IP Library Granted Patent US 6,953,072
Granted Patent B2
US 6,953,072 · App. 10/349,823 · Granted Oct 11, 2005

Tire for vehicles, in particular for motorcycles

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Patent No.
US 6,953,072
App. No.
10/349,823
Granted
Oct 11, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tire for vehicles, particularly for motorcycles, includes a 0°-cord coil incorporated in vulcanized rubber. The cord utilized for the 0°-cord coil has at least one rubberized strand of wires wound into a coil and has a load-elongation curve with an at least approximately linear region. The cord remains in the approximately linear region when the tire is in the finished, uninflated state as well as when the tire is inflated to the operating pressure. As a result, the running characteristics of the tire are improved. The slope in the approximately linear region of the load-elongation curve is between 0.05% and 0.2% per 10 N.

Claims (20)

1. A tire configuration, comprising:

a tire including vulcanized rubber;

a 0°-cord coil incorporated in said vulcanized rubber;

said 0°-cord coil including a cord having at least one rubberized strand of helically wound wires;

said cord having a load-elongation characteristic with a given region;

said load-elongation characteristic having a slope between 0.05% and 0.2% per 10 N in said given region and said slope varying by no more than 100% in said given region; and said cord being in said given region of said load-elongation characteristic when said tire is in a finished, uninflated state and also when said tire is inflated to a given operating pressure.

2. The tire configuration according to claim 1 , wherein said slope in said given region of said load-elongation characteristic is between 0.07% and 0.15% per 10 N.

3. The tire configuration according to claim 1 , wherein said cord has an elongation of less than 0.5% when said tire is in said finished, uninflated state.

4. The tire configuration according to claim 1 , wherein said cord has an elongation between 0.1 and 0.3% when said tire is in said finished, uninflated state.

5. The tire configuration according to claim 1 , wherein s-aid cord has an elongation between 0.5 and 1.4% when said tire is inflated to said given operating pressure.

6. The tire configuration according to claim 1 , wherein said cord has an elongation between 0.5 and 1.3% when said tire is inflated to said given operating pressure.

7. The tire configuration according to claim 1 , wherein said cord has an elongation between 0.5 and 1.2% when said tire is inflated to said given operating pressure.

8. The tire configuration according to claim 1 , wherein said cord has an elongation between 0.8 and 1.4% when said tire is inflated to said given operating pressure.

9. The tire configuration according to claim 1 , wherein said cord has an elongation between 0.8 and 1.3% when said tire is inflated to said given operating pressure.

10. The tire configuration according to claim 1 , wherein said cord has an elongation between 0.8 and 1.2% when said tire is inflated to said given operating pressure.

11. The tire configuration according to claim 1 , wherein said cord has an elongation between 0.9 and 1.4% when said tire is inflated to said given operating pressure.

12. The tire configuration according to claim 1 , wherein said cord has an elongation between 0.9 and 1.3% when said tire is inflated to said given operating pressure.

13. The tire configuration according to claim 1 , wherein said cord has an elongation between 0.9 and 1.2% when said tire is inflated to said given operating pressure.

14. The tire configuration according to claim 1 , wherein said tire is a vehicle tire.

15. The tire configuration according to claim 1 , wherein said tire is a motorcycle tire.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NATURE OF CONVEYANCE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 032548 FRAME 0264. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE NATURE OF CONVEYANCE SHOULD BE "ASSIGNMENT". Recorded Apr 4, 2014
From: CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: CONTINENTAL REIFEN DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 032608/0890 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 27, 2014
From: CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: CONTINENTAL REIFEN DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 032548/0264 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2005
From: SCHULTE, RUDIGER
To: CONTINENTAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 016913/0533 →