Tire having circumferential tread with reinforced ribs
US12227030B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C2200/04
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pneumatic tire includes a pair of sidewalls, a pair of bead portions, and a circumferential tread having a plurality of circumferential ribs and a plurality of circumferential grooves. A reinforcing layer is disposed in at least one of the plurality of circumferential ribs. No part of the reinforcing layer extends directly below a bottom surface of any of the plurality of circumferential grooves. The reinforcing layer has a consistent gauge along its entire lateral width. A top surface of the reinforcing layer is located radially higher than the bottom surface of each of the plurality of circumferential grooves.
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