IP Library Granted Patent US 12,370,832
Granted Patent B2
US 12,370,832 · App. 17/706,449 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Pneumatic tire

Inventor: Hideki Hamanaka (Hiratsuka, JP)
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,370,832
App. No.
17/706,449
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pneumatic tire comprises a carcass layer, a belt layer radially outward of the carcass layer, and a tread rubber radially outward of the belt layer. A belt cord angle of a belt layer large angle belt is 45-70°, opposite sign belt cord angles of cross belts are 10-45°, and a reinforcing layer belt cord angle is within ±5° of a circumferential direction. A reinforcing layer width Ws and a carcass cross-sectional width Wca satisfy 0.60≤Ws/Wca≤0.70. The reinforcing layer is radially outward of the cross belts which are radially outward of the large angle belt. A wider cross belt width Wb 2 of the pair and Wca satisfy 0.79≤Wb 2 /Wca≤0.89. Wb2 and Wca satisfy 0.79≤Wb 2 /Wca≤0.89. Relationships 0.79≤Wb 2 /Wca≤0.84 and either 0.82≤TW/Wca≤0.92 or 0.79≤TW/SW≤0.89 are satisfied, where TW is a tread width and SW is a total tire width.

Claims (25)

1. A pneumatic tire comprising a carcass layer, a belt layer disposed on an outer side of the carcass layer in a tire radial direction, and a tread rubber disposed on the outer side of the belt layer in the tire radial direction, wherein

the belt layer is formed by laminating a large angle belt having a belt cord angle of not less than 45° and not more than 70° in absolute values, a pair of cross belts having belt cord angles of not less than 10° and not more than 45° in absolute values and having belt cord angles of mutually opposite signs, and a circumferential reinforcing layer having a belt cord angle within a range of ±5° with respect to a tire circumferential direction,

the pair of cross belts are disposed on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the large angle belt,

the circumferential reinforcing layer is disposed on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the pair of cross belts,

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;

a width Wb 2 of a wider cross belt of the pair of cross belts, and the cross-sectional width Wca of the carcass layer have a relationship such that 0.79≤Wb 2 /Wca≤0.84;

a tread width TW and a cross-sectional width Wca of the carcass layer have a relationship such that 0.82≤TW/Wca≤0.92; and

a diameter Ya of the highest position of the carcass layer and a diameter Yc of the widest position of the carcass layer have a relationship such that 0.80≤Yc/Ya≤0.90.

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

3. The pneumatic tire according to any one of claim 1 , wherein a width Wb 1 of the large angle belt and a width Wb 3 of a narrower cross belt of the pair of cross belts have a relationship such that 0.85≤Wb 1 /Wb 3 ≤1.05.

4. The pneumatic tire according to any one of claim 1 , wherein the belt cords of the circumferential reinforcing layer are steel wire and have a number of ends of not less than 17 ends/50 mm and not more than 30 ends/50 mm.

5. The pneumatic tire according to any one of claim 1 , wherein a modulus Es at 100% elongation of a coating rubber coating the belt cords of the circumferential reinforcing layer is in ranges such that 4.5 MPa≤Es≤7.5 MPa.

6. The pneumatic tire according to any one of claim 1 , wherein a modulus E 1 at 100% elongation of a coating rubber coating the belt cords of the large angle belt and a modulus Es at 100% elongation of a coating rubber coating the belt cords of the circumferential reinforcing layer are in ranges such that 0.90≤Es/E 1 ≤1.10.

7. The pneumatic tire according to any one of claim 1 , wherein moduli E 2 , E 3 at 100% elongation of coating rubbers coating the belt cords of the pair of cross belts and the modulus Es at 100% elongation of a coating rubber coating the belt cords of the circumferential reinforcing layer are in ranges such that 0.90≤Es/E 2 ≤1.10 and 0.90≤Es/E 3 ≤1.10.

8. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a breaking elongation λs of a coating rubber coating the belt cords of the circumferential reinforcing layer is equal to or greater than 200%.

9. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the circumferential reinforcing layer is disposed inward in the tire width direction of left and right edges of a narrower cross belt of the pair of cross belts, and

a width Wb 3 of the narrower cross belt and a distance S from an edge of the circumferential reinforcing layer to an edge of the narrower cross belt are in ranges such that 0.03≤S/Wb 3 .

10. A pneumatic tire comprising a carcass layer, a belt layer disposed on an outer side of the carcass layer in a tire radial direction, and a tread rubber disposed on the outer side of the belt layer in the tire radial direction, wherein

the belt layer is formed by laminating a large angle belt having a belt cord angle of not less than 45° and not more than 70° in absolute values, a pair of cross belts having belt cord angles of not less than 10° and not more than 45° in absolute values and having belt cord angles of mutually opposite signs, and a circumferential reinforcing layer having a belt cord angle within a range of ±5° with respect to a tire circumferential direction,

the pair of cross belts are disposed on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the large angle belt,

the circumferential reinforcing layer is disposed on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the pair of cross belts,

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;

a width Wb 2 of a wider cross belt of the pair of cross belts, and the cross-sectional width Wca of the carcass layer have a relationship such that 0.79≤Wb 2 /Wca≤0.84;

a tread width TW and a total tire width SW have a relationship such that 0.79≤TW/SW≤0.89; and

a diameter Ya of the highest position of the carcass layer and a diameter Yc of the widest position of the carcass layer have a relationship such that 0.80≤Yc/Ya≤0.90.

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 Mar 28, 2022
From: HAMANAKA, HIDEKI
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059418/0192 →