IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,334,784
Granted Patent B2
US 11,334,784 · App. 16/872,736 · Granted May 17, 2022

Tire

Inventor: Harunobu Suita (Itami, JP)
Assignee: Toyo Tire Corporation
G06K19/07764B60C11/24B60C15/0072B60C15/04B60C15/0607B60C15/0635B60C2019/004
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Patent No.
US 11,334,784
App. No.
16/872,736
Granted
May 17, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tire including a bead core; bead filler; upper ply; reinforcement ply which is provided to overlap a tire-radial direction inside portion of the upper ply; and down ply which overlaps a turnup part of the upper ply and reinforcement ply, and extends from an outer side in the tire-radial direction to an inner side in the tire-radial direction so as to encompass the bead core and bead filler together with the upper ply, in which an electronic component is embedded in a region of substantially triangular shape in a cross section surrounded by the turnup part of the upper ply, down ply and an end part of the reinforcement ply.

Claims (13)

1. A tire, comprising:

a bead core arranged at an inside end part in a tire-radial direction;

a bead filler which is extended from the bead core to an outer side in the tire-radial direction;

an upper ply which has a main body extending from the outer side in the tire-radial direction to an inner side in the tire-radial direction, and a turnup part which is folded over the bead core and the bead filler, and extends to the outer side in the tire-radial direction;

a reinforcement ply provided to overlap an inside portion in the tire-radial direction of the upper ply so as to cover the main body and the turnup part of the upper ply; and

a down ply which overlaps the turnup part of the upper ply and the reinforcement ply, and extends from the outer side in the tire-radial direction to the inner side in the tire-radial direction so as to encompass the bead core and the bead filler together with the upper ply, wherein an electronic component is positioned in a region which is in direct contact with each of an axially outer surface of the turnup part of the upper ply, an axially inner surface of the down ply, and a radially outer end of the reinforcement ply.

2. The tire according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a cushion rubber provided at an outer side of the down ply in the tire-width direction that extends to the outer side in the tire-radial direction.

3. The tire according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a reinforcement rubber provided at an outer side of the cushion rubber in the tire-width direction that extends to an inner side of the bead core in the tire-radial direction.

4. The tire according to claim 2 , wherein a modulus of the cushion rubber is equal or no more than a modulus of the bead filler.

5. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic component is an RFID tag comprising an RFID chip and an antenna, and the RFID tag is positioned in the region in a state covered by a protective member.

6. The tire according to claim 5 , wherein a modulus of the protective member is higher than a modulus of the side-wall rubber.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CONVEYANCE PARTY DATA PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 052637 FRAME 0560. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE INVENTOR'S NAME IS HARUNOBU SUITA. Recorded Apr 5, 2022
From: SUITA, HARUNOBU
To: TOYO TIRE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059597/0047 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2020
From: HARUNOBU, HARUNOBU
To: TOYO TIRE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052637/0560 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-093947 · May 17, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200364528A1 · Nov 19, 2020
Cited By (1)
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