IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,583,259
Granted Patent B2
US 12,583,259 · App. 18/967,900 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Pneumatic tire

Inventor: Yonosuke Inada (Itami, JP)
Assignee: Toyo Tire Corporation
B60C9/22B60C2009/2257B60C2009/228
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Patent No.
US 12,583,259
App. No.
18/967,900
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pneumatic tire ( 1 ) including: a belt layer ( 20 ); and a belt reinforcing layer ( 30 ), in which: a filament diameter of each of steel cords of belt ply ( 21 ) is more than 0.10 mm and less than 0.25 mm; and A, B, and C satisfy relationships represented by the following, Expression (I): B/A<400 and Expression (II): 600<C/A<2000, where: A [N/inch] is a bending load per unit width of a sheet of the belt ply ( 21 ); B [N/inch] is a product of a load at 2% elongation of each of organic fiber cords of belt reinforcing ply ( 31 ) [N/cord] and the number of the organic fiber cords [cord/inch]; and C [N/inch] is a product of a load at 5% elongation of each of the organic fiber cords [N/cord] and the number of the organic fiber cords [cord/inch].

Claims (42)

1 . A pneumatic tire comprising:

a carcass;

a belt layer arranged on an outer circumference of a crown of the carcass; and

a belt reinforcing layer arranged on an outer circumference of the belt layer, wherein

the belt layer has belt ply in which steel cords are arranged at an angle to a tire circumferential direction,

the belt reinforcing layer has a belt reinforcing ply on the outer circumference of the belt layer, the belt reinforcing ply having organic fiber cords arranged in the tire circumferential direction,

a filament diameter of each steel cord is more than 0.10 mm and less than 0.25 mm,

each organic fiber cord is a composite fiber cord formed by twisting yarn made of aliphatic polyamide fibers with yarn made of aromatic polyamide fibers,

a fineness of the aliphatic polyamide fibers is 900 dtex or more, and

A, B, and C satisfy relationships represented by the following Expression (I) and Expression (II),

B

/

A

<

400

Expression

⁢

(

I

)

600

<

C

/

A

<

2000

Expression

⁢

(

II

)

where: the A [N/inch] is a bending load per unit width of a sheet of the belt ply;

B [N/inch] is a product of a load at 2% elongation of each of the organic fiber cords [N/cord] and the number of the organic fiber cords implanted in the belt reinforcing ply [cord/inch]; and

C [N/inch] is a product of a load at 5% elongation of each of the organic fiber cords [N/cord] and the number of the organic fiber cords implanted in the belt reinforcing ply [cord/inch].

2 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein in-plane rigidity of the belt ply is 9 [kN/inch] or more.

3 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein A is 1.5 or more and 4.5 or less.

4 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein B is 400 or more and 1000 or less.

5 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein C is 1400 or more and 3000 or less.

6 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio (B/A) of B to A satisfies 50<B/A<300.

7 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio (C/A) of C to A satisfies 800<C/A<1200.

8 . The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a filament diameter of each steel cord is 0.14 mm or more and 0.21 mm or less.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2024
From: INADA, YONOSUKE
To: TOYO TIRE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069491/0696 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-210883 · Dec 14, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250196538A1 · Jun 19, 2025
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