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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to tires:
Tire (North American) or tyre (British) – ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance by providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock while keeping the wheel in close contact with the ground.
Tire Industry History
[edit]- Robert William Thomson – Scottish businessman and inventor
- John Boyd Dunlop – Scottish inventor and veterinary surgeon
- Harvey du Cros – British financier and businessman
- Firestone and Ford tire controversy – 1990s safety scandal involving Ford Explorer SUVs fitted with Firestone tires
- Charles Goodyear Medal – Award by the American Chemical Society, Rubber Division
- Harvey S. Firestone – American businessman (1868{{En dash
- Benjamin Goodrich – American industrialist
Types
[edit]By construction
[edit]By tread
[edit]By appearance
[edit]Vehicle specific
[edit]Use specific
[edit]Components and materials
[edit]Attributes
[edit]- Camber thrust – Force from tire camber angle
- Circle of forces – Diagram of tire forces in vehicle dynamics
- Cold inflation pressure – Inflation pressure of tires before a car is driven
- Contact patch – Portion of a tire that is in contact with the road
- Cornering force – Force produced by a vehicle tire during cornering
- Ground pressure – Pressure exerted on the ground by the tires or tracks of a motorized vehicle
- Pacejka's Magic Formula – Dutch automotive engineer
- Pneumatic trail – Offset in tire force application point
- Relaxation length – Property of pneumatic tires
- Rolling resistance – Force resisting the motion when a body rolls on a surface
- Self aligning torque – Torque aligning tire to travel direction
- Slip angle – Term or maneuver in vehicle dynamics
- Steering ratio – Ratio in automotive engineering
- Tire balance – Mass distribution in an automobile tire
- Tire load sensitivity – Behaviour of tires under load
- Tire uniformity – Dynamic mechanical properties of pneumatic tires
- Traction (mechanics) – Force used to generate motion between a body and a tangential surface
- Treadwear rating – Standards for passenger car tires
Behaviors
[edit]- Aquaplaning – Loss of traction due to water buildup under tires
- Groove wander
- Rolling – Type of motion which combines translation and rotation with respect to a surface
- Slip (vehicle dynamics) – Motion between surfaces
- Tramlining
Maintenance
[edit]Inflation
[edit]- Bicycle pump
- Central Tire Inflation System
- Tire mousse
- Tire-pressure monitoring system
- Tire-pressure gauge
Tools
[edit]Life cycle
[edit]Failure
[edit]Organizations
[edit]Manufacturing Companies
[edit]- Apollo Tyres – Indian tyre manufacturing company
- Bridgestone – Japanese multinational manufacturing corporation
- Continental AG – German multinational automotive component supplier
- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company – Tire manufacturing company
- Double Coin – Chinese tire manufacturer
- Dunlop Rubber – British multinational company manufacturing natural rubber goods
- Giti Tire – Tire company
- Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company – American multinational tire manufacturer
- Hankook – South Korean tire manufacturer
- Kumho Tire – South Korean tire manufacturer
- Linglong Tire – Chinese tire manufacturing enterprise
- Maxxis – Tire manufacturer
- Michelin – French multinational tyre development and manufacturing company
- MRF (company) – Indian tyre manufacturing company
- Nexen Tire – South Korean tire manufacturer
- Nokian Tyres – Finnish tyre company
- Pirelli – Italian multinational tyre manufacturer
- Sumitomo Rubber Industries – Japanese tire and rubber company
- Toyo Tires – Japanese tire manufacturing company
- Yokohama Rubber Company – Japanese tire and rim manufacturing company
- Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Company – Chinese tyre manufacturer
Standards
[edit]- European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation – Motor standards organisation
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – American agency of the Executive Branch of the Department of Transportation
- Tire and Rim Association
Technical
[edit]- ACS Rubber Division – American scientific society
- SAE International – Professional association and standards organization for transport and other industries
- Tire Society – Professional body
- Tire Science and Technology – Academic journal published by the Tire Society
Identification
[edit]- Tire code – Alphanumeric code specifying tire sizes and limits
- Plus sizing – Practice of fitting larger wheels with low-profile tires
- Tire label – Mark for motor vehicle tyres
- Uniform Tire Quality Grading – Standards for passenger car tires
Regulation and Standards
[edit]- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards – US federal vehicle regulations
- Regulation 30 of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe[1]
- SAE J1269 – Standard test of tire rolling resistance
- SAE J2452
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Regulation No 30 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of pneumatic tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers". op.europa.eu. EU. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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