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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2001
Manfred Gerresheim, Oberthausen, DE;
Klaus Riehl, Grundau, DE;
Saburo Miyabe, Grosseuhaim, DE;
Hans-Joachim Winter, Gelnhausen, DE;
Dunlop GmbH, Hanau, DE;
Abstract
A vehicle tire comprises a carcass ply ( ) extending between two bead regions, a tread region disposed between side walls ( ) and having a tread surface ( ) curved in the axial direction and also a breaker ( ) reinforcing the tread region and arranged between the carcass ply and tread region, characterised in that in the normally inflated state of the tyre mounted on a tyre rim, the vertical spacing of the tread surface ( ) with respect to the breaker continuously reduces, starting from the region of the tyre centre ( ), towards the breaker edges ( ) and in that the side walls ( ) are made at least substantially self-supporting.