Low aspect ratio super single truck tire

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire 1, in particular a low aspect ratio super single truck tire 1, comprising at least one pair of parallel annular beads, at least one carcass ply 3 wrapped around said beads, a tread 5, first and second sidewalls disposed between said tread 5 and one of said at least one pair of beads, and a crown reinforcing structure disposed between said at least one carcass ply 3 and said tread 5 in a crown area of said tire 1. In accordance with the invention said crown reinforcing structure comprises a first breaker 9 between the at least one carcass ply 3 and the tread 5, as well as four further breakers 11, 13, 15, 17 comprising at least one pair of working breakers between the first breaker 9 and the tread 5, wherein the first breaker 9 is a split breaker comprising two circumferential strips 9 essentially adjacent to the shoulders of the tire, each strip having an axial width comprised between 50% and 70% of the half tread width.

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