IP Library Granted Patent US 10,500,910
Granted Patent B2
US 10,500,910 · App. 15/519,814 · Granted Dec 10, 2019

Pneumatic tire

Inventor: Atsushi Tanno (Hiratsuka, JP)
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
B60C23/0493B60C19/00B29D2030/0072
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Patent No.
US 10,500,910
App. No.
15/519,814
Granted
Dec 10, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a pneumatic tire including one fastener in a separable pair of mechanical fasteners, the one fastener being disposed on the tire inner surface. The one fastener includes at least two components. The at least two components are fixed together while sandwiching the fixing member made from a resin or a resin composition composed of a blend of a resin and an elastomer. The fixing member includes anchoring elements disposed only on the side facing the tire inner surface. The anchoring elements are at least partially embedded in the tire inner surface.

Claims (23)

1. A pneumatic tire comprising:

one fastener in a separable pair of mechanical fasteners, the one fastener being disposed on a tire inner surface;

the one fastener comprising at least two components;

the at least two components being fixed together while sandwiching a fixing member made from a resin or a resin composition composed of a blend of a resin and an elastomer;

the fixing member comprising anchoring elements disposed only on a side facing the tire inner surface; and

the anchoring elements being at least partially embedded in the tire inner surface.

2. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the side, provided with the anchoring elements, of the fixing member has a surface area within a range of 1.3 to 50 times a surface area of a side not provided with the anchoring elements.

3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein an apparent area of the fixing member is 20 to 500 times a projected area of the one fastener.

4. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a height (mm) of the anchoring elements, a number (pieces/fastener) of the anchoring elements per fastener, and a mass (g) of an object attached via the one fastener satisfy the following Formula (a):

(Height of anchoring elements×Number of anchoring elements)/Mass of attached object=2 to 75   Formula (a).

5. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 ,

wherein reinforcing filaments are arranged between the anchoring elements on the side, facing the tire, of the fixing member; and

the one fastener is disposed while sandwiching the fixing member and the reinforcing filaments.

6. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing member is composed of two types of resin layers or a resin layer laminated on a layer other than a resin layer.

7. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein corona treatment or plasma treatment is performed on surfaces of the anchoring elements on the side, facing the tire, of the fixing member.

8. The pneumatic tire according to claim 2 , wherein an apparent area of the fixing member is 20 to 500 times a projected area of the one fastener.

9. The pneumatic tire according to claim 8 , wherein a height (mm) of the anchoring elements, a number (pieces/fastener) of the anchoring elements per fastener, and a mass (g) of an object attached via the one fastener satisfy the following Formula (a):

(Height of anchoring elements×Number of anchoring elements)/Mass of attached object=2 to 75   Formula (a).

10. The pneumatic tire according to claim 9 ,

wherein reinforcing filaments are arranged between the anchoring elements on the side, facing the tire, of the fixing member; and

the one fastener is disposed while sandwiching the fixing member and the reinforcing filaments.

11. The pneumatic tire according to claim 10 , wherein the fixing member is composed of two types of resin layers or a resin layer laminated on a layer other than a resin layer.

12. The pneumatic tire according to claim 11 , wherein corona treatment or plasma treatment is performed on surfaces of the anchoring elements on the side, facing the tire, of the fixing member.

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 Apr 17, 2017
From: TANNO, ATSUSHI
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042033/0924 →