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Run-flat pneumatic radial tire

Assignee: Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-08-09
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Granted: 1992-07-21
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Expires: 2010-08-09
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Abstract

Abstract A run-flat pneumatic radial tire having an aspect ratio of up to 50%, which includes a reinforcing liner layer mode of a rubber having a complex modulus at 20° C. E* 20 , a ratio of a complex modulus at 100° C. to the complex modulus at 20° C., a 100% modulus and a loss tangent (tan δ) at 100° C. which satisfy certain specified numeric values. The liner has a crescent sectional shape and is disposed in sidewall portions of a carcass layer with its end portions overlapping the end portions of a belt layer and a bead filler having a specified hardness and height h from a wheel rim base. The carcass layer consists of an inner carcass layer turned up around the bead core from inside to outside the tire so that its end portion is positioned at a position higher than the height h of the bead filler and an outer carcass layer having an end portion disposed axially outward of the bead core.

Inventors

  • 👤 Akinori Tokieda
  • 👤 Kazuyoshi Saneto
  • 👤 Hiroaki Matsuzaki

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 08:43
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C15/00; B60C15/0009; B60C15/0072; B60C13/00; B60C15/06; B60C17/00; B60C17/0009; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T152/00; Y10T152/10; Y10T152/10495; Y10T152/10819; Y10T152/10837; Y10T152/10855; Y10T152/10864

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 314 words
In a radial tire having an aspect ratio of up to 50%, a run-flat pneumatic radial tire characterized in that: a reinforcing liner layer made of a rubber having a complex modulus at 20° C., (E* 20 ,) of at least 16 MPa, a ratio of a complex modulus at 100° C., (E* 100 ,) to said complex modulus E* 20 , (E* 100 /E* 20 ) of at least 0.80, a 100% modulus of at least 60 kg/cm 2 and a loss tangent (tan δ) at 100° C. of up to 0.35, said E* 20 , E* 100 , and loss tangent at 100° C. being measured under conditions of a frequency of 20 Hz, an initial strain of 5% and a dynamic strain of 1% elongation, and having a crescent sectional shape is disposed inside a carcass layer at sidewall portions in such a manner that one of its end portions overlaps with the end portion of a belt layer of a tread portion and the other end portion overlaps with a bead filler of said bead portion; said bead filler of said bead portion being made of a rubber having a JIS--A hardness of from 60 to 80 and has a height h of up to 35 mm from a rim base of said bead portion in a direction vertical to the axis of rotation of said tire; and said carcass layer consisting of inner and outer two layers, said inner carcass layer is turned up from inside to outside said tire around said bead core so that its end is positioned at a position higher than the height h of said bead filler and is clamped between said inner carcass layer and said outer carcass layer and an end of said outer carcass layer is disposed axially outward of said bead core without being turned up around said bead core.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 314 words
In a radial tire having an aspect ratio of up to 50%, a run-flat pneumatic radial tire characterized in that: a reinforcing liner layer made of a rubber having a complex modulus at 20° C., (E* 20 ,) of at least 16 MPa, a ratio of a complex modulus at 100° C., (E* 100 ,) to said complex modulus E* 20 , (E* 100 /E* 20 ) of at least 0.80, a 100% modulus of at least 60 kg/cm 2 and a loss tangent (tan δ) at 100° C. of up to 0.35, said E* 20 , E* 100 , and loss tangent at 100° C. being measured under conditions of a frequency of 20 Hz, an initial strain of 5% and a dynamic strain of 1% elongation, and having a crescent sectional shape is disposed inside a carcass layer at sidewall portions in such a manner that one of its end portions overlaps with the end portion of a belt layer of a tread portion and the other end portion overlaps with a bead filler of said bead portion; said bead filler of said bead portion being made of a rubber having a JIS--A hardness of from 60 to 80 and has a height h of up to 35 mm from a rim base of said bead portion in a direction vertical to the axis of rotation of said tire; and said carcass layer consisting of inner and outer two layers, said inner carcass layer is turned up from inside to outside said tire around said bead core so that its end is positioned at a position higher than the height h of said bead filler and is clamped between said inner carcass layer and said outer carcass layer and an end of said outer carcass layer is disposed axially outward of said bead core without being turned up around said bead core.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 45 words
A run-flat pneumatic radial tire according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of said reinforcing liner layer having a crescent sectional shape is the greatest at the center portion and decreases gradually towards the upper and lower portions in the radial direction of said tire.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 29 words
A run-flat pneumatic radial tire according to claim 2, wherein the maximum thickness of said reinforcing liner layer at the center portion is from 3 mm to 8 mm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 306 words
In a radial tire having an aspect ratio of up to 50%, a run-flat pneumatic radial tire characterized in that: a reinforcing liner layer made of a rubber composition containing a natural rubber, a polybutadiene rubber and a syndiotactic polybutadiene rubber and having a complex modulus at 20° C., (E* 20 ,) of at least 16 MPa, a ratio of a complex modulus at 100° C. (E* 100 ,) to said complex modulus E* 20 , (E* 100 /E* 20 ) of at least 0.80, a 100% modulus of at least 60kg/cm 2 and a loss tangent (tan δ) at 100° C. of up to 0.35, said E* 20 , E* 100 , and loss tangent at 100° C. being measured under conditions of a frequency of 20 Hz, an initial strain of 5% and a dynamic strain of 1% elongation, and having a crescent sectional shape is disposed inside a carcass layer at sidewall portions in such a manner that one of its end portions overlaps with the end portion of a belt layer of a tread portion and the other end portion overlaps with a bead filler of said bead portion; said bead filler of said bead portion being made of a rubber having a JIS--A hardness of from 60 to 80 and has a height h of up to 35 mm from a rim base of said bead portion in a direction vertical to the axis of rotation of said tire; and said carcass layer consisting of inner and outer two layers, said inner carcass layer is turned up from inside to outside said tire around said bead core so that its end is positioned at a position higher than the height h of said bead filler and an end of said outer carcass layer is disposed axially outward of said bead core.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 306 words
In a radial tire having an aspect ratio of up to 50%, a run-flat pneumatic radial tire characterized in that: a reinforcing liner layer made of a rubber composition containing a natural rubber, a polybutadiene rubber and a syndiotactic polybutadiene rubber and having a complex modulus at 20° C., (E* 20 ,) of at least 16 MPa, a ratio of a complex modulus at 100° C. (E* 100 ,) to said complex modulus E* 20 , (E* 100 /E* 20 ) of at least 0.80, a 100% modulus of at least 60kg/cm 2 and a loss tangent (tan δ) at 100° C. of up to 0.35, said E* 20 , E* 100 , and loss tangent at 100° C. being measured under conditions of a frequency of 20 Hz, an initial strain of 5% and a dynamic strain of 1% elongation, and having a crescent sectional shape is disposed inside a carcass layer at sidewall portions in such a manner that one of its end portions overlaps with the end portion of a belt layer of a tread portion and the other end portion overlaps with a bead filler of said bead portion; said bead filler of said bead portion being made of a rubber having a JIS--A hardness of from 60 to 80 and has a height h of up to 35 mm from a rim base of said bead portion in a direction vertical to the axis of rotation of said tire; and said carcass layer consisting of inner and outer two layers, said inner carcass layer is turned up from inside to outside said tire around said bead core so that its end is positioned at a position higher than the height h of said bead filler and an end of said outer carcass layer is disposed axially outward of said bead core.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 45 words
A run-flat pneumatic radial tire according to claim 4, wherein the thickness of said reinforcing liner layer having a crescent sectional shape is the greatest at the center portion and decreases gradually towards the upper and lower portions in the radial direction of said tire.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 29 words
A run-flat pneumatic radial tire according to claim 5, wherein the maximum thickness of said reinforcing liner layer at the center portion is from 3 mm to 8 mm.

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