Provided is a pneumatic tire having sufficient sealing performance. The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire including a sealant layer located radially inside an innerliner, the sealant layer being formed by applying a sealant to the inner periphery of a tire from which mold release agents have been removed.

Provided are a pneumatic tire in which the attachment start portion of the sealant does not easily peel off, and a method for producing the pneumatic tire. The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire including a generally string-shaped adhesive sealant, the sealant being continuously and spirally attached at least to the inner periphery of the tire that corresponds to a tread portion, the sealant having a wider portion at at least one of the longitudinal ends thereof, the wider portion having a width larger than that of the longitudinally adjoining portion.

Adapter for a rolling assembly comprising a tire, and a rim having two rim seats and two rim flanges. The adapter has an axially inner end mounted on the rim seat and comprises an inner reinforcing element, an axially outer end that comprises an outer reinforcing element, a body that connects the two ends to form a single piece. A substantially cylindrical adapter seat is configured to receive a bead, and is situated at the axially outer end of the body. An adapter bearing face is substantially contained in a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis, and situated on the axially inner face of the axially outer end. The reinforcing element of the axially outer end is entirely situated axially outside the bearing face. The body comprises, opposite the adapter seat, an annular seat reinforcer. The inner wall of the tire is covered by a layer of a self-sealing composition.

Adapter for a rolling assembly comprising a tire, and a rim having two rim seats and two rim flanges. The adapter has an axially inner end mounted on the rim seat and comprises an inner reinforcing element, an axially outer end that comprises an outer reinforcing element, a body that connects the two ends to form a single piece. A substantially cylindrical adapter seat is configured to receive a bead, and is situated at the axially outer end of the body. An adapter bearing face is substantially contained in a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis, and situated on the axially inner face of the axially outer end. The reinforcing element of the axially outer end is entirely situated axially outside the bearing face. The body comprises, opposite the adapter seat, an annular seat reinforcer. The inner wall of the tire is covered by a layer of a self-sealing composition.

A tire is provided in which there is no detriment to the ease of work when fitting onto a rim and removing from a rim, even when the tire is provided with a sealing layer. A pneumatic tire (10) includes a tire frame member (12) formed in a circular shape and made of a resin, and a sealing layer provided by filling a cavity (34) formed inside the tire frame member (12) with a sealant (38).

A tire is provided in which there is no detriment to the ease of work when fitting onto a rim and removing from a rim, even when the tire is provided with a sealing layer. A pneumatic tire (10) includes a tire frame member (12) formed in a circular shape and made of a resin, and a sealing layer provided by filling a cavity (34) formed inside the tire frame member (12) with a sealant (38).

Provided is a sealant material composition that can ensure good sealing properties while suppressing a flow of a sealant during travel and that can provide such performance in a well-balanced, compatible manner. As a sealant material composition constituting a sealant layer (10) disposed in an inner surface of a pneumatic tire, a sealant material composition in which a proportion (A) of toluene insoluble occupying the sealant material composition is from 30 mass % to 60 mass % is used, or a sealant material composition in which a ratio (d1/d2) of measured specific gravity (d1) of the sealant material composition measured by an underwater replacement method to calculated specific gravity (d2) of the sealant material composition calculated from specific gravity and a blended amount of each raw material in the sealant material composition is from 0.7 to 0.9 is used.

Provided is a sealant material composition that can ensure good sealing properties while suppressing a flow of a sealant during travel and that can provide such performance in a well-balanced, compatible manner. As a sealant material composition constituting a sealant layer (10) disposed in an inner surface of a pneumatic tire, a sealant material composition in which a proportion (A) of toluene insoluble occupying the sealant material composition is from 30 mass % to 60 mass % is used, or a sealant material composition in which a ratio (d1/d2) of measured specific gravity (d1) of the sealant material composition measured by an underwater replacement method to calculated specific gravity (d2) of the sealant material composition calculated from specific gravity and a blended amount of each raw material in the sealant material composition is from 0.7 to 0.9 is used.

Self-healing mircrocapsules including: a) a polymeric shell; b) a healing-agent compartmentalized inside the polymeric shell; and c) a catalyst deposited on the surface of the polymeric shell; where the microcapsules are prepared by suspension polymerization, and the microcapsules may be present in a polymeric matrix and in composite materials that include such polymeric matrix.

Self-healing mircrocapsules including: a) a polymeric shell; b) a healing-agent compartmentalized inside the polymeric shell; and c) a catalyst deposited on the surface of the polymeric shell; where the microcapsules are prepared by suspension polymerization, and the microcapsules may be present in a polymeric matrix and in composite materials that include such polymeric matrix.