Tire having gum strip and chafer
US8517072B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T152/10837
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tire having a circumferential tread, at least one belt, an inner liner, a pair of sidewalls, at least one carcass ply, and a pair of bead portions. The pair of bead portions each further includes a bead core, a bead filler having an upper end, a chaffer, and a gum strip. The chaffer extends axially outward from the inner liner towards the sidewall and curves radially upward along an axially outer portion of the bead core. The sidewall gum strip extends radially upward from a curved portion of the chaffer, wherein the sidewall gumstrip is located axially between the at least one carcass ply turn-up end and a sidewall.
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