JP2009067324A - Pneumatic tire - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pneumatic tire superior in load hazard-resistance and capable of also attaining reduced weight. <P>SOLUTION: The pneumatic tire is provided with a pair of left and right bead parts 1; and a carcass ply 4 extending from a crown part to both bead parts 1 via both side parts. The carcass ply 4 comprises a cord layer, and the carcass ply cord including at least 65 mass% or more of polyketone fiber and has tensile strength as the cord taken out from the tire of 8 cN/dtex or higher. The carcass ply 4 includes weft yarn crossing to the cord arranged in an approximately radial direction, and the weft yarn is cut at a plurality of positions in a tire circumferential direction with an approximately constant interval. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire that is excellent in road hazard resistance and can realize weight reduction.

  Polyketone fiber has higher strength and higher elastic modulus than nylon fiber, polyester fiber, and rayon fiber, and has high heat resistance and good adhesiveness, so it can be used for various industrial materials. Is expected.

Focusing on the excellent properties of such polyketone fibers, many attempts to use the polyketone fibers in tire cords have been studied and proposed (Patent Documents 1 to 4, etc.).
JP-A-11-334313 JP 2002-309442 A JP 2002-307908 A JP 2006-123649 A

  However, in the conventionally proposed tire technology using polyketone fibers, it cannot always be said that the excellent properties inherent to polyketone fibers are fully utilized, and particularly sufficient in terms of improving road hazard resistance and weight reduction of tires. The current situation is that performance has not yet been achieved.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a pneumatic tire that solves the above-described problems of the prior art, is excellent in road hazard resistance, and can also be reduced in weight.

  As a result of intensive studies to solve the above problems, the present inventors have found that when a polyketone fiber cord is used as a carcass ply cord for reinforcing a tire, the carcass cord spacing inside the tire becomes non-uniform, thereby It was found that the strength and rigidity in the direction were also uneven, and as a result, the excellent properties of the polyketone fiber were not fully utilized. It has also been found that this tendency is remarkable particularly in a tire in which the carcass ply is composed of two cord layers. Therefore, as a result of further intensive studies based on such findings, the present inventors have used polyketone fiber cords having a specific tensile strength as carcass reinforcing cords, and weft yarns intersecting the carcass reinforcing cords at a plurality of locations in the tire circumferential direction. By cutting at a specific cutting pitch, the occurrence of unevenness on the inner surface of the tire is suppressed without adding extra rubber sheet or the like to increase the tire weight, and as a result, the uniformity in the tire circumferential direction is reduced. As a result, it has been found that road hazard resistance can be increased, and the present invention has been completed.

That is, the pneumatic tire of the present invention is a pneumatic tire comprising a pair of left and right bead portions, and a carcass ply extending from the crown portion to both bead portions via both side portions,
The carcass ply is composed of two cord layers, and the carcass ply cord includes at least 65% by mass of polyketone fiber, and the tensile strength as a cord taken out from the tire is 8 cN / dtex or more,
The carcass ply includes a weft that intersects a cord arranged in a substantially radial direction, and the weft is cut at a plurality of locations in the tire circumferential direction at substantially constant intervals;
It is characterized by this.

  In the pneumatic tire of the present invention, the nominal total fineness of the fiber cord forming the carcass ply is preferably in the range of 1650 to 3500 dtex, and the nominal total fineness of the weft is preferably in the range of 200 to 500 dtex. The weft yarn cutting pitch A is preferably in the range of 5 to 15 mm. Further, the carcass ply cord has a maximum heat shrinkage stress of 1.2 cN / dtex or less as a dip-treated cord, and has a heat shrinkage rate in the range of 1% to 3% at 150 ° C. for 30 minutes during the dry heat treatment. Preferably there is. Furthermore, the weft preferably has a cutting elongation of 5 to 20% and a cutting strength of 300 to 1200 g. Furthermore, the weft is preferably made of cellulosic fiber or vinylon fiber, and is preferably spun yarn. Furthermore, the present invention can be suitably applied to a run-flat tire including a side reinforcing rubber layer having a crescent-shaped meridional shape over the entire or almost entire area of both side portions along the inner surface of the carcass ply.

Here, the maximum heat shrinkage stress of the cord means that a 25 cm long fixed sample of a carcass ply cord before vulcanization subjected to a general dip treatment is heated at a heating rate of 5 ° C./min. It is the maximum stress (unit: cN / dtex) generated in the cord at ° C. The heat shrinkage rate during dry heat treatment of the dip-treated cord of the carcass ply cord is 150 ° C. for 30 minutes in the oven, and the fiber length before and after the heat treatment is 1/30 (cN / dtex). It is a value obtained by the following equation after measurement under load.
Dry heat shrinkage (%) = (Lb−La) / Lb × 100
However, Lb is the fiber length before heat treatment, and La is the fiber length after heat treatment. The tensile strength and tensile modulus of the polyketone fiber are values obtained by measurement according to JIS-L-1013. The tensile modulus is the load at an elongation of 0.1% and the elongation of 0.2%. It is the value of the initial elastic modulus calculated from the load at.

  According to the present invention, the occurrence of unevenness on the inner surface of the tire is suppressed without increasing the tire weight, the uniformity in the tire circumferential direction is increased, and thereby it is excellent in road hazard resistance and further realizes weight reduction of the tire. It becomes possible.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view of an example of the pneumatic tire of the present invention. The tire shown in FIG. 1 has a pair of left and right bead portions 1 and a pair of sidewall portions 2 in which bead cores 5 are embedded, and a tread portion 3 connected to both sidewall portions 2. A carcass ply 4 is provided that includes two cord layers that extend in a toroidal shape and reinforce these portions 1, 2, and 3. In the present invention, the carcass ply 4 is composed of two cord layers. When the carcass ply 4 is composed of a single cord layer, unevenness on the tire inner surface is relatively difficult to occur, and as a result, variations in strength in the tire circumferential direction can be suppressed. On the other hand, when the carcass ply 4 has three or more layers, it is not easy to manufacture the tire, so that the excellent characteristics of the polyketone fiber cannot be fully utilized.

  Although the present invention is not illustrated, in the present invention, in the run flat tire provided with a side reinforcing rubber layer having a crescent-shaped meridional section over the entire area of both side portions or substantially the entire area along the inner surface of the carcass ply 4. The desired effect can be obtained satisfactorily.

  In the illustrated tire, a belt 6 composed of two belt layers is disposed on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the crown portion of the carcass ply 4. In the illustrated example, the belt 6 includes two belt layers. However, in the pneumatic tire of the present invention, the number of belt layers constituting the belt 6 is not limited thereto. Although not shown, a belt reinforcing layer may be disposed outside the belt 6 in the tire radial direction so as to cover the entire belt 6 or to cover only both ends of the belt 6. The belt layer is usually composed of a rubberized layer of a cord that extends at an inclination with respect to the tire equatorial plane, preferably a rubberized layer of a steel cord, and the two belt layers are composed of cords constituting the belt layer. The belt 6 is formed by being stacked so as to intersect with each other across the equator plane. The belt reinforcing layer is usually composed of a rubberized layer of cords arranged substantially parallel to the tire circumferential direction.

  In the present invention, the carcass ply 4 includes at least 65% by mass, preferably 90% by mass or more, and more preferably 100% by mass of polyketone fiber as the carcass ply cord. If it is less than 65% by mass, it will be difficult to obtain sufficient tire strength.

  The tensile strength of the cord taken out from the carcass ply 4 needs to be 8 cN / dtex or more, preferably 10 cN / dtex or more, more preferably 12 cN / dtex or more. When this value is less than 8 cN / dtex, it is difficult to obtain sufficient tire strength.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the carcass ply 4 includes wefts 11 intersecting with the carcass ply cords 10 arranged substantially in the radial direction, and the wefts 11 are cut at a plurality of locations in the tire circumferential direction. As means for cutting the weft 11, it can be performed by a known pick breaker process described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-208458, but of course, the weft can be cut using other methods. It is.

  If the wefts 11 are not intentionally cut, the wefts 11 are broken non-uniformly due to expansion deformation at the time of tire manufacture, and as a result, unevenness on the tire inner surface cannot be reduced.

  Furthermore, the total fineness of the fiber cords forming the carcass ply 4 is desirably in the range of 1650-3500 dtex. When this total fineness is less than 1650 dtex, it is difficult to obtain sufficient tire strength. On the other hand, when the total fineness exceeds 3500 dtex, the thickness of the carcass cord layer becomes a problem, and the deterioration of tire rolling resistance becomes a problem.

  Furthermore, it is desirable that the fineness of the weft 11 is in the range of 200 to 500 dtex. When this fineness is less than 200 dtex, uneven weft breakage may occur in the dipping process and the rubber topping process. On the other hand, when the fineness exceeds 500 dtex, the wrinkle property after weaving is not good.

  The carcass ply cord forming the carcass ply 4 has a maximum heat shrinkage stress of 1.2 cN / dtex or less, more preferably 1.0 cN / dtex or less, as a dipped cord. When this maximum heat shrinkage stress exceeds 1.2 cN / dtex, the cord is remarkably contracted by heating at the time of manufacturing the tire, so that there is a concern that the inner surface unevenness is generated in the finished tire.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, the cutting pitch A of the weft 11 is preferably in the range of 5 to 15 mm, more preferably in the range of 7 to 15 mm. When the cutting pitch A is less than 5 mm, the carcass cord may be damaged in the cutting process. On the other hand, when it exceeds 15 mm, the uniformity in the tire circumferential direction cannot be sufficiently improved.

  Further, the carcass ply cord of the carcass ply 4 is preferably a dip-treated cord, and preferably has a heat shrinkage ratio in the range of 1% to 3% at 150 ° C. for 30 minutes, more preferably 1.5% to 2.5%. It is desirable to be in the range of%. When the heat shrinkage rate at the time of dry heat treatment at 150 ° C. for 30 minutes is less than 1%, the alignment efficiency by heating at the time of tire production is remarkably lowered, and the strength as a tire becomes insufficient. On the other hand, if the thermal shrinkage rate during dry heat treatment at 150 ° C. for 30 minutes exceeds 3%, the cord is significantly shrunk by heating at the time of manufacturing the tire, so that the finished tire shape may be deteriorated.

  Furthermore, the weft 11 preferably has a cutting elongation of 5 to 20% and a cutting strength in the range of 300 to 1200 g. When the cutting elongation is less than 5% or the cutting strength is 300 g or less, unexpected weft 11 cutting occurs before the step of topping the rubber, and the shape as a weave fabric cannot be maintained. On the other hand, if the cutting elongation is greater than 20% or the cutting strength exceeds 1200 g, it becomes difficult to cut the weft 11 in the cutting process, and the uniformity in the tire circumferential direction cannot be sufficiently improved.

  Furthermore, it is desirable that the weft 11 is made of a cellulosic fiber or a vinylon fiber, and more preferably a spun yarn. Such a fiber can be designed to satisfy the above-described cutting elongation and cutting strength.

  Next, a carcass ply cord containing at least 65% by mass of polyketone fibers (hereinafter abbreviated as “PK fibers”) that can be used in the present invention will be described in detail.

  Examples of fibers other than PK fibers that can be used in the present invention include nylon, ester, rayon, polynosic, lyocell, and vinylon.

（式中、Ｔは撚り数（回／１００ｍｍ）、Ｄはコードの総繊度（ｄｔｅｘ）、ρはコードに使用される繊維素材の密度（ｇ／ｃｍ^３）である）で定義される撚り係数αが０．２５〜１．２５の範囲であることが好ましい。ＰＫ繊維コードの撚り係数αが０．２５未満では、熱収縮応力が十分に確保できず、一方、１．２５を超えると、弾性率が十分に確保できず、補強能が小さくなる。 Further, the above code further includes the following formula (I),

(Where T is the number of twists (times / 100 mm), D is the total fineness of the cord (dtex), and ρ is the density of the fiber material used in the cord (g / cm ³ )) α is preferably in the range of 0.25 to 1.25. If the twist coefficient α of the PK fiber cord is less than 0.25, the heat shrinkage stress cannot be sufficiently ensured. On the other hand, if it exceeds 1.25, the elastic modulus cannot be sufficiently ensured and the reinforcing ability is reduced.

（式中、Ａは不飽和結合によって重合された不飽和化合物由来の部分であり、各繰り返し単位において同一であっても異なっていてもよい）で表される繰り返し単位から実質的になるものが好適であり、その中でも、繰り返し単位の９７モル％以上が１−オキソトリメチレン［−ＣＨ_２−ＣＨ_２−ＣＯ−］であるポリケトンが好ましく、９９モル％以上が１−オキソトリメチレンであるポリケトンが更に好ましく、１００モル％が１−オキソトリメチレンであるポリケトンが最も好ましい。 As a polyketone as a raw material of the PK fiber, the following general formula (II),

(In the formula, A is a portion derived from an unsaturated compound polymerized by an unsaturated bond, and each repeating unit may be the same or different). Among them, a polyketone in which 97 mol% or more of repeating units is 1-oxotrimethylene [—CH ₂ —CH ₂ —CO—] is preferable, and a polyketone in which 99 mol% or more is 1-oxo trimethylene is preferable. Is more preferable, and a polyketone in which 100 mol% is 1-oxotrimethylene is most preferable.

  In such polyketones, the ketone groups may be partially bonded to each other and the portions derived from the unsaturated compound may be bonded to each other, but the proportion of the portions in which the unsaturated compound-derived portions and the ketone groups are alternately arranged is 90 mass. % Or more, preferably 97% by mass or more, and most preferably 100% by mass.

  In the formula (II), the unsaturated compound forming A is most preferably ethylene, but propylene, butene, pentene, cyclopentene, hexene, cyclohexene, heptene, octene, nonene, decene, dodecene, styrene, acetylene. , Unsaturated hydrocarbons other than ethylene such as allene, and methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, vinyl acetate, acrylamide, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, undecenoic acid, undecenol, 6-chlorohexene, N-vinylpyrrolidone, diethyl ester of sulphonylphosphonic acid Further, it may be a compound containing an unsaturated bond such as sodium styrene sulfonate, sodium allyl sulfonate, vinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl chloride.

（上記式中、ｔおよびＴは、純度９８％以上のヘキサフルオロイソプロパノールおよび該ヘキサフルオロイソプロパノールに溶解したポリケトンの希釈溶液の２５℃での粘度管の流過時間であり、ｃは、上記希釈溶液１００ｍＬ中の溶質の質量（ｇ）である）で定義される極限粘度［η］が、１〜２０ｄＬ／ｇの範囲内にあることが好ましく、３〜８ｄＬ／ｇの範囲内にあることがより一層好ましい。極限粘度が１ｄＬ／ｇ未満では、分子量が小さ過ぎて、高強度のポリケトン繊維コードを得ることが難しくなる上、紡糸時、乾燥時および延伸時に毛羽や糸切れ等の工程上のトラブルが多発することがあり、一方、極限粘度が２０ｄＬ／ｇを超えると、ポリマーの合成に時間およびコストがかかる上、ポリマーを均一に溶解させることが難しくなり、紡糸性および物性に悪影響が出ることがある。 Furthermore, as a polymerization degree of the said polyketone, following formula (III),

(In the above formula, t and T are the flow time of a viscosity tube at 25 ° C. of a diluted solution of hexafluoroisopropanol having a purity of 98% or more and a polyketone dissolved in the hexafluoroisopropanol, and c is the diluted solution. The intrinsic viscosity [η] defined by the mass (g) of solute in 100 mL) is preferably in the range of 1 to 20 dL / g, more preferably in the range of 3 to 8 dL / g. Even more preferred. If the intrinsic viscosity is less than 1 dL / g, the molecular weight is too small to obtain a high-strength polyketone fiber cord, and troubles such as fluff and yarn breakage occur frequently during spinning, drying and stretching. On the other hand, if the intrinsic viscosity exceeds 20 dL / g, it takes time and cost to synthesize the polymer, and it becomes difficult to uniformly dissolve the polymer, which may adversely affect the spinnability and physical properties.

  Furthermore, the PK fiber preferably has a crystal structure with a crystallinity of 50 to 90% and a crystal orientation of 95% or more. If the degree of crystallinity is less than 50%, the structure of the fiber is not sufficiently formed and sufficient strength cannot be obtained, and the shrinkage characteristics and dimensional stability during heating may be unstable. For this reason, the crystallinity is preferably 50 to 90%, more preferably 60 to 85%.

  The polyketone fiberization method includes (1) a method in which unstretched yarn is spun and then subjected to multistage hot stretching and stretched at a specific temperature and magnification in the final stretching step of the multistage hot stretching, (2 ) A method in which after the undrawn yarn is spun, hot drawing is performed, and the fiber after completion of the hot drawing is rapidly cooled with high tension applied. A desired filament suitable for the production of the polyketone fiber cord can be obtained by fiberizing the polyketone by the method (1) or (2).

  Here, the spinning method of the unstretched yarn of the polyketone is not particularly limited, and a conventionally known method can be employed. Specifically, JP-A-2-112413, JP-A-4-228613, Wet spinning method using an organic solvent such as hexafluoroisopropanol and m-cresol as described in JP-A-4-505344, WO99 / 18143, WO00 / 09611, JP2001 -164422, JP-A-2004-218189, JP-A-2004-285221, and the wet spinning method using an aqueous solution of zinc salt, calcium salt, thiocyanate, iron salt, etc. Among these, the wet spinning method using an aqueous solution of the above salt is preferable.

  For example, in a wet spinning method using an organic solvent, a polyketone polymer is dissolved in hexafluoroisopropanol, m-cresol, or the like at a concentration of 0.25 to 20% by mass, extruded from a spinning nozzle to be fiberized, and then toluene, ethanol, isopropanol The unstretched yarn of polyketone can be obtained by removing and washing the solvent in a non-solvent bath such as n-hexane, isooctane, acetone or methyl ethyl ketone.

  On the other hand, in the wet spinning method using an aqueous solution, for example, a polyketone polymer is dissolved in an aqueous solution of zinc salt, calcium salt, thiocyanate, iron salt or the like at a concentration of 2 to 30% by mass, and a spinning nozzle is formed at 50 to 130 ° C. Then, it is extruded into a coagulation bath and subjected to gel spinning, and further desalting and drying can be performed to obtain unstretched polyketone. Here, in the aqueous solution in which the polyketone polymer is dissolved, it is preferable to use a mixture of zinc halide and a halogenated alkali metal salt or a halogenated alkaline earth metal salt. An organic solvent such as an aqueous solution, acetone, or methanol can be used.

  Further, as a drawing method of the obtained undrawn yarn, a hot drawing method in which the undrawn yarn is heated and drawn to a temperature higher than the glass transition temperature of the undrawn yarn is preferable. The method (2) may be carried out in one stage, but it is preferably carried out in multiple stages. There is no restriction | limiting in particular as a method of heat drawing, For example, the method etc. which run a thread | yarn on a heating roll or a heating plate are employable. Here, the heat stretching temperature is preferably in the range of 110 ° C. to (melting point of polyketone), and the total stretching ratio is suitably 10 times or more.

  When polyketone fiberization is carried out by the method of (1) above, the temperature in the final stretching step of the multistage hot stretching is in the range of 110 ° C. to (the stretching temperature of the stretching step one step before the final stretching step). Moreover, the draw ratio in the final drawing step of multistage hot drawing is preferably in the range of 1.01 to 1.5 times. On the other hand, when polyketone fiberization is carried out by the method of (2) above, the tension applied to the fiber after completion of the hot drawing is preferably in the range of 0.5 to 4 cN / dtex, and the cooling rate in rapid cooling is 30 The cooling end temperature in the rapid cooling is preferably 50 ° C. or less. There is no restriction | limiting in particular as a rapid cooling method of the heat-stretched polyketone fiber, A conventionally well-known method can be employ | adopted, Specifically, the cooling method using a roll is preferable. In addition, since the polyketone fiber obtained in this way has a large residual elastic strain, it is usually preferable to perform relaxation heat treatment so that the fiber length is shorter than the fiber length after hot drawing. Here, the temperature of the relaxation heat treatment is preferably in the range of 50 to 100 ° C., and the relaxation ratio is preferably in the range of 0.980 to 0.999 times.

  In order to make the most effective use of the high heat shrinkage characteristics of PK fiber cords, the processing temperature during processing and the temperature of the molded product during use are close to the temperature indicating the maximum heat shrinkage stress (maximum heat shrinkage temperature). It is desirable to be temperature. Specifically, the processing temperature such as the RFL processing temperature and the vulcanization temperature in the adhesive processing performed as necessary is 100 to 250 ° C., and when the tire material generates heat due to repeated use or high speed rotation. Since the temperature can be as high as 100 to 200 ° C, the maximum heat shrink temperature is preferably in the range of 100 to 250 ° C, more preferably in the range of 150 to 240 ° C.

  The coating rubber for covering the carcass ply cord according to the present invention can have various shapes. Typically, it is a film, a sheet or the like. Moreover, a known rubber composition can be appropriately employed as the coating rubber, and it is not particularly limited.

  The pneumatic tire of the present invention can be manufactured by a conventional method using the above-mentioned carcass ply as the carcass ply 4. In the pneumatic tire of the present invention, as the gas filled in the tire, normal or air with a changed oxygen partial pressure, or an inert gas such as nitrogen can be used.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described based on examples.
(Preparation example of PK fiber)
A polyketone polymer with an intrinsic viscosity of 5.3, which is a completely alternating copolymer of ethylene and carbon monoxide, prepared by a conventional method is added to an aqueous solution containing 65% by weight of zinc chloride / 10% by weight of sodium chloride and stirred at 80 ° C. for 2 hours. It melt | dissolved and the dope with a polymer concentration of 8 weight% was obtained.

  This dope is heated to 80 ° C., filtered through a 20 μm sintered filter, passed through a 10 mm air gap from a 50-hole nozzle with a diameter of 0.10 mmφ kept at 80 ° C., and 5% by weight of zinc chloride. Was extruded at a rate of discharge of 2.5 cc / min into water at 18 ° C. containing a coagulated yarn while being drawn at a speed of 3.2 m / min.

Subsequently, the coagulated yarn was washed with an aqueous sulfuric acid solution having a concentration of 2% by weight and a temperature of 25 ° C., and further washed with water at 30 ° C., and then the coagulated yarn was wound at a speed of 3.2 m / min.
The coagulated yarn was impregnated with IRGANOX 1098 (manufactured by Ciba Specialty Chemicals) and IRGANOX 1076 (manufactured by Ciba Specialty Chemicals) in an amount of 0.05% by weight (based on polyketone polymer), and then dried at 240 ° C. or higher. A finishing agent was added to obtain an undrawn yarn. The heat shrinkage rate can be adjusted by appropriately controlling the drying temperature.

A finishing agent having the following composition was used.
Oleic acid lauryl ester / bisoxyethyl bisphenol A / polyether (propylene oxide / ethylene oxide = 35/65: molecular weight 20000) / polyethylene oxide 10 mol addition oleyl ether / polyethylene oxide 10 mol addition castor oil ether / sodium stearylsulfonate / dioctyllin Sodium acid = 30/30/10/5/23/1/1 (weight% ratio).

  The obtained undrawn yarn was drawn at 240 ° C. in the first stage, followed by the second stage at 258 ° C., the third stage at 268 ° C., the fourth stage at 272 ° C., and then the second stage at 200 ° C. The film was stretched five times at 1.08 times (stretching tension 1.8 cN / dtex) and wound with a winder. The total draw ratio from the undrawn yarn to the five-stage drawn yarn was 17.1 times. This fiber yarn had high physical properties of strength 15.6 cN / dtex, elongation 4.2%, and elastic modulus 347 cN / dtex. In addition, the heat shrinkage rate during dry heat treatment at 150 ° C. for 30 minutes was 1.9%. The PK fiber thus obtained was used as a cord under the following conditions.

(Examples 1-9, Comparative Examples 1-3, Conventional Example)
The fiber cords having the carcass structure, material / thickness, tensile strength, heat shrinkage stress, heat shrinkage rate during dry heat treatment, number of rams and cord diameter shown in Tables 1 and 2 below are arranged in parallel and covered with coating rubber A cord / rubber composite was produced by, for example, cutting the weft, and a pneumatic tire of size 225 / 60ZR17 having the structure shown in FIG. 1 was prototyped using the cord / rubber composite for a carcass ply. Further, the inner surface unevenness and road hazard resistance of the obtained tire were evaluated by the following methods, and the results shown in Table 2 were obtained.

(1) Tire inner surface unevenness The tire inner surface after vulcanization was evaluated by visual observation, and it was evaluated in three stages where there was almost no generation and some generation and remarkable generation.

(2) Road hazard resistance The test tire is filled with internal pressure, and an apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-273299 (an arm rotatably supported in a certain direction and an impact attached to the tip of the arm). An evaluation method using a piece, an angle adjuster that regulates the arm swinging angle, and a tire side portion testing device provided with a load application mechanism on the arm), and the impact until air leakage occurs. The number of times was measured.

It is sectional drawing of the right half of an example of the pneumatic tire of this invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a portion including a carcass cord and a weft that intersects the carcass ply in the carcass ply.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bead part 2 Side wall part 3 Tread part 4 Carcass ply 5 Bead core 6 Belt 10 Carcass ply cord 11 Weft A Weft cut pitch

Claims (8)

In a pneumatic tire provided with a pair of left and right bead parts, and a carcass ply extending from the crown part to both bead parts via both side parts,
The carcass ply is composed of two cord layers, and the carcass ply cord includes at least 65% by mass of polyketone fiber, and the tensile strength as a cord taken out from the tire is 8 cN / dtex or more,
The carcass ply includes a weft that intersects a cord arranged in a substantially radial direction, and the weft is cut at a plurality of locations in the tire circumferential direction at substantially constant intervals;
A pneumatic tire characterized by that.   The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein a nominal total fineness of the fiber cord forming the carcass ply is in a range of 1650 to 3500 dtex, and a nominal total fineness of the weft is in a range of 200 to 500 dtex.   The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a cutting pitch A of the weft yarn is in a range of 5 to 15 mm.   The carcass ply cord has a maximum heat shrinkage stress of 1.2 cN / dtex or less as a dip-treated cord, and has a heat shrinkage rate in the range of 1% to 3% at 150 ° C. for 30 minutes during dry heat treatment. The pneumatic tire according to any one of Items 1 to 3.   The pneumatic tire according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the weft has a cutting elongation of 5 to 20% and a cutting strength of 300 to 1200 g.   The pneumatic tire according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the weft is made of cellulosic fibers or vinylon fibers.   The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the weft is a spun yarn.   The pneumatic tire according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a side reinforcing rubber layer having a crescent-shaped crescent shape along the inner surface of the carcass ply over the entire region or substantially the entire region of both side portions.

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