Tire/wheel assembly body
AssigneesThe Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Central Motor Wheel Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAkira Kuramori
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Abstract
A tire/wheel assembly body enables reduction of road noise while reducing unsprung mass using a light-metal wheel. The tire/wheel assembly body is formed by installing a pneumatic tire on the light-metal wheel with a rigidity index (α) of 35 to 65 (1/rad). In the pneumatic tire, reinforcement layers are arranged at end portions of a belt layer.
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A tire/wheel assembly body formed by installing a pneumatic tire on a light-metal wheel with a rigidity index (α) of 35 to 65 (1/rad), characterized in that reinforcement layers are arranged at end portions of a belt layer in the pneumatic tire.
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