Electroconductive tire for automobile

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE: To eliminate dangerousness due to static electricity on the body of an automobile, by making a tire electroconductive to discharge the static electricity through the tire. CONSTITUTION: The tire comprises a cloth layer 2, a rubber layer 3 coated thereon, a tread 4 and electroconductive wires 6, 7 woven like a net and embedded between the cloth layer 2 and the rubber layer 3. The outer ends of the wires 6 are exposed to be grounded at the side edges 4' of the tread 4. The inner ends 9 of the wires 6 are exposed through an inside part 5 and bonded to a rim. The static electricity on the body of the automobile is thus discharged through the tire. COPYRIGHT: (C)1980,JPO&Japio

Inventors

• 👤 Sakuji Kajiyama
• 👤 Nobukazu Matsuda

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