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US 2018/0272804 A1Published application
Pneumatic Tire and Method of Manufacturing Same
AssigneeThe Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
InventorKenta Matsuda
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Abstract
A pneumatic tire is provided with carcass layers and belt layers, which constitute tire components that extend in a tire circumferential direction, and at least one thread having a strength at break of 100 N or less that extends in the tire circumferential direction and is disposed at a step portion formed at width-directional end portions of the carcass layers and the belt layers.
Claims8
A pneumatic tire comprising:
- at least one tire component configured to extend in a tire circumferential direction;
- and at least one thread having a strength at break of 100 N or less and configured to extend in the tire circumferential direction, the at least one thread being disposed at a step portion formed at a width-directional end portion of the tire component.
A method of manufacturing a pneumatic tire, the method comprising:
- molding a green tire including at least one tire component configured to extend in a tire circumferential direction, and at least one thread having a strength at break of 100 N or less and configured to extend in the tire circumferential direction, the at least one thread being disposed at a step portion formed at a width-directional end portion of the tire component;
- and vulcanizing the green tire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.