Patent ID: 6112789
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: B60C,D02G,Y10S

Abstract:
A pneumatic tire reinforced with cords of textile material comprising a carcass including at least one radial carcass ply, a tread disposed radially outwardly of the crown region of the carcass and a crown reinforcing structure interposed between the tread and the crown region of the carcass in circumferential surrounding relation to the carcass, whereby the crown reinforcing structure includes a belt assembly having at least a first, radially innermost and a second, radially outermost belt ply, each of the belt plies comprising reinforcement cords extending parallel to one another in each belt ply, and an optional overlay structure having a width substantially equivalent to the tread width, wherein at least one of said cords of textile material includes at least one multifilament yarn wherein said at least one of said cords of textile material has a first portion adjacent to its outer peripheral surface and a second, radially innermost portion, wherein the filaments in the second, radially innermost portion are compacted or fused together and the filaments in the first portion are discrete filaments.