Low noise pneumatic tire
AssigneesThe Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAtsushi Tanno
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Abstract
A low noise pneumatic tire according to the present invention includes a belt-shaped sound absorbing member mounted on the radially inner surface of the tread by a fixing elastic band, the belt-shaped sound absorbing member being formed of a porous material. The belt-shaped sound absorbing member has a width ranged from 40% to 90% of the maximum width of the tire, and a thickness ranged from 5 mm to 50 mm.
Claims17
A low noise pneumatic tire having a tread, the tread having a radially inner surface, a belt-shaped sound absorbing member being mounted on the radially inner surface of the tread by a fixing elastic band, the belt-shaped sound absorbing member being formed of a porous material and having a width of 40% to 90% of a maximum width of the tire and a thickness of 5 mm to 50 mm.
A low noise pneumatic tire having a tread, the tread having a radially inner surface, a belt-shaped sound absorbing member being mounted on the radially inner surface of the tread by a fixing elastic band, the belt-shaped sound absorbing member being formed of a porous material, the belt-shaped sound absorbing member being formed in a curved manner widthwisely and/or longitudinally thereof so as to have a shape extending along the radially inner surface of the tread.
A low noise pneumatic tire having a tread, the tread having a radially inner surface, a belt-shaped sound absorbing member being mounted on the radially inner surface of the tread by a fixing elastic band, the belt-shaped sound absorbing member being formed of a porous material and having a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface, at least one of the radially inner and outer surfaces of the belt-shaped sound absorbing member having notches that extend widthwisely of the belt-shaped sound absorbing member and are disposed at prescribed intervals longitudinally of the belt-shaped sound absorbing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.