Patent ID: 8967213
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: B60C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pneumatic tire having a carcass and a belt reinforcing structure, the belt reinforcing structure comprising: a first belt layer having cords arranged at an angle of 5 degrees or less with respect to the midcircumferential plane, and a zigzag belt reinforcing structure, the zigzag belt reinforcing structure forming two layers of cords, the cords inclined at 5 to 30 degrees relative to the centerplane of the tire extending in alternation to turnaround points at each lateral edge, wherein the zigzag belt reinforcing structure is wider than the first belt layer and is located radially outward of the first belt layer, wherein there is a first cut belt located between a first axially outer edge of the first belt layer and the zigzag belt layer in the radial direction, and there is a second cut belt located between a second axially outer edge of the first belt layer and the zigzag belt layer in the radial direction, wherein the first and second cut belts do not extend under a crown of the tire, wherein the belt reinforcing structure further comprises a third belt layer located radially inward of the first and second belt layers, wherein the third belt layer has a width less than the first belt layer and a width less than the second belt layer.