Pneumatic tire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9604503-B2
Application number	US-201314405387-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

A belt layer of a pneumatic tire includes an inner-side cross belt and an outer-side cross belt forming belt angles of mutually different signs with the tire circumferential direction with absolute values from 46° to 80°, inclusive; a circumferential reinforcing layer arranged between the inner-side cross belt and the outer-side cross belt and forming a belt angle of within ±5° with the tire circumferential direction; and a supplemental belt arranged inside of the inner-side cross belt in the radial direction of the tire and forming a belt angle with the tire circumferential direction with an absolute value from 10° to 45°, inclusive.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pneumatic tire comprising: a carcass layer; a belt layer arranged outside of the carcass layer in a radial direction of the tire; at least three circumferential main grooves provided with a tread rubber arranged outside the belt layer in the radial direction of the tire and extending in a tire circumferential direction; and a plurality of land portions defined by the circumferential main grooves;
the belt layer including
an inner-side cross belt and an outer-side cross belt forming belt angles of mutually different signs with the tire circumferential direction with absolute values from greater than 60° to 80° , inclusive;
a circumferential reinforcing layer arranged between the inner-side cross belt and the outer-side cross belt and forming a belt angle of ±5° with the tire circumferential direction; and
a supplemental belt arranged inside of the inner-side cross belt in the radial direction of the tire and forming a belt angle with the tire circumferential direction with an absolute value from 10° to 45° , inclusive
wherein a maximum acceptable belt angle of the supplemental belt is smaller than a minimum acceptable belt angle for the inner-side and outer-side cross belts, and
wherein a relationship of a width Wb 4 of the supplemental belt and a width Wb 2 of the inner-side cross belt satisfies 0.75≦Wb 4 /Wb 2 ≦0.95.

2. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the supplemental belt and the inner-side cross belt have belt angles with the same sign.

3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the supplemental belt is arranged next to the carcass layer and the inner-side cross belt.

4. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein belt cords in the supplemental belt are steel and have an end count from 15 (strands per 50 mm) to 25 (strands per 50 mm), inclusive.

5. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a relationship between a diameter Ya at a highest position on the carcass layer and a diameter Yd of the carcass layer at an end portion position of the circumferential reinforcing layer satisfies 0.95≦Yd/Ya≦1.02.

6. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the end count of the belt cords in the inner-side cross belt and the outer-side cross belt is from 18 (strands per 50 mm) to 28 (strands per 50 mm), inclusive.

7. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a relationship between moduli E 2 , E 3 of coating rubber in the inner-side cross belt and the outer-side cross belt at 100% elongation, and modulus Es of the coating rubber in the circumferential reinforcing layer at 100% elongation satisfies 0.90≦Es/E 2 ≦1.10 and 0.90≦Es/E 3 ≦1.10.

8. The pneumatic tire according to claim 7 , wherein a modulus of the coating rubber in the circumferential reinforcing layer is different from a modulus of the coating rubber in the inner-side cross belt and the outer-side cross belt at 100% elongation.

9. The pneumatic tire according to claim 7 , wherein the coating rubber in the circumferential reinforcing layer is different from the coating rubber in the inner-side cross belt and the outer-side cross belt.

10. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a relationship between an outer diameter Hcc of a tread profile at a tire equatorial plane CL and an outer diameter Hsh of the tread profile at a tire ground contact edge satisfies 0.010≦(Hcc−Hsh)/Hcc≦0.015.

11. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein breaking elongation of the tread rubber is not less than 400%.

12. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the supplemental belt has a split structure.

13. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a relationship between a width Wb 4 _sp of a hollow section of a split structure of the supplemental belt and a width Ws of the circumferential reinforcing layer satisfies 0.40≦Wb 4 —sp/Ws≦ 0.80.

14. The pneumatic tire according to claim 13 , wherein a relationship between the modulus E 2 of the coating rubber in the inner-side cross belt at 100% elongation, and the modulus E 4 _sp of a rubber material disposed in the hollow section of the split structure at 100% elongation satisfies 0.9≦E 4 _sp/E 2 ≦1.1.

15. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a relationship between a tread width TW and a cross-sectional width Wca of the carcass layer satisfies 0.82≦TW/Wca≦0.92.

16. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a relationship between the diameter Ya at a highest position on the carcass layer and a diameter Yc at a widest position of the carcass layer satisfies 0.80≦Yc/Ya≦0.90.

17. A pneumatic tire comprising: a carcass layer; a belt layer arranged outside of the carcass layer in a radial direction of the tire; at least three circumferential main grooves provided with a tread rubber arranged outside the belt layer in the radial direction of the tire and extending in a tire circumferential direction; and a plurality of land portions defined by the circumferential main grooves;
the belt layer including
an inner-side cross belt and an outer-side cross belt forming belt angles of mutually different signs with the tire circumferential direction with absolute values from greater than 60° to 80° , inclusive;
a circumferential reinforcing layer arranged between the inner-side cross belt and the outer-side cross belt and forming a belt angle of ±5° with the tire circumferential direction; and
a supplemental belt arranged inside of the inner-side cross belt in the radial direction of the tire and forming a belt angle with the tire circumferential direction with an absolute value from 10° to 45°, inclusive
wherein a maximum acceptable belt angle of the supplemental belt is smaller than a minimum acceptable belt angle for the inner-side and outer-side cross belts; the supplemental belt has a split structure; and a relationship between a width Wb 3 of the narrower cross belt and a distance S from an edge portion of the circumferential reinforcing layer to an edge portion of the narrower cross belt satisfies 0.03≦S/Wb 3 ≦0.12.

Assignees

• Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd

Inventors

• Iga Koshi
• Hamanaka Hideki
• Kotoku Koichi

Classifications

• B60C11/0083

  characterised by the curvature of the tyre tread · CPC title

• B60C2009/2019

  comprising cords at an angle of 30 to 60 degrees to the circumferential direction · CPC title

• B60C2009/2016

  comprising cords at an angle of 10 to 30 degrees to the circumferential direction · CPC title

• B60C2009/283

  characterised by belt curvature · CPC title

• B60C2009/2041

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