Tire and tire manufacturing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11440356-B2
Application number	US-201916724839-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2019
Priority date	Dec 26, 2018
Publication date	Sep 13, 2022
Grant date	Sep 13, 2022

Abstract

A tire includes: a bead core; a bead filler which extends to an outer side in the tire-radial direction of the bead core; a carcass ply which extends from the bead core to another bead core, and folded back around the bead core; and a rubber sheet which covers a folding end of the carcass ply folded back, in which an electronic component is provided between the bead filler and the rubber sheet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tire comprising:
a bead core;
a bead filler which extends to an outer side, in a tire-radial direction, of the bead core;
a carcass ply which extends from the bead core to another bead core, the carcass ply having a folding end that is folded back around the bead core;
a chafer arranged so as to cover the carcass ply around the bead core;
a sidewall rubber and a rim strip rubber which constitute portions of an outer surface in a tire-width direction of the tire;
a rubber sheet which covers the folding end of the carcass ply which has been folded back, the rubber sheet having a uniform thickness in the tire-radial direction;
a first pad which covers and contacts an outer side, in the tire-width direction, of the folding end of the carcass ply, and an outer side, in the tire-width direction, of the rubber sheet, and extends outward in the tire radial direction; and
a second pad which covers an outer side, in the tire-width direction, of the first pad, and which is provided between the first pad and the rim strip rubber and interiorly of the sidewall rubber in the tire-width direction, and contacts inner sides, in the tire-width direction, of the rim strip rubber and sidewall rubber;
wherein an outer side, in the tire radial direction, of the first pad, tapers while approaching an outer side in the tire-radial direction; and
wherein an electronic component is provided between the bead filler and the rubber sheet and in direct contact with the bead filler and the rubber sheet.

2. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the rubber sheet is formed in an annular shape, and the rubber sheet covers the folding end of the carcass ply over an entire circumference thereof.

3. The tire according to claim 2 ,
wherein the bead filler is formed in an annular shape,
wherein the rubber sheet is formed in an annular shape by one end side and another end side of a long sheet being joined, and
wherein the electronic component is provided between the bead filler and the rubber sheet of annular shape within a range of +90 to +270 degrees, when defining a position at which being joined as 0 degrees, with a center of the bead filler as a reference.

4. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic component in an uncoated state is disposed between the bead filler and the rubber sheet.

5. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic component is covered by a coating rubber sheet, and the electronic component covered by the coating rubber sheet is disposed between the bead filler and the rubber sheet.

6. The tire according to claim 5 , wherein a modulus of the coating rubber sheet is lower than a modulus of the rubber sheet.

7. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the rubber sheet includes an interior layer on a side facing the electronic component, and an outer layer which is more to an outer side than the interior layer, wherein a modulus of the interior layer is lower than a modulus of the outer layer.

8. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein a modulus of the first pad and a modulus of the second pad are higher than a modulus of the bead filler.

9. The tire according to claim 8 , wherein the modulus of the first pad is higher than the modulus of the second pad.

10. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein:
a modulus of the first pad is 1.1 to 1.2 times a modulus of the second pad; and
a modulus of the rubber sheet is 1.1 to 1.2 times the modulus of the second pad.

11. The tire according to claim 10 , wherein a modulus of the side wall rubber is 0.4 to 0.6 times the modulus of the second pad.

12. The tire according to claim 10 , wherein:
the bead filler includes a first bead filler and a second bead filler, which is arranged on an outer side, in the tire-radial direction, of the first bead filler; and
a modulus of the second bead filler is 0.7 to 0.8 times the modulus of the second pad.

13. The tire according to claim 6 , wherein a modulus of the coating rubber sheet is 0.5 to 0.8 times a modulus of the rubber sheet.

14. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the first pad further contacts an outer side, in the tire-radial direction, of an end part of the chafer.

15. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the second pad further contacts an outer side, in the tire-width direction, of the bead filler.

Assignees

• Toyo Tire Corp

Inventors

• Suita Harunobu

Classifications

• B60C2015/0621

  adjacent to the carcass turnup portion · CPC title

• G06K19/077

  Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier · CPC title

• B60C15/06

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

• B60C19/00 Primary

  Tyre parts or constructions not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B29D30/0061

  Accessories, details or auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for · CPC title