Invention Application
- Patent Title: LIGHTWEIGHT TIRE
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Application No.: US15163074Application Date: 2016-05-24
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Publication No.: US20170305206A1Publication Date: 2017-10-26
- Inventor: Francesco SPORTELLI , David Ray HUBBELL
- Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Main IPC: B60C15/06
- IPC: B60C15/06 ; B60C9/02 ; B60C7/24 ; B60C15/04 ; B60C11/00 ; B60C9/18

Abstract:
A tire has an axis of rotation. The tire includes two inextensible annular bead structures for attachment to a vehicle rim, a carcass-like structure having at least one reinforced ply, the carcass-like structure being wound about the two bead structures, a tread disposed radially outward of the carcass-like structure, and a shear band structure disposed radially between the carcass-like structure and the tread. The two bead structures include at least one layer of a three dimensional fabric including a tear drop frame structure and open cells defined by the tear drop frame structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US10071603B2 Lightweight tire Public/Granted day:2018-09-11
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