Non-pneumatic tire
AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
InventorsMakoto Sugiya, Wako Iwamura
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Abstract
Provided is a non-pneumatic tire having excellent durability performance. This non-pneumatic tire is provided with an annular tread portion which contacts the road surface, an annular inner peripheral portion which is positioned radially inward of the tread portion, and multiple linking units which join the tread portion and the inner peripheral portion. The tread portion includes a first portion which contacts the road surface, and a second portion which includes an inner peripheral surface facing the inner peripheral portion. The thermal conductivity of the second portion is greater than that of the first portion.
Claims16
A non-pneumatic tire comprising:
- an annular tread portion comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising an outer layer made of rubber having a tread surface for coming into contact with a road surface and an inner layer being an annular body and connected to a radially inner surface of the outer layer, the second portion disposed radially inwardly of the first portion such that the second portion covers a radially inner surface of the first portion at least partially;
- an annular inner portion disposed inward of the tread portion in a tire radial direction;
- and
- a plurality of connecting portions connecting the tread portion and the inner portion,
- wherein the second portion comprises a radial inner surface facing the inner portion so that the inner surface of the second portion is configured to be exposed to open air when the tire travels, the inner surface of the second portion comprising, at least partially, a rough surface region having surface roughness in a range of from 1 to 30 μm, and a thermal conductivity of the second portion is greater than a thermal conductivity of the first portion.
A non-pneumatic tire, comprising:
- an annular tread portion comprising a first portion and a second portion disposed radially inwardly of the first portion such that the second portion covers a radially inner surface of the first portion at least partially,
- wherein the first portion comprises an outer layer made of rubber having a tread surface for coming into contact with a road surface and an annular inner layer made of urethane resin and connected to a radially inner surface of the outer layer,
- wherein the second portion is made of any one of silicone-based, urethane-based and epoxy-based resin and has a thickness in a range of 0.001 to 2 mm,
- wherein the second portion comprises a radially inner surface facing the inner portion so that the inner surface of the second portion is exposed to open air when the tire travels, the inner surface of the second portion comprising, at least partially, a rough surface region having surface roughness in a range from 1 to 30 μm, and
- wherein a thermal conductivity of the second portion is greater than a thermal conductivity of the first portion;
- an annular portion disposed inward of the tread portion in a tire radial direction;
- and
- a plurality of connecting portions connecting the tread portion and the inner portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.