PROGRAM
ON
TYRE UNIFORMITY
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Tire Uniformity is :
Actually “Non-Uniformity”
A quantitative measure of variation within a tire
Usual variations are in force and Geometric
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Why TIRE UNIFORMITY
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AXIS SYSTEM
To measure tires, the tire industry uses an axis
system which bisects the tire center
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PARAMETERS MEASURED IN
TIRE UNIFORMITY
“Bounce”
“Wobble”
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RADIAL FORCE VARIATION
RFV is the variation in load between a tire and another surface when the
tire is rotated at a constant axle height with some deflection upon the
surface
RFVs are inversely proportional to deflection. The higher the deflection
the less the force variation
RADIAL FORCE
VARIATIONS
can be due to either
geometric variation (runout)
stiffness variation
mass variation
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LATERAL FORCE VARIATION
LFV is the variation in lateral thrust when a tire rotates in a given
direction. It is composed of two forces:
1) Conicity variation and
2) Ply steer variation
LFV is deflection dependent. The higher the deflection the higher
the force
Lateral force variation
due to
Side-to-side
misalignment conditions
such as :
• Belt Snaking
• Belt width variation
• Tread Snaking
• Snaked cushion gums
• Beads not seating on flanges
• Mold halves misaligned
LATERAL FORCE VARIATIONS
PLYSTEER
Plysteer is the force developed by the steel belts in a tire
Bulges –
Essentially symmetric
Depressions –
Sunken portions of the sidewall, running from bead to tread
Essentially symmetric
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