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Radial tire for passenger cars with sandwiched upper bead filler
Assignee: Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-04-28
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Granted: 1988-10-25
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Expires: 2007-04-28
Abstract
Abstract A radial tire for passenger cars comprising a turnup portion of a carcass layer provided along the body of the carcass layer at a bead portion which has not been folded back and an upper bead filler provided outside the turnup portion, wherein the upper bead filler has a textile cord layer on both of its inside and outside, thereby holding the upper bead filler between the textile cord layers.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryoji Hanada
- 👤 Sadakazu Takei
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 11:47
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C9/00; B60C9/02; B60C9/04; B60C9/08; B60C15/00; B60C15/06; B60C15/0603; B60C15/0607; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T152/00; Y10T152/10; Y10T152/10495; Y10T152/10819; Y10T152/10828; Y10T152/10855; Y10T152/10864
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A radial tire for passenger cars having a pair of bead portions, a carcass layer connecting said bead portions, and a tread portion, wherein an end portion of the carcass layer is folded back about a bead wire from the inside of the tire towards the outside of the tire, wherein the turnup portion of said carcass layer encloses a lower bead filler of hard rubber and is provided along the body of said carcass layer which has not been folded back, and an upper bead filler having a JIS hardness of 75 to 95 is provided axially outside said turnup portion, and sandwiched, on both of its inside and outside between separate textile cord layers, each textile cord layer having respectively a cord angle of 45° or less to the circumferential direction of the tire, and having the corresponding radially inner and outer end portions of said separate textile cord layers in contact.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A radial tire for passenger cars having a pair of bead portions, a carcass layer connecting said bead portions, and a tread portion, wherein an end portion of the carcass layer is folded back about a bead wire from the inside of the tire towards the outside of the tire, wherein the turnup portion of said carcass layer encloses a lower bead filler of hard rubber and is provided along the body of said carcass layer which has not been folded back, and an upper bead filler having a JIS hardness of 75 to 95 is provided axially outside said turnup portion, and sandwiched, on both of its inside and outside between separate textile cord layers, each textile cord layer having respectively a cord angle of 45° or less to the circumferential direction of the tire, and having the corresponding radially inner and outer end portions of said separate textile cord layers in contact.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A radial tire for passenger cars according to claim 1, wherein the cord angle of said textile cord layer is 10° to 40°.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A radial tire for passenger cars according to claim 1, wherein said textile cord layer is made of nylon fiber cord, polyester fiber cord, rayon fiber cord or aromatic polyamide fiber cord.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A radial tire for passenger cars according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said textile cord layers comprises two adherent layers.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-10-25 | 1992-04-25 | 1992-10-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-10-25 | 1996-04-25 | 1996-10-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-10-25 | 2000-04-25 | 2000-10-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |