Abstract:
[Object] To provide a pneumatic tire 22 that allows a low fitting pressure to be achieved without impairing a tightening force.[Solution] The tire 22 includes a pair of beads 30 and a carcass 32 extending on and between both beads 30. Each bead 30 includes a core 48. The core 48 includes: a main body 56 including a cord 60 extending in a circumferential direction; and a stretchable portion 58 formed from a crosslinked rubber. The stretchable portion 58 is located inward of the main body 56 in an axial direction. The stretchable portion 58 has a size with which at least one cross-section of the cord 60 can be included therein in a cross-section of the bead 30. Preferably, in the tire 22, the main body 56 includes a hard unit and a soft unit. The soft unit is located outward of the hard unit in a radial direction. A hard cord of the hard unit stretches more easily than a soft cord of the soft unit.
Abstract:
Tire comprising two beads and a carcass reinforcement anchored in each bead, each bead comprising a plurality of annular reinforcing structures forming at least one anchoring alignment, parallel to a portion of the carcass reinforcement, and an additional stiffening reinforcement formed by one single alignment of at least two annular reinforcing structures and extending between a first end situated a distance H1 from the tangent to the seat-forming bead portion being 20-70% of the anchoring alignment minimum distance H0, the first end lying an axial distance L1 from the interior surface of the tire being 50-85% of the maximum axial width L0 of the bead; and a second end, the second end being radially and axially at the same level as or on the outside of the first end such that the distance LA separating the first and second ends is ≧30% of the mean anchoring alignment length.
Abstract:
A tire comprising a carcass reinforcement (2) surmounted radially on the outside by a crown reinforcement (3), itself radially on the inside of a tread (4) having two axially outermost ends. The crown reinforcement (3) has a layer of reinforcing elements. The tread is connected to two beads (5) by two sidewalls (6), each bead (5) comprising at least one circumferential reinforcing element. Sidewalls (6) comprise, on their exterior surface, a series of protuberances (8) alternating with voids (9). The tread (4) comprises, at least at one axially outermost end (4a), a circumferential groove (10), wherein each protuberance (8) is positioned at the surface of a sidewall, the different protuberances being arranged regularly or irregularly and continuously between a point A and a point E, and wherein at least one protuberance (8) partially or completely interrupts or does not interrupt the circumferential groove (10).
Abstract:
A tire intended to be mounted on a drop-center rim with a flange height G and a radius of curvature R1, comprising a first and a second bead, each comprising at least one annular reinforcing structure having a radially innermost point, the radial distance between the radially innermost point and the mounting rim being denoted by A; a carcass reinforcement anchored in the two beads by being turned back around the annular reinforcing structure so as to form, within each bead, a main strand and a turned-back strand, in which the first bead has a thickness EB1 and the second bead has a thickness EB2, the thicknesses EB1 and EB2 defined as the distance separating (i) the point on the main strand that is at a distance R from said point, where R=G+R1/2−A, and (ii) the point on the exterior surface of the bead that is at this same distance R from said point, and in which the absolute value of the difference between the thicknesses EB1 and EB2 is greater than or equal to 1 mm.
Abstract:
A carbon fiber rim assembly includes a carbon fiber rim having a bridge and two sidewalls extend respectively from two sides of the bridge. Each sidewall has a hook portion and an annular groove is defined between the bridge and the two sidewalls. A tire has a tread body and two lips extend respectively from two sides of the tread body. The lips are engaged with the hook portions. A reinforcement member is a plate and the hardness of the reinforcement member is higher than that of the tire. A connection unit includes a first connection member located at outsides of the sidewalls and a second connection member connected to the reinforcement member. The first and second connection members are connected to each other to position the reinforcement member between the sidewalls and the lips. The reinforcement member is easily installed and replaced.
Abstract:
An assembly including a tire having beads, said bead axially including outside the turn-up a layer of a material defining a bead outer profile, such that the distance A, between the carcass frame and the bead outer profile, is as defined in formula (Z), B being the distance between the end of the turn-up, said bead including first and second profiles between the carcass frame and the turn-up, the first profile extends from the bead wire and is made of a material having an extension secant modulus at a 10% elongation higher than 20 MPa, a second profile arranged in the bead such as to be in contact with a surface of the first profile and the turn-up, made of a material having an extension secant modulus at a 10% elongation of at least 7 MPa and an extension secant modulus at a 100*% extension of at least 4.5 MPa.
Abstract:
A pneumatic tire has a carcass structure extending through a pair of opposing bead portions and an inner liner located inward of the carcass structure, each bead portion comprising a bead core about which is wrapped the carcass structure and a toeguard. Each bead portion has a bead toe, a bead base, and a bead heel, the bead base extending between the bead toe and the bead heel. The bead heel has a profile corresponding to a sector of an ellipse or approximates a sector of an ellipse by having a dual radius structure. The bead base may have a dual taper configuration. The bead core may be substantially centered in the bead portion, as determined by the material thickness at three locations about the bead core.
Abstract:
A wheel rim, in particular for an all-terrain vehicle or a vehicle that is to run at low pressure, the rim including an anti-abrasion coating in at least one sensitive zone situated between the rim and the beads of a tire that is to be mounted on the rim, wherein the coating presents at least one sealing lip suitable for opposing penetration of abrasion particles between the rim and the beads of the tire.
Abstract:
Wheel rim whose radially exterior geometry comprises an outer and an inner rim seat, a bearing surface formed essentially as a cylinder of revolution to receive a tire tread support ring, and whose radially interior geometry does not increase between the said mounting groove and the zone of connection to a wheel disc, which is made up by assembling a first, metallic structure constituting the radially interior geometry of the said rim and at least part of the radially exterior geometry of the said rim; and a second structure designed to constitute the said bearing surface radially on the outside, wherein the said second structure consists of an annular support element comprising at least one essentially axial opening and which comes in contact with the radially outer wall of the said first, metallic structure.