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Tire related term
Bead
Bead separation
Bias ply tire
Carcass
Chunking
Cord
Cord separation
Cracking
CT
Extra load tire
Groove
Innerliner
Innerliner separation
The part of the tire that is made of steel wires,
wrapped or reinforced by ply cords and that is
shaped to fit the rim
A breakdown of the bond between components in
the bead
A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that extend to
the beads are laid at alternate angles substantially
less than 90 degrees to the centerline of the tread
The tire structure, except tread and sidewall rubber
which, when inflated, bears the load
The breaking away of pieces of the tread or sidewall
The strands forming the plies in the tire
The parting of cords from adjacent rubber com-
pounds
Any parting within the tread, sidewall, or innerliner of
the tire extending to cord material
A pneumatic tire with an inverted flange tire and rim
system in which the rim is designed with rim flanges
pointed radially inward and the tire is designed to fit
on the underside of the rim in a manner that encloses
the rim flanges inside the air cavity of the tire
A tire designed to operate at higher loads and at
higher inflation pressures than the corresponding
standard tire
The space between two adjacent tread ribs
The layer(s) forming the inside surface of a tubeless
tire that contains the inflating medium within the tire
The parting of the innerliner from cord material in the
carcass
6-1. Specifications
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