Tires

Tires

A ring-shaped covering fixed around the wheel-rim of an automobile that both protects it and provides a shock-absorbant cushion to increase vehicle performance and speed.

Industry: Automotive; Rubber

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Balance/imbalance

Automotive; Tires

The state in which a tyre and wheel spin with all their weight distributed equally. To correct an imbalance, a trained mechanic will add weights on the interior or exterior of the wheel.

Michelin® BAZ Technology™ uses spiral-wrapped nylon strips applied in the tread area atop the steel belts at zero degrees. BAZ Technology™ opposes centripetal forces that can cause tyre distortion at ...

Bead

Automotive; Tires

The section of the tyre that sits on the wheel. Inside, there is a round hoop of steel wires, wrapped or reinforced by body ply cords, that clamps the tyre firmly against the wheel rim.

Bead chafer

Automotive; Tires

A key component of the tyre that is the contact point between the tyre and the wheel, designed to withstand forces the wheel puts on the tyre during mounting as well as the dynamic forces of driving ...

Bead filler

Automotive; Tires

Responsible for transferring propulsion and braking torque from the wheel rim to the road surface contact area.

Bead tension structure

Automotive; Tires

Two sidewall plies wrapped around each bead wire in opposite directions providing lateral stability but flex to absorb road irregularities.

Belt

Automotive; Tires

A rubber-coated layer of cords that is located between the body plies and the tread. Cords are most commonly made from steel but may also be made from fiberglass, rayon, nylon, polyester or other ...