Abstract:
The radial pneumatic tire of this invention is suitable for use on passenger cars, light trucks, or the like. The belt package of this otherwise conventional tire has three belts which are preferably steel. The first belt is at an angle of 55 to 80 degrees, the second belt is at an angle of 18 to 28 degrees and the third belt is at an angle or -18 to -28 degrees with respect to the midcircumferential plane. The parallel reinforcing members of the first belt ply are spaced apart a distance at least equal to the parallel reinforcing members of the second belt ply. The parallel reinforcing members of the third belt ply are spaced a distance apart a distance less than those of the second belt ply. The strength per unit width in the circumferential direction of the first belt ply is less than the strength per unit width in the circumferential direction of the second belt ply. The strength per unit width of the third belt ply is greater than that for the second belt ply. The preferred embodiment tire has the sum of the first and second belt ply strengths being at least equal to the third belt ply strength. An alternate embodiment tire has the sum of the first and second belt ply strengths being at most equal to the third belt ply strength.
Abstract:
A tire with radial carcass reinforcement having beads with a heel portion on an axially inner side and a toe portion on an axially outer side includes two carcass reinforcement plies for tension in higher sidewall tires. The bead includes at least one bead wire coated with a rubber mix, a wedge formed of a rubber mix disposed axially outward of the at least one bead wire, and at least one rubber filler located axially and radially outward of the bead wire and wedge. The wedge is defined by two sides extending at an acute angle axially from an apex A located beneath the section of the at least one bead wire, the rubber mix forming the wedge having a Shore A hardness of at least 65 and greater than the Shore A hardness of the at least one rubber filler. According to one embodiment, a carcass reinforcement includes two plies, a first radial reinforcement ply wound on the at least one bead wire to form a first upturn, as viewed in meridian section, the reinforcement ply is wound about said bead wire passing from the heel to the toe of said at least one bead, the first upturn engaging the radially outer side the wedge and, a second radial reinforcement ply wound on said at least one bead wire, wherein, when viewed in meridian section, the second reinforcement ply is disposed in parallel to the first radial reinforcement ply in a sidewall area of the tire and is wound about said bead wire passing from the heel to the toe of said at least one bead with a second upturn extending into engagement with the radial inner side of the wedge.