Patent classifications
B60C15/0653
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.