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Pneumatic radial tire with improved bead structure

Assignee: Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-04-25
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Granted: 1991-04-16
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Expires: 2010-04-25
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Abstract

Abstract A pneumatic radial tire characterized in that: an inner carcass layer is turned up around each bead core from inside to outside in such a manner as to wrap a bead filler therein; a steel cord reinforcing layer is disposed outside the inner carcass layer; an outer carcass layer is disposed in such a manner that it covers the outside of the steel cord reinforcing layer and its end portion extends to at least near the bead core; a second filler is disposed outside the outer carcass layer; the second filler has a hardness below that of the bead filler and within the range of 70 to 93 in terms of JIS hardness; the cord angle of the steel cord reinforcing layer is from 15° to 30° to a tire circumferential direction; and the height B of the steel cord reinforcing layer from a bead base to its upper end is specified by the following formula, where; the height of the bead filler from the bead base to its upper end is A the height of the second filler from the bead base to its upper end C and a tire sectional height D: 0.2 D<B<0.5 D (1) C>B>A (2)

Inventors

  • 👤 Tetsuya Kuze
  • 👤 Takashi Yamashita
  • 👤 Toshihiko Suzuki

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 06:40
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C15/00; B60C15/0009; B60C15/0072; B60C15/06; B60C15/0603; B60C15/0607; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T152/00; Y10T152/10; Y10T152/10495; Y10T152/10819; Y10T152/10828; Y10T152/10837; Y10T152/10855; Y10T152/10864

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 223 words
Pneumatic radial tire characterized in that carcass layers of two-ply structure consisting of an inner carcass layer and an outer carcass layer is disposed; said inner carcass layer is turned up from inside to outside around each bead core in such a manner as to wrap a bead filler therein; a steel cord reinforcing layer is disposed outside said turnup portion of the inner carcass layer; said outer carcass layer is disposed in such a manner that it covers the outside of said steel cord reinforcing layer and its tip extends to at least near said bead core; a second filler is disposed outside said outer carcass layer; said second filler has a hardness below that of said bead filler and within the range of 70 to 93 in terms of JIS hardness; the cord angle of said steel cord reinforcing layer is from 15° to 30° to a tire circumferential direction; and the height B of the steel cord reinforcing layer from a bead base to its upper end is specified by the following relationship, where; the height of said bead filler from said bead base to its upper is A, the height of said second filler from said bead base to its upper end C and a sectional height of said tire D: 0.2 D <B <0.5 D (1) C>B>A (2)
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 223 words
Pneumatic radial tire characterized in that carcass layers of two-ply structure consisting of an inner carcass layer and an outer carcass layer is disposed; said inner carcass layer is turned up from inside to outside around each bead core in such a manner as to wrap a bead filler therein; a steel cord reinforcing layer is disposed outside said turnup portion of the inner carcass layer; said outer carcass layer is disposed in such a manner that it covers the outside of said steel cord reinforcing layer and its tip extends to at least near said bead core; a second filler is disposed outside said outer carcass layer; said second filler has a hardness below that of said bead filler and within the range of 70 to 93 in terms of JIS hardness; the cord angle of said steel cord reinforcing layer is from 15° to 30° to a tire circumferential direction; and the height B of the steel cord reinforcing layer from a bead base to its upper end is specified by the following relationship, where; the height of said bead filler from said bead base to its upper is A, the height of said second filler from said bead base to its upper end C and a sectional height of said tire D: 0.2 D <B <0.5 D (1) C>B>A (2)
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 31 words
A pneumatic radial tire according to claim 1, wherein the end of said turnup portion of said inner carcass layer is positioned near a tire maximum width position of a sidewall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 40 words
A pneumatic radial tire according to claim 1, wherein said steel cord reinforcing layer is disposed in a region extending from near a fitting zone of the tire with a rim flange to a tire maximum width of a sidewall.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 40 words
A pneumatic radial tire according to claim 1, wherein said second filler is disposed in a region extending from near the upper end of a rim flange to a portion above the upper end of said steel cord reinforcing layer.

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