Lexus NX300 Owner's Manual page 397

Tire related
term
The industry manufac-
Rim type des-
turer's designation for a
ignation
rim by style or code
Nominal distance between
Rim width
rim flanges
Vehicle
The rated cargo and lug-
capacity
gage load plus 150 lb. (68
weight
kg) times the vehicle's des-
(Total load
ignated seating capacity
capacity)
The load on an individual
tire that is determined by
Vehicle maxi-
distributing to each axle its
mum load on
share of the maximum
the tire
loaded vehicle weight, and
dividing by two
The load on an individual
tire that is determined by
distributing to each axle its
Vehicle nor- share of curb weight,
mal load on accessory weight, and nor-
the tire mal occupant weight (dis-
tributed in accordance
with Table 1
dividing by two
The surface area of the rim
Weather side not covered by the inflated
tire
The part of the tire that is
made of steel wires,
Bead wrapped or reinforced by
ply cords and that is
shaped to fit the rim
A breakdown of the bond
Bead separa-
between components in
tion
the bead
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Tire related
Meaning
term
A pneumatic tire in which
the ply cords that extend to
the beads are laid at alter-
Bias ply tire
nate angles substantially
less than 90 degrees to the
centerline of the tread
The tire structure, except
tread and sidewall rubber
Carcass
which, when inflated, bears
the load
The breaking away of
Chunking pieces of the tread or side-
wall
The strands forming the
Cord
plies in the tire
The parting of cords from
Cord separa-
adjacent rubber com-
tion
pounds
Any parting within the
tread, sidewall, or inner-
Cracking
liner 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
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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
Extra load tire higher inflation pressures
than the corresponding
standard tire
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