TYRE HAVING SOUND-ABSORBING MATERIAL AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

A tyre includes a tread forming a part of an outer surface, and sound-absorbing material formed as a ribbon and attached to an inner surface of a body of the tyre. The ribbon extends from a first end of the ribbon to a second end of the ribbon and the shape of the ribbon tapers such that a thickness (Tr) of the ribbon decreases towards the second end of the ribbon. The first end of the ribbon is in contact with the second end of the ribbon, and/or a gap (G) is arranged between the first end of the ribbon and the second end of the ribbon such that a maximum width (Wg) of the gap (G), as measured along the body of the tyre, is at most 5 mm.