A tire (100) having a circumferential tread (102), at least one belt (132a-f), an inner liner, a pair of sidewalls (104), and at least three carcass plies (114, 116, 118). The tire (100) includes a pair of bead portions (106), each including a bead core (108), a bead filler (110), a flipper, a chafer, and a gum strip. The at least three carcass plies (114, 116, 118) extend radially downward, inward of the bead filler (110), extend around the bead core (108), and continue upward, outward of the bead filler (110) and terminate in at least three turn-up ends (126, 128, 130). At least one of the turn-up ends does not contact at least one of the radially downward extending carcass plies, the flipper, or the bead filler (110) in one of the sidewalls (104), and at least two of the turn-up ends contact at least one of the radially downward extending carcass plies, the flipper (204), or the bead filler (110, 308, 408, 508, 608) in one of the sidewalls (104, 304, 404, 504, 604).
TIRE HAVING STAGGERED TURN-UPS
PNEU DOTE DE REVERS DECALES
2017-07-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60C VEHICLE TYRES , Fahrzeugreifen |
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