IP Library Granted Patent US 12,447,776
Granted Patent B2
US 12,447,776 · App. 17/262,654 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Pneumatic tire and method for manufacturing the same

Inventors: Masahiro Naruse (Hiratsuka, JP); Takashi Hoshiba (Hiratsuka, JP); Kazuya Ishiguro (Hiratsuka, JP)
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
B60C19/00B29C33/58B29D2030/0072B29D2030/0077B29D2030/0083B60C2019/004
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Patent No.
US 12,447,776
App. No.
17/262,654
Granted
Oct 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a pneumatic tire and a method for manufacturing the same. At least one sensor unit including a sensor that acquires tire information is fixed to a tire inner surface via an adhesive layer, and an amount of silicon in a release agent detected by fluorescent X-ray analysis at least in a fixing region for the sensor unit is from 0.1 wt % to 10.0 wt %.

Claims (21)

1. A pneumatic tire, comprising:

at least one sensor unit fixed to a tire inner surface via an adhesive layer and comprising a sensor that acquires tire information, an amount of silicon in a release agent detected by fluorescent X-ray analysis at least in a fixing region for the at least one sensor unit being from 0.1 wt % to 10.0 wt %; wherein

the adhesive layer is made of a cyanoacrylate-based adhesive,

an adhesive strength of the adhesive layer ranges from 0.4 N/mm 2 to 1.5 N/mm 2 , and

the release agent consists only of one or more selected from the group consisting of a dialkyl polysiloxane, an alkylphenyl polysiloxane, an alkylaralkyl polysiloxane, a 3,3,3-trifluoropropylmethyl polysiloxane, or combinations thereof.

2. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor unit is disposed in an inner side of a ground contact edge of the pneumatic tire in a tire width direction.

3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor unit is bonded directly to the tire inner surface.

4. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a base is inserted between the at least one sensor unit and the adhesive layer.

5. A method for manufacturing a pneumatic tire that comprises vulcanizing a green tire by using a bladder comprising a coating layer made of a release agent, the method comprising:

in fixing a sensor unit to an inner surface of a tread portion of a vulcanized pneumatic tire, setting an amount of silicon in the release agent detected by fluorescent X-ray analysis at least in a fixing region for the sensor unit to from 0.1 wt % to 10.0 wt %, and fixing the sensor unit to the fixing region for the sensor unit via an adhesive layer; wherein

an adhesive strength of the adhesive layer ranges from 0.4 N/mm 2 to 1.5 N/mm 2 , and

the release agent consists only of one or more selected from the group consisting of a dialkyl polysiloxane, an alkylphenyl polysiloxane, an alkylaralkyl polysiloxane, a 3,3,3-trifluoropropylmethyl polysiloxane, or combinations thereof.

6. The method for manufacturing a pneumatic tire according to claim 5 , wherein, at a step of forming the coating layer in the bladder, coating time t (hour) and temperature T (° C.) of the coating layer satisfy t≥0.0001T 2 -0.07T+9 and T≤180° C.

7. A method for manufacturing a pneumatic tire, the method comprising, in fixing a sensor unit to a tire inner surface, setting an amount of silicon in a release agent detected by fluorescent X-ray analysis at least in a fixing region for the sensor unit to from 0.1 wt % to 10.0 wt %, and fixing the sensor unit to the fixing region for the sensor unit via an adhesive layer;

an adhesive strength of the adhesive layer ranges from 0.4 N/mm 2 to 1.5 N/mm 2 , and

the release agent consists only of one or more selected from the group consisting of a dialkyl polysiloxane, an alkylphenyl polysiloxane, an alkylaralkyl polysiloxane, a 3,3,3-trifluoropropylmethyl polysiloxane, or combinations thereof.

8. A pneumatic tire, comprising:

at least one sensor unit fixed to a tire inner surface via an adhesive layer and comprising a sensor that acquires tire information, an amount of silicon in a release agent detected by fluorescent X-ray analysis at least in a fixing region for the at least one sensor unit being from 0.1 wt % to 10.0 wt %; wherein

the adhesive layer includes an epoxy resin or a urethane resin,

an adhesive strength of the adhesive layer ranges from 0.4 N/mm 2 to 1.5 N/mm 2 , and

the release agent consists only of one or more selected from the group consisting of a dialkyl polysiloxane, an alkylphenyl polysiloxane, an alkylaralkyl polysiloxane, a 3,3,3-trifluoropropylmethyl polysiloxane, or combinations thereof.

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 Jan 22, 2021
From: NARUSE, MASAHIRO; HOSHIBA, TAKASHI; ISHIGURO, KAZUYA
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055005/0988 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-138612 · Jul 24, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210162820A1 · Jun 3, 2021
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