阅读说明：本技术 轮胎 (Tyre for vehicle wheels ) 是由 佐佐木阳祐 于 2018-05-18 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明解决了以下问题：在具有通过以螺旋状卷绕增强帘线而形成的螺旋状帘线层的轮胎中,抑制由于螺旋状帘线层引起的不均匀磨耗的发生。该轮胎设置有：在一对胎圈部之间环状延伸的胎体14；和螺旋状帘线层1,其配置在所述胎体的冠部的轮胎径向外侧并且其中上层1A和下层1B通过以螺旋状卷绕增强帘线而形成。其帘线方向实质上为轮胎周向的至少一层轮胎周向带束增强层17配置在所述螺旋状帘线层的轮胎径向外侧,并且周向带束增强层的轮胎宽度方向长度Wc是在螺旋状帘线层的轮胎宽度方向长度Ws的40％～90％的范围内。(The present invention solves the problem of suppressing the occurrence of uneven wear due to a helical cord layer in a tire having the helical cord layer formed by spirally winding a reinforcing cord, the tire being provided with a carcass 14 extending annularly between pairs of bead portions, and a helical cord layer 1 disposed on the outer side in the tire radial direction of a crown portion of the carcass and in which an upper layer 1A and a lower layer 1B are formed by spirally winding a reinforcing cord, at least layers of tire circumferential direction belt reinforcing layers 17 whose cord direction is substantially the tire circumferential direction are disposed on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the helical cord layer, and the tire width direction length Wc of the circumferential direction belt reinforcing layers is in the range of 40% to 90% of the tire width direction length Ws of the helical cord layer.)

1, tire, comprising:

a carcass extending toroidally between pairs of bead portions, and

a helical cord layer which is disposed outside a crown portion of the carcass in a tire radial direction and in which an upper layer and a lower layer are formed by helically winding a reinforcing cord,

wherein

At least circumferential belt reinforcing layers having a cord direction substantially in the tire circumferential direction are arranged on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the spiral cord layer

The tire width direction length Wc of the circumferential belt reinforcing layer is in the range of 40% -90% of the tire width direction length Ws of the spiral cord layer.

2. The tire of claim 1, comprising a core ply between upper and lower layers of the helical ply.

3. The tire according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cords of the circumferential belt reinforcing layer include any selected from nylon fibers, polyester fibers, aramid fibers, carbon fibers, glass fibers, polyketone fibers, polyparaphenylene benzobisoxazole fibers, and polyarylate fibers, or have a hybrid cord of two or more thereof.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a tire, and particularly to a tire related to improvement of a reinforcing member.

Background

For example, as a structure of a belt used as a reinforcing member of a tire for passenger cars, there has been generally employed a structure in which two or more layers of crossing belt layers in which directions of reinforcing cords cross each other are arranged outside a crown portion of a carcass as a skeleton member in a tire radial direction, and further, as a structure of a belt, there has been known a structure in which upper and lower layers of belt layers are arranged so that organic fiber cords as reinforcing cords cross each other, the organic fiber cords are constituted to have a structure in which they are folded back at belt layer ends and spirally wound from belt layers to another , and in which a steel belt layer of a reinforcing cord composed of steel wires is arranged between belt layers containing the organic fiber cords.

As such a structure, for example, patent documents 1 and 2 propose a pneumatic radial tire in which not only the edge separation resistance of the belt layer in a pneumatic tire for a passenger car but also other performances of the tire are improved by defining the orientation angle of each reinforcing cord of the steel belt layer with respect to the tire circumferential direction.

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

However, since these belts have a structure formed in a spiral manner by folding back reinforcing members at respective widthwise ends, in which the direction of the cords is locally close to the tire circumferential direction, it is considered that -degree durability can be ensured while achieving weight reduction, the widthwise ends of the belts have higher rigidity than the widthwise central portion, and therefore, the tires using such belts have a problem that when internal pressure is applied to the tires, the central portion of the tires exhibit a larger diameter than the shoulder portions and this makes the crown portions circular, with the result that uneven wear is more likely to occur in the shoulder portions.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to suppress occurrence of uneven wear due to a helical cord layer in a tire including the helical cord layer formed by spirally winding a reinforcing cord.

Means for solving the problems

The present inventors have intensively studied to solve the above-described problems, and thus have found that the above-described problems can be solved by arranging a circumferential belt reinforcing layer at a prescribed width on the outer side in the tire radial direction of a spiral cord layer.

Namely, the present invention is kinds of tires comprising a carcass extending annularly between pairs of bead portions, and a helical cord layer disposed on the outer side of a crown portion of the carcass in the tire radial direction and in which an upper layer and a lower layer are formed by helically winding a reinforcing cord,

the tire is characterized in that at least circumferential belt reinforcing layers having a cord direction substantially in the tire circumferential direction are disposed on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the spiral cord layer, and the tire width direction length Wc of the circumferential belt reinforcing layers is in the range of 40% to 90% of the tire width direction length Ws of the spiral cord layer.

Further , in the tire of the present invention, it is preferable that the cords of the circumferential belt reinforcing layer include any kinds selected from nylon fibers, polyester fibers, aramid fibers, carbon fibers, glass fibers, polyketone fibers, polyparaphenylene benzobisoxazole fibers, and polyarylate fibers, or have a mixed cord of two or more kinds thereof.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

According to the present invention, kinds of tires in which the occurrence of uneven wear due to a spiral cord layer formed by spirally winding a reinforcing cord is suppressed can be realized.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a tire width direction sectional view showing examples of the tire for truck and bus according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a tire width direction sectional view showing examples of the tire for passenger cars according to the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view in the tire width direction showing examples of tires for construction vehicles according to the present invention.

Detailed Description

The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a tire width direction of a tire for truck-passenger cars, which is examples of the tire of the present invention, the illustrated tire 10 includes a tread portion 11 forming a land portion, pairs of side wall portions 12 continuously extending inward in a tire radial direction at both side portions of the tread portion 11, and bead portions 13 continuously extending at inner circumferential sides of the respective side wall portions 12, the tread portion 11, the side wall portions 12, and the bead portions 13 are reinforced by a carcass 14, the carcass 14 being composed of a single carcass ply annularly extending from bead portions 13 to bead portions 13, in the illustrated tire 10 for truck-passenger cars, the bead cores 15 are each embedded in pairs of bead portions 13, and the carcass 14 is folded around the bead cores 15 from an inner side to an outer side of the tire and thereby fixed, and further, bead fillers 16 are disposed at an outer side in the tire radial direction of the respective bead cores 15.

steps, the tire of the present invention includes, on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the crown portion of the carcass 14, a spiral cord layer 1 having a structure in which an upper layer 1A and a lower layer 1B are formed by spirally winding a reinforcing cord, in the present invention, it is important that, as shown in the drawing, the cord direction of the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 17 is substantially the tire circumferential direction, and the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 17 is disposed on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the spiral cord layer 1 such that the tire width direction length Wc of the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 17 is within the range of 40% to 90% of the tire width direction length Ws of the spiral cord layer 1.

In the present invention, at least circumferential belt reinforcing layers 17 are arranged ( circumferential belt reinforcing layers 17 are arranged in the illustrated example), and depending on the material, structure, thickness, etc. of the cord used, for example, 1 to 10 circumferential belt reinforcing layers 17 may be arranged, step , it is necessary that the tire width direction length Wc of the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 17 is in the range of 40% to 90%, preferably in the range of 40% to 70%, more preferably in the range of 45% to 65% of the tire width direction length Ws of the helical cord layer 1, when the tire width direction length Wc of the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 17 is smaller than 40% of the tire width direction length Ws of the helical cord layer 1, local tightening occurs at the time of diameter growth, and this causes a problem of cord disorder, etc. meanwhile, when the tire width direction length Wc of the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 17 is larger than 90% of the tire width direction length Ws of the helical cord layer 1, the effect of improving the rigidity is achieved first at the end of the helical cord layer 1 having high rigidity, and since this causes insufficient reduction of the rigidity difference, the diameter growth of the central portion cannot be suppressed.

In the tire of the present invention, it is important that only the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 17 is disposed at the tire radial direction outer side of the spiral cord layer 1 with the above-described prescribed width, which makes it possible to obtain the intended effects of the present invention. Other constitution is not particularly limited, and the tire of the present invention may be appropriately constituted according to a conventional method.

In the illustrated example, the spiral cord layer 1 includes the core cord layer 2 between the upper layer 1A and the lower layer 1B, that is, the spiral cord layer 1 is formed by spirally winding the reinforcing cord on the core cord layer 2, however, the present invention is not limited to this constitution, and the core cord layer 2 may not be provided, when the core cord layer 2 is provided, layers may be provided, or a plurality of layers (e.g., 2 to 10 layers) may be provided in a laminated manner, the core cord layer 2 is manufactured by arranging a large number of core cords in parallel and then arranging unvulcanized rubber thereabove and therebelow to coat the core cords with rubber, and the arrangement density (end count) of the core cords in the core cord layer 2 is preferably in a range of, for example, 5 to 60 cords/50 mm.

In the present invention, the core cords of the core cord layer 2 may have an inclination angle of 40 ° to 90 ° with respect to the tire circumferential direction. By controlling the angle of the core cord within this range, the tension of the core cord is reduced, so that the core cord has more room before breaking. Therefore, even when an input is applied thereto from an obstacle, this makes it difficult for the core cord to break. In order to favorably obtain this effect, the inclination angle of the core cords of the core cord layer 2 is more preferably 50 ° to 90 °. When a plurality of core cord layers 2 are provided, the plurality of core cord layers 2 may constitute a cross belt.

In the present invention, the spiral cord layer 1 is formed by spirally winding a rubber-cord composite in the form of a flat band obtained by arranging or a plurality (for example, 2 to 100) of reinforcing cords in parallel and coating the resultant with rubber, or by spirally winding a rubber-cord composite around the core cord layer 2, the arrangement density of the reinforcing cords in the spiral cord layer 1 is preferably in the range of, for example, 5 to 60 cords/50 mm.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the reinforcing cords of the spiral cord layer 1 have an inclination angle of 10 ° to 45 ° with respect to the tire circumferential direction, and by adopting this configuration, the elongation of the spiral cord layer 1 in the tire circumferential direction can be further suppressed , and the inclination angle is more preferably 15 ° to 30 °.

In the present invention, the material of the reinforcing cord of the spiral cord layer 1 and the material of the core cord layer 2 are not particularly limited, and various metal cords, organic fiber cords, and the like conventionally used conventionally may be suitably employed.

As the organic fiber, for example, nylon fiber, polyester fiber, aramid fiber (aromatic polyamide fiber), Polyketone (PK) fiber, Polyparaphenylene Benzobisoxazole (PBO) fiber, polyarylate fiber, and the like can be used, in addition, for example, Carbon Fiber (CF) such as Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) based carbon fiber, pitch based carbon fiber, and rayon based carbon fiber, and glass fiber and rock fiber (rock wool) such as basalt fiber and andesite fiber can be used.

In the present invention, the cord direction of the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 17 is substantially the tire circumferential direction, and specifically, the cord direction may be within ± 5 ° with respect to the tire circumferential direction in consideration of an error range in manufacturing, and further , the arrangement density of the cords in the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 17 is preferably in a range of, for example, 5 to 60 cords/50 mm.

As the material of the cord of the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 17, various metal cords, organic fiber cords, and the like conventionally and conventionally used the same as those used as the reinforcing cord of the spiral cord layer 1 and the core cord of the core cord layer 2 may be suitably used, as the material of the cord of the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 17, it is preferable to use one having high cut resistance, such as aramid fiber (aromatic polyamide fiber), since it is effective not only for suppressing diameter growth at the time of applying internal pressure but also for improving the cut resistance of the tire, specific examples of the cord preferably used as the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 17 include any selected from nylon fiber, polyester fiber, aramid fiber, carbon fiber, glass fiber, polyketone fiber, polyparaphenylene benzobisoxazole fiber, and polyarylate fiber, or a hybrid cord having two or more thereof.

In the present invention, the rubber composition used as the coating rubber of the helical cord layer 1, the core cord layer 2, and the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 17 is not particularly limited, and any known rubber composition may be used. For example, as the rubber component contained in the rubber composition used as the coating rubber, any known rubber component may be used, and examples thereof include natural rubbers and synthetic rubbers such as vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon-conjugated diene copolymers, polyisoprene rubbers, butadiene rubbers, butyl rubbers, halogenated butyl rubbers, and ethylene-propylene rubbers. These rubber components may be used alone, or two or more thereof may be used in combination. From the viewpoint of the adhesion property with the metal cord and the breaking property of the rubber composition, the rubber component is preferably one composed of at least natural rubber or polyisoprene rubber, or one containing natural rubber in an amount of 50 mass% or more and the balance being composed of synthetic rubber.

In the rubber composition used as the coated rubber in the present invention, additives which are generally used in the rubber industry can be appropriately introduced in usual amounts, and examples thereof include fillers (such as carbon black and silica, etc.), softening agents (such as aromatic oil, etc.), methylene donors (such as methoxymethylated melamine, such as hexamethylenetetramine, pentamethoxymethyl melamine, hexamethylenemethyl melamine, etc.), vulcanization accelerators, vulcanization acceleration aids, anti-aging agents, etc. further , the production method of the rubber composition used as the coated rubber in the present invention is not particularly limited, and the rubber composition can be produced by, for example, kneading sulfur, an organic acid cobalt salt, and various additives into the rubber component using a Banbury mixer or a roll, etc. in accordance with a conventional method.

In the tire 10 for truck and bus according to the present invention, various constitutions including a conventional constitution may be used for the carcass 14, and the carcass 14 may have a radial structure or a bias structure the carcass 14 is preferably constituted by layers or two carcass plies each constituted by a steel cord layer. step, the carcass 14 may have a maximum width position in the tire radial direction, for example, near each bead portion 13 side or near the tread portion 11 side the maximum width position of the carcass 14 may be arranged in a range of 50% to 90% with respect to the tire height from the tire radial direction outer side of each bead base portion, further, as shown in the drawing, the carcass 14 is usually and preferably constituted to extend without interruption between and the bead cores 15, however, the carcass 14 may be constituted by pairs of carcass pieces extending from each bead core 15 and interrupted near the tread portion 11.

Various structures may be used for the turn-up portion of the carcass 14, for example, the turn-up end of the carcass 14 may be located on the inner side in the tire radial direction of the upper end of the bead filler 16, and the turn-up end of the carcass may be further extended to the outer side in the tire radial direction of the upper end of the bead filler 16 or the tire maximum width position in this case, the turn-up end of the carcass may also be extended to the inner side in the tire width direction of the tire width direction end of the helical cord layer 1 in this case, may be advanced, and in the case of disposing a plurality of carcass plies, the positions of the turn-up ends of the carcass 14 in the tire radial direction may be different from each other.

In the tire 10 for truck and passenger cars according to the present invention, a known structure can be used for the sidewall portion 12. For example, the tire maximum width position may be disposed in a range of 50% to 90% with respect to the tire height from the outer side in the tire radial direction of each bead base. In the tire 10 for truck and passenger cars according to the present invention, it is preferable that the side wall portions 12 are each formed as a smooth curve having a convex shape in the tire width direction without a concave portion that contacts the rim flange, unlike a passenger tire.

Further, various structures such as a circular shape and a polygonal shape may be used for the bead core 15. Note here that, as described above, the bead portion 13 may have a structure in which the carcass 14 is wound around the bead core 15, or a structure in which the carcass 14 is sandwiched by a plurality of bead core members. In the illustrated truck/passenger tire 10, the bead fillers 16 are disposed on the outer side in the tire radial direction of each bead core 15, and the bead fillers 16 may each be constituted by a plurality of rubber members that are separated from each other in the tire radial direction.

In the tire 10 for truck and passenger cars according to the present invention, the tread pattern may be a rib-like land portion main body pattern, a block pattern, or an asymmetric pattern, and the tread pattern may have a prescribed rotational direction.

The rib-like land portion main body pattern may be, for example, a tread pattern in which a region centered on the equatorial plane and corresponding to 80% of the tread width is constituted only by a rib-like land portion, that is, a pattern without a lateral groove.

The block pattern is a pattern having block-shaped land portions separated by circumferential grooves and widthwise grooves, and a tire having such a block pattern exhibits excellent basic on-ice performance and on-snow performance.

An asymmetric pattern is a pattern in which the tread pattern on both sides of the equatorial plane is asymmetric. For example, in the case of a tire having a specified mounting direction, the negative ratio (negative ratio) between the inner and outer tire halves in the vehicle mounting direction that are separated by the equatorial plane may be different, or the tire may be configured so that the number of circumferential grooves between the inner and outer tire halves in the vehicle mounting direction that are separated by the equatorial plane is different.

The tread rubber is not particularly limited, and any commonly used rubber may be used. The tread rubber may be composed of a plurality of rubber layers different from each other in the tire radial direction, and the tread rubber may have, for example, a so-called cap-base structure (cap-base structure). As the plurality of rubber layers, those different from each other in loss tangent, modulus, hardness, glass transition temperature, material, and the like can be used. The thickness ratio in the tire radial direction of the plurality of rubber layers may vary in the tire width direction, and for example, only the circumferential groove bottom may be constituted by a rubber layer different from its surroundings.

The length ratio in the tire width direction of the plurality of rubber layers may be changed in the tire radial direction, and only a defined region such as only the vicinity of a circumferential groove, only the vicinity of a tread end, only a shoulder land portion, only a center land portion, or the like may be constituted of a rubber layer different from its surroundings, step , in the tread portion, it is preferable that a corner portion 11a is formed at each end in the tire width direction.

The tire shown in fig. 1 is a tire for truck and passenger cars, however, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can also be suitably applied to, for example, a tire for passenger cars, a tire for construction vehicles, a tire for two-wheeled vehicles, a tire for airplanes, and a tire for agriculture further , the tire is not limited to pneumatic tires and can also be applied as a solid tire or a non-pneumatic tire.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view in the tire width direction showing examples of the constitution of a tire for a passenger vehicle according to the present invention the illustrated tire for a passenger vehicle 20 includes a tread portion 21 forming a land portion, pairs of side wall portions 22 continuously extending inward in the tire radial direction at both side portions of the tread portion 21, and bead portions 23 continuously extending at the inner peripheral side of each side wall portion 22. the tread portion 21, the side wall portions 22, and the bead portions 23 are reinforced by a carcass 24, the carcass 24 being composed of a single carcass ply annularly extending from bead portions 23 to bead portions 23. in the illustrated tire for a passenger vehicle 20, the bead cores 25 are each embedded in pairs of bead portions 23, and the carcass 24 is folded around the bead cores 25 from the inner side to the outer side of the tire and thereby fixed. further, bead fillers 26 are arranged at the outer side in the tire radial direction of each bead core 25.

In the illustrated passenger tire 20, a helical cord layer 1 having a structure in which an upper layer 1A and a lower layer 1B are formed by helically winding a reinforcing cord, a core cord layer 2 located between the upper layer 1A and the lower layer 1B, and a circumferential belt reinforcing layer 27 are sequentially provided on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the crown portion of a carcass 24.

In the present invention, it is important that the tire width direction length Wc of the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 27 provided outside in the tire radial direction of the helical cord layer 1 satisfies the condition in the range of 40% to 90% of the tire width direction length Ws of the helical cord layer 1, and this enables the expected effect of the present invention to be obtained.

Further , in a tire for passenger cars, either or both of a cap ply (cap ply) 28a arranged over the entire width of the spiral cord layer 1 and a layer ply (layer ply) 28b arranged in a region covering both ends of the spiral cord layer 1 may be arranged inside or outside the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 27 in steps as desired, in the example shown in fig. 2, the cap ply 28a and the layer ply 28b are arranged outside the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 27, in general, the cap ply 28a and the layer ply 28b are each formed by spirally winding a strip of constant width obtained by making a plurality of cords parallel to each other and rubber-coating, the cap ply 28a and the layer ply 28b may each be arranged alone, or both of them may be arranged in combination, the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 27 may be a combination of two or more cap plies and/or two or more layers.

Various materials may be used as the reinforcing cord of the cap ply layer 28a and the layered layer 28b, and typical examples thereof include rayon, nylon, polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), aramid, glass fiber, carbon fiber, and steel, organic fiber cords are particularly preferable for the reinforcing cord from the viewpoint of lightness, as the reinforcing cord, a monofilament cord, a cord obtained by twisting a plurality of filaments from , or a hybrid cord obtained by twisting filaments of different materials from may also be used, further to the step, a corrugated cord (wavy cords) may be used as the reinforcing cord in order to increase the breaking strength, similarly, in order to increase the breaking strength, for example, a high elongation cord having a breaking elongation of 4.5 to 5.5% may be used.

The arrangement density of the cap ply layer 28a and the arrangement density of the layered layer 28b are usually in the range of 20 to 60 pieces/50 mm; however, the arrangement density is not limited thereto. The band layer 28a may be given a distribution in the tire width direction in terms of rigidity, material, number of layers, cord density, and the like, and may increase the number of layers only at the end portions in the tire width direction or only at the center portion, for example.

From the viewpoint of manufacturing, it is particularly advantageous to constitute the cap ply layer 28a and the layered layer 28b as spiral layers in this case, these layers may be constituted by a strip-like cord in which a plurality of core wires arranged parallel to each other in a plane are bundled at by a covering wire while maintaining the parallel arrangement.

In the passenger tire 20 according to the present invention, various constitutions including a conventional constitution may be used for the carcass 24, and the carcass 24 may have a radial structure or a bias structure, the carcass 24 is preferably constituted by layers or two carcass plies each composed of an organic fiber cord layer, further step, the carcass 24 may have a maximum width position in the tire radial direction, for example, near each bead portion 23 side or near the tread portion 21 side, for example, the maximum width position of the carcass 24 may be disposed in a range of 50% to 90% with respect to the tire height from the tire radial direction outer side of each bead base portion, further, as shown in the drawing, the carcass 24 is generally and preferably configured to extend without interruption between and the bead cores 25, however, the carcass 24 may also be constituted by pairs of carcass plies (not shown) extending from each bead core 25 and interrupted near the tread portion 21.

Various structures may be used for the turn-up portion of the carcass 24, for example, the turn-up end of the carcass 24 may be located on the inner side in the tire radial direction of the upper end of the bead filler 26, and the turn-up end of the carcass 24 may be further extended to the outer side in the tire radial direction of the upper end of the bead filler 26 or the tire maximum width position in this case, the turn-up end of the carcass 24 may also be extended to the inner side in the tire width direction of the tire width direction end of the helical cord layer 1 in this case, further , in the case of disposing a plurality of carcass plies, the positions of the turn-up ends of the carcass 24 in the tire radial direction may be different from each other.

With respect to the shape of the tread portion 21 in the passenger tire 20 according to the present invention, which is narrow in width and large in diameter, when a straight line passing through a point P of the tire equatorial plane CL on the tread surface and parallel to the tire width direction in a cross section in the tire width direction is defined as "m 1", a straight line passing through the ground contact end E and parallel to the tire width direction is defined as "m 2", a distance in the tire radial direction between the straight lines m1 and m2 is defined as a falling height (fall height) "LCR" and the tread width of the tire is defined as "TW", the ratio LCR/TW is preferably 0.045 or less. By controlling the ratio LCR/TW within this range, the crown portion of the tire is flattened (flattened) so that the ground contact area is increased, and the input (pressure) from the road surface is thereby moderated, so that the flexural curvature in the tire radial direction can be reduced, and the durability and wear resistance of the tire can be improved. Further, the tread end is preferably smooth.

The tread pattern may be a full-lug pattern, a rib-like land main body pattern, a block pattern, or an asymmetric pattern, and the tread pattern may have a specified rotational direction.

The full lug may be a pattern including a widthwise groove extending from the vicinity of the equatorial plane in the tire widthwise direction to the ground contact terminal, and in this case, the pattern need not have a circumferential groove. Such a pattern mainly consisting of transverse grooves can effectively exert particularly on-snow performance.

The rib-like land portion main body pattern may be, for example, a tread pattern that is centered on the equatorial plane and that is constituted only by rib-like land portions corresponding to 80% of the tread width, that is, a pattern having no lateral grooves.

The block pattern is a pattern having block-shaped land portions separated by circumferential grooves and widthwise grooves, and a tire having such a block pattern exhibits excellent basic on-ice performance and on-snow performance.

An asymmetric pattern is a pattern in which the tread pattern on both sides of the equatorial plane is asymmetric. For example, in the case of a tire having a specified mounting direction, the negative ratio may be different between the inner and outer tire halves separated by the equatorial plane in the vehicle mounting direction, or the tire may be configured so that the number of circumferential grooves is different between the inner and outer tire halves separated by the equatorial plane in the vehicle mounting direction.

The tread rubber is not particularly limited, and any of the commonly used rubbers or foamed rubbers may be used. The tread rubber may be constituted by a plurality of rubber layers different from each other in the tire radial direction, and the tread rubber may have, for example, a so-called top-bottom layer structure. As the plurality of rubber layers, those different from each other in loss tangent, modulus, hardness, glass transition temperature, material, and the like can be used. The thickness ratio in the tire radial direction of the plurality of rubber layers may vary in the tire width direction, and for example, only the circumferential groove bottom may be constituted by a rubber layer different from its surroundings.

Alternatively, the tread rubber may be constituted by a plurality of rubber layers different from each other in the tire width direction, and the tread rubber may have a so-called split tread structure. As the plurality of rubber layers, those different from each other in loss tangent, modulus, hardness, glass transition temperature, material, and the like can be used. The length ratio in the tire width direction of the plurality of rubber layers may vary in the tire radial direction, and only a defined region such as only the vicinity of the circumferential groove, only the vicinity of the tread end, only the shoulder land portion, only the center land portion, or the like may be constituted of a rubber layer different from its surroundings.

In the passenger tire 20 according to the present invention, a known structure can also be used for the side wall portion 22. for example, the tire maximum width position may be disposed in the range of 50% to 90% with respect to the tire height from the outer side in the tire radial direction of each bead base portion, and a structure including a rim guard (rim guard) may also be adopted in step . in the passenger tire 20 according to the present invention, it is preferable that a recessed portion 23a that contacts the rim flange is formed.

In addition, various structures such as a circular shape and a polygonal shape may be used for the bead core 25. Note here that, as described above, the bead portion 23 may have a structure in which the carcass 24 is wound around the bead core 25, or a structure in which the carcass 24 is sandwiched by a plurality of bead core members. In the illustrated passenger tire 20, the bead fillers 26 are disposed on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the respective bead cores 25; however, the bead filler 26 may be omitted in the passenger tire 20 according to the present invention.

Although not shown in the drawings, in a tire for a passenger vehicle according to the present invention, generally, an inner liner may be disposed at an innermost layer of the tire, the inner liner may be constituted by a rubber layer mainly composed of butyl rubber, or a film layer containing a resin as a main component, and , although not shown in the drawings, in order to reduce cavity resonance sound, on an inner surface of the tire, a porous member may be disposed, and an electrostatic flocking process may be performed.

The use of the passenger tire 20 is not particularly limited. The tire 20 can be suitably used as a summer tire, an all season tire, and a winter tire. The tire 20 can also be used as a passenger tire having a special structure such as a side-reinforced run-flat tire having a crescent-shaped reinforcing rubber layer in the side wall portion 22, or a studded tire.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view in the tire width direction showing examples of the constitution of a tire for a construction vehicle according to the present invention the illustrated tire 30 for a construction vehicle comprises a tread portion 31 forming a land portion, pairs of side wall portions 32 continuously extending inward in the tire radial direction at both side portions of the tread portion 31, and a bead portion 33 continuously extending at the inner peripheral side of each side wall portion 32, the tread portion 31, the side wall portions 32, and the bead portion 33 are reinforced by a carcass 34, the carcass 34 being composed of a single carcass ply annularly extending from bead portions 33 to bead portions 33, in the illustrated tire 30 for a construction vehicle, the bead cores 35 are each embedded in pairs of bead portions 33, and the carcass 34 is folded around the bead core 35 from the inner side to the outer side of the tire and thereby fixed, and further, a bead filler 36 is disposed at the outer side in the tire radial direction of each bead core 35.

In the illustrated tire 30 for a construction vehicle, a spiral cord layer 1 having a structure in which an upper layer 1A and a lower layer 1B are formed by spirally winding a reinforcing cord, a core cord layer 2 disposed between the upper layer 1A and the lower layer 1B, four belt layers 38a to 38d, and a circumferential belt reinforcing layer 37 are sequentially provided on the outer side in the tire radial direction of a crown portion of a carcass 34, in general, the tire for a construction vehicle includes 4 to 6 belt layers, and when the tire for a construction vehicle includes a six belt layer, a th belt layer and a second belt layer constitute an inner cross belt layer, a third belt layer and a fourth belt layer constitute an intermediate cross belt layer, and a fifth belt layer and a sixth belt layer constitute an outer cross belt layer, in the tire for a construction vehicle illustrated, the inner cross belt layer is replaced with the spiral cord layer 1, and the belt layers 38a to 38d are disposed as the intermediate cross belt layer and the outer cross belt layer, however, in the present invention, at least one of the inner cross belt layer and the outer cross belt layer may be replaced with the third belt layer or the spiral belt layer 3632, in the case of the inner cross belt layer, the outer cross belt layer, the spiral belt layer may be replaced with the fourth belt layer, or the third belt layer 3632, and the fourth belt layer.

In the present invention, it is important that the tire width direction length Wc of the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 37 disposed outside in the tire radial direction of the helical cord layer 1 satisfies the condition in the range of 40% to 90% of the tire width direction length Ws of the helical cord layer 1, and this enables the expected effect of the present invention to be obtained. Note here that, as shown in the drawing, the circumferential belt reinforcing layer 37 is preferably disposed on the tire radial direction outer side of all belt layers including the helical cord layer 1, regardless of whether the belt layer is replaced by the helical cord layer 1.

When the tire for a construction vehicle includes six belt layers, the width of the inner cross belt layer group may be 25% to 70% of the width of the tread surface, the width of the middle cross belt layer group may be 55% to 90% of the width of the tread surface, and the width of the outer cross belt layer group may be 60% to 110% of the width of the tread surface in the tread width direction, steps are further performed, an inclination angle of the belt cord of the inner cross belt layer group with respect to the carcass cord may be 70 ° to 85 ° in a tread plane view, an inclination angle of the belt cord of the middle cross belt layer group with respect to the carcass cord may be 50 ° to 75 °, and an inclination angle of the belt cord of the outer cross belt layer group with respect to the carcass cord may be 70 ° to 85 °.

In the tire 30 for a construction vehicle according to the present invention, the belt layer 38 not replaced by the spiral cord layer 1 may be an inclined belt each constituted by a rubberized layer of a reinforcing cord and having a predetermined angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction. As the reinforcing cord of the inclined belt layer, for example, a metal cord, particularly a steel cord; however, organic fiber cords may also be used. As the steel cord, a cord composed of steel wires containing iron as a main component and accompanied by various trace elements such as carbon, manganese, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, copper, and chromium may be used.

As the steel cord, in addition to those obtained by twisting a plurality of filaments up to , a steel monofilament cord may be used, for the twisted structure of the steel cord, various designs may be adopted, and various sectional structures, twist pitches, twist directions, and distances between adjacent steel cords may be applied to the steel cord, steps may also be used a cord obtained by twisting filaments of different materials up to , the sectional structure thereof is not particularly limited, and various twisted structures such as single twist, layer twist, and double twist may be adopted, the inclination angle of the reinforcing cords of other belt layers with respect to the tire circumferential direction is preferably 10 DEG or more, further, when such other belt layers are provided, the width of the inclined belt layer of the maximum width at the maximum width is preferably 90% to 115%, particularly preferably 100% to 105% of the tread width, as shown in the figure, the under belt cushion rubber 39 is preferably provided on the inner side in the tire radial direction of the end portion of the belt layer 38, whereby the strain and temperature applied to the end portion of the belt layer 38 are reduced, so that the durability of the tire can be improved.

In the tire for a construction vehicle according to the present invention, various constitutions including a conventional constitution may be used for the carcass 34, and the carcass 34 may have a radial structure or a bias structure, the carcass 34 is preferably constituted by layers or two carcass plies each composed of a steel cord layer, further step, the carcass 34 may have a maximum width position in the tire radial direction, for example, near each bead portion 33 side or near the tread portion 31 side, for example, the maximum width position of the carcass 34 may be arranged in a range of 50% to 90% with respect to the tire height from the tire radial direction outer side of each bead base portion, further, as shown in the drawing, the carcass 34 is usually and preferably configured to extend without interruption between and 35 bead cores, however, the carcass 34 may also be configured by to carcass sheets extending from each bead core 35 and interrupted near the tread portion 31.

Various structures may be used for the turn-up portion of the carcass 34, for example, the turn-up end of the carcass 34 may be located on the inner side in the tire radial direction of the upper end of the bead filler 36, and the turn-up end of the carcass 34 may be further extended to the outer side in the tire radial direction of the upper end of the bead filler 36 or the tire maximum width position in this case, the turn-up end of the carcass 34 may also be extended to the inner side in the tire width direction of the tire width direction end of the helical cord layer 1 in this case, further , in the case of configuring a multi-layer carcass ply, the position in the tire radial direction of the turn-up end of the carcass 34 may be made different from each other, alternatively, the carcass 34 may be employed in a structure in which the carcass 34 is sandwiched or wound around the bead core 35 by a plurality of bead core members in the absence of the turn-up portion, the arrangement density of the.

In the tire 30 for a construction vehicle according to the present invention, a known structure may also be used for the side wall portion 32. For example, the tire maximum width position may be disposed in a range of 50% to 90% with respect to the tire height from the outer side in the tire radial direction of each bead base. In the tire 30 for a construction vehicle according to the present invention, it is preferable that a concave portion that contacts with the rim flange is formed.

In addition, various structures such as a circular shape and a polygonal shape may be used for the bead core 35. Note here that, as described above, the bead portion 33 may have a structure in which the carcass 34 is wound around the bead core 35, or a structure in which the carcass 34 is sandwiched by a plurality of bead core members. In the illustrated tire 30 for a construction vehicle, the bead fillers 36 are disposed outside each of the bead cores 35 in the tire radial direction, and the bead fillers 36 may each be constituted by a plurality of rubber members that are separated from each other in the tire radial direction.

In the tire 30 for a construction vehicle according to the present invention, the tread pattern may be a lug pattern, a block pattern, or an asymmetric pattern, and the tread pattern may have a specified rotational direction.

The lug pattern may be a pattern including a widthwise groove extending from the vicinity of the equatorial plane in the tire widthwise direction to the ground contact terminal, and in this case, the pattern need not have a circumferential groove.

The block pattern is a pattern having block-shaped land portions separated by circumferential grooves and width-direction grooves. In particular, in the case of a tire for a construction vehicle, the blocks are preferably large from the viewpoint of durability, and for example, the width of each block measured in the tire width direction is preferably 25% to 50% of the tread width.

An asymmetric pattern is a pattern in which the tread pattern on both sides of the equatorial plane is asymmetric. For example, in the case of a tire having a specified mounting direction, the negative ratio may be different between the inner and outer tire halves separated by the equatorial plane in the vehicle mounting direction, or the tire may be configured so that the number of circumferential grooves is different between the inner and outer tire halves separated by the equatorial plane in the vehicle mounting direction.

The tread rubber is not particularly limited, and any commonly used rubber may be used. The tread rubber may be constituted by a plurality of rubber layers different from each other in the tire radial direction, and the tread rubber may have, for example, a so-called top-bottom layer structure. As the plurality of rubber layers, those different from each other in loss tangent, modulus, hardness, glass transition temperature, material, and the like can be used. The thickness ratio in the tire radial direction of the plurality of rubber layers may vary in the tire width direction, and for example, only the circumferential groove bottom may be constituted by a rubber layer different from its surroundings.

Alternatively, the tread rubber may be constituted by a plurality of rubber layers different from each other in the tire width direction, and the tread rubber may have a so-called split tread structure. As the plurality of rubber layers, those different from each other in loss tangent, modulus, hardness, glass transition temperature, material, and the like can be used. The length ratio in the tire width direction of the plurality of rubber layers may vary in the tire radial direction, and only a defined region such as only the vicinity of the circumferential groove, only the vicinity of the tread end, only the shoulder land portion, only the center land portion, or the like may be constituted of a rubber layer different from its surroundings.

In the tire 30 for a construction vehicle according to the present invention, from the viewpoint of durability, the rubber thickness of the tread portion 31 is more preferable as it is thicker, and the rubber thickness of the tread portion 31 is preferably 1.5% to 4%, more preferably 2% to 3% of the outer diameter of the tire, and further steps, the ratio (negative ratio) of the groove area of the tread portion 31 to the ground contact surface is preferably 20% or less because the tire 30 for a construction vehicle is mainly used in a dry area at a low speed, and therefore, it is not necessary to have a high negative ratio for drainage performance.