# US 10,500,910 B2 · Pneumatic tire

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- Number: US 10,500,910 B2
- Document ID: US10500910B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/519,814
- Filed: 2015-10-09
- Published: 2017-08-31
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2014-10-17
- Assignees: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
- Inventors: Atsushi Tanno
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10500910B2

## CPC

- B60C 23/0493: {for attachment on the tyre}
- B60C 19/00: Tyre parts or constructions not otherwise provided for
- B29D 2030/0072: {Attaching fasteners to tyres, e.g. patches, in order to connect devices to tyres}
- B60C: VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
- B29D: PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE (making granules B29B9/00; making preforms B29B11/00)

## Abstract

Provided is a pneumatic tire including one fastener in a separable pair of mechanical fasteners, the one fastener being disposed on the tire inner surface. The one fastener includes at least two components. The at least two components are fixed together while sandwiching the fixing member made from a resin or a resin composition composed of a blend of a resin and an elastomer. The fixing member includes anchoring elements disposed only on the side facing the tire inner surface. The anchoring elements are at least partially embedded in the tire inner surface.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A pneumatic tire comprising:
one fastener in a separable pair of mechanical fasteners, the one fastener being disposed on a tire inner surface;
the one fastener comprising at least two components;
the at least two components being fixed together while sandwiching a fixing member made from a resin or a resin composition composed of a blend of a resin and an elastomer;
the fixing member comprising anchoring elements disposed only on a side facing the tire inner surface; and
the anchoring elements being at least partially embedded in the tire inner surface.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the side, provided with the anchoring elements, of the fixing member has a surface area within a range of 1.3 to 50 times a surface area of a side not provided with the anchoring elements.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein an apparent area of the fixing member is 20 to 500 times a projected area of the one fastener.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein a height (mm) of the anchoring elements, a number (pieces/fastener) of the anchoring elements per fastener, and a mass (g) of an object attached via the one fastener satisfy the following Formula (a):
(Height of anchoring elements×Number of anchoring elements)/Mass of attached object=2 to 75 Formula (a).

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 1,
wherein reinforcing filaments are arranged between the anchoring elements on the side, facing the tire, of the fixing member; and
the one fastener is disposed while sandwiching the fixing member and the reinforcing filaments.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member is composed of two types of resin layers or a resin layer laminated on a layer other than a resin layer.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein corona treatment or plasma treatment is performed on surfaces of the anchoring elements on the side, facing the tire, of the fixing member.

### Claim 8 (depends on 2)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 2, wherein an apparent area of the fixing member is 20 to 500 times a projected area of the one fastener.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 8, wherein a height (mm) of the anchoring elements, a number (pieces/fastener) of the anchoring elements per fastener, and a mass (g) of an object attached via the one fastener satisfy the following Formula (a):
(Height of anchoring elements×Number of anchoring elements)/Mass of attached object=2 to 75 Formula (a).

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 9,
wherein reinforcing filaments are arranged between the anchoring elements on the side, facing the tire, of the fixing member; and
the one fastener is disposed while sandwiching the fixing member and the reinforcing filaments.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 10, wherein the fixing member is composed of two types of resin layers or a resin layer laminated on a layer other than a resin layer.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 11, wherein corona treatment or plasma treatment is performed on surfaces of the anchoring elements on the side, facing the tire, of the fixing member.