Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
152547000 | Bead characterized by the chemical composition and or physical properties of elastomers or the like | 14 |
20080308207 | Rubber composition, clinch, and tire - The invention provides a rubber composition for forming a clinch of a tire, containing a rubber component containing at least one of a natural rubber and an epoxidized natural rubber, and not less than 30 parts by mass of silica and not less than 0.1 part by mass to not more than 10 parts by mass of a quinone diimine compound to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and a clinch and a tire formed using the rubber composition. | 12-18-2008 |
20090139630 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition contacting one or more reinforcing textile cords, the textile cords comprising a resorcinol-formaldehyde-latex (RFL) adhesive disposed on the surface of the textile cords, wherein the RFL adhesive comprises polyvinylpyrollidone and at least one other elastomer, and the RFL adhesive comprises from 0.4 to 4 weight percent of polyvinylpyrrolidone, based on the total weight of the elastomers in the RFL adhesive. | 06-04-2009 |
20090218026 | Tire and Crosslinkable Elastomeric Composition - Tire including at least one structural element including a crosslinked elastomeric material obtained by crosslinking a crosslinkable elastomeric composition includes: (a) 100 phr of at least one diene elastomeric polymer; (b) 5 phr to 120 phr, preferably 10 phr to 80 phr, more preferably 20 phr to 50 phr, of at least one layered material modified with at least one alkyl ammonium or alkyl phosphonium salt, the layered material having an individual layer thickness of 0.01 nm to 30 nm, preferably 0.05 nm to 15 nm, more preferably 0.1 nm to 2 nm; (c) 0.05 phr to 2 phr, preferably 0.1 phr to 1 phr, more preferably 0.2 phr to 0.5 phr, of at least one N-acyl-sulfenyl amide; and (d) 0.3 phr to 5 phr, preferably 0.5 phr to 4 phr, of least one organic or inorganic acid or a derivative thereof selected from: carboxylic acids, phosphoric acids, sulfonic acids, boric acids, or derivatives thereof. Preferably, the at least one structural element is selected from bead filler, sidewall insert, treat underlayer, tread base. | 09-03-2009 |
20090294012 | Radial-carcass tires formed by using specific cohesive, low-hysteresis compositions - The subject of the present invention is the use of cohesive, low-hysteresis compositions comprising small amounts of reinforcing fillers to produce profiled filing members arranged in the bottom zone of tires in order to improve the life thereof. | 12-03-2009 |
20100132867 | RUBBER COMPOSITION, BEAD APEX, AND TIRE - The invention provides a rubber composition to form a bead apex provided between a non-folded back part and a folded back part of an annular ply folded back so as to surround a bead wire at both ends of annular ply, including a rubber component containing at least one of a natural rubber and an epoxidized natural rubber, and including not less than 30 parts by mass of silica and not less than 0.1 part by mass and not more than 10 parts by mass of a quinone diimine compound relative to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, a bead apex, and a tire. | 06-03-2010 |
20100224301 | RUBBER COMPOSITION AND PNEUMATIC TIRE USING THE SAME - It is possible to provide a rubber composition including a rubber component, and 0.5 part by mass or more of at least any one of a terpene based resin and a rosin-based resin based on 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, wherein the rubber component contains 20 to 100% by mass of a natural rubber component consisting of at least any one of a natural rubber and a modified natural rubber, as well as the rubber composition which can realize both of maintenance of properties desired in various applications and improvement in processibility while a use amount of a raw material derived from a petroleum source is reduced, and a pneumatic tire using the same. | 09-09-2010 |
20110146877 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMER/COPOLYMER, MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMER/COPOLYMER, AND RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIER USING THE SAME - The invention provides a method for producing a modified conjugated diene (co)polymer, the method including comprising: a modification reaction step including causing an organic silane compound to react with a conjugated diene (co)polymer having an active site at the active site, the organic silane compound having a characteristic group for forming a silanol group through hydrolysis and, in the vicinity of the characteristic group, (i) a functional group which binds the organic silane compound to the conjugated diene (co)polymer via addition to or substitution at the active site and which promotes reaction between the silanol group and a reinforcing filler after the addition or substitution reaction, or (ii) a functional group which promotes reaction between the silanol group and a reinforcing filler, and a hydrolyzation step performed after the modification reaction step; a modified conjugated diene (co)polymer having, at a molecular end of the conjugated diene (co)polymer, a silanol group, and a functional group in the vicinity of the silanol group, the functional group accelerating reaction between the silanol group and the reinforcing filler; a rubber composition containing the (co)polymer and carbon black having specific characteristics; and a tire formed from the rubber composition. | 06-23-2011 |
20120267028 | TIRE BEAD FOR LIGHT HEAVY-WEIGHT VEHICLE - An assembly including a tire having beads, said bead axially including outside the turn-up a layer of a material defining a bead outer profile, such that the distance A, between the carcass frame and the bead outer profile, is as defined in formula (Z), B being the distance between the end of the turn-up, said bead including first and second profiles between the carcass frame and the turn-up, the first profile extends from the bead wire and is made of a material having an extension secant modulus at a 10% elongation higher than 20 MPa, a second profile arranged in the bead such as to be in contact with a surface of the first profile and the turn-up, made of a material having an extension secant modulus at a 10% elongation of at least 7 MPa and an extension secant modulus at a 100*% extension of at least 4.5 MPa. | 10-25-2012 |
20140150950 | BEAD FOR A TIRE FOR A HEAVY CIVIL-ENGINEERING VEHICLE - The invention relates to improving the endurance of a bead of a radial tire for a heavy vehicle of construction plant type by reducing the compression to which the turn-up is subjected when the tire is driven on. According to the invention, for a tire for a heavy vehicle of construction plant type comprising two beads intended to come into contact with a rim having two rim flanges, a carcass reinforcement comprising at least one carcass reinforcement layer having a main part wrapped, within each bead, from the inside towards the outside of the tire, around a bead wire of substantially circular meridian section, to form a turn-up, a filling element extending the bead wire radially towards the outside and axially separating the main part and the turn-up, the distance (d) between a first segment of turn-up and the main part decreasing continuously, radially towards the outside, from the bead wire as far as a minimum distance (d | 06-05-2014 |
20140261953 | PNEUMATIC TIRE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A pneumatic tire includes an elastomeric casing. The elastomeric casing includes a crown portion, opposing sidewalls, and bead areas that are formed along the sidewalls in spaced relation to the crown portion. The bead areas include at least one bead reinforcing element, such as a bead core and/or a bead filler, that is at least partially formed from carbon fibers. A method of manufacturing a pneumatic tire assembly is also included. | 09-18-2014 |
20150122394 | FLEXIBLE BEAD WIRE FOR TYRE - A bead wire for a tyre includes a core and an outer layer. The core includes a plurality of circumferential windings of at least one core yarn, with each core yarn including a core multifilament textile fibre embedded in an organic core matrix. The outer layer includes a single outer-layer yarn, with the outer-layer yarn including an outer-layer multifilament textile fibre embedded in an organic outer-layer matrix. The outer-layer yarn is wound around the core. | 05-07-2015 |
20150144245 | LIGHTER HYBRID BEAD WIRE FOR TYRE - A bead wire for a tyre includes a core, an outer layer, and at least one intermediate layer. The core includes at least one yarn of a multifilament textile fibre embedded in an organic matrix. The outer layer includes an outer-layer metal wire wound around the core. Each intermediate layer includes an intermediate-layer metal wire wound around the core. Each intermediate layer is disposed between the core and the outer layer. | 05-28-2015 |
20160068027 | TIRE BEAD - A tire for a motor vehicle having at least one carcass ply comprised of 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 are interposed between the carcass structure and the bead. Each bead includes on elongated cord comprised of a first yarn, such as aramid, having a melting or decomposition point T | 03-10-2016 |
20160167451 | RIM/TIRE INTERFACE STRUCTURE | 06-16-2016 |