Pneumatic radial tire with specified bead portions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10099516-B2
Application number	US-201514969206-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 15, 2015
Priority date	Dec 22, 2014
Publication date	Oct 16, 2018
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018

Abstract

A pneumatic radial tire includes a bead filler, a carcass ply, a steel protection layer, and an organic fiber protection layer. A reinforcing rubber sandwiches a wind-up end of the steel protection layer. A relationship of 1≤A/B≤2 is satisfied between a width A from the wind-up end of the steel protection layer to a tire inner surface, and a width B from the wind-up end of the steel protection layer to a tire outer surface. The wind-up end of the carcass ply is covered with a ply cover member. A relationship of 0.8≤D/C≤1.2 is satisfied between a thickness C of a second bead filler positioning between the ply cover member and a first bead filler, and a thickness D of the reinforcing rubber positioning between the ply cover member and the steel protection layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pneumatic radial tire comprising:
a pair of bead portions, side wall portions extending outward in the tire diametrical direction from the bead portions, and a tread portion connected to outer ends in the tire diametrical direction of the side wall portions;
a bead core which is buried in a respective bead portion;
a bead filler which is arranged in an outer side in a tire diametrical direction of the bead core;
a carcass ply which reaches the bead portions from the tread portion via the side wall portions and which is wound up from an inner side to an outer side in a tire width direction around the bead core so as to form a wind-up end of the carcass ply and to sandwich the bead filler;
a steel protection layer which is arranged along an outer side of the carcass ply in the bead portion, and is wound up from the inner side to the outer side in the tire width direction around the bead core so as to form inner and outer wind-up ends in the tire width direction of the steel protection layer; and
an organic fiber protection layer which is arranged along an outer side of the steel protection layer in the bead portion, and is wound up from the inner side to the outer side in the tire width direction around the bead core so as to form inner and outer wind-up ends in the tire width direction of the organic fiber protection layer,
wherein the bead filler is constructed by a first bead filler which is arranged adjacent to the bead core, and a second bead filler which is arranged in an outer side in the tire width direction of the first bead filler,
wherein a reinforcing rubber is provided in an outer side in the tire width direction of the second bead filler so as to sandwich the outer wind-up end of the steel protection layer and the outer wind-up end of the organic fiber protection layer from both sides in the tire width direction,
wherein a relationship of 1≤A/B≤2 is satisfied between a width A from the outer wind-up end of the steel protection layer to a tire inner surface in a parallel direction to a normal line of the tire inner surface which passes through the outer wind-up end of the steel protection layer, and a width B from the outer wind-up end of the steel protection layer to a tire outer surface in a parallel direction to the normal line,
wherein the wind-up end of the carcass ply is covered with a ply cover member, and
wherein a relationship of 0.8≤D/C≤1.2 is satisfied between a thickness C of the second bead filler which is positioned between the ply cover member and the first bead filler, and a thickness D of the reinforcing rubber which is positioned between the ply cover member and the steel protection layer, on a line which is perpendicular to a wind-up line of the carcass ply and passes through the wind-up end of the carcass ply.

2. The pneumatic radial tire according to claim 1 , wherein the outer wind-up end of the steel protection layer is covered with a U-shaped steel protection layer cover member, and
wherein a relationship of 0.8≤F/E≤1.2 is satisfied between a thickness E of the reinforcing rubber which is positioned in an inner side in a tire width direction of the steel protection layer cover member, and a thickness F of the reinforcing rubber which is positioned in an outer side in the tire width direction of the organic fiber protection layer, on a line which is perpendicular to a wind-up line of the steel protection layer and passes through the outer wind-up end of the steel protection layer.

3. The pneumatic radial tire according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second bead fillers are rubber bead fillers, the carcass ply is a rubberized cord ply, the ply cover member is a rubberized organic fiber cord member, and the rubber hardness of the ply cover member is higher than the rubber hardness of the second bead filler and the reinforcing rubber, and is lower than the rubber hardness of the carcass ply.

4. The pneumatic radial tire according to claim 1 , wherein the ply cover member has a U-shaped coating portion which covers the outer wind-up end of the carcass ply, and an extension portion which extends toward an outer side in a tire diametrical direction from the coating portion, and
wherein the extension portion has a leading end that is arranged closer to the outer side in the tire diametrical direction than the outer wind-up end of the steel protection layer.

Assignees

• Toyo Tire & Rubber Co

Inventors

• Nakamata Tsunetaka

Classifications

• Y10T152/10819

  Characterized by the structure of the bead portion of the tire · CPC title

• B60C2015/0692

  characterised by particular materials of the cords · CPC title

• Y10T152/10828

  Chafer or sealing strips · CPC title

• Y10T152/10846

  Bead characterized by the chemical composition and or physical properties of elastomers or the like · CPC title

• B60C15/06

  Flipper strips, fillers, or chafing strips {and reinforcing layers for the construction of the bead} · CPC title