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BIAS PLY TIRE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

[A] pneumatic tyre in which the ply cords extend to the beads and are laid at alternate angles substantially less than 90° to the centre-line of the tread.

OBS

bias-ply tire: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

OBS

bias tire; diagonal ply tyre: terms and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • criss-cross ply tyre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Pneumatique dont les câblés des plis s'étendent jusqu'aux talons et sont orientés de façon à former des angles alternés sensiblement inférieurs à 90° par rapport à la ligne médiane de la bande de roulement.

OBS

pneu à carcasse diagonale : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

OBS

pneu diagonal : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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