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Pneumatic tire with specified bead toe

US6513559B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 6, 2001
Grant dateFeb 4, 2003
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T152/10846
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pneumatic tire is disclosed, which comprises: (1) a reinforcing rubber layer made of short fiber reinforced rubber, alternatively (2) a reinforcing rubber layer having hardness set in a range of 90° to 99° of JIS-A hardness, which is arranged in an area of a bead section from a bead toe section along a tire inner wall surface, and wherein a chafer composed a non-metallic fiber cord having a high strength and a high elastic modulus is provided to cover an outer side of the reinforcing rubber layer from the tire inner wall surface to the bead toe area.

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