Crown reinforcement for a radial tire.U.S. patent: 7,500,501 Issued: March 10, 2009 Inventors: Stephane Callamand and Lucien Bondu Assigned: Michelin Key statement: A tire includes comprising a radial carcass carcass, carcase 1. the body of an animal killed for meat. The head, the legs below the knees and hocks, the tail, the skin and most of the viscera are removed. The kidneys are left in and in most instances the body is split down the middle through the sternum and the vertebral reinforcement surmounted sur·mount tr.v. sur·mount·ed, sur·mount·ing, sur·mounts 1. To overcome (an obstacle, for example); conquer. 2. To ascend to the top of; climb. 3. a. To place something above; top. radially by a crown reinforcement including a working reinforcement. The working reinforcement includes two working crown plies plies 1 v. Third person singular present tense of ply1. n. Plural of ply1. of calendered cal·en·der n. A machine in which paper or cloth is made smooth and glossy by being pressed through rollers. tr.v. cal·en·dered, cal·en·der·ing, cal·en·ders inextensible in·ex·ten·si·ble adj. Not extensible: an inextensible antenna. Adj. 1. inextensible - not extensile nonextensile, nonprotractile metalic reinforcement elements and rubber mix, and a protective ply of metalllic reinforcements. The metallic reinforcement elements of the working crown plies are parallel to each other within each working crown ply and are crossed from one working crown ply to the next, forming with the circumferential direction angles [[alpha].sub.1] and [[alpha].sub.1] of between 10[degrees] and 45[degrees]. The working crown plies include a radially inner working crown ply having an axial with [L.sub.3] which is greater than [L.sub.2]. A layer P of cohesive rubber mixes is arranged between at least the ends of the working crown plies. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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