2TheTire
2.1Introduction
2.1.1TireDevelopment
Thefollowingtableshowssomeimportantmilestonesinthedevelopmentoftires.
1839CharlesGoodyear:vulcanization
1845
RobertWilliamThompson: rstpneumatictire(severalthinin atedtubesinsidealeathercover)
1888JohnBoydDunlop:patentforbicycle(pneumatic)tires1893TheDunlopPneumaticandTyreCo.GmbH,Hanau,Germany1895
AndréandEdouardMichelin:pneumatictiresforPeugeotParis-Bordeaux-Paris(720Miles):50tirede ations,
22completeinnertubechanges1899Continental:longerlifetires(approx.500Kilometer)1904Carbonadded:blacktires.
1908FrankSeiberling:groovedtireswithimprovedroadtraction1922Dunlop:steelcordthreadinthetirebead1943Continental:patentfortubelesstires1946RadialTire
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Table2.1:MileStonesintheDevelopmentofTires
2.1.2TireComposites
Amoderntireisamixtureofsteel,fabric,andrubber.
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