Patent classifications
B60C15/0632
HEAVY DUTY TIRE
A tire 2 includes a pair of beads 10, a carcass 12 including a carcass ply 36, a pair of sidewalls 6, a pair of chafers 8, and a tag member 22 including an RFID tag 54. The carcass ply 36 includes a ply body 38 and a pair of turned-up portions 40. A plurality of recesses 62 are provided on a side surface 26, of the tire 2, which includes a maximum width position PW of the tire 2. An end PF of the turned-up portion 40 and the plurality of recesses 62 overlap a boundary BS between the sidewall 6 and the chafer 8. Among the plurality of recesses 62, the recess 62 located on a radially outermost side is a first recess 62a, and the RFID tag 54 is located radially inward of the maximum width position PW and located radially outward of the first recess 62a.
PNEUMATIC TIRE
A pneumatic tire comprises a bead portion, a carcass, a bead reinforcing layer and a bead apex rubber. The carcass comprises a first carcass ply of carcass cords arranged at an angle of 60 to 90 degrees with respect to the tire circumferential direction. The bead reinforcing layer comprises a first reinforcing ply of bead reinforcing cords arranged at an angle of 60 to 90 degrees with respect to the tire circumferential direction. The first carcass ply is composed of a main portion and a turnup portion continued from the main portion. The first reinforcing ply comprises a first portion and a second portion continued from the first portion. The radially outer end of the second portion is located on the axially outer side of the bead apex rubber and on the radially inner side of the radially outer end of the bead apex rubber.