Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090114332 | Pneumatic Tyre with Improved Bead Structure - A truck pneumatic tyre, the bead core of which includes: a) a plurality of coils of at least one metallic wire, the coils being radially superimposed and axially arranged side-by-side with respect to each other, and b) a retaining member enveloping the plurality of coils, the retaining member including a plurality of mutually substantially parallel elongated reinforcing elements that include at least one preformed threadlike metallic element. | 05-07-2009 |
20090194215 | Pneumatic tire with composite bead core - A tire includes a carcass structure including at least one carcass ply, the carcass structure including a crown portion and two axially opposite side portions terminating in beads for mounting the tire on a rim; a tread band; and a belt structure interposed between the carcass structure and the tread band. The bead includes a bead core. The bead core includes: at least one first elongated element including at least one metal wire, and at least one second elongated element including at least one carbon fiber. The bead core results in an increased bead, forcing an improved bead unseating resistance and a decreased weight. | 08-06-2009 |
20100000652 | TIRE WITH LIGHT WEIGHT BEAD CORE - A tire includes a carcass structure of a substantially toroidal shape, having opposite lateral edges associated with respective right-hand and left-hand bead structures, the bead structures including at least one bead core and at least one bead fiber; a belt structure applied to a radially external position with respect to the carcass structure, a tread band radially superimposed on the belt structure; a pair of sidewalls applied laterally on opposite sides with respect to the carcass structure; wherein the at least one bead core includes at least one first elongated element including at least one composite material including a plurality of elongated fibers embedded in a polymeric material, the composite material having a flexural modulus, measured according to Standard ASTM D790-03, at 23° C., not lower than or equal to 10 GPa, preferably 20 GPa to 200 GPa and at least one second elongated element including at least one metal wire. | 01-07-2010 |
20100051160 | TIRE HAVING A LIGHT WEIGHT BELT STRUCTURE - A tire includes a carcass structure of a substantially toroidal shape, having opposite lateral edges terminating in respective bead structures; a belt structure applied in a radially external position with respect to the carcass structure, the belt structure including at least one belt layer, a tread band radially superimposed on the belt structure; a pair of sidewalls applied laterally on opposite sides with respect to the carcass structure, wherein the at least one belt layer includes at least one reinforcing cod including a core including at least one first elongated element including at least one composite material, the composite material including a plurality of elongated fibers embedded in a polymeric material, the core being wrapped with at least one second elongated element including at least one elementary metal wire. | 03-04-2010 |
20100108228 | TIRE HAVING AN IMPROVED BEAD STRUCTURE - A heavy load vehicle tire includes a bead structure having two reinforcing layers adjacent to the inner side of the carcass turned up ply and a chafer layer including reinforcing elements. The reinforcing layers are preferably made of steel cords including preformed filaments, the cords being inclined at angles between +10° to +35° and −10° to −35° with respect to the radial plane of the tire. | 05-06-2010 |
20100180999 | Pair Of Pneumatic Tires For Two-Wheeled Vehicles - A pair of tyres comprising a front tyre and a rear tyre to be mounted on a front wheel and a rear wheel respectively of a two-wheeled vehicle, in which each of the front and rear tyres includes: a carcass structure having at least one carcass ply, the ends of which are in engagement with respective circumferential annular reinforcing structures; a belt structure applied to the carcass structure at a radially external position; a tread band applied at a radially external position to said belt structure; a pair of sidewalls laterally applied onto opposite sides relative to said carcass structure; and a pair of reinforcing side structures laterally applied at the sidewalls. Each reinforcing structure includes a plurality of cords where at each point of a cord, an angle different from zero is identified which is included between the tangent of the cord direction at that point and the tangent to a circumferential direction of the tyre passing through the point. The angle is constant or varying in a monotonic manner over the whole length of the cord. | 07-22-2010 |
20100269969 | Pneumatic Tyre for vehicle wheels - In a tyre for vehicle wheels, each of the two annular anchoring structures includes at least two annular reinforcing inserts, each of them being made up of at least one first elongated element and at least two reinforcing elements that are mutually spaced apart and each of which extends in a radial direction and includes at least one second elongated element. An end portion of at least one carcass ply lies between two adjacent annular reinforcing inserts. The second elongated element of at least one of the reinforcing elements is of metal material and delimits an angle included between about 20° and about 70° relative to a radial direction passing through a radially internal point thereof. | 10-28-2010 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090273460 | Pneumatic tyre for vehicle wheels provided with an antenna and method of manufacturing thereof - A pneumatic tyre for vehicle wheels with a radially inner surface of a substantially toroidal conformation, includes at least one antenna provided with an electrically conductive elongated body in engagement with the radially inner surface through a plurality of constraint elements. Each pair of consecutive constraint elements identifies an orthodromic distance smaller than the length of the elongated-body portion between this pair of elements. Also described is a method of setting the antenna on the inner surface of the tyre. | 11-05-2009 |
20100289232 | PNEUMATIC TIRE HAVING AN IMPROVED BELT STRUCTURE - A pneumatic tire having a belt structure includes: a first belt layer; a second belt layer in a radially inner position with respect to the first belt layer, a third belt layer in a radially inner position with respect to the first and second belt layers, each belt layer including a plurality of elongated reinforcing elements disposed at a first, second and third belt angle respectively. The first and second belt angles have an absolute value of 15 to 40 degrees; the second angle is of opposite sign with respect to the first belt angle; and the third belt angle has an absolute value of 40 to 90 degrees and is of opposite sign with respect to the second belt angle. The belt structure also includes a zero degree belt layer placed in a radially outer position with repeat to the first belt layer including elongated reinforcing elements arranged such as to form a belt angle which is substantially zero. | 11-18-2010 |
20110099967 | METALLIC CORD COMPRISING PREFORMED AND NON-PREFORMED WIRES, RUBBER SHEET COMPRISING SAID CORD AND TYRE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE LAYER DERIVED FROM SAID RUBBER SHEET - A two-layer cord having a number of wires in the outer layer, enclosing, but not completely, a cord core formed by a plurality of core wires, and in which the core wires are not preformed, while at least some of the outer wires are preformed. | 05-05-2011 |
20110253279 | TYRE REINFORCED WITH STEEL CORDS COMPRISING FINE FILAMENTS - A tyre includes a carcass structure including at least one carcass ply and a belt structure including at least one belt layer. The carcass ply includes a plurality of metallic cords. Each of the metallic cords includes a plurality of strands. Each strand of the plurality of strands includes a plurality of filaments having a diameter between 0.06 and 0.15 mm. The strands are disposed so as to form a cord structure having a cross section in which a substantially circular layer of outer strands is disposed around a central strand. | 10-20-2011 |
20120267025 | TYRE FOR A WHEEL OF A HEAVY LOAD VEHICLE - A tyre including a carcass structure includes at least one carcass ply; a belt structure applied in a radially outer position relative to the carcass structure and a tread band applied in a radially outer position relative to the carcass structure. The belt structure preferably includes at least one reinforcing strip incorporating a plurality of reinforcing elements laid substantially in the circumferential direction. The reinforcing elements preferably include at least one high-elongation metal cord. The metal cord includes a plurality of twisted strands and each strand preferably includes a central filament and a plurality of outer filaments arranged to form a single circular outer ring around the central filament, wherein the central filament has a diameter greater than the diameter of the outer filaments. | 10-25-2012 |
20130118668 | TYRE FOR WHEELS OF HEAVY TRANSPORT VEHICLES - A tyre includes a carcass structure including at least one carcass ply, a belt structure applied in a radially outer position with respect to the carcass structure and a tread band applied in a radially outer position with respect to the belt structure. The belt structure includes at least one reinforcing strip incorporating a plurality of reinforcing elements arranged substantially in the circumferential direction. The reinforcing elements include at least one high-elongation metal cord. The metal cord includes a plurality of intertwined strands and each strand includes a plurality of filaments. Advantageously all the filaments of each strand have a diameter not greater than 0.175 mm. | 05-16-2013 |
20140083590 | PNEUMATIC TYRE FOR HEAVY LOAD VEHICLE WHEELS - A pneumatic tyre for heavy load vehicle wheels, includes: a carcass structure, a belt structure applied in a radially outer position with respect to the carcass structure, and a tread band. The belt structure includes at least one reinforcing layer incorporating a plurality of reinforcing cords arranged substantially along the circumferential direction. The belt structure further comprises a first main belt layer and a second main belt layer wherein the first main belt layer includes a first plurality of metal cords inclined at a first angle and the second main belt layer includes a second plurality of metal cords inclined at a second angle. The metal cords of the first and second plurality of metal cords have a diameter not greater than 1.30 mm, and include a plurality of filaments having a diameter not greater than 0.30 mm. | 03-27-2014 |
20140338810 | TYRE FOR MOTORCYCLES - Tyre for motorcycles includes a carcass structure, a belt structure arranged in a radially outer position with respect to the carcass structure and a tread band arranged in a radially outer position with respect to the belt structure, wherein the belt structure is of the zero degree type and includes at least one reinforcing cord having an elongation at break smaller than about 3%; the cord includes a plurality of first metal wires twisted together so as to form a core of first metal wires and a plurality of second metal wires twisted together around said core; and the number and the diameter of the second metal wires are such that the second metal wires are not able to fully enclose the core. | 11-20-2014 |