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Radial tires containing polyamide monofilament

Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1987-10-13
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Granted: 1989-07-25
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Expires: 2007-10-13
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Abstract

Abstract A pneumatic radial tire, wherein each carcass ply contains a rubberized layer of load bearing polyamide monofilaments.

Inventors

  • 👤 Dipak Gupta

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 21:52
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C1/00; B60C9/00; B60C9/02; B60C9/04; B60C9/08; B60C9/0042; B60C9/0064; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T152/00; Y10T152/10; Y10T152/10495; Y10T152/10855

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 107 words
A pneumatic radial tire comprising at least one pair of bead portions and at least one carcass ply wrapped around said bead portions wherein each carcass ply comprises a rubberized layer of load bearing polyamide monofilaments wherein the polyamide monofilament is characterized by a denier of greater than 100, and a tenacity of greater than 7.0 g./den, said polyamide monofilaments being the primary load bearing reinforcement in the carcass of said tire, said tire further comprising at least one belt ply containing reinforcing cords which lie at an angle of about 10 to about 30 degrees with respect to the circumferential direction of travel of the tire.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 107 words
A pneumatic radial tire comprising at least one pair of bead portions and at least one carcass ply wrapped around said bead portions wherein each carcass ply comprises a rubberized layer of load bearing polyamide monofilaments wherein the polyamide monofilament is characterized by a denier of greater than 100, and a tenacity of greater than 7.0 g./den, said polyamide monofilaments being the primary load bearing reinforcement in the carcass of said tire, said tire further comprising at least one belt ply containing reinforcing cords which lie at an angle of about 10 to about 30 degrees with respect to the circumferential direction of travel of the tire.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 14 words
The tire of claim 1 wherein the tenacity of the monofilament is 8-14 g/den.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 13 words
The tire of claim 1 wherein the denier of the monofilament is 1,000-10,000.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 13 words
The tire of claim 2 wherein the denier of the monofilament is 2,000-5,000.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
The tire of claim 1 wherein the carcass polyamide monofilament is further characterized by being of an obround shape.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 16 words
The tire of claim 5 wherein the monofilament is at least 80 mole % 6,6 nylon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 13 words
The tire of claim 1 wherein said tire is a passenger car tire.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 11 words
The tire of claim 1 wherein said monofilaments are substantially untwisted.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 13 words
The tire of claim 1 wherein said tire is a light truck tire.

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