Heavy load pneumatic radial tire with cap tread rubber, base tread rubber, and reinforcing rubber layer
AssigneeBridgestone Corporation
InventorHiroyuki Matsumura
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Abstract
Heavy load pneumatic radial tire according to the present invention includes: tread rubber 6 having laminated structure of cap rubber 5 and base rubber 4; and four or more belt layers 3a-3e disposed radially inward of tread rubber 6. A radially outer side of a width direction side edge of at least one of radially outermost belt layer 3e and widest-width belt layer 3c is covered by reinforcing rubber layer 7 that terminates on a radially inner side of tread rubber 6 without reaching tire equatorial plane E. Relative relation between reinforcing rubber constituting reinforcing rubber layer 7 and base rubber 4 in terms of modulus of rebound elasticity satisfies the condition: reinforcing rubber<base rubber 4.
Claims5
A heavy load pneumatic radial tire comprising:
- tread rubber that has a laminated structure of cap rubber and base rubber;
- and four or more belt layers that are disposed radially inward of the tread rubber, the four or more belt layers including a radially outermost belt layer and a widest-width belt layer among the belt layers, wherein:
- a radially outer side of a width direction side edge of the radially outermost belt layer is covered by a reinforcing rubber layer configured to terminate on a radially inner side of the tread rubber without reaching a tire equatorial plane, and
- a relative relation between reinforcing rubber constituting the reinforcing rubber layer and the base rubber in terms of a modulus of rebound elasticity (%) satisfies the following condition:
- reinforcing rubber<base rubber,
- wherein a width (w) of the reinforcing rubber layer is within the range of 15-25% of a width (W) of a tread surface,
- wherein the reinforcing rubber layer is configured to terminate along a width direction of the tire without reaching the tire outer side surface, and
- wherein a width direction outermost end of the reinforcing rubber layer farthest away from the tire equatorial plane is positioned inward of an outermost end of the widest-width belt layer among the belt layers in the width direction of the tire.
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