Pneumatic tire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9604502-B2
Application number	US-201314405357-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2013
Priority date	Jul 13, 2012
Publication date	Mar 28, 2017
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017

Abstract

In a pneumatic tire, a belt layer includes an inner-side cross belt and an outer-side cross belt having an absolute value of belt angle with respect to a tire circumferential direction of not less than 46 degrees and not more than 80 degrees and having belt angles with signs that are opposite to each other; and a circumferential reinforcing layer having a belt angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction within the range of ±5 degrees and disposed between the inner-side cross belt and outer-side cross belt. Also, a distance Gcc on a tire equatorial plane from a tread profile to a tire inner circumferential surface and a distance Gsh from a tread edge to the tire inner circumferential surface satisfy a relationship 1.10≦Gsh/Gcc.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pneumatic tire, comprising:
a carcass layer;
a belt layer disposed on an outer side in a tire radial direction of the carcass layer, the belt layer including an inner-side cross belt and an outer-side cross belt each having an absolute value of a belt angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction of greater than 60 degrees and not more than 80 degrees and having the belt angles with signs that are opposite to each other; a circumferential reinforcing layer having a belt angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction of not less than ±5 degrees, disposed between the inner-side cross belt and the outer-side cross belt and a distance Gcc on a tire equatorial plane from a tread profile to a tire inner circumferential surface, and a distance Gsh from a tread edge to the tire inner circumferential surface satisfying a relationship 1.10≦Gsh/Gcc;
a supplemental belt having an absolute value of a supplemental belt angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction of not less than 10° and not more than 45° and being disposed laminated on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the outer-side cross belt, the absolute value of the supplemental belt angle of the supplemental belt being smaller than the absolute value of the belt angle of the inner-side cross belt and the outer-side cross belt and being larger than the absolute value of the belt angle of the circumferential reinforcing layer, the supplemental belt angle and belt angle of the outer-side cross belt having signs that are opposite to each other, and the supplemental belt extending in the tire width direction beyond a tire equational plane;
tread rubber disposed on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the belt layer;
at least three circumferential main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction; and
a plurality of land portions partitioned by the circumferential main grooves.

2. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein in a cross-sectional view in a tire meridian direction, when an ultimate wear surface WE of the circumferential main grooves is drawn, a distance Dcc on the tire equatorial plane from the circumferential reinforcing layer to the ultimate wear surface WE, and a distance De from an edge of the circumferential reinforcing layer to the ultimate wear surface WE satisfy a relationship 1.06≦De/Dcc.

3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 2 , wherein a groove depth GDsh and a groove bottom gauge UDsh of left and right circumferential main grooves on an outermost side in a tire width direction satisfy a relationship 0.20≦UDsh/GDsh.

4. The pneumatic tire according to claim 3 , wherein a width Wb2 of the inner-side cross belt is greater than a width Wb3 of the outer-side cross belt.

5. The pneumatic tire according to claim 4 , wherein a groove depth GDcc and a groove bottom gauge UDcc of the circumferential main groove closest to the tire equatorial plane satisfy a relationship 0.15≦UDcc/GDcc.

6. The pneumatic tire according to claim 5 , wherein when left and right circumferential main grooves on outermost sides in a tire width direction from among the circumferential main grooves are referred to as the outermost circumferential main grooves, and the land portions on the outer side in the tire width direction of left and right outermost circumferential main grooves are shoulder land portions,
the shoulder land portions include a lug groove opening to a buttress portion, and
in a cross-sectional view in the tire meridian direction, when a straight line L1 is drawn from the edge from among the edges of a plurality of belt plies from which the belt layer is configured on an outermost side in the tire radial direction and on the outer side in the tire width direction of the outermost circumferential main groove parallel to a tire rotational axis,
an opening end of the lug groove is on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the straight line L1.

7. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a groove depth GDsh and a groove bottom gauge UDsh of left and right circumferential main grooves on an outermost side in a tire width direction satisfy a relationship 0.20≦UDsh/GDsh.

8. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a width Wb2 of the inner-side cross belt is greater than a width Wb3 of the outer-side cross belt.

9. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a groove depth GDcc and a groove bottom gauge UDcc of the circumferential main groove closest to the tire equatorial plane satisfy a relationship 0.15≦UDcc/GDcc.

10. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein when left and right circumferential main grooves on outermost sides in a tire width direction from among the circumferential main grooves are referred to as the outermost circumferential main grooves, and the land portions on the outer side in the tire width direction of left and right outermost circumferential main grooves are shoulder land portions,
the shoulder land portions include a lug groove opening to a buttress portion, and
in a cross-sectional view in a tire meridian direction, when a straight line L1 is drawn from the edge from among the edges of a plurality of belt plies from which the belt layer is configured on an outermost side in the tire radial direction and on the outer side in the tire width direction of the outermost circumferential main groove parallel to a tire rotational axis,
an opening end of the lug groove is on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the straight line L1.

11. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein in a cross-sectional view in a tire meridian direction, when a curved line L2 is drawn parallel to the tire profile and passing through a groove bottom of an outermost circumferential main groove,
all belt plies from which the belt layer is configured are on the inner side in the tire radial direction of the curved line L2.

12. The pneumatic tire according to claim 11 , wherein shoulder land portions include a lug groove opening to a buttress portion, and
when a point of intersection of the curved line L2 and the buttress portion is Q,
a groove bottom gauge UDsh of the outermost circumferential main groove and a distance ΔDrg in the tire radial direction from a point of intersection Q to an opening end of the lug groove satisfy a relationship −1.0≦ΔDrg/UDsh ≦1.0, where the outer side in the tire radial direction is positive.

13. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein shoulder land portions include a lug groove opening to a buttress portion, and
in a cross-sectional view in a tire meridian direction, when a straight line L3 is drawn connecting a groove bottom of an outermost circumferential direction and an opening end of the lug groove,
all belt plies from which the belt layer is configured are on the inner side in the tire radial direction of the straight line L3.

14. The pneumatic tire according to claim 13 , wherein shoulder land portions include a lug groove opening to a buttress portion, and
a groove depth GDsh and a groove bottom gauge UDsh of an outermost circumferential main groove and a distance Drg from a tire ground contact edge T to an opening end of the lug groove satisfy a relationship 0.7≦Drg/(GDsh+UDsh)≦1.1.

15. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein shoulder land portions include a lug groove opening to a buttress portion, and
in a cross-sectional view in a tire meridian direction, when a straight line L4 is drawn connecting a midpoint M of a groove bottom gauge UDsh of an outermost circumferential groove and an opening end of the lug groove,
all belt plies from which the belt

Assignees

• Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kunugi Tsuyoshi
• Iga Koshi
• Hamanaka Hideki
• Kotoku Koichi

Classifications

• B60C2009/2041

  with an interrupted belt ply, e.g. using two or more portions of the same ply · CPC title

• B60C11/1392

  with chamfered block edges · CPC title

• B60C9/185

  between adjacent or radially below the belt plies · CPC title

• B60C3/04

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

• B60C9/2003

  characterised by the materials of the belt cords · CPC title