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US 2019/0160874 A1Published application
Thin layer capply and low-weight tire using the same
AssigneeKumho Tire Co., Inc.
InventorSang-Woo LEE
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Abstract
The present invention provides a thin layer capply and a low-weight tire to which the thin layer capply is applied. The thin layer capply of the present invention has effects of reducing a rolling resistance of the tire through a weight reduction and improving fuel efficiency of a vehicle in which the tires are mounted while maintaining stiffness required for the tire, by forming the cord spinning layer in a thin tape form by spinning and depositing a plurality of cord strands, rather than twisting a plurality of cord strands to form the capply cord.
Claims7
A thin layer capply, comprising:
- a cord spinning layer which is formed in a thin tape form by spinning a plurality of cord strands;
- and
- a rubber coating layer which is coated on the cord spinning layer to cover an outer portion of the cord spinning layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.