Fiber belt including ferrous element for magnetic manipulation
AssigneeBridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
InventorsDavid J. Zemla, Jon I. Stuckey
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Abstract
A fiber belt including at least one ferrous element is provided. The inclusion of the ferrous element, for example a ferrous cord, may permit magnetic manipulation of the belt. In one embodiment, a tire belt is provided, the belt comprising: a plurality of non-magnetic cords oriented in a row substantially parallel to one another; at least one ferrous cord oriented in a row substantially parallel to the plurality of non-magnetic cords; and wherein the plurality of non-magnetic cords and the at least one ferrous cord are calendered in a rubber material.
Claims20
A tire belt, comprising:
- a plurality of non-magnetic cords oriented in a row parallel to one another;
- at least one ferrous cord oriented in a row parallel to the plurality of non-magnetic cords;
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- wherein the plurality of non-magnetic cords and the at least one ferrous cord are calendered in a rubber material.
A tire belt magnetic assist system, comprising:
- a tire belt including:
- a plurality of non-magnetic cords oriented in a row parallel to one another;
- at least one ferrous cord oriented in a row parallel to the plurality of non-magnetic cords;
- wherein the plurality of non-magnetic cords and the at least one ferrous cord are calendered in a rubber material;
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- a magnetic assist system including at least one magnetic handling device.
A tire, comprising:
- a tire belt including:
- a plurality of non-magnetic cords oriented in a row parallel to one another;
- at least one ferrous cord oriented in a row parallel to the plurality of non-magnetic cords;
- and
- wherein the plurality of non-magnetic cords and the at least one ferrous cord are calendered in a rubber material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.