Tire, tire mold, and tire production method
AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
InventorAkari KAWAZU
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Abstract
A tire 2 includes a bead portion 2B to be fitted onto a rim R. The bead portion 2B includes a first vent line 50 extending in a circumferential direction, a second vent line 52 located outward of the first vent line 50 and extending in the circumferential direction, a columnar protrusion 54 located outward of the second vent line 52, and a saw cut 56 extending between the first vent line 50 and the columnar protrusion 54 and intersecting the second vent line 52. The first vent line 50, the second vent line 52, the columnar protrusion 54, and the saw cut 56 project from an outer surface of the bead portion 2B. The second vent line 52 is located on the columnar protrusion 54 side with respect to a midpoint LC between the first vent line 50 and the columnar protrusion 54.
Claims15
A tire comprising:
- a bead portion configured to fit onto a rim, wherein
- the bead portion includes a first vent line extending in a circumferential direction, a second vent line outward of the first vent line and extending in the circumferential direction, a columnar protrusion outward of the second vent line, and a saw cut extending between the first vent line and the columnar protrusion and intersecting the second vent line,
- the first vent line, the second vent line, the columnar protrusion, and the saw cut project from an outer surface of the bead portion, and
- the second vent line is on the columnar protrusion side with respect to a midpoint between the first vent line and the columnar protrusion.
A tire comprising:
- a bead portion configured to fit onto a rim, wherein
- the bead portion includes a first vent line extending in a circumferential direction, a second vent line outward of the first vent line and extending in the circumferential direction, a columnar protrusion outward of the second vent line, and a saw cut extending between the first vent line and the columnar protrusion and intersecting the second vent line,
- the first vent line, the second vent line, the columnar protrusion, and the saw cut project from an outer surface of the bead portion,
- the second vent line is on the columnar protrusion side with respect to a midpoint between the first vent line and the columnar protrusion,
- the saw cut has a width smaller than an outer diameter of the columnar protrusion,
- a ratio of a distance from the first vent line to the second vent line to a distance from the first vent line to the columnar protrusion is not greater than 70%,
- the bead portion includes a bead including a core extending in the circumferential direction and an apex radially outward of the core,
- the outer surface of the bead portion includes a seat surface radially inward of the bead, a flange surface axially outward of the bead, and a heel surface between the seat surface and the flange surface,
- in a cross-section of the tire along a plane including a rotation axis of the tire, a contour of the heel surface is represented by an arc, and
- the first vent line is at a center portion of the heel surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.