Patent ID: 6332487
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: B60C,Y10T

Abstract:
A pneumatic tire comprising a carcass ply extending in a main portion between bead regions through sidewall regions and a crown region radially inward of a ground contacting tread and a tread reinforcing breaker, the carcass ply in each bead region being turned closely around an annularly extending inextensible bead core from the axially inside to the outside and extending radially outwardly to form a ply turn-up portion overlying the carcass main portion, the ply turn-up portion extending outwardly to underlie the axial edge of the breaker, the carcass ply being reinforced by a plurality of mutually parallel carcass cords, wherein the carcass ply cords in the crown region are disposed at an angle in the range of 85.degree.-90.degree. to the tire circumferential direction, the cords in the sidewall regions are disposed at a smaller angle than the cords in the crown region being at an angle in the range of 65.degree.-85.degree. to the tire circumferential direction, the cords in the carcass main portion and those of the carcass turn-up portion are crossed with respect to each other, and wherein the ply turn-up underlies the axial edge of the breaker in the range of 10 to 20% of the width of the breaker.