IP Library Patent Application 17904121
Patent Application
App. No. 17/904,121

PNEUMATIC TIRE

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17/904,121
Abstract

A pneumatic tire is provided. A transponder is embedded in an outer side of a carcass layer in a tire width direction, a rubber member having a largest storage modulus at 20° C. of rubber members located on an outer side of the transponder in the tire width direction has a storage modulus at 0° C. E′out(0° C.) and a storage modulus at −20° C. E′out(−20° C.) that satisfy a relationship 0.50≤E′out(0° C.)/E′out(−20° C.)≤0.95, and a rubber member having a largest 20° C. storage modulus of rubber members located on an inner side of the transponder in the tire width direction has a storage modulus at 0° C. E′in(0° C.) and a storage modulus at −20° C. E′in(−20° C.) that satisfy a relationship 0.50≤E′in(0° C.)/E′in(−20° C.)≤0.95.

Claims (38)

1 . A pneumatic tire, comprising:

a tread portion extending in a tire circumferential direction and having an annular shape;

a pair of sidewall portions respectively disposed on both sides of the tread portion;

a pair of bead portions each disposed on an inner side of the pair of sidewall portions in a tire radial direction; and

a carcass layer mounted between the pair of bead portions;

a transponder being embedded in an outer side of the carcass layer in a tire width direction, a rubber member having a largest storage modulus at 20° C. of rubber members located on an outer side of the transponder in the tire width direction having a storage modulus at 0° C. E′out(0° C.) and a storage modulus at −20° C. E′out(−20° C.) that satisfy a relationship 0.50≤E′out(0° C.)/E′out(−20° C.)≤0.95, and a rubber member having a largest storage modulus at 20° C. of rubber members located on an inner side of the transponder in the tire width direction having a storage modulus at 0° C. E′in(0° C.) and a storage modulus at −20° C. E′in(−20° C.) that satisfy a relationship 0.50≤E′in(0° C.)/E′in(−20° C.)≤0.95.

2 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the rubber member having the largest storage modulus at 20° C. of the rubber members located on the outer side of the transponder in the tire width direction has a storage modulus at −20° C. E′out(−20° C.) and a storage modulus at −40° C. E′out(−40° C.) that satisfy a relationship 0.4≤E′out(−20° C.)/E′out(−40° C.)≤0.7, and the rubber member having the largest storage modulus at 20° C. of the rubber members located on the inner side of the transponder in the tire width direction has a storage modulus at −20° C. E′in(−20° C.) and a storage modulus at −40° C. E′in(−40° C.) that satisfy a relationship 0.2≤E′in(−20° C.)/E′in(−40° C.)≤0.7.

3 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the transponder is covered with a coating layer, and a storage modulus at 0° C. E′c(0° C.) of the coating layer and a storage modulus at 0° C. E′a(0° C.) of the rubber member adjacent to the outer side of the coating layer in the tire width direction satisfy a relationship 0.15≤E′c(0° C.)/E′a(0° C.)≤1.30.

4 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the transponder is covered with a coating layer, and a storage modulus at −20° C. E′c(−20° C.) of the coating layer and a storage modulus at −20° C. E′a(−20° C.) of the rubber member adjacent to the outer side of the coating layer in the tire width direction satisfy a relationship 0.15≤E′c(−20° C.)/E′a(−20° C.)≤1.30.

5 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the transponder is covered with a coating layer, and a storage modulus at −20° C. E′c(−20° C.) of the coating layer ranges from 3 MPa to 17 MPa.

6 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the transponder is covered with a coating layer, and a storage modulus at 0° C. E′c(0° C.) of the coating layer and a storage modulus at −20° C. E′c(−20° C.) of the coating layer satisfy a relationship 0.50≤E′c(0° C.)/E′c(−20° C.)≤0.95.

7 . A pneumatic tire, comprising:

a tread portion extending in a tire circumferential direction and having an annular shape;

a pair of sidewall portions respectively disposed on both sides of the tread portion;

a pair of bead portions each disposed on an inner side of the pair of sidewall portions in a tire radial direction; and

a carcass layer mounted between the pair of bead portions;

a transponder being embedded in an outer side of the carcass layer in a tire width direction, a rubber member having a largest storage modulus at 20° C. of rubber members located on an outer side of the transponder in the tire width direction having a storage modulus at 50° C. E′out(50° C.) and a storage modulus at 150° C. E′out(150° C.) that satisfy a relationship 1.0≤E′out(50° C.)/E′out(150° C.)≤2.0, and a rubber member having a largest storage modulus at 20° C. of rubber members located on an inner side of the transponder in the tire width direction having a storage modulus at 50° C. E′in(50° C.) and a storage modulus at 150° C. E′in(150° C.) that satisfy a relationship 1.0≤E′in(50° C.)/E′in(150° C.)≤4.0.

8 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 7 , wherein the transponder is covered with a coating layer, and a storage modulus at 20° C. E′c(20° C.) of the coating layer and a storage modulus at 20° C. E′a(20° C.) of the rubber member adjacent to the outer side of the coating layer in the tire width direction satisfy a relationship 0.1≤E′c(20° C.)/E′a(20° C.)≤1.5.

9 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 7 , wherein the transponder is covered with a coating layer, and a storage modulus at 60° C. E′c(60° C.) of a coating layer and a storage modulus at 60° C. E′a(60° C.) of the rubber member adjacent to the outer side in the tire width direction of the coating layer satisfy a relationship 0.2≤E′c(60° C.)/E′a(60° C.)≤1.2.

10 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 7 , wherein the transponder is covered with a coating layer, and a storage modulus at 20° C. E′c(20° C.) of the coating layer and a storage modulus at 60° C. E′c(60° C.) of the coating layer satisfy a relationship 1.0≤E′c(20° C.)/E′c(60° C.)≤1.5.

11 . A pneumatic tire, comprising:

a tread portion extending in a tire circumferential direction and having an annular shape;

a pair of sidewall portions respectively disposed on both sides of the tread portion;

a pair of bead portions each disposed on an inner side of the pair of sidewall portions in a tire radial direction; and

a carcass layer mounted between the pair of bead portions;

a transponder being embedded in an outer side of the carcass layer in a tire width direction, a rubber member having a largest storage modulus at 20° C. of rubber members located on an outer side of the transponder in the tire width direction having a |tan δout(60° C.) at 60° C. ranging from 0.05 to 0.30, and a rubber member having a largest storage modulus at 20° C. of rubber members located on an inner side of the transponder in the tire width direction having a tan δ in(60° C.) at 60° C. ranging from 0.05 to 0.30.

12 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 11 , wherein an absolute value |tan δout(60° C.)−tan δin(60° C.) of a difference between the tan δout(60° C.) and the tan δin(60° C.) is 0.2 or less.

13 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 11 , wherein the rubber member having the largest storage modulus at 20° C. of the rubber members located on the outer side of the transponder in the tire width direction has a tan δout(20° C.) at 20° C. and tan δout(100° C.) at 100° C. that satisfy a relationship 0.8≤tan δout(20° C.)/tan δout(100° C.)≤2.5, and the rubber member having the largest storage modulus at 20° C. of the rubber members located on the inner side of the transponder in the tire width direction has tan δin(20° C.) at 20° C. and tan δin(100° C.) at 100° C. that satisfy a relationship 0.8≤tan δin(20° C.)/tan δin(100° C.)≤2.5.

14 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 11 , wherein the transponder is covered with a coating layer, and tan δc(60° C.) at 60° C. of the coating layer ranges from 0.05 to 0.30.

15 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 7 , wherein the transponder is covered with a coating layer, and a storage modulus at 20° C. E′c(20° C.) of the coating layer ranges from 2 MPa to 12 MPa.

16 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the transponder is covered with a coating layer, and the coating layer has a relative dielectric constant of 7 or less.

17 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the transponder is covered with a coating layer, and the coating layer is formed of rubber or elastomer and 20 phr or more of white filler.

18 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 17 , wherein the white filler includes from 20 phr to 55 phr of calcium carbonate.

19 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a center of the transponder is disposed 10 mm or more away from a splice portion of a tire component in the tire circumferential direction.

20 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the transponder is disposed between a position 15 mm away from and on an outer side in the tire radial direction of an upper end of a bead core of the bead portion and a tire maximum width position.

21 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between a cross-sectional center of the transponder and a tire outer surface is 2 mm or more.

22 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the transponder is covered with a coating layer, and the coating layer has a thickness ranging from 0.5 mm to 3.0 mm.

23 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the transponder includes an IC substrate configured to store data and an antenna configured to transmit and receive data, and the antenna has a helical shape.

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 17, 2022
From: NARUSE, MASAHIRO
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060829/0250 →