Heavy load pneumatic tire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016009140-A1
Application number	US-201414772090-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 28, 2014
Priority date	Mar 28, 2013
Publication date	Jan 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

In a heavy load pneumatic tire, a belt includes an intersecting belt layer formed by layering a pair of belt plies and an angled belt layer formed by at least one belt ply. 10°<θ 1 <25° and 15°<θ 2 −θ 1 <25°, where θ 1 and θ 2 are the angles of inclination of belt cords respectively in the belt intersecting belt layer and the angled belt layer. The carcass shape is formed by connecting two arcs with different radii of curvature. R 1 >R 2 , where R 1 and R 2 are respective radii of curvature of inner and outer arcs in the tire width direction. The distance, measured along the tire width direction from the tire equatorial plane, to the intersection of the inner and outer arcs is 80% or more of the similarly-measured distance of the overlapping range between belt plies in the intersecting belt layer.

First claim

1 . A heavy load pneumatic tire comprising:
a carcass; and a belt, in a tread portion, positioned outward from the carcass in a tire radial direction, wherein an aspect ratio of the tire is from 60% to 100%, the belt includes an intersecting belt layer formed by layering a pair of belt plies, belt cords in the belt plies intersecting each other with a tire equatorial plane therebetween, and an angled belt layer formed by at least one belt ply, 10°<θ 1 <25°, θ 2≦ 40° and 15°<θ 2 −θ 1 <20°, where θ 1 is an angle of inclination, with respect to the tire equatorial plane, of the belt cords in the belt plies forming the intersecting belt layer, and θ 2 is an angle of inclination, with respect to the tire equatorial plane, of a belt cord in the belt ply forming the angled belt layer, in a cross-section in a tire width direction, the carcass has a shape, from an outermost position of the carcass in the tire radial direction to an outermost position of the carcass in the tire width direction, formed by connecting two arcs with a center of curvature towards an inside of the tire and with different radii of curvature, R 1 >R 2 , where R 1 is a radius of curvature of an inner arc positioned inward in the tire width direction and R 2 is a radius of curvature of an outer arc positioned outward in the tire width direction, and a distance, measured along the tire width direction from the tire equatorial plane, to an intersection of the inner arc and the outer arc is 80% or more of a distance, measured along the tire width direction from the tire equatorial plane, of a length of a range of overlap between the belt plies in the intersecting belt layer, the belt does not include a circumferential belt layer formed by one or more belt plies having belt cords extending along the circumferential direction.

2 . The heavy load pneumatic tire of claim 1 , wherein R 1 /R 2 ≧9.5.

3 . The heavy load pneumatic tire of claim 1 , wherein the intersecting belt layer is disposed radially outward of the angled belt layer.

4 . The heavy load pneumatic tire of claim 1 , wherein the distance, measured along the tire width direction from the tire equatorial plane, to an intersection of the inner arc and the outer arc is 80% to 105% of a distance, measured along the tire width direction from the tire equatorial plane, of a length of a range of overlap between the belt plies in the intersecting belt layer.

5 . The heavy load pneumatic tire of claim 1 , further comprising an auxiliary belt layer radially outside of the belt layer, the auxiliary belt layer having a width less than a width of the belt layer.

Assignees

• Bridgestone Corp

Inventors

• Ono Takashi

Classifications

• B60C9/20 Primary

  built-up from rubberised plies each having all cords arranged substantially parallel · CPC title

• B60C9/28

  characterised by the belt or breaker dimensions or curvature relative to carcass (B60C9/30 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60C2200/06

  for heavy duty vehicles · CPC title

• B60C9/0292

  Carcass ply curvature (sidewall curvature B60C13/003) · CPC title

• B60C3/04

  characterised by the relative dimensions of the section, e.g. low profile (B60C3/06 takes precedence) · CPC title