Abstract:
A pneumatic radial aircraft tire is described having a B/A ranging between 60-70%, wherein B is the width of the tire between the wheel flange, and A is the inflated tire width under rated pressure. The tire may further optionally include a tire bead portion having a Ra/Fr1 relationship which ranges from about 1 to about 2.1, wherein: Ra is the tire heel radius at uninflated and in an new and unused condition, and Fr1 is the wheel flange elliptical radius at the heel section of the tire. The tire may further optionally include a SW/TS ratio which ranges from about 0.1 to about 0.5, wherein SW is the chafer gauge at area A, TS is the total sidewall rubber gauge at area A, wherein A is defined as the region in the sidewall that has a lower radial endpoint defined by the point of contact between the flange and the tire at inflated, unloaded condition, and an upper radial endpoint Ah defined by the tire wheel flange point of contact when the tire is at inflated, and at 100% rated load.
Abstract:
A pneumatic tire 200 for mounting on an aircraft wheel 202 for use on an aircraft has a radial carcass and flipper reinforcement 7. The tire 200 has a pair of bead cores 82, a number of at least two or more axially inner plies 3A, 3B and 3C greater than or equal to, extending between the bead cores 82, a crown reinforcement 77 radially outward of the plies having a maximum belt width BW, and at least one flipper reinforcement 7 wrapped around each bead core 82. Each bead core 82 has a radially extending cross sectional length B. The radial carcass plies 3A through 3F are preferably made of textile reinforcing elements or cords. Each flipper reinforcement 7, similarly, is reinforced by textile reinforcing elements or cords. Each flipper reinforcement 7 has an axially inner end 7I and an axially outer end 7E. The axially outer end is turned up not higher than 1.4 times the cross sectional length B of the bead cores 82 as measured radially outwardly from the bottom of the bead core perpendicular to the axis of tire rotation. Each flipper reinforcement 7 extends along an inner surface of the bead core 82 to the axially inner end 7I located in an area that is between 0.01 BW to 0.25 BW as measured from the belt edge 78 toward a centerline of the tire 200 preferably in the range of 0.05 BW to 0.125 BW.
Abstract:
A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions, a bead core disposed in each bead portion, a carcass comprising a ply of carcass cords extending between the bead portions through the tread portion and sidewall portions and turned up around the bead core in each bead portion, and an inner liner made of air-impermeable rubber extending on the tire cavity side of the carcass from one of the bead portions to the other. The radially inner end of the inner liner is located radially inside the radially innermost end of the carcass. In a radial region between the radially innermost end of the carcass and the radially outermost end of the bead core, the thickness of the inner liner is not less than 0.15 time but not more than 4.0 times the cross section diameter of the carcass cord.
Abstract:
A pneumatic radial ply tire 100 for use on aircraft has a radial reinforced carcass 20 having at least one axially inner ply 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D of textile cords 21 wound around a pair of bead cores 33. The improved bead structure 30 has a woven chipper, a radially inner end EI and axially outer end EE. The axially outer portion of the chipper is embedded in rubber chafer material above the bead base surface and inward of the bead flange surface. The axially outer end EE is terminated radially below the top of the bead core, preferably between the center and the top of the bead core 33 and the radially inner end is turned radially toward the bead core and is terminated between the bead core and the bead base. Preferably the chipper is formed of a square woven material of nylon 6, 6 or similar textile material.
Abstract:
A pneumatic tire comprises a carcass ply extending between bead portions and is turned up around a bead core in each bead portion to form two turnup portions and a main portion therebetween; each of the turnup portion extends radially outwardly and adjoins the main portion from a certain height above the bead core; a space is surrounded by the carcass ply main portion, and each turnup portion and the bead core is filled with a small size bead apex rubber or a gas; and the bead portion is provided between the carcass ply and the bead core with a bead core cover for preventing the carcass cords from direct contacting with the bead core.
Abstract:
In a standard state of a tire, a contour of the tire side surface has a triangular portion projecting outside from a norm arc, which is a arc passing through a maximum width point P1 of a tire and tangentially contacting with the flange, and a portion recessing from the norm arc. The height (h1) of a maximum projecting point of the triangular projecting portion from a bead base line is 0.85˜1.15 times of the height (h0) of the end of a carcass folded portion. The height (h2) of a maximum recessing point of the recessing portion is smaller than the height (h1), and is 0.30˜0.90 times of the height (h0). A maximum boss distance (q1) from the norm arc and the maximum recess distance (q2) from the norm arc are respectively 0.001˜0.040 times of the tire cross section width (W).
Abstract:
A pneumatic tire comprises a carcass ply extending between bead portions and is turned up around a bead core in each bead portion to form two turnup portions and a main portion therebetween; each of the turnup portions extends radially outwardly and adjoins the main portion from a certain height above the bead core; a space is surrounded by the carcass ply main portion, and each turnup portion and the bead core is filled with a small size bead apex rubber or a gas; and the bead portion is provided between the carcass ply and the bead core with a bead core cover for preventing the carcass cords from direct contacting with the bead core.
Abstract:
A pneumatic tire comprises a breaker disposed radially outside a carcass and having a cord angle of not less than 10 degrees, and a band disposed between the carcass and the breaker and having a cord angle of less than 10 degrees, the breaker having a double-layered cord structure comprising a radially outer layer and a radially inner layer between which the cord inclination is reversed, the band being made of spiral windings of at least one cord; and the breaker is preferably formed by continuously winding at least one cord zigzag around the radially outside of the band plural times, in each turn the tape being bent at the axial edges of the breaker.
Abstract:
A heavy duty radial tire is to be mounted on a 15 degree drop center rim. In a mounted state that the tire is mounted on the rim and inflated to 0.5 ksc but not loaded, the inside diameter BC of the bead cores at the radially innermost point thereof is set to being not more than the diameter BT at the heel point of the bead portions. In a demounted state that the tire is demounted from a rim, the bead bottom is tapered towards the axial inside of the tire at an angle .theta. of from 1.0 to 1.9 times the angle .alpha. of the tapered bead seat of the rim. In the mounted state, the bead core has a radially inner surface tapered at the substantially same angle as the bead seat, and the axial distance BP of the axially inner end of this tapered inner surface from the bead heel point is set in the range of from 1.3 to 2.1 times the maximum width BW of the bead core measured in the direction parallel to the bead seat. A straight line drawn between a point P2 at which the carcass main portion starts to contact the bead core and a point P3 at which the carcass main portion and a radially extending straight line passing the axially inner end of the radially inner surface of the bead core intersect each other, is inclined at angle .beta. of from 45 to 60 degrees with respect to the tire axial direction.
Abstract:
A pneumatic tire having a carcass and a belt reinforcing structure wherein the belt reinforcing structure is a composite belt structure having at least one radially inner spiral layer and at least one zigzag belt reinforcing structure located radially outward of said spiral layer. The zigzag belt width is preferably wider than the spiral layer.