• The tire
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• s.39
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• pp.18-20
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• 1972

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.207-207
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• 2003

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.716-721
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• 2001

The present study describes the experimental method to measure the strain of tire. In this study. the strain distributions of tire with air pressure and vertical load were measured at the bead filler edge region and on the carcass cord using strain gauges and the results were compared with indoor bead durability test results. The strain amplitude of carcass cord near the rim check line of tire is one of the main factors that affects bead durability characteristic.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.438-445
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• 2000

Tire performance is significantly influenced by the cord tension distribution, and which is governed by the tire shape. To increase the tire performance, it is very important for one to find the shape with the ideal distribution of tension. But it is not easy to find such an optimal tire shape. Therefore, in order for the successful tire-shape optimization, we need to investigate how the change of tire shape influences on the cord tension. In this paper, we intend to numerically analyse the relation between the carcass shape and the cord tension.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.378-384
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• 1997

In curing process of tire, contact and slip occurs between green tire and curing bladder. The curing process is a critical step in the manufacture of tires. In this investigation, curing bladder shaping is examined using a finite element method. Specifically, a finite element model between the inner part of green tire and the outer part of curing bladder is generated using contact element and curing bladder is generated using incompressible element. Numerical analysis are performed on two different bladder types, different overall outer diameters of curing bladder and different heights of curing bladder. Numerical results show that contact pressure is increased by using toroidal type of curing bladder, increasing overall diameter and increasing height of curing bladder. To obtain natural equilibrium carcass line, there is a requirement in increasing contact pressure of the section between side and bead.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.980-987
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• 2001

Tire performance is significantly influenced by the carcass tension distribution that is governed by the sidewall contour. To maximize the tire performance, it is very important for one to find the sidewall contour with the ideal tension distribution. But it is not easy to find such an optimal sidewall contour. Therefore, in order for a successful tire-shape optimization, we need to investigate how the change of sidewall radius influences on the carcass tension distribution. In this paper, we intend to numerically investigate the relation between the sidewall-radius change and the carcass tension distribution.