Run-flat tyre
Abstract
A run-flat tyre comprises a carcass (6) composed of an inner ply (6A) and an outer ply (6B each made of organic fibre cords, a belt (7) disposed radially outside the carcass (6) in the tread portion (2), and three sidewall reinforcing rubber layers (9a,9b,9c) disposed in each sidewall portion. The inner and outer carcass plies are turned up around the bead cores (5) from the inside to the outside of the tyre, and the turnup portions (6b1) of the inner carcass ply (6A) extends into between the belt (7) and the carcass (6) so that the radially outer end (9c) thereof is secured therebetween. The sidewall reinforcing layers include: an inside layer (9a) disposed axially inside the main portion (6a1) of the inner ply (6A); a middle layer (9b) disposed between the main portion (6a1) of the inner ply (6A) and the main portion (6a2) of the outer ply (6B); and an outside layer (9c) disposed axially outside the main portion of the outer ply (6a2). At least one of the sidewall reinforcing rubber layers (9a,9b,9c) has a radially outer end located beneath the belt (7). At least one of the sidewall reinforcing rubber layers has a radially inner end located radially outwards of the bead core (5) but radially inwards of a maximum tyre section width point (M). At the maximum tyre section width point (M), the total of the thicknesses of the inside layer, middle layer and outside layer is not less than 50 % of the total thickness of the sidewall portion.

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Numbers
- Publication
- 0985558
- Application
- 993070788
Titles3
- German
- Notlaufreifen
- English
- Run-flat tyre
- French
- Bandage pneumatique pour roulage à plat
Classification
- CPC, 3
- B60C15/0045
- B60C17/0009
- B60C15/0607
- IPC, 6
- B60C9 00
- B60C9 18
- B60C13 00
- B60C15 00
- B60C15 06
- B60C17 00
Designated states25
- Contracting states, 19
- Austria
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Germany
- Denmark
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Portugal
- Sweden
- Extension states, 6
- Albania
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- North Macedonia
- Romania
- Slovenia