Patent ID: 6457504
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: B29D,B60C,Y10T

Abstract:
A carcass structure for vehicle tires, comprising:at least one carcass ply formed of strip sections, wherein each strip section extends in a substantially U-shaped conformation, and wherein each strip section comprises at least two thread elements longitudinally arranged in parallel to each other and at least partly coated with a layer of raw elastomer material; and a pair of annular reinforcing structures, each engaged close to a respective inner circumferential edge of the at least one carcass ply, wherein the at least one carcass ply comprises: a first series of the strip sections and a second series of the strip sections arranged in a mutually-alternating sequence along a circumferential extension of the carcass structure, wherein each annular reinforcing structure comprises at least one primary portion having an axially-inner side turned toward end flaps of the strip sections of the first series and an axially-outer side turned toward end flaps of the strip sections of the second series.