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Tire construction utilizing low-twist body ply yarn with low turn-up ends
Assignee: FIRESTON TIRE & RUBBER Co
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Filing: 1984-11-27
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Granted: 1986-12-23
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Expires: 2004-11-27
Abstract
Abstract A pneumatic radial ply tire in which the body ply is formed of a low twist yarn having between three and six turns-per-inch. The body ply terminates in relatively low turn-up ends extending along the side walls a distance between 10% and 30% of the tire section height and out of the area of cyclic stress and oscillation in the side walls of the tire. A relatively high, wide and hard bead filler is located within a bead portion of the tire and has a height between 20% and 50% of the tire section height with a width of between 15% and 35% of the bead filler height. The bead filler has a hardness of between 75 and 98 on the Shore A scale. The ply yarn preferably is polyester and the individual low twist strands are arranged in a parallel relationship and is preferably free of transverse cross strands known as wefts or picks. The combination of low twist yarn, low turn-up body ply ends and bead filler size and hardness provides a tire having increased durability and uniformity at a lower cost.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas W. Bell
- 👤 Louis W. Shurman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 21:18
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C15/00; B60C15/0009; B60C15/0081; B60C15/0027; B60C15/06; B60C9/00; B60C9/02; B60C9/04; B60C9/08; B60C2015/009; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T152/00; Y10T152/10; Y10T152/10495; Y10T152/10819; Y10T152/10837
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
An improved pneumatic tire of the type having a tread portion, a pair of side wall portions, a pair of bead portions located below the side wall portions which include an annular bead core and a generally triangular-shaped bead filler, and a body ply structure extending circumferentially about the tire and being turned-up around the bead portions from the inside to the outside and terminating in a pair of turn-up end portions adjacent the bead filler, said improvement being characterized by: (a) the body ply being formed of a low twist yarn having between 3 and 6 turns-per-inch; (b) the turn-up end portions extending along the side wall portions a distance of between 10% and 30% of the tire section height; (c) the bead filler consisting of a high hardness rubber having a Shore A hardness of between 75 and 98, a height of between 20% and 50% of the tire section height, and a maximum base width of between 15% and 35% of the bead filler height; and (d) said side wall portions between the tread portion and bead portion being free of any additional textile or metal reinforcement except that provided by the body ply structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
An improved pneumatic tire of the type having a tread portion, a pair of side wall portions, a pair of bead portions located below the side wall portions which include an annular bead core and a generally triangular-shaped bead filler, and a body ply structure extending circumferentially about the tire and being turned-up around the bead portions from the inside to the outside and terminating in a pair of turn-up end portions adjacent the bead filler, said improvement being characterized by: (a) the body ply being formed of a low twist yarn having between 3 and 6 turns-per-inch; (b) the turn-up end portions extending along the side wall portions a distance of between 10% and 30% of the tire section height; (c) the bead filler consisting of a high hardness rubber having a Shore A hardness of between 75 and 98, a height of between 20% and 50% of the tire section height, and a maximum base width of between 15% and 35% of the bead filler height; and (d) said side wall portions between the tread portion and bead portion being free of any additional textile or metal reinforcement except that provided by the body ply structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
68 words
The improved tire defined in claim 1 in which the bead core is formed by a plurality of wire strands arranged in a layered relationship with the top layer being located immediately adjacent to and generally parallel with the base of the bead filler and consisting of between 4 and 7 strands per layer; and in which said core contains between 3 and 5 layers of said strands.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The improved tire defined in claim 1 in which the yarn has 4 turns-per-inch and is formed of polyester fibers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
The improved tire defined in claim 3 in which the turn-up end of the body ply extends to a height of approximately 17% of the tire section height; and in which the bead filler height is approximately 35% of the tire section height and has a width of approximately 21% of the bead filler height.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The improved tire defined in claim 4 in which the bead filler has a Shore A hardness of approximately 90.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The improved tire defined in claim 1 in which the yarn is within the range of 1500-3500 denier.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The improved tire defined in claim 6 in which the yarn is approximately 3000 denier.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The improved tire defined in claim 1 in which the low twist yarn of the body ply includes a plurality of generally parallel strands; and in which said strands are free of any transversely extending weft strands connecting said parallel strands.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The improved tire defined in claim 1 in which gum abrasion strips are disposed outwardly of the bead portions and extend about the bases of said bead portions and about portions of the turn-up ends of the body ply.
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