HEAVY TRUCK TIRE

The invention provides for a heavy truck tire having a sub-casing, a belt package and a rubber tread, the tread comprising a center zone separating two shoulder zones. The upper shoulder layer consisting of an upper shoulder rubber compound being different from a lower shoulder rubber compound, wher...

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Main Authors MAHESHA, Chaitra, TROWBRIDGE, Jeremy, CRESS, Ronald
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 09.10.2019
Subjects
DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
REPAIRING, OR CONNECTING VALVES TO, INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIESIN GENERAL
TRANSPORTING
TYRE CHANGING OR REPAIRING
TYRE INFLATION
VEHICLE TYRES
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:The invention provides for a heavy truck tire having a sub-casing, a belt package and a rubber tread, the tread comprising a center zone separating two shoulder zones. The upper shoulder layer consisting of an upper shoulder rubber compound being different from a lower shoulder rubber compound, wherein:the upper shoulder rubber compound has a G*50 of at least 1.3 Mpa and a max tan(δ) of at least 0.12;the lower shoulder rubber compound has a max tan(δ) not greater than the max tan(δ) of a center rubber compound in the center zone being intended to come into contact with the ground; andthe center rubber compound has a max tan(δ) of at most 0.09.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20160822594