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US 12,448,729 · App. 18/044,435 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Vehicle wheels and tyre comprising said metallic reinforcing cord

Inventors: Simone Agresti (Milan, IT); Guido Luigi Daghini (Milan, IT)
Assignee: PIRELLI TYRE S.p.A.
D07B1/062B60C9/0007B60C2009/0092D07B2201/1044D07B2201/2006D07B2201/2039D07B2501/2046
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Patent No.
US 12,448,729
App. No.
18/044,435
Granted
Oct 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a metallic reinforcing cord ( 10 ) for tyres for vehicle wheels, comprising from two to ten metallic wires ( 11 ) twisted together with a twisting pitch (P) and each having a predetermined diameter. In at least some cross sections of the metallic reinforcing cord ( 10 ), at least two of said metallic wires ( 11 ) are arranged to a minimum mutual distance greater than, or equal to, 2.5 times the predetermined diameter.

Claims (18)

1. A metallic reinforcing cord for tyres for vehicle wheels, consisting of:

from two to ten metallic wires twisted together and having a predetermined diameter, wherein, in at least some cross sections of the metallic reinforcing cord, at least two of the metallic wires are arranged to a minimum mutual distance greater than, or equal to, 2.5 times the predetermined diameter.

2. The metallic reinforcing cord according to claim 1 , wherein, in at least one cross section thereof, at least some of the metallic wires are in contact with each other.

3. The metallic reinforcing cord according to claim 1 , wherein, in any cross section thereof, the at least two metallic wires are spaced apart from one another.

4. The metallic reinforcing cord according to claim 1 , wherein each of the metallic wires extends along a respective helix.

5. The metallic reinforcing cord according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined diameter ranges from 0.04 mm to 0.60 mm.

6. The metallic reinforcing cord according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing cord comprises between two and six metallic wires.

7. The metallic reinforcing cord according to claim 1 , wherein the metallic wires are twisted together with a twisting pitch ranging from 2 mm to 50 mm.

8. The metallic reinforcing cord according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing cord has a part load elongation greater than, or equal to, 1%.

9. The metallic reinforcing cord according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing cord has an elongation at break greater than, or equal to, 4.5%.

10. A tyre for vehicle wheels, comprising at least one reinforcing layer delimited by two opposite interface surfaces (S 1 , S 2 ) and a plurality of metallic reinforcing cords arranged between the two opposite interface surfaces (S 1 , S 2 ), wherein at least some of the metallic reinforcing cords are metallic reinforcing cords according to claim 1 .

11. The tyre ( 100 ) according to claim 10 , wherein in at least some cross sections of the at least one reinforcing layer at least one of the metallic wires has a distance from one of the opposite interface surfaces (S 1 , S 2 ) less than or equal to the diameter of the metallic wires.

12. A metallic reinforcing cord for tyres for vehicle wheels, consisting of:

from two to ten metallic wires twisted together and having a predetermined diameter, wherein, in at least some cross sections of the metallic reinforcing cord, at least two adjacent wires of the metallic wires are arranged to a minimum mutual distance greater than, or equal to, 2.5 times the predetermined diameter;

wherein the at least two adjacent wires are arranged so that a line that joins their centers does not intersect further wires, wherein said line diametrically cuts the outer surface of said two adjacent wires at two diametrically opposite points and said minimum mutual distance is measured along said line between the points that, among the two diametrically opposite points of each of said two adjacent wires, are closest to each other.

13. A metallic reinforcing cord for tyres for vehicle wheels, consisting of:

from two to ten metallic wires twisted together and having a predetermined diameter, wherein, in at least some cross sections of the metallic reinforcing cord, at least two of the metallic wires are arranged to a minimum mutual distance greater than, or equal to, 2.5 times the predetermined diameter;

wherein the reinforcing cord has a part load elongation, evaluated with the BISFA E7 method, greater than, or equal to, 2%.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2023
From: AGRESTI, SIMONE; DAGHINI, GUIDO LUIGI
To: PIRELLI TYRE S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 063314/0424 →
Priority Claims (1)
IT 102020000022654 · Sep 25, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230366149A1 · Nov 16, 2023
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