IP Library Granted Patent US 10,377,179
Granted Patent B2
US 10,377,179 · App. 14/786,529 · Granted Aug 13, 2019

Pneumatic tire

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Patent No.
US 10,377,179
App. No.
14/786,529
Granted
Aug 13, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pneumatic tire ( 1 ), wherein an inter-cord distance (Gcl) between a circumferential reinforcing layer ( 145 ) and an inner-side belt ply ( 142 ) at a tire equatorial plane (CL), an inter-cord distance (Gcu) between the circumferential reinforcing layer ( 145 ) and an outer-side belt ply ( 143 ) at the tire equatorial plane (CL), an inter-cord distance (Gsl) between the circumferential reinforcing layer ( 145 ) and the inner-side belt ply ( 142 ) at end regions of the circumferential reinforcing layer ( 145 ), an inter-cord distance (Gsu) between the circumferential reinforcing layer ( 145 ) and the outer-side belt ply ( 143 ) at the end regions of the circumferential reinforcing layer ( 145 ) have a relationship such that 1.20≤(Gcl+Gcu)/(Gsl+Gsu)≤9.20.

Claims (20)

1. A pneumatic tire comprising:

a carcass layer;

a belt layer disposed on an outer side in a tire radial direction of the carcass layer; and

a tread rubber disposed on an outer side in the tire radial direction of the belt layer,

the belt layer including a circumferential reinforcing layer having a belt angle within a range of ±5° with respect to a tire circumferential direction, and an inner-side belt ply and an outer-side belt ply having a belt angle, as an absolute value, of not less than 10° and not more than 70°, laminated adjacent to the circumferential reinforcing layer on an inner side in the tire radial direction and an outer side in the tire radial direction of the circumferential reinforcing layer respectively;

an inter-cord distance Gcl between the circumferential reinforcing layer and the inner-side belt ply at a tire equatorial plane, an inter-cord distance Gcu between the circumferential reinforcing layer and the outer-side belt ply at the tire equatorial plane, an inter-cord distance Gsl between the circumferential reinforcing layer and the inner-side belt ply at end regions of the circumferential reinforcing layer, and an inter-cord distance Gsu between the circumferential reinforcing layer and the outer-side belt ply at the end regions of the circumferential reinforcing layer having a relationship such that 1.20≤(Gcl+Gcu)/(Gsl+Gsu)≤9.20;

an end region of the circumferential reinforcing layer referring to a region from an end on an outer side in a tire width direction of the circumferential reinforcing layer to a position 20% of a width Ws of the circumferential reinforcing layer from the end; and

the inter-cord distances Gcl, Gcu, Gsl, Gsu having a relationship such that Gsl<Gcl and Gsu<Gcu.

2. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a width Ws of the circumferential reinforcing layer and a cross-sectional width Wca of the carcass layer have a relationship such that 0.60≤Ws/Wca≤0.70.

3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the inter-cord distances Gcl, Gcu, Gsl, Gsu are each not less than 0.10 mm.

4. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the cross-sectional width Wca of the carcass layer and a width Wb 2 of the inner-side belt ply have a relationship such that 0.74≤Wb 2 /Wca≤0.89.

5. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a width Wb 3 of the outer-side belt ply and the width Ws of the circumferential reinforcing layer have a relationship such that 0.75≤Ws/Wb 3 ≤0.90.

6. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the inner-side belt ply and the outer-side belt ply have a belt angle, as an absolute value, of not less than 15° and not greater than 60°.

7. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a diameter of belt cords of the circumferential reinforcing layer, the inner-side belt ply, and the outer-side belt ply is within a range of not less than 1.20 mm and not more than 2.20 mm.

8. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a number of ends of the belt cords in the circumferential reinforcing layer, the inner-side belt ply, and the outer-side belt ply is in a range from not less than 18 ends per 50 mm to not more than 28 ends per 50 mm.

9. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a sum (Gsl+Gsu) of the inter-cord distances Gsl, Gsu monotonically becomes less towards the outer side in a tire width direction at the end regions of the circumferential reinforcing layer.

10. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the inner-side belt ply and the outer-side belt ply are cross belts having a belt angle, as an absolute value, of not less than 10° and not greater than 45°, and having belt angles with mutually opposite signs.

11. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a tread width TW and a total tire width SW have a relationship such that 0.79≤TW/SW≤0.89.

12. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the tread width TW and the cross-sectional width Wca of the carcass layer have a relationship such that 0.82≤TW/Wca≤0.92.

13. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the inner-side belt ply and the outer-side belt ply have the belt angle, as an absolute value, of not less than 50° and not more than 70°.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR ASSIGNEE Recorded Nov 18, 2023
From: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065626/0740 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2015
From: SATO, TOSHIYUKI
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036861/0703 →