The Goodyear & Tire Rubber Company

Archie Arsavir Takfor Andonian

Robert Anthony Neubauer

Kevin Christopher Legge

Terry John Waibel

Dale Eugene Wells

Jin-hyo Oscar Song

A two-piece tire assemblywith a removable tread beltfor installing about the circumference of a tire carcassis provided. The two-piece tire assemblyincludes a tread belthas a belt structurehaving two or more belt layerseach layer having one or more belts. The tread belthas a radially inner surfacehaving one or more protruding circumferential ribsor groovesthat fit into complementary groovesor ribson an outer crown surface of the tire carcass. The tread belthas a maximum axial belt width W at a radially inner surface. The carcasshas a maximum section width SW and ply linehaving a maximum width P wherein W&#x2266;0.95P, BW&#x2266;5 0.85P and P&#x3c;SW.

Two-piece tire

A two-piece tire assembly with a removable tread belt for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass is provided. The inner surface of the tread belt follows a non-linear, preferably arcuate profile with a radius of curvature R across the tread belt wherein the distance Das measured from the axis of rotation to the inner surface of the tread belt extends a distance Dat the equatorial plane and curves radially inwardly to a distance Dat each belt edge such that D&#x2266;0.9*D.

A tire and sensor system and method includes a tire having an inflatable radially inward tire casing and a radially outward tire tread ring situated on the casing and a sensor system. The sensor system includes a first conductive medium affixed to a radially inward surface of the tread ring and a second conductive medium affixed to a radially outward surface of the casing. The second conductive medium operatively contacts the first conductive medium in a desired, relative orientation between the tire casing and the tread ring and operatively separates from the first conductive medium when tire casing and the tread ring depart from the desired orientation. A sensor is connected to the second conductive medium for operatively detecting separation of the second conductive medium from the first conductive medium.

Tire sensor system and method

A two-piece tire assembly with a removable tread belt for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass is provided. The two-piece tire assembly includes a tread belt comprised of two or more belt layers, each layer having one or more belts, wherein at least one of the belts in each layer has a chord length less than about 25% of the circumferential length of the belt.

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Hudson, OH, United States of America

Archie Arsavir Takfor Andonian