Truck tire
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorsBernard Robert Nicolas, Francois Pierre Charles Gerard Georges, Vincent Benoit Mathonet, Roland Willibrord Krier
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Abstract
A pneumatic tire for use on trucks, the tire comprising: a tread which includes a belt reinforcement structure, the belt structure including a pair of working belts, wherein the angle of the working belts range from about 16 degrees to about 30 degrees, wherein a low angle belt is positioned preferably between of the working belts, wherein the angle of the low angle belt is less than 5 degrees. The working belts are extensible, and preferably made of high elongation wire.
Claims10
A pneumatic tire for use on trucks, the tire comprising:
- a tread and a belt reinforcement structure located radially inward of the tread, wherein the tread is permanently affixed to a carcass of the tire, the belt structure including a pair of working belts, wherein the angle of the working belts range from about 16 degrees to about 30 degrees from the circumferential direction, wherein the working belts are formed of high elongation wire and are extensible, wherein the belt structure further comprises a low angle belt having reinforcements angled at less than 5 degrees wherein the low angle belt is located between the working belts, wherein the working belts have a higher % elongation at 10% of breaking load than the low angle belt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.