Tire with electrically non-conductive tread which contains a self locking electrically conductive rubber strip extending through said tread to its running surface

    公开(公告)号:US20050103411A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-19

    申请号:US10971363

    申请日:2004-10-22

    CPC classification number: B60C11/18 B60C11/005 B60C19/08 Y10S152/02

    Abstract: This invention relates to a tire having an electrically non-conductive tread which contains an electrically conductive rubber strip which extends through at least a portion of the tread to its running surface in a wave configured shape, and therefore not a continuous straight line within said tread, in which at least a portion of the rubber strip is in a shape of, for example, a substantially sinusoidal, cycloidal and/or zigzag form, to thereby provide a mechanical self-locking configuration between tread segments through which the rubber strip extends and divides. In particular, said tread is composed of a cap/base configuration. The outer cap layer is of a relatively electrically non-conductive rubber composition having a running surface intended to be ground-contacting. The tread base layer, underlying the tread cap layer, is of a relatively electrically conductive rubber composition and is not normally intended to be ground-contacting. A thin rubber strip, unitary with and as an extension of said tread base layer, which is thereby relatively electrically conductive, extends radially outward from said tread base layer of which at least a portion of the rubber strip is in a form of a wave-shaped configuration through, and therefore within, said tread cap layer to an outer running surface of said tread cap layer. In practice therefore, said rubber strip extends from, and as a part of, said tread base layer through said tread cap layer. In practice, said thin layer extending in said tread cap exhibits substantially at least one half an undulation, and preferably substantially at least two undulations of its wave configured shape of, for example, a substantially sinusoidal, cycloidal and/or zigzag form. The form of the individual undulations of the wave shaped configuration of the strip within the tread may be the same or different.

    Tire with sidewall having at least one internal rubber insert having graduated physical properties comprised of overlapping rubber segments
    2.
    发明申请
    Tire with sidewall having at least one internal rubber insert having graduated physical properties comprised of overlapping rubber segments 审中-公开
    具有侧壁的轮胎具有至少一个具有由重叠的橡胶段组成的具有分级物理性能的内部橡胶插入件

    公开(公告)号:US20050133135A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-23

    申请号:US10992867

    申请日:2004-11-19

    Abstract: This invention relates to pneumatic tires having a sidewall which contains at least one internal annular rubber insert. In particular, this invention relates to pneumatic tires which rely upon internal pneumatic air pressure and to pneumatic tires which conventionally rely upon internal pneumatic air pressure but which have a capability of running for extended distances without any significant internal air pressure, namely ambient atmospheric air pressure, depending somewhat upon the positioning and configuration of the sidewall insert. At least one of said rubber sidewall inserts is composed of two segments, namely a radially inner rubber segment and a radially outer rubber segment. The inner rubber segment and outer rubber segment have significantly different modulus and hardness physical properties. A portion of the segments overlap each other. In one aspect, each of the segments of the dual segment sidewall insert may be comprised of various types of rubber compositions containing, for example, a dispersion of an ultra high molecular weight polyethylene and/or a dispersion of a starch/plasticizer composite and/or mixtures of carbon black and silica and/or any reinforcing and non-reinforcing materials that could be used to tune the gradient of stiffness.

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及具有侧壁的充气轮胎,该侧壁包含至少一个内部环形橡胶插入件。 特别地,本发明涉及依靠内部气动空气压力的充气轮胎和通常依赖于内部气动空气压力但具有运行延长距离而没有任何显着的内部空气压力的能力的充气轮胎,即环境大气压力 稍微取决于侧壁插入件的定位和构造。 所述橡胶侧壁插入件中的至少一个由两个部分组成,即径向内部橡胶部分和径向外部橡胶部分。 内橡胶段和外橡胶段具有明显不同的模量和硬度物理性能。 片段的一部分彼此重叠。 在一个方面,双段侧壁插入物的每个段可以由各种类型的橡胶组合物组成,所述橡胶组合物包含例如超高分子量聚乙烯的分散体和/或淀粉/增塑剂复合物的分散体和/ 或炭黑和二氧化硅的混合物和/或可用于调节刚度梯度的任何增强和非增强材料。

    Method of forming a tire
    4.
    发明申请
    Method of forming a tire 审中-公开
    形成轮胎的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070144641A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-28

    申请号:US11315568

    申请日:2005-12-22

    CPC classification number: B60C11/0306 B29D30/0061 B29D30/06 B60C11/0323

    Abstract: A method of forming a tire includes a) forming a carcass, the carcass comprising at least one carcass reinforcing ply, a pair of opposing sidewalls, and a pair of bead portions, b) placing a belt structure on the carcass, c) forming a tread stock, d) placing the tread stock on the belt structure, and e) curing the tire in a mold wherein the mold has at least one rib to form a groove on the radially outer surface of the tire. A tube is placed adjacent to or within the tread stock prior to the curing the tire, wherein the tube creates a buried groove in the cured tire. After wear of the tire tread to a preset level, the tube is exposed and opened during further wear to create increased grooving in the tread after the tire has experienced some tire wear.

    Abstract translation: 一种形成轮胎的方法包括:a)形成胎体,所述胎体包括至少一个胎体增强层,一对相对的侧壁和一对胎圈部分,b)将带结构放置在胎体上,c) 胎面坯料,d)将胎面花纹放置在带状结构上,以及e)在模具中固化轮胎,其中模具具有至少一个肋,以在轮胎的径向外表面上形成凹槽。 在固化轮胎之前,将管放置在胎面附近或内部,其中管在硫化轮胎中形成埋置的槽。 在将轮胎胎面磨损到预定水平之后,在进一步磨损期间,管暴露并打开,以在轮胎经历一些轮胎磨损之后在胎面中产生增加的切槽。

    Radial Passenger Tire with Improved Tread Contour
    6.
    发明申请
    Radial Passenger Tire with Improved Tread Contour 审中-公开
    径向客轮与改进的轮胎轮廓

    公开(公告)号:US20080053583A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-06

    申请号:US11852346

    申请日:2007-09-10

    CPC classification number: B60C11/0083 B60C9/28 B60C11/00 B60C11/0332

    Abstract: A pneumatic radial ply passenger tire (10) having a tread (20), a casing with two sidewalls (14, 16), one or more radial plies (18) extending from and wrapped about two annular beads (13) and a belt reinforcement structure (15) located radially between the tread and the plies. The tread has a first contour-defining curve extending outwards from the equatorial plane of the tire towards the sidewalls, an adjacent second contour-defining curve disposed between the first contour defining curve and the sidewalls and an adjacent third contour defining curve extending outwards from the second contour defining curve and the sidewalls. The first, second and third contour-defining curves have first (R1) and second (R2) and third (R3) radii chosen such that R2>R1>R3.

    Abstract translation: 一种具有胎面(20)的气动径向帘布层乘客轮胎(10),具有两个侧壁(14,16)的壳体,从两个环形胎圈(13)延伸并缠绕在两个环形胎圈(13)上的一个或多个径向帘布层(18) 结构(15)径向位于胎面和帘布层之间。 胎面具有从轮胎的赤道平面向侧壁向外延伸的第一轮廓限定曲线,设置在第一轮廓限定曲线和侧壁之间的相邻的第二轮廓限定曲线和从该轮胎向外延伸的相邻的第三轮廓限定曲线 第二轮廓定义曲线和侧壁。 第一,第二和第三轮廓定义曲线具有第一(R 1)和第二(R 2)和第三(R 3)半径,使得R 2> R 1> R 3。

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