IP Library Granted Patent US 11,541,699
Granted Patent B2
US 11,541,699 · App. 17/840,321 · Granted Jan 3, 2023

Tire noise reduction device and pneumatic tire provided with same

Inventor: Masahiro Naruse (Hiratsuka, JP)
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
B60C19/002B32B5/00B32B5/18B32B27/06B32B27/065B60C5/00F16F15/10G10K11/16G10K11/168Y10T428/249953
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Patent No.
US 11,541,699
App. No.
17/840,321
Granted
Jan 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tire noise reduction device includes a sound absorbing member made of a porous material; and a band member disposed between the sound absorbing member and the tire inner surface and provided for attaching the sound absorbing member to a tire inner surface, the band member including chamfered portions on both surface sides at both ends in a width direction of the band member.

Claims (17)

1. A tire noise reduction device, comprising:

a sound absorbing member made of a porous material; and

a band member formed in an annular shape along a tire inner surface disposed on a radially outer side of the sound absorbing member and configured to attach the sound absorbing member to the tire inner surface,

the band member including chamfered portions on both surface sides at both ends in a width direction of the band member; wherein

the both surface sides include a first side of the band member extending along a length direction of the band member and facing the tire inner surface and a second side opposite the first side; and

the chamfered portions are intermittently disposed along a length of the band member.

2. The tire noise reduction device according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the chamfered portions in the band member is formed as a flat surface, and

an angle θ 1 , with respect to the width direction of the band member, of a chamfered portion C 1 positioned on an inner circumferential surface side of the band member, and an angle θ 2 , with respect to the width direction of the band member, of a chamfered portion C 2 positioned on an outer circumferential surface side of the band member are respectively set to be in a range of 110°≤θ 1 ≤160° and 110°≤θ 2 ≤160°.

3. The tire noise reduction device according to claim 2 , wherein the angle θ 1 is larger than the angle θ 2 .

4. The tire noise reduction device according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the chamfered portions in the band member is formed as a curved surface, and

a radius of curvature r 1 of a chamfered portion R 1 positioned on an inner circumferential surface side of the band member, and a radius of curvature r 2 of a chamfered portion R 2 positioned on an outer circumferential surface side of the band member are respectively set to be in a range of 0.1 T B ≤r 1 ≤0.5 T B and 0.1 T B ≤r 2 ≤0.5 T B with respect to a thickness T B of the band member.

5. The tire noise reduction device according to claim 4 , wherein the radius of curvature r 1 is larger than the radius of curvature r 2 .

6. A pneumatic tire comprising the tire noise reduction device according to claim 5 .

7. A pneumatic tire comprising the tire noise reduction device according to claim 1 .

8. The tire noise reduction device according to claim 1 , further comprising locking members coupled to the band member, wherein the sound absorbing member is sandwiched between the band member and the locking members.

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 13, 2022
From: NARUSE, MASAHIRO
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 062064/0833 →