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Metal cable usable in a tire carcass reinforcement

US7380579B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 2004
Grant dateJun 3, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/294
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention relates to a metal cable usable for reinforcing a carcass reinforcement for a tire, such as a heavy-vehicle tire, to a composite fabric usable as a ply for such a carcass reinforcement, to a carcass reinforcement comprising this fabric and to a tire incorporating this carcass reinforcement.A metal cable according to the invention comprises a textile wrap, and is such that said wrap is formed of an aromatic thermotropic polyester or polyester amide.A composite fabric according to the invention is such that it comprises a rubber composition which is reinforced by said cables.A tire according to the invention has its carcass reinforcement comprising said composite fabric.

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