Pneumatic tire with carcass half plies and method of manufacture

摘要

A pneumatic tire comprises a ground contacting tread including a tread strip extending axially between tread edges and sidewalls extending radially inwardly from each tread edge to respective bead regions, the tread being reinforced by at least a first circumferentially extending breaker ply, characterized in that each sidewall is reinforced by a carcass half ply extending from a radially inward first edge in the bead region to a radially outward second edge in the tread axially between the center and adjacent edge of the breaker ply; the carcass half ply including one or more reinforcing elements wound continuously between the radially inner and outer edges of the carcass half ply and around the circumferential periphery of the tire.