PNEUMATIC TIRE
Provided is a pneumatic tire. A transponder is embedded on an outer side in a tire width direction of a carcass layer, and the tan δout (−20° C.) at −20° C. of a rubber member having the largest storage modulus at 20° C. of rubber members located on the outer side in the tire width direction of the transponder is in the range of from 0.1 to 0.7. Further, the transponder is embedded on the outer side in the tire width direction of the carcass layer, and the tan δin (−20° C.) at −20° C. of a rubber member having the largest storage modulus at 20° C. of rubber members located on an inner side in the tire width direction of the transponder is in the range of from 0.1 to 0.7.
1 . A pneumatic tire, comprising:
a tread portion extending in a tire circumferential direction and having an annular shape;
a pair of sidewall portions disposed on both sides of the tread portion;
a pair of bead portions disposed on an inner side in a tire radial direction of the sidewall portions; and
a carcass layer mounted between the pair of bead portions;
the pneumatic tire being embedded with a transponder on an outer side in a tire width direction of the carcass layer; and
a tan δout (−20° C.) at −20° C. of a rubber member having a largest storage modulus at 20° C. of rubber members located on an outer side in the tire width direction of the transponder being in a range of from 0.1 to 0.7.
2 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the tan δout (−20° C.) at −20° C. and a tan δout (0° C.) at 0° C. of the rubber member having the largest storage modulus at 20° C. of the rubber members located on the outer side in the tire width direction of the transponder satisfy a relationship 0.5≤tan δout (0° C.)/tan δout (−20° C.)≤0.95.
3 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
the transponder is covered with a covering layer, and
a tan δc (−20° C.) at −20° C. of the covering layer and the tan δout (−20° C.) satisfy a relationship 0.3≤tan δc (−20° C.)/tan δout (−20° C.)≤0.9.
4 . A pneumatic tire, comprising:
a tread portion extending in a tire circumferential direction and having an annular shape;
a pair of sidewall portions disposed on both sides of the tread portion;
a pair of bead portions disposed on an inner side in a tire radial direction of the sidewall portions; and
a carcass layer mounted between the pair of bead portions;
the pneumatic tire being embedded with a transponder on an outer side in a tire width direction of the carcass layer; and
a tan δin (−20° C.) at −20° C. of a rubber member having a largest storage modulus at 20° C. of rubber members located on an inner side in the tire width direction of the transponder being in a range of from 0.1 to 0.7.
5 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 4 , wherein the tan δin (−20° C.) at −20° C. and a tan δin (0° C.) at 0° C. of the rubber member having the largest storage modulus at 20° C. of the rubber members located on the inner side in the tire width direction of the transponder satisfy a relationship 0.5≤tan δin (0° C.)/tan δin (−20° C.)≤0.95.
6 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 4 , wherein
the transponder is covered with a covering layer, and
a tan δc (−20° C.) at −20° C. of the covering layer and the tan δin (−20° C.) satisfy a relationship 0.3≤tan δc (−20° C.)/tan δin (−20° C.)≤0.9.
7 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
the transponder is covered with a covering layer, and
a storage modulus E′c (−20° C.) at −20° C. of the covering layer is in a range of from 3 MPa to 17 MPa.
8 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
the transponder is covered with a covering layer, and
the covering layer has a relative dielectric constant of 7 or less.
9 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
the transponder is covered with a covering layer, and
the covering layer is formed of a rubber or an elastomer and 20 phr or more of a white filler.
10 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 9 , wherein the white filler comprises from 20 phr to 55 phr of calcium carbonate.
11 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a center of the transponder is disposed 10 mm or more away in the tire circumferential direction from a splice portion of a tire component.
12 . 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.
13 . 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.
14 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
the transponder is covered with a covering layer, and
the covering layer has a thickness of from 0.5 mm to 3.0 mm.
15 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
the transponder comprises an IC substrate that stores data and an antenna that transmits and receives data, and
the antenna has a helical shape.