Patent ID: 6588472
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B60C,Y10T

Abstract:
A tire having a preferential mounting direction to a road vehicle and comprising two beads, a crown and two side-walls that connect the beads and the crown, the said tire having a carcass reinforcement extending from one bead to the other and, radially outside, a crown reinforcement of width equal to Ls, formed by a stack of at least two crown plies, each of these crown plies being of width at least equal to Ls and being composed of a plurality of cords or cables arranged parallel to one another along essentially the same direction, the cords or cables being crossed from one ply to the next, the said tire also comprising a meridian reinforcing ply positioned radially between the carcass reinforcement and the crown reinforcement and formed by a plurality of cords or cables essentially parallel to one another and making relative to the circumferential direction an average angle between 50Â° and 90Â°, this meridian reinforcing ply, of width Lr, having a first edge and a second edge, the said two edges being located on the same side of the tire, relative to the equatorial plane, the said tire being characterized in that it comprises marking to indicate the side of the tire on which the meridian reinforcing ply is to be positioned, the said marking serving to ensure positioning the said meridian reinforcing ply on the inside relative to the road vehicle when the said tire is mounted on the said vehicle.