Tire tread with a band layer
AssigneeBridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
InventorsBenjamin E. Rimai, Bradley S. Plotner, Jared J. Griebel, Brandon P. Nelson
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AssigneeBridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
InventorsBenjamin E. Rimai, Bradley S. Plotner, Jared J. Griebel, Brandon P. Nelson
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A non-pneumatic tire includes an inner ring having an axis of rotation and an outer ring coaxial with the inner ring. The non-pneumatic tire further includes support structure extending from the inner ring to the outer ring and a circumferential tread extending about the outer ring. The circumferential tread includes a band layer constructed of a single material and a tread rubber layer directly attached to the band layer. The band layer has a first face and a second face opposite the first face, and a first axial edge and a second axial edge, the first and second axial edges spacing the first face from the second face. At least one of the first edge and the second edge has a geometry that provides the band layer with a nonrectangular cross section.
A non-pneumatic tire defining axial, radial, and circumferential directions, the non-pneumatic tire comprising:
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