Pneumatic tire
AssigneeKumho Tire Co., Inc.
InventorsWoo-young KIM, Byung Chul PARK
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Abstract
A pneumatic tire to be combined with a rim is proposed. The tire may include a bead for preventing the pneumatic tire from coming off the rim. The tire may also include an apex configured to absorb an impact applied to the bead. The tire may further include a carcass extending to surround a portion of the apex and including a steel cord. The carcass may include a first carcass end portion disposed closer to one end of both ends of the apex in a radial direction of the pneumatic tire which is connected to the bead than the other end of the apex spaced apart from the bead.
Claims5
A pneumatic tire to be combined with a rim, the pneumatic tire comprising:
- a bead configured to prevent the pneumatic tire from coming off the rim;
- an apex configured to absorb an impact applied to the bead;
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- a carcass extending to surround a portion of the apex and including a steel cord,
- wherein the carcass includes a first carcass end portion disposed closer to one end of both ends of the apex in a radial direction of the pneumatic tire which is connected to the bead than the other end of the apex spaced apart from the bead.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.