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AssigneePirelli Pneumatici S.p.A.
InventorsGuido Riva, Gurdev Orjela, Syed Khawja Mowdood, Alessandro Volpi, Claudio Villani
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A tire includes a carcass, a tread band, at least a reinforcing belt between the tread band and the carcass, a pair of bead cores disposed one at each end of the carcass with ends of the carcass wrapped around the pair of bead cores to form a pair of beads, and at least one clamp disposed around each bead core, wherein the at least one clamp is made of a shape-memory material. A bead core including at least one clamp made of a shape-memory material, a method for manufacturing a tire including at least one clamp made of a strip of shape-memory material, and a method for manufacturing a bead core including at least one clamp made of a strip of shape-memory material are also disclosed.
A tire, comprising:
A method for manufacturing a tire having a carcass, at least one bead core including a plurality of rings and coils in a predetermined arrangement, and at least one clamp arranged around the at least one bead core, wherein the at least one clamp is made from a strip of shape-memory material, the method comprising the steps of:
A bead core, comprising:
A method for manufacturing a bead core including a plurality of rings and coils in a predetermined arrangement and at least one clamp arranged around the bead core, wherein the at least one clamp is made from a strip of shape-memory material, the method comprising the steps of:
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