Belt package for super single truck tires

Abstract

A medium truck tire ( 10 ) and more specifically a super single truck tire ( 10 ) includes belt plies ( 23, 24, 25 ) reinforced with steel cords which make an angle comprised between 0° and 5° with respect to the equatorial plane. Disposed radially outermost over the belt plies ( 23, 24, 25 ) is at least one substantially full spiral helically wound layer ( 22 ). The steel of the reinforcing cords comprises high elongation steel. The spliced belt plies ( 23, 24, 25 ) are in a RLL configuration making angles comprised between 45° and 75° with respect to the equatorial plane angular direction of the inwardmost ply ( 25 ) oppositely disposed relative to the outer plies ( 23, 24 ). The helically would layer(s) ( 22 ) are disposed over the outermost L ply ( 23 ) and have a width substantially 100% of the footprint width of the tire tread.

1 . A pneumatic super single radial truck tire ( 10 ) of the type having at least one pair of parallel annular beads ( 17 ), at least one carcass ply ( 16 ) wrapped around said beads, a crown reinforcing structure comprising radially spaced spliced belts plies and a helically wound belt ply in a crown area of said tire, tread ( 28 ) disposed over said crown reinforcing structure, and sidewalls ( 26 ) disposed between said tread and said beads, characterized in that the belt plies comprise a least three ply layers ( 23 ,  24 ,  25 ) and at least one radially outermost helically wound layer ( 22 ) located radially outward of the ply layers in a full spiral overlay of non-steel composition comprising substantially 100% of the footprint width of the tire tread. 
   
   
       2 . The tire of  claim 1  wherein the at least one helically wound layer ( 22 ) is located radially outermost a spliced belt ply ( 23 ). 
   
   
       3 . (canceled) 
   
   
       4 . The tire of  claim 1  wherein comprising two outermost helically wound belt layers ( 22 ) each having a width about 100% of the footprint width of the tire tread. 
   
   
       5 . The tire of  claim 1  wherein the outermost helical wound belt layer ( 22 ) comprises at least one strip composed of non-steel material and the outermost helical wound belt layer ( 22 ) is at an angle of 0 degrees with respect to an equatorial centerplane of the tire. 
   
   
       6 . The tire of  claim 1  wherein the at least one outermost belt layer ( 22 ) comprises the sole helically wound belt layer in the tire. 
   
   
       7 . The tire of  claim 6  wherein the outermost belt layer ( 22 ) comprises the sole belt layer in the tire composed of non-steel material.