Run-flat tire with tread reinforcing layer

摘要

A run-flat tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of bead portions, a pair of sidewall portions, a carcass comprising at least one carcass ply extending between the bead portions, a belt disposed radially outside the carcass in the tread portion, and a tread reinforcing layer disposed between carcass plies or alternatively between the carcass and belt, the tread reinforcing layer made of a high elastic modulus rubber compound having a complex elastic modulus E* of from 10 to 30 MPa, a thickness t of from 0.8 to 2.5 mm, and an axial width WA of 0.7 to 1.0 times the tread width TW of the tire.