Pneumatic tire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10040322-B2
Application number	US-201415025043-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 28, 2014
Priority date	Nov 18, 2013
Publication date	Aug 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

A run flat tire is provided having a line L1 connecting point P1 having height H1 of 17 mm; and point P2 at which a thickness from point P1 is minimum thickness Ts. Point C represents a point which is distant from point P2 on line L1 by a distance that is 0.4 times Ts. A point B represents a point of intersection of: line L2 that extends in the axial direction through radially outer end of core 36; and line L3 that extends in the radial direction through an axially outer end of core side portion 46a of turned-up portion 46. A line L4 passes through point C and point B. The thickness Ts is greater than or equal to 10 mm, and not greater than 17 mm. The turned-up portion 46 extends through a region surrounded by an axially outer surface of main portion 44, and lines L2-L4.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pneumatic tire comprising:
a tread having an outer surface that forms a tread surface;
a pair of sidewalls that extend almost inward from ends, respectively, of the tread in a radial direction;
a pair of clinches that extend almost inward, in the radial direction, from ends of the sidewalls, respectively;
a pair of beads disposed inward of the clinches, respectively, in an axial direction;
a carcass that is extended on and between one of the beads and the other of the beads along inner sides of the tread and the sidewalls;
a pair of load support layers each disposed inward of the carcass in the axial direction and between the tread and the beads, respectively;
chafers; and
an inner liner joined to inner surfaces of the carcass and the load support layers, wherein
each bead includes a core, a first apex that extends outward from the core in the radial direction, and a second apex that is disposed outward of the first apex in the axial direction and that extends outward in the radial direction,
the carcass includes a carcass ply, and the carcass ply is turned up around the core from an inner side toward an outer side in the axial direction, and, by the carcass ply being turned up, the carcass ply has a main portion and turned-up portions,
each turned-up portion includes a core side portion layered over an axially outer side surface of the core, and an apex-layering portion layered between the first apex and the second apex,
when a point P 1 represents a point which is on an outer surface of each clinch and at which a height H 1 from a bead base line is 17 mm,
Ts represents a thickness at the point P 1 , the thickness representing a minimum thickness from the point P 1 to an inner surface of the inner liner,
a point P 2 represents a point which is on the inner surface of the inner liner and at which the thickness Ts is obtained,
L 1 represents a straight line connecting between the point P 1 and the point P 2 ,
a point C represents a point which is on the straight line L 1 and which is distant from the point P 2 by a distance that is 0.4 times the thickness Ts,
a point B represents a point of intersection of: a straight line L 2 that extends in the axial direction through a radially outer end of the core; and a straight line L 3 that extends in the radial direction through an axially outer end of the core side portion of the turned-up portion, and
L 4 represents a straight line that passes through the point C and the point B,
the thickness Ts is greater than or equal to 10 mm, and not greater than 17 mm,
each turned-up portion extends outward from the core in the radial direction, through a region surrounded by an axially outer surface of the main portion, the straight line L 2 , the straight line L 1 , and the straight line L 4 ,
the first apex is tapered outward in the radial direction,
the second apex is tapered inward in the radial direction,
when mounted to a rim, each clinch contacts with a flange of the rim, and
each chafer contacts a bottom portion of the second apex.

2. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
when a point D represents an end of the first apex in the radial direction,
a ratio H 2 /Ht of a height H 2 from the bead base line to the point D relative to a tire height Ht is greater than or equal to 0.15, and not greater than 0.40.

3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio E*c/E*s of a complex elastic modulus E*c of a crosslinked rubber of each clinch relative to a complex elastic modulus E*s of a crosslinked rubber of the second apex, is greater than or equal to 0.55, and not greater than 1.25.

4. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio E*f/E*s of a complex elastic modulus E*f of a crosslinked rubber of the first apex relative to the complex elastic modulus E*s of the crosslinked rubber of the second apex is greater than or equal to 0.75, and not greater than 1.28.

5. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a complex elastic modulus E*r of a crosslinked rubber of each load support layer is greater than or equal to 5.0 MPa, and not greater than 13.5 MPa.

6. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
the inner liner includes a center portion and a pair of end portions,
the center portion extends from a radially outer side portion of an inner side surface of one of the load support layers to a radially outer side portion of an inner side surface of the other of the load support layers, the paired end portions each extend from a radially inner side portion of the inner side surface of a corresponding one of the load support layers to a portion axially inward of the first apex, and
the center portion and the end portions are discontinuously divided on the inner side surfaces of the load support layers.

7. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
the chafers are configured to contact with the rim,
the core side portion and the apex-layering portion are continuous, and
each chafer is layered over an axially outer side surface of a boundary portion between the core side portion and the apex-layering portion.

8. The pneumatic tire according to claim 2 , wherein a ratio E*c/E*s of a complex elastic modulus E*c of a crosslinked rubber of each clinch relative to a complex elastic modulus E*s of a crosslinked rubber of the second apex, is greater than or equal to 0.55, and not greater than 1.25.

9. The pneumatic tire according to claim 2 , wherein a ratio E*f/E*s of a complex elastic modulus E*f of a crosslinked rubber of the first apex relative to the complex elastic modulus E*s of the crosslinked rubber of the second apex is greater than or equal to 0.75, and not greater than 1.28.

10. The pneumatic tire according to claim 3 , wherein a ratio E*f/E*s of a complex elastic modulus E*f of a crosslinked rubber of the first apex relative to the complex elastic modulus E*s of the crosslinked rubber of the second apex is greater than or equal to 0.75, and not greater than 1.28.

11. The pneumatic tire according to claim 2 , wherein a complex elastic modulus E*r of a crosslinked rubber of each load support layer is greater than or equal to 5.0 MPa, and not greater than 13.5 MPa.

12. The pneumatic tire according to claim 3 , wherein a complex elastic modulus E*r of a crosslinked rubber of each load support layer is greater than or equal to 5.0 MPa, and not greater than 13.5 MPa.

13. The pneumatic tire according to claim 4 , wherein a complex elastic modulus E*r of a crosslinked rubber of each load support layer is greater than or equal to 5.0 MPa, and not greater than 13.5 MPa.

14. The pneumatic tire according to claim 2 , wherein
the inner liner includes a center portion and a pair of end portions,
the center portion extends from a radially outer side portion of an inner side surface of one of the load support layers to a radially outer side portion of an inner side surface of the other of the load support layers, the paired end portions each extend from a radially inner side portion of the inner side surface of a corresponding one of the load support layers to a portion axially inward of the first apex, and
the center portion and the end portions are discontinuously divided on the inner side surfaces of the load support layers.

15. The pneumatic tire according to claim 3 , wherein
the inner liner includes a center portion and a pair of end portions,
the center portion extends from a radially outer side portion of an inner side surface of one of the load support layers to a radially outer side portion of an inner side surface of the other of the load support

Assignees

• Sumitomo Rubber Ind

Inventors

• Yukawa Naoki

Classifications

• B60C15/0036

  with high ply turn-up, i.e. folded around the bead core and terminating radially above the point of maximum section width · CPC title

• B60C2013/006

  Modulus; Hardness; Loss modulus or "tangens delta" · CPC title

• B60C2015/0614

  characterised by features of the chafer or clinch portion, i.e. the part of the bead contacting the rim · CPC title

• B60C15/0607

  comprising several parts, e.g. made of different rubbers · CPC title

• B60C5/142

  provided partially, i.e. not covering the whole inner wall · CPC title