerplane of the tire extending in alternation to turnaround points at each lateral edge, wherein the zigzag strip of cords is formed from two different reinforcement cords made of different materials, and a low angle belt of the tire has a higher EPI than the zigzag belt.
Claims1
A pneumatic tire having a carcass and a belt reinforcing structure, the belt reinforcing structure comprising:
- a low angle belt formed by winding a first strip of reinforcement cords,
- a zigzag belt reinforcing structure formed by winding a second strip of reinforcement cords,
- wherein the second strip of cords has a lower EPI (ends/inch) than the first strip of cords, and
- wherein the first strip is formed of one or more reinforcement cords having a 3000/2 Aramid 1680/1 nylon construction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.