Tire and production method for tire
AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
InventorsTakuya OSAWA, Hiroshi KIKUCHI
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Abstract
A tire 2 includes a tread 4, a belt 16, and a band 18. The belt 16 includes belt cords 44. The band 18 includes band cords 60. The band 18 is composed of a band strip 58. The band strip 58 is a cord array in which the band cords 60 are arranged. A zone from a first end to a second end of the belt 16 is a control zone. Residual tension of the band cords 60 in the control zone is not less than 15.0 N. The control zone includes a crown zone and a pair of shoulder zones. Residual tension of the band cords 60 in the crown zone is higher than residual tension of the band cords 60 in each shoulder zone. A shape index of a reference ground-contact surface of the tire 2 is not less than 1.00 and not greater than 1.30.
Claims9
A tire comprising:
- a tread configured to come into contact with a road surface;
- a belt located radially inward of the tread;
- and
- a band located between the tread and the belt in a radial direction and stacked on the belt, wherein
- the belt includes a large number of belt cords aligned with each other,
- each of the belt cords is tilted relative to a circumferential direction,
- the band includes a band cord extending substantially in the circumferential direction,
- the band cord is an organic fiber cord,
- the band is composed of a helically wound band strip,
- the band strip is a cord array in which a plurality of the band cords are arranged,
- a zone from a first end to a second end of the belt is a control zone in which tension of the band cords is controlled,
- residual tension of the band cords in the control zone is not less than 15.0 N,
- the control zone includes a crown zone and a pair of shoulder zones located axially outward of the crown zone,
- residual tension of the band cords in the crown zone is higher than residual tension of the band cords in each shoulder zone,
- a ratio of an equator ground-contact length measured along an equator plane of the tire on a reference ground-contact surface obtained by bringing the tire into contact with a flat road surface with a vertical load, which is 70% of a normal load of the tire, being applied to the tire in a state where the tire is fitted on a normal rim, an internal pressure of the tire is adjusted to a normal internal pressure, and a camber angle of the tire is set to 0°, to a reference ground-contact length at a position corresponding to a width which is 80% of a maximum ground-contact width, is defined as a shape index, and
- the shape index is not less than 1.00 and not greater than 1.30.
A method for producing a tire including a tread configured to come into contact with a road surface, a belt located radially inward of the tread, and a band located between the tread and the belt in a radial direction and covering the belt, the method comprising the steps of:
- preparing a green tire for the tire;
- and
- vulcanizing the green tire, wherein
- in the green tire preparation step,
- the band is formed by helically winding a belt-shaped band strip onto the belt while applying a load to the band strip,
- the band strip is a cord array in which a plurality of band cords are arranged,
- a zone from a first end to a second end of the belt is a control zone in which tension of the band cords is controlled,
- a load applied to the band cords in the control zone is not less than 15.0 N,
- the control zone includes a crown zone and a pair of shoulder zones located axially outward of the crown zone, and
- a load applied to the band cords in the crown zone is higher than a load applied to the band cords in each shoulder zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.