Title:
PNEUMATIC TYRE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001034412
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A tyre comprising a carcass a ground contacting tread region and a tread reinforcing breaker disposed radially outward of the carcass in the tread region, the tread region having inboard and outboard tread regions each extending between the tread circumferential centreline (X) and axially spaced-apart inboard and outboard tread edges (IE, OE), characterised in that in the condition that the tyre is mounted on its scheduled wheelrim and inflated to its scheduled pressure, the axial width (LR) of the tread between its tread edges (OE, IE) is not less than 75 % of the maximum tyre width (G), the axial width (LC) of the breaker is not less than 97 % of the tread width (LR) and the difference in the breaker width (LC) and the tread width (LR) is not more than 25 % of the difference between the maximum tyre width (G) and the tread width (LR).
Inventors:
GAUDIN YVES (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2000/010932
Publication Date:
May 02, 2002
Filing Date:
November 06, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DUNLOP SA (FR)
GAUDIN YVES (FR)
GAUDIN YVES (FR)
International Classes:
B60C3/06; B60C5/00; B60C9/18; B60C3/04; B60C9/20; B60C9/30; B60C11/00; B60C11/01; B60C19/00; (IPC1-7): B60C9/20; B60C11/01; B60C9/30
Foreign References:
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| US4082132A | 1978-04-04 | |||
| US3982579A | 1976-09-28 | |||
| US4079768A | 1978-03-21 | |||
| US4265289A | 1981-05-05 | |||
| FR1424533A | 1966-01-14 | |||
| US4905748A | 1990-03-06 |
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