Tire having a reinforced lower zone
US12043066B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C2015/0692
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tire for a motor vehicle comprising: two beads (20); two sidewalls (30) meeting at a crown (25); at least one carcass reinforcement (160) extending from the beads (20) through the sidewalls (30) as far as the crown (25), the carcass reinforcement (160) having a plurality of carcass reinforcing elements and anchored in the two beads (20) by a turn-up around the annular reinforcing structure (70), so as to form in each bead a main strand (162) and a turn-up strand (163); and a stiffening reinforcement (140) arranged in at least one sidewall of the tire, said stiffening reinforcement (140) having a radially inner end (141) and a radially outer end (142), the stiffening reinforcement being formed of a plurality of stiffening elements oriented at an angle less than or equal to 10° relative to a circumferential direction of the tire.
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