Heavy duty tire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12565062-B2
Application number	US-202519061478-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2025
Priority date	Feb 28, 2024
Publication date	Mar 3, 2026
Grant date	Mar 3, 2026

Abstract

Provided is a heavy duty tire 2 that can suppress a decrease in durability due to the provision of a band and can achieve improvement of uneven wear resistance. The tire 2 includes a reinforcing layer 20 and a tread 4. The tread 4 has shoulder circumferential grooves 34. The reinforcing layer 20 includes a belt 52 and a band 54. The belt 52 includes an inner belt ply 74 and an outer belt ply 76. The band 54 includes a full band 66. The full band 66 is located between the inner belt ply 74 and the outer belt ply 76. A distance UFc between the full band 66 and the inner belt ply 74 is longer than a distance SFc between the full band 66 and the outer belt ply 76 at an equator plane of the tire 2.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A heavy duty tire having a nominal aspect ratio of not greater than 65%, the tire comprising:
a pair of beads; a carcass extending on and between the pair of beads; a reinforcing layer located radially outward of the carcass; and a tread covering the reinforcing layer and configured to come into contact with a road surface, wherein the tread has a plurality of circumferential grooves extending continuously in a circumferential direction, the plurality of circumferential grooves include a shoulder circumferential groove located on each outermost side in an axial direction, the reinforcing layer includes a belt including a large number of belt cords aligned with each other, and a band including a helically wound band cord, the belt includes an inner belt ply and an outer belt ply aligned in a radial direction, a direction of inclination of the belt cords included in the inner belt ply is opposite to a direction of inclination of the belt cords included in the outer belt ply, the band includes a full band located between the inner belt ply and the outer belt ply, ends of the inner belt ply, the outer belt ply, and the full band are located axially outward of the shoulder circumferential groove, and a distance UFc between the full band and the inner belt ply is longer than a distance SFc between the full band and the outer belt ply at an equator plane of the tire, wherein a ratio (UFc/SFc) of the distance UFc between the band cord of the full band and the belt cord of the inner belt ply to the distance SFc between the band cord of the full band and the belt cord of the outer belt ply at the equator plane of the tire is not less than 2.0, a cord density of the full band is not less than 22 ends/50 mm, and wherein the band includes an edge band, and a narrow buffer layer is provided between the edge band and the outer belt ply.

2 . The heavy duty tire according to claim 1 , wherein a distance UFs between the full band and the inner belt ply at the end of the full band is not less than 0.6 mm.

3 . The heavy duty tire according to claim 1 , wherein the distance UFc between the full band and the inner belt ply at the equator plane of the tire is not greater than 2.5 mm.

4 . The heavy duty tire according to claim 1 , wherein a distance UFs between the full band and the inner belt ply at the end of the full band is longer than the distance UFc between the full band and the inner belt ply at the equator plane of the tire.

5 . The heavy duty tire according to claim 4 , wherein a ratio (UFc/SFc) is not less than 2.0 and not greater than 3.0.

6 . The heavy duty tire according to claim 5 , wherein a ratio (UFs/UFc) is not less than 1.05 and not greater than 1.50.

7 . The heavy duty tire according to claim 6 , wherein a difference between the ratio (UFc/SFc) and the ratio (UFs/UFc) is not less than 1.05 and not greater than 1.50.

8 . The heavy duty tire according to claim 5 , wherein a difference between the ratio (UFc/SFc) and the ratio (UFs/UFc) is not less than 1.05 and not greater than 1.50.

9 . The heavy duty tire according to claim 1 , wherein a cord density of the full band is higher than a cord density of the inner belt ply.

10 . The heavy duty tire according to claim 1 , wherein
an angle FU formed between the band cord of the full band and the belt cords of the inner belt ply is not less than 10 degrees and not greater than 25 degrees, and an angle FS formed between the band cord of the full band and the belt cords of the outer belt ply is not less than 10 degrees and not greater than 25 degrees.

11 . The heavy duty tire according to claim 1 , wherein an angle UE of the belt cords of the inner belt ply with respect to the equator plane is smaller than an angle SE of the belt cords of the outer belt ply with respect to the equator plane.

12 . The heavy duty tire according to claim 1 , wherein a cord density of the inner belt ply is higher than a cord density of the outer belt ply.

13 . The heavy duty tire according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio (UFc/SFc) of the distance UFc between the full band and the inner belt ply at the equator plane of the tire to the distance SFc between the full band and the outer belt ply at the equator plane of the tire is larger than a ratio (UFs/UFc) of a distance UFs between the full band and the inner belt ply at the end of the full band to the distance UFc between the full band and the inner belt ply at the equator plane of the tire.

14 . The heavy duty tire according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio (SFs/SFc) of a distance SFs, which is a distance between the band cord and the belt cord of the outer belt ply closest to the end of the full band, to the distance SFc is not less than 0.95 and not greater than 1.05.

15 . The heavy duty tire according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio (UFs/UFc) of a distance UFs between the full band and the inner belt ply at the end of the full band to the distance UFc is not less than 1.05 and not greater than 1.50.

16 . The heavy duty tire according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between a ratio (UFc/SFc) and a ratio (UFs/UFc) of a distance UFs between the full band and the inner belt ply at the end of the full band to the distance UFc is not less than 1.05 and not greater than 1.50.

17 . The heavy duty tire according to claim 1 , wherein a wide buffer layer is located between the full band and the inner belt ply.

18 . A heavy duty tire having a nominal aspect ratio of not greater than 65%, the tire comprising:
a pair of beads; a carcass extending on and between the pair of beads; a reinforcing layer located radially outward of the carcass; and a tread covering the reinforcing layer and configured to come into contact with a road surface, wherein the tread has a plurality of circumferential grooves extending continuously in a circumferential direction, the plurality of circumferential grooves include a shoulder circumferential groove located on each outermost side in an axial direction, the reinforcing layer includes a belt including a large number of belt cords aligned with each other, and a band including a helically wound band cord, the belt includes an inner belt ply and an outer belt ply aligned in a radial direction, a direction of inclination of the belt cords included in the inner belt ply is opposite to a direction of inclination of the belt cords included in the outer belt ply, the band includes a full band located between the inner belt ply and the outer belt ply, ends of the inner belt ply, the outer belt ply, and the full band are located axially outward of the shoulder circumferential groove, and a distance UFc between the full band and the inner belt ply is longer than a distance SFc between the full band and the outer belt ply at an equator plane of the tire, wherein a wide buffer layer is located between the full band and the inner belt ply, and the band includes an edge band, and a narrow buffer layer is provided between the edge band and the outer belt ply.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Rubber Ind

Inventors

• Hibino Atsushi
• Ito Kae

Classifications

• B60C2009/1871

  with flat cushions or shear layers between belt layers · CPC title

• B60C9/1835

  Rubber strips or cushions at the belt edges · CPC title

• B60C2009/2219

  with a partial zero degree ply at the belt edges - edge band · CPC title

• B60C2200/06

  for heavy duty vehicles · CPC title

• B60C2009/2012

  with particular configuration of the belt cords in the respective belt layers · CPC title