IP Library Patent Application 17310768
Patent Application
App. No. 17/310,768

PNEUMATIC TIRE

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App. No.
17/310,768
Abstract

A pneumatic tire has a rubber hardness higher than a rubber hardness of a rim cushion rubber, and includes a reinforced rubber between a turned back portion of a carcass layer and a sidewall rubber and between the turned back portion and the rim cushion rubber. A height H 1 of a bead filler based on a measuring point of a rim diameter has a relationship of 0.10≤H 1/ SH≤0.23 with respect to a tire cross-sectional height SH. A height H 2 of the reinforced rubber based on the measuring point of the rim diameter has a relationship of 0.40≤H 2/ SH≤0.55 with respect to the tire cross-sectional height SH. A cross-sectional area S 2 of the reinforced rubber in a cross-sectional view in a tire meridian direction has a relationship of 1.10≤S 2/ S 1≤ 2.70 with respect to a cross-sectional area S 1 of the bead filler.

Claims (26)

1 . A pneumatic tire, comprising:

a pair of bead cores;

a pair of bead fillers disposed on an outer side in a radial direction of the pair of bead cores;

a carcass layer wound and turned back toward an outer side in a tire width direction and wrapping the bead cores and the bead fillers;

a pair of cross belts disposed on an outer side in the radial direction of the carcass layer;

a tread rubber;

a sidewall rubber; and,

a rim cushion rubber,

the pneumatic tire comprising a reinforced rubber having a rubber hardness higher than a rubber hardness of the rim cushion rubber, the reinforced rubber being disposed between a turned back portion of the carcass layer and the sidewall rubber and between the turned back portion of the carcass layer and the rim cushion rubber,

a height H 1 of the bead filler based on a measuring point of a rim diameter having a relationship of 0.10≤H 1 /SH≤0.23 with respect to a tire cross-sectional height SH,

a height H 2 of the reinforced rubber based on the measuring point of the rim diameter having a relationship of 0.40≤H 2 /SH≤0.55 with respect to the tire cross-sectional height SH, and,

a cross-sectional area S 2 of the reinforced rubber in a cross-sectional view in a tire meridian direction having a relationship of 1.10≤S 2 /S 1 ≤2.70 with respect to a cross-sectional area S 1 of the bead filler.

2 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between the height H 2 of the reinforced rubber and the height H 1 of the bead filler has a relationship of 0.17≤(H 2 −H 1 )/SH≤0.45 with respect to the tire cross-sectional height SH.

3 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein an overlap L 1 of the reinforced rubber with respect to the bead filler in a tire radial direction has a relationship of 0.15≤L 1 /L 0 ≤0.65 with respect to a radial length L 0 of the bead filler.

4 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between a rubber hardness Hs2 of the reinforced rubber and a rubber hardness Hs1 of the bead filler has a relationship of 1≤Hs2−Hs1.

5 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a rubber hardness Hs2 of the reinforced rubber is within a range of 88≤Hs2≤98.

6 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between the height H 1 of the bead filler and a rim flange height H 0 of a specified rim has a relationship of 0 mm≤H 1 −H 0 .

7 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between the height H 2 of the reinforced rubber and a height H 3 of the rim cushion rubber has a relationship of 0.10≤(H 2 −H 3 )/SH≤0.30 with respect to the tire cross-sectional height SH.

8 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a height H 3 of the rim cushion rubber based on the measurement point of the rim diameter has a relationship of 0.25≤H 3 /SH≤0.35 with respect to the tire cross-sectional height SH.

9 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein an imaginary line X passing through an end point P on an outer side in the radial direction of the bead filler and orthogonal to a tire inner surface is defined, and a thickness T 2 of the reinforced rubber and a thickness T 3 of the rim cushion rubber on the imaginary line X have a relationship of 0.45≤T 2 /(T 2 +T 3 )≤0.70.

10 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between a rubber hardness Hs2 of the reinforced rubber and a rubber hardness Hs3 of the rim cushion rubber has a relationship of 13≤Hs2−Hs3.

11 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a height H 4 of the turned back portion of the carcass layer has a relationship of 0.20≤H 4 /SH≤0.65 with respect to the tire cross-sectional height SH.

12 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between a height H 4 of the turned back portion of the carcass layer and the height H 1 of the bead filler based on the measuring point of the rim diameter has a relationship of 0.10≤(H 4 −H 1 )/SH with respect to the tire cross-sectional height SH.

13 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a belt width Wb of the cross belt that is wider has a relationship of 1.10≤Wb/SH≤1.60 with respect to the tire cross-sectional height SH.

14 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a belt width Wb of the cross belt that is wider has a relationship of 0.75≤Wb/SW≤0.95 with respect to a total tire width SW.

15 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the pneumatic tire is a radial tire for a passenger vehicle having an aspect ratio of 60% or higher.

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 Aug 23, 2021
From: KAMEDA, NORIFUMI
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057257/0423 →