Abstract:
A tire for motor cycles has a belt layer containing aromatic polyamide fiber cords spirally wound around a carcass substantially parallel to the equator of a tire, wherein the belt layer is imaginarily divided into a central region (M) and shoulder regions (S and S) at the border points (P and P) spaced apart in the axial direction by a distance of 0.25 times to 0.35 times the tread width (TW) from the equator of a tire and the initial modulus of elasticity of the belt cords in the central region (M) is set to be larger than that of the cords in the shoulder regions (S and S).
Abstract:
A low pressure tire, which is effectively used with a relatively small load in all terrain vehicles suited to be driven on various uneven grounds such as bad roads, tillage and sandy soil, comprising crown and side portions which consist of a carcass ply formed of synthetic fibre monofilaments formed in a reed-screen pattern and a rubber layer.
Abstract:
Pneumatic tire is provided with a belt layer including a first belt ply of which width is more than 0.9 times and less than 0.95 times the tread width and a second belt ply of which width is more than 0.88 times and less than 0.92 times the tread width, that are arranged in sequence from a carcass side.One of the belt plies is composed of two belt ply parts which are separated by a gap on the tire's equator. The other belt ply is composed of a middle belt ply part and two side-belt ply parts which are separated by a gap at two division points each spaced apart from the equator in the axial direction by a distance of 0.2 to 0.3 times the other belt ply width.Initial elasticity EA of the middle belt ply part is preferably larger than the initial elasticity EB of the other belt ply parts, especially, the ratio EA/EB is more preferably 2.0 or more and 4.0 or less.The gaps are preferably 0.5 mm to 4.0 mm.
Abstract:
Radial tires for motorcycles comprising a tread portion, side wall portions, bead portions, a carcass, bead apexes made of a rubber having a high hardness, and optionally reinforcing cord layers arranged outside the bead apexes, said tread portion having shoulder grooves at the shoulder portion thereof and center grooves at the center portion thereof and the depth of the shoulder grooves being from 5 to 50% of the depth of the center grooves, whereby cracking of the shoulder groove bottom caused by providing the bead apexes made of a hard rubber or the reinforcing cord layers is prevented.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a tire assembly capable of use with a tire rim of a tube tire having a valve hole with a first diameter and capable of use with a tire rim of a tubeless tire having a valve hole with a second diameter, the first diameter being less than the second diameter, the tire assembly including an inner tube provided with a threaded air valve stem having an outer diameter less than the first diameter, and a tightening nut provided with a thread for threading engagement with the threaded valve stem, the tightening nut provided on one end with a flange portion having an outer diameter substantially equal to the second diameter.
Abstract:
A run-flat tire and rim assembly for All Terrain Vehicles comprising: (A) a run-flat tire having beads with a radially inwardly protruding toe and a bead apex; (B) a rim having bead seats with a circumferentially extending groove with which the toe is engaged; (C) the height of the radially outer end of the bead apex being in a range of 15% to 30% of the tire section height; (D) the thickness of the rubber layer on the outside of a carcass in the tire sidewall regions being at least 10 times the diameter of the carcass ply cord; (E) the above-mentioned thickness decreasing gradually from a maximum tire section width point to the tire shoulder so as to form a weak portion in bending in each shoulder; (F) a circumferentially extending buttress provided in each shoulder; and (G) a hump with a diameter larger than the rim diameter formed axially inward of and adjacent to each bead seat of the rim.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a method for making a pneumatic tire comprising providing a pair of circular half body members including the pair of circular half body members with each other by welding their tread base portions to form a tire main body, applying a tread main body including an uncured breaker and an uncured tread to the outer periphery of the tire main body to form a row cover tire; and to vulcanize the row cover tire in a mold to weld the tread main body and the tire main body by the heat at the vulcanization and to form tread grooves.
Abstract:
A pneumatic tire for use on a motorcycle, comprising a tire cover having a tread portion, a pair of opposed side walls integral with the tread portion and a pair of opposed bead portions integral with the respective side walls and adapted to firmly engage with associated rim flanges of a wheel rim. The tire cover includes a reinforcing structure for preventing the tire from collapsing when it is at least partially deflated, which reinforcing structure comprises a bias-ply carcass, a reinforcement layer of steel cord and a pair of side reinforcing layers embedded in the tire cover adjacent the respective side walls. The reinforcement layer has both ends terminating adjacent and in spaced relation to the bead cores within the bead portions and is made of a plurality of juxtaposed steel wires or cords.