Non-pneumatic tire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10507693-B2
Application number	US-201515307942-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 7, 2015
Priority date	May 22, 2014
Publication date	Dec 17, 2019
Grant date	Dec 17, 2019

Abstract

Provided is a non-pneumatic tire having excellent durability performance. This non-pneumatic tire is provided with an annular tread portion which contacts the road surface, an annular inner peripheral portion which is positioned radially inward of the tread portion, and multiple linking units which join the tread portion and the inner peripheral portion. The tread portion includes a first portion which contacts the road surface, and a second portion which includes an inner peripheral surface facing the inner peripheral portion. The thermal conductivity of the second portion is greater than that of the first portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A non-pneumatic tire comprising:
an annular tread portion comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising an outer layer made of rubber having a tread surface for coming into contact with a road surface and an inner layer being an annular body and connected to a radially inner surface of the outer layer, the second portion disposed radially inwardly of the first portion such that the second portion covers a radially inner surface of the first portion at least partially;
an annular inner portion disposed inward of the tread portion in a tire radial direction; and
a plurality of connecting portions connecting the tread portion and the inner portion,
wherein the second portion comprises a radial inner surface facing the inner portion so that the inner surface of the second portion is configured to be exposed to open air when the tire travels, the inner surface of the second portion comprising, at least partially, a rough surface region having surface roughness in a range of from 1 to 30 μm, and a thermal conductivity of the second portion is greater than a thermal conductivity of the first portion.

2. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 1 ,
wherein the thermal conductivity of the second portion is twice or more the thermal conductivity of the first portion.

3. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 1 ,
wherein the thermal conductivity of the second portion is equal to or more than 1.0 W/(m·K).

4. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 1 ,
wherein a thickness of the second portion is in a range of from 0.001 to 2 mm.

5. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 1 ,
wherein the inner layer of the first portion is made of urethane resin.

6. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second portion is made of resin, the resin being any one of silicone-based, urethane-based and epoxy-based, or rubber.

7. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 2 ,
wherein the thermal conductivity of the second portion is equal to or more than 1.0 W/(m·K).

8. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 2 ,
wherein a thickness of the second portion is in a range of from 0.001 to 2 mm.

9. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 3 ,
wherein a thickness of the second portion is in a range of from 0.001 to 2 mm.

10. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 2 ,
wherein the second portion is made of resin, the resin being any one of silicone-based, urethane-based and epoxy-based, or rubber.

11. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 3 ,
wherein the second portion is made of resin, the resin being any one of silicone-based, urethane-based and epoxy-based, or rubber.

12. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of connecting portions is made of urethane-based resin.

13. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 1 ,
wherein an outer surface of the plurality of connecting portions is covered with a same material as the second portion.

14. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 1 ,
wherein a thermal conductivity of the second portion is quadruple or more a thermal conductivity of the first portion.

15. The non-pneumatic tire according to claim 1 ,
wherein the rough surface region is provided on a whole area of the inner surface of the second portion.

16. A non-pneumatic tire, comprising:
an annular tread portion comprising a first portion and a second portion disposed radially inwardly of the first portion such that the second portion covers a radially inner surface of the first portion at least partially,
wherein the first portion comprises an outer layer made of rubber having a tread surface for coming into contact with a road surface and an annular inner layer made of urethane resin and connected to a radially inner surface of the outer layer,
wherein the second portion is made of any one of silicone-based, urethane-based and epoxy-based resin and has a thickness in a range of 0.001 to 2 mm,
wherein the second portion comprises a radially inner surface facing the inner portion so that the inner surface of the second portion is exposed to open air when the tire travels, the inner surface of the second portion comprising, at least partially, a rough surface region having surface roughness in a range from 1 to 30 μm, and
wherein a thermal conductivity of the second portion is greater than a thermal conductivity of the first portion;
an annular portion disposed inward of the tread portion in a tire radial direction; and
a plurality of connecting portions connecting the tread portion and the inner portion.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Rubber Ind

Inventors

• Sugiya Makoto
• Iwamura Wako

Classifications

• B60B2360/50

  Rubbers · CPC title

• B60C11/005

  with cap and base layers · CPC title

• B60B2360/324

  Comprising polyurethane · CPC title

• B60B9/26

  comprising resilient spokes · CPC title

• B60B2360/32

  Plastic compositions · CPC title