Continental Gummi-werke Aktiengesellschaft

Siegfried Preatorius

Dieter Rohde

A pneumatic vehicle tire of elastomeric material has a radial carcass and a pull-resistant belt which is located between the carcass and the tread, and extends approximately over the width of the tread. The belt includes at least two cord fabric plies. A rubber layer is arranged at least partially between two of these plies and has a thickness in a range from the diameter of the cords of the belts to 5 mm. Furthermore, in the central region of the belt, the rubber layer located between the belt plies is considerably softer than are those portions of the rubber layer located in the vicinity of the two edge regions of the belt. The two harder portions of the rubber layer, which harder portions are arranged laterally of the softer central portion, project beyond the belt on both sides.

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Barsinghausen, Germany

Siegfried Preatorius