Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tyre for wheels of heavy transport vehicles
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Application No.: US13812709Application Date: 2011-08-03
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Publication No.: US09738118B2Publication Date: 2017-08-22
- Inventor: Alessandro Ascanelli , Alexandre Bregantim , Giuseppe Cereda , Guido Luigi Daghini
- Applicant: Alessandro Ascanelli , Alexandre Bregantim , Giuseppe Cereda , Guido Luigi Daghini
- Applicant Address: IT Milan
- Assignee: PIRELLI TYRE S.P.A
- Current Assignee: PIRELLI TYRE S.P.A
- Current Assignee Address: IT Milan
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
- Priority: ITMI2010A1524 20100806
- International Application: PCT/IB2011/053457 WO 20110803
- International Announcement: WO2012/017399 WO 20120209
- Main IPC: B60C9/18
- IPC: B60C9/18 ; B60C9/22 ; B60C9/28 ; B60C9/00 ; B60C9/20

Abstract:
A tire includes a carcass structure including at least one carcass ply, a belt structure applied in a radially outer position with respect to the carcass structure and a tread band applied in a radially outer position with respect to the belt structure. The belt structure includes at least one reinforcing strip incorporating a plurality of reinforcing elements arranged substantially in the circumferential direction. The reinforcing elements include at least one high-elongation metal cord. The metal cord includes a plurality of intertwined strands and each strand includes a plurality of filaments. Advantageously all the filaments of each strand have a diameter not greater than 0.175 mm.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130118668A1 TYRE FOR WHEELS OF HEAVY TRANSPORT VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2013-05-16
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