IP Library Granted Patent US 10,538,131
Granted Patent B2
US 10,538,131 · App. 14/900,042 · Granted Jan 21, 2020

Pneumatic tire

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Patent No.
US 10,538,131
App. No.
14/900,042
Granted
Jan 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

When a tire that is mounted on a specified rim, inflated to an internal pressure of 50 kPa, and placed in a no-load state is viewed as a cross-section from the tire meridian direction, a position of 1.30×Hf on an outer surface of a sidewall portion, taking a rim flange height (Hf) of the specified rim as a reference, is defined as a point (P), a foot of a normal line (L) drawn from the point (P) to a carcass line of a main body portion ( 131 ) of a carcass layer ( 13 ) is defined as a point (M), and a point of intersection of the normal line (L) and a carcass line of a folded back portion ( 132 ) of the carcass layer ( 13 ) is defined as a point (T). At this time, a distance (a) mm from the point (M) to the point (T), a distance (b) mm from the point (T) to the point (P), and a specified load (x) kN have relationships such that a=0.019×x+13.3 and b=0.052×x+21.6, with a tolerance of not less than 0% and not more than 20%.

Claims (9)

1. A pneumatic tire comprising:

a pair of bead cores;

a pair of bead fillers that are disposed on outer sides of the pair of bead cores in a tire radial direction; and

a carcass layer that extends between the pair of bead cores and is folded back and fixed, wrapping around the bead cores and the bead fillers; wherein

when the tire that is mounted on a specified rim, inflated to an internal pressure of 50 kPa, and placed in a no-load state is viewed as a cross-section from a tire meridian direction,

a position of 1.30×Hf on an outer surface of a sidewall portion, taking a rim flange height Hf of the specified rim as a reference, is defined as a point P, a foot of a normal line L drawn from the point P to a carcass line of a main body portion of the carcass layer is defined as a point M, and a point of intersection of the normal line L and a carcass line of a folded back portion of the carcass layer is defined as a point T, and

a distance a mm from the point M to the point T, a distance b mm from the point T to the point P, and a specified load x kN have relationships such that a=0.019×x+13.3 and b=0.052×x+21.6, with a tolerance of not less than 0% and not more than 20%;

when the tire that is mounted on the specified rim, inflated to the internal pressure of 50 kPa, and placed in the no-load state is viewed as the cross-section from the tire meridian direction, a height Hi of an inflection point of the folded back portion of the carcass layer, taking a measurement point of a rim diameter as a reference, and a rim flange height Hf are in a range of 1.65≤Hi/Hf; and

the folded back portion of the carcass layer on each of the outer sides has a single one of the inflection point.

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 Dec 18, 2015
From: TAUCHI, LISA; ISOBE, SATORU
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037333/0511 →