Pneumatic tire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9783003-B2
Application number	US-201314405400-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2013
Priority date	Jul 13, 2012
Publication date	Oct 10, 2017
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017

Abstract

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 ±5° with the tire circumferential direction; and a supplemental belt arranged outside the outer-side cross belt in the radial direction of the tire and forming a belt angle with the tire circumferential direction with an absolute value between 10° and 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 less than or equal to 80°, wherein the inner-side cross belt is a radially innermost ply of the belt layer;
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 outside the outer-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 for the supplemental belt is less than minimum acceptable belt angles for the inner side cross belt or the outer side cross belt; and
a relationship between the width Wb 4 of the supplemental belt, and the width Wb 3 of the outer-side cross belt satisfies 0.75≦Wb 4 /Wb 3 ≦0.95.

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

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

4. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the 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 Yc at a widest position of the carcass layer satisfies 0.80≦Yc/Ya≦0.90.

6. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a relationship between a width Wb 2 of a wider cross belt of the inner-side cross belt and the outer-side cross belt, and a cross-sectional width Wca of the carcass layer satisfies 0.73≦Wb 2 /Wca≦0.89.

7. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a relationship between a width Ws of the circumferential reinforcing layer and the cross-sectional width Wca of the carcass layer satisfies 0.60≦Ws/Wca≦0.70.

8. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a relationship between a tire actual ground contact width Wg and a total tire width SW satisfies 0.60≦Wg/SW≦0.80.

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

10. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a relationship between a ground contact width Wsh of a shoulder land portion, and a tread width TW satisfies 0.10≦Wsh/TW≦0.20.

11. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a relationship between a ground contact width Wcc of the land portion closest to the tire equatorial plane CL and the ground contact width Wsh of the outermost land portion in the tire width direction satisfies 0.80≦Wsh/Wcc≦1.30.

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

13. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the belt angle of the supplemental belt has a value of from 10° to 30°.

14. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the belt angles of the inner-side cross belt and the outer-side cross belt have a value two times or greater a value of the belt angle of the supplemental belt.

15. 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 less than or equal to 80°, wherein the inner-side cross belt is adjacent to the carcass layer;
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 outside the outer-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 for the supplemental belt is less than minimum acceptable belt angles for the inner side cross belt or the outer side cross belt; and
a relationship between the width Wb 4 of the supplemental belt, and the width Wb 3 of the outer-side cross belt satisfies 0.75≦Wb 4 /Wb 3 ≦0.95.

16. 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 less than or equal to 80°;
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;
a supplemental belt arranged outside the outer-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; and
a relationship between the width Wb 4 of the supplemental belt, and the width Wb 3 of the outer-side cross belt satisfies 0.75≦Wb 4 /Wb 3 ≦0.95.

Assignees

• Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kotoku Koichi
• Iga Koshi
• Hamanaka Hideki

Classifications

• B60C9/20 Primary

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

• B60C11/0083

  characterised by the curvature of the tyre tread · CPC title

• B60C2009/2077

  Diameters of the cords; Linear density thereof · CPC title

• B60C2009/2041

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

• B60C2009/283

  characterised by belt curvature · CPC title