JP2020037329A - tire - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a tire configured to prevent a failure at an innermost side of the tire in a bead part while maintaining effect of reduction in weight of the tire by reduction in thickness of an inner liner, so as to improve durability.SOLUTION: The tire comprises: a wire chafer 20 made of a rubber-coated cord wound back from outside to inside of the tire while covering at least part of a carcass folded-back part at an outside of a carcass and extending along a carcass main body; and an inner liner 4 covering at least an innermost surface of the carcass main body and a part disposed along the carcass main body of a wire chafer 20, where a thickness t1 of the inner liner 4 is 1 μm or more and 100 μm or less and a shortest distance d20 from a cord 20c of the wire chafer 20 to a tire innermost surface of the inner liner 4 at an end part of the wire chafer 20 disposed along the carcass main body is 0.3 mm or more and 2.0 mm or less.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a tire, and more particularly, to a heavy-duty tire used for trucks, buses, and the like that achieves both reduction in weight and improvement in durability.

  In recent years, from the viewpoints of environmental protection and energy saving, the fuel economy of automobiles has been promoted, and accordingly, weight reduction of tires has been strongly demanded.

  In order to reduce the weight of the tire, a method of suppressing the mass of an inner liner disposed on the inner surface of the tire is known. For example, in the tire described in Patent Literature 1, the weight of the tire is reduced by using a film as an inner liner and making the thickness of the inner liner smaller than before.

JP 2011-213949 A

  In the case of a tire in which the inner liner is formed of a film and the thickness of the inner liner is reduced, a failure may occur on the innermost side of the bead portion when the tire rolls, which is a problem when the inner liner is made thinner. I was

  Therefore, the present invention is to solve the above-described problem, while preventing the failure of the innermost surface of the tire in the bead portion, while maintaining the effect of reducing the weight of the tire by reducing the thickness of the inner liner, An object is to improve the durability of a tire.

  The inventors have intensively studied the means for solving the above problems as follows. The inventors first analyzed in detail the failure portion on the innermost surface side of the bead portion. In heavy duty tires used for trucks, buses, etc., a wire chafer is used to reinforce the bead portion, but the wire chafer cord on the innermost side of the tire is separated from the cord coating rubber layer of the wire chafer. In the case where the cord protrudes toward the inner liner or in extreme cases, the cord is exposed from the inner liner, and it has been clarified that separation failure and air permeation have occurred from this point. That is, during vulcanization molding of the tire, a repulsive force occurs in which the cord of the wire chafer attempts to return to the original position with respect to the direction of deformation, so that the cord is easily deformed inside the tire and the cord of the wire chafer is covered. Rubber was easily flowing to the outside of the tire. In particular, when the inner liner is thin, the tendency becomes stronger, and as a result, it has been found that the rubber thickness of the wire chafer is reduced. Based on this knowledge, the inventor of the present invention has eagerly studied means for avoiding failure of the bead portion. When the inner liner is made thinner, specifically, in a thickness of 100 μm or less, particularly, the innermost surface of the inner liner is formed from the wire chafer cord. It has been newly found that it is necessary to secure an interval up to a predetermined value or more. The present invention is based on the above findings.

The gist of the present invention is as follows.
(1) A carcass main body composed of a ply of a rubber-coated cord extending in a toroidal shape between a pair of bead cores, and a carcass folded portion of the ply extending from the carcass main body around each bead core from the inside to the outside of the tire. A wire chafer made of a rubber-coated cord, which covers at least a part of the carcass turn-back portion outside the carcass and extends along the carcass body from the outside of the tire to the inside, and at least the carcass A tire having an inner liner covering an innermost surface of the main body and a portion of the wire chafer along the carcass main body, wherein a thickness of the inner liner is 1 μm or more and 100 μm or less, and a wire chafer along the carcass main body. At the end, the wire chain A tire, wherein a shortest distance from a cord of the inner liner to a tire innermost surface of the inner liner is 0.3 mm or more and 2.0 mm or less.
Note that the above numerical ranges indicate dimensions in a reference state where the tire is incorporated into an applicable rim, a specified internal pressure is charged, and no load is applied.
At this time, the “applicable rim” is an industrial standard effective in a region where a tire is produced and used, and is JATMA (Japan Automobile Tire Association) YEAR BOOK in Japan, and ETRTO (European Tire and Rim Technical Organization) in Europe. ) STANDARD MANUAL, a rim defined in TRA (THE TIRE and RIM ASSOCIATION INC.) YEAR BOOK in the United States. The “specified internal pressure” refers to an internal pressure corresponding to the maximum load capacity of the tire of the above-mentioned standard in the tire of the applicable size.
Here, the thickness of the inner liner is an average thickness. Specifically, a cross-sectional observation is performed with a shape measurement laser microscope “VK-X200” manufactured by KEYENCE CORPORATION, and the cross-section of the arbitrarily selected 10 points is measured. It is the average value of the thickness.

(2) In the cord of the wire chafer, an included angle with respect to a tangent of the circumference at an intersection of the circumference and the cord around the rotation axis of the tire is 30 ° or more and 75 ° or less. The tire according to 1).

(3) The tire has a stiffener rubber extending outward from the outer peripheral surface of the bead core in the tire radial direction, and an end of the wire chafer along the carcass main body is outside the tire radial direction of the stiffener rubber. The tire according to (1) or (2), which is located within a range of -30 mm or more and 30 mm or less in the tire radial direction with respect to the tip position in the above.

(4) The end of the wire chafer along the carcass body is located at a position of 10% to 40% from the radially inner side of the tire at the cross-sectional height of the tire, according to any one of (1) to (3). Tire to mention.
In addition, "the cross-section height of a tire" means 1/2 of the difference between the outer diameter of the tire and the rim diameter of the applicable rim.

(5) The tire according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein a modulus value of the cord-coated rubber of the wire chafer is 5 MPa or more and 25 MPa or less.
Here, the "modulus" in the present invention means that a JIS dumbbell-shaped No. 3 sample is prepared and a tensile test is performed at a temperature of 25 ± 5 ° C. and a speed of 500 ± 25 mm / min in accordance with JIS K6251. It is the tensile stress at the time of 300% elongation measured.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while maintaining the effect of weight saving of a tire, failure of the innermost surface side of a tire in a bead part can be prevented, and durability of a tire can be improved.

1 is a cross-sectional view in the width direction of a tire according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV shown in FIG. 1. It is a figure for explaining a code of a wire chafer. It is a width direction sectional view of a tire concerning Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view along the line II-II shown in FIG. 4.

  Hereinafter, a tire according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view in the width direction of a heavy duty tire 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. However, the configuration of the tire of the present invention is also applicable to tires used for other types of vehicles than those for heavy loads. FIG. 1 shows only one half of the tire in the width direction with the tire equatorial plane CL as a boundary, but the other half is also the same, so that illustration is omitted. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the tire 1 includes a pair of bead cores 2 (only one side in the drawing), a carcass main body 3 a including a ply of a rubber-coated cord extending in a toroidal shape between the bead cores 2, and a carcass main body 3 a. And a carcass 3 having a carcass turn-back portion 3b of a ply extending around the bead core 2 from the inside of the tire 1 to the outside thereof.

  In addition, the tire 1 covers at least a part of the carcass turn-back portion 3b outside the carcass 3, in the illustrated example, a part thereof, and is wrapped around from the outside of the tire 1 to the inside to extend along the carcass body 3a. A wire chafer 20 is provided by a cord.

  Further, the tire 1 has an inner liner 4 that covers the innermost surface of the carcass body 3a and a portion of the wire chafer 20 along the carcass body 3a. As shown in FIG. 2, the thickness t1 of the inner liner 4 is 1 μm or more and 100 μm or less. When the thickness is 1 μm or more, sufficient air impermeability can be obtained, and when the thickness is 100 μm or less, weight reduction can be realized. Further, when the thickness is 100 μm or less, flexibility is improved, and bending fatigue resistance that suppresses breakage or cracking of the inner liner 4 due to deformation during bending of the tire can be provided.

  The thickness t1 is preferably 3 μm or more and 50 μm or less, and more preferably 5 μm or more and 30 μm or less. By satisfying the above numerical range, higher air impermeability and bending fatigue resistance can be realized.

  In addition, although the thickness t1 of the inner liner 4 is preferably uniform, a part thereof can be reduced or increased.

  The wire chafer 20 includes a cord 20c and a covering rubber 20g that covers the cord 20c. In the present embodiment, a cord having relatively high tensile strength, such as a steel cord, is used as the cord 20c.

The tire 1 has a shortest distance d20 from the cord 20c of the wire chafer 20 to the tire innermost surface 4i of the inner liner 4 at the end WE1 of the wire chafer 20 along the carcass body 3a under the thickness of the inner liner described above. However, it is important that the diameter is not less than 0.3 mm and not more than 2.0 mm. Here, the shortest distance d20 from the cord 20c to the tire innermost surface 4i is defined as the contact point P10 and the innermost surface 4i on the contour when the tangent S10 parallel to the tire innermost surface 4i is drawn on the contour of the cord 20c. Means the shortest distance. By setting the shortest distance d20 to 0.3 mm or more, even when the thickness t1 of the inner liner 4 is within the above numerical range, the thickness up to the cord 20c of the wire chafer 20 is sufficiently ensured, and the bead core is embedded. The failure of the bead portion on the innermost side of the tire can be avoided. That is, the cord 20c is formed of a material having a high tensile strength as described above, and a cord having a particularly high tensile strength is used for a heavy load tire. At this time, if the shortest distance d20 is less than 0.3 mm, it does not function as a sufficient buffer layer against the rebound of the cord when the tire is rolling, and the covering rubber 20g and the cord 20c at the end WE1 of the wire chafer 20 are not used. Separation easily propagates to the inner liner side and becomes a failure nucleus. Therefore, by securing a sufficient thickness up to the cord 20 by the covering rubber 20g and the inner liner 4, the cord 20c can function as a sufficient buffer layer against the repulsive force of the cord 20c, and the occurrence of a failure nucleus can be prevented. Further, by setting d20 to 2.0 mm or less, the weight of the tire can be sufficiently reduced.
Preferably, by setting the thickness to 0.7 mm or more, higher tire durability can be realized, and by setting the thickness to 1.8 mm or less, the weight of the tire can be reduced.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that the number of the 20 cords 20c of the wire chafer to be driven is 7/25 mm or more and 18/25 mm or less. If the number is less than 7/25 mm, the bead durability may be degraded. If the number is more than 18/25 mm, the distance between cords becomes too short, and the crack growth rate after the occurrence of a fault nucleus increases.

  The shortest distance d20 is preferably 20 times or more and 150 times or less, and more preferably 30 times or more and 100 times or less, with respect to a value obtained by converting the thickness t1 (μm) of the inner liner 4 into mm. By setting the shortest distance d20 to be at least 20 times the thickness t1, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a failure nucleus while maintaining the air impermeability and flexibility of the inner liner 4. Further, by setting the ratio to 150 times or less, heat generation at the end of the wire chafer can be suppressed.

  Further, the configuration of the cord 20c of the wire chafer 20 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the extension of the cord 20c of the wire chafer 20, and shows the cord 20c of the wire chafer covering the carcass turn-back portion 3b from outside the tire. As shown in the figure, the cord 20c has an included angle θ1 with respect to a tangent S20 of the circumference C1 at an intersection N1 between the circumference C1 around the rotation axis of the tire 1 and the cord 20c, and is 30 ° or more and 75 ° or less. Preferably, there is. By setting the included angle θ1 to 30 ° or more, sufficient rigidity can be imparted to the wire chafer 20. By setting the included angle θ1 to 75 ° or less, an angle difference from the carcass ply cord extending in the radial direction is secured. In addition, the displacement of the bead portion with respect to the input during the rolling of the tire can be suppressed. Preferably, by setting the included angle θ1 to 40 ° or more and 70 ° or less, the rigidity of the wire chafer 20 is increased, and the displacement of the bead portion can be effectively suppressed. Here, the angle of the cord 20c of the wire chafer 20 is the angle of a line extending in the extending direction at the radial center position of the wire chafer 20.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the tire 1 includes a stiffener rubber 10 extending outward from the outer peripheral surface of the bead core 2 in the tire radial direction Z. The stiffener rubber 10 is placed to increase the rigidity of the bead portion.

  The configuration of the stiffener rubber 10 is not particularly limited. For example, the stiffener rubber 10 preferably has a radial length of 15% or more and 40% or less with respect to the cross-sectional height of the tire in the tire radial direction. Further, it is preferable that the distal end position SE1 of the stiffener rubber 10 on the outer side in the tire radial direction is at a position of 15% or more and 40% or less from the inner side in the tire radial direction with respect to the cross-sectional height of the tire in the tire radial direction.

In the present embodiment, the end WE1 of the wire chafer 20 along the carcass body 3a has a diameter within 30 mm inside or outside in the tire radial direction Z with reference to the tip position SE1 of the stiffener rubber 10 on the outside in the tire radial direction. Preferably, it is in the directional position. According to the above configuration, the effect of reinforcing the bead portion by the stiffener rubber can be effectively enhanced by the wire chafer.
Further, the end portion WE1 is more preferably located at a radial position within 25 mm inside or outside the tire radial direction Z with reference to the tip position SE1 of the stiffener rubber.

Furthermore, the position in the tire radial direction of the end WE1 of the wire chafer 20 along the carcass body 3a is in a position of 10% to 40% from the tire radial inner side in the cross-section height SH of the tire, and is in a range Q in the illustrated example. Is preferred.
According to the above configuration, it is possible to effectively suppress the falling deformation of the bead portion under load while maintaining the effect of reducing the weight of the tire. Further, the position of the end portion WE1 of the wire chafer 20 in the tire radial direction is preferably 12.5% to 37.5% from the tire radial direction inner side in the tire sectional height SH. More preferably, it is in the position of% to 30%.

  Preferably, the modulus v10 of the coated rubber 20g of the wire chafer 20 is 5 MPa or more and 25 MPa or less. By setting the modulus v10 to 5 MPa or more, the rigidity of the wire chafer 20 can be sufficiently increased. By setting the modulus v10 to 25 MPa or less, the flexibility along the deformation of the carcass can be maintained. Further, the modulus value v10 is preferably from 10 MPa to 20 MPa, and more preferably from 13 MPa to 18 MPa.

In the tire of the present invention, the configuration of the buttress portion is not particularly limited, but the following configuration is preferable for a thin inner liner. Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the tire according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.
Here, the buttress portion refers to a tire width direction cross section in a reference state, which is a state shown in FIG. 4, in which a tire is incorporated into an applicable rim (the rim is not shown), a specified internal pressure is filled, and no load is applied. In the tire radial direction Z, an area of 10% to 40% of the length of the distance d1 around the center point M1 of the distance d1 from the maximum cross-sectional height position P1 of the tire to the maximum width position P2 of the tire. Of the tire between the virtual lines L1 and L2 extending in the tire width direction through both ends e1 and e2 of the tire.

  The tire according to the second embodiment has a carcass made of a ply of a rubber-coated cord extending in a toroidal shape between a pair of bead cores, and an inner liner that covers at least the innermost surface of the carcass, and the thickness of the inner liner is It is preferably 1 μm or more and 100 μm or less, and the shortest distance from the carcass cord to the innermost surface of the inner liner in the buttress portion of the tire is preferably 0.3 mm or more and 2.0 mm or less.

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view in the width direction of the tire 11 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view along the line II-II shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the tire 11 includes a pair of (only one side in the drawing) bead cores 2 and a carcass 30 formed of a ply of a rubber-coated cord extending between the bead cores 2 in a toroidal shape.

  The tire 11 has an inner liner 40 that covers the innermost surface of the carcass 30. As shown in FIG. 5, the thickness t10 of the inner liner 40 is 1 μm or more and 100 μm or less, similarly to the inner liner 4. When the thickness is 1 μm or more, sufficient air impermeability can be obtained, and when the thickness is 100 μm or less, weight reduction can be realized. Further, when the thickness is 100 μm or less, flexibility is improved, and bending fatigue resistance that suppresses breakage or cracking of the inner liner 40 due to deformation at the time of bending of the tire can be provided.

  The thickness t10 is preferably 3 μm or more and 50 μm or less, more preferably 5 μm or more and 30 μm or less, and even more preferably 7 μm or more and less than 20 μm. By satisfying the above numerical range, higher air impermeability and bending fatigue resistance can be realized.

  In addition, although the thickness t10 of the inner liner 40 is preferably uniform, a part thereof can be made smaller or larger.

  The carcass 30 includes a carcass ply cord 3c extending in the tire radial direction in the illustrated example, and a covering rubber 3g that covers the carcass ply cord 3c. In the present embodiment, as the carcass ply cord 3c, a cord having a relatively high tensile strength such as a steel cord is used.

In the tire 11, the shortest distance d2 from the ply cord 3c of the carcass 30 to the tire innermost surface 40i of the inner liner 40 is 0.3 mm or more and 2.0 mm or less in the buttress portion 5 under the thickness of the inner liner described above. It is important that there be. Here, the shortest distance d2 from the carcass ply cord 3c to the tire innermost surface 40i is defined as the contact point P3 on the contour when the tangent S1 parallel to the tire innermost surface 40i is drawn on the contour of the carcass ply cord 3c. It refers to the shortest distance from the innermost surface 40i. By setting the shortest distance d2 to 0.3 mm or more, even when the thickness t10 of the inner liner 40 is within the above numerical range, a sufficient thickness of the carcass up to the ply cord 3c is ensured, and the tire thickness of the buttress portion 5 is reduced. Failure on the inner side can be avoided. That is, the carcass ply cord 3c is formed of a material having high tensile strength as described above, and a cord having particularly high tensile strength is used in a heavy load tire. At this time, if the shortest distance d2 is less than 0.3 mm, it does not function as a sufficient buffer layer against the behavior of the carcass in the buttress portion where the input is particularly large during load rolling of the tire, and the covering rubber 3 g and the carcass ply cord 3 c The partial separation between the two easily propagates to the inner liner side, and becomes a failure nucleus. Therefore, by securing a sufficient thickness up to the carcass ply cord 3c with the covering rubber 3g and the inner liner 40, the carcass ply can function as a sufficient buffer layer against the behavior of the carcass in the buttress portion and prevent the occurrence of a failure nucleus. it can. Further, by setting the shortest distance d2 to 2.0 mm or less, the weight of the tire can be sufficiently reduced.
Preferably, by setting the minimum distance d2 to 0.7 mm or more, higher tire durability can be realized, and by setting the minimum distance d2 to 1.8 mm or less, the weight of the tire can be reduced.

  Further, the number of carcass ply cords 3c to be buttressed in the buttress portion 5 is preferably 3/25 mm or more and 15/25 mm. If the number is less than 3/25 mm, the steering stability may be degraded. If the number is more than 15/25 mm, the crack growth speed after the occurrence of a failure nucleus due to the excessively short distance between cords increases.

  In addition, the shortest distance d2 is preferably 20 times or more and 150 times or less, and more preferably 30 times or more and 100 times or less, with respect to a value obtained by converting the thickness t10 (μm) of the inner liner 40 into mm. . By setting the minimum distance d2 to be at least 20 times the thickness t10, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a failure nucleus while maintaining the air impermeability and flexibility of the inner liner 40. Further, by setting the ratio to 150 times or less, heat generation in the buttress portion can be suppressed.

  In the cross-sectional view of the tire in the width direction shown in FIG. 4, the curvature radius R1 of the innermost surface of the tire, that is, the arc-shaped portion 6 of the innermost surface 40i of the inner liner 40 in the buttress portion 5 of the tire 11 is: It is preferably 10 mm or more and 200 mm or less. By setting the radius of curvature R1 of the innermost surface of the tire in the buttress portion 5 to 10 mm or more and 200 mm or less, a failure on the innermost surface of the tire can be effectively prevented. Preferably, the radius of curvature R1 is 15 mm or more and 120 mm or less.

Further, in the buttress portion 5 of the tire 1, from the innermost surface of the tire, that is, the radius of curvature R1 of the arc-shaped portion 6 of the innermost surface 40 i of the inner liner 40 and the ply cord 3 c of the carcass 30 to the innermost surface 40 i of the inner liner 40. It is preferable that the value a1 multiplied by the shortest distance d2 is not less than 3 mm ^{2 and not} more than 400 mm ² . By setting the value a1 to 3 mm ² or more, it is possible to suppress the failure of the innermost surface of the buttress. By setting the value a1 to 400 mm ² or less, the buttress portion is a region where deformation under load is large and heat generation is severe in the first place. Therefore, heat generation can be suppressed by setting the thickness to 400 mm ² or less.

  The modulus v1 of the coated rubber 3g of the carcass 3 is preferably 5 MPa or more and 25 MPa or less. By setting the modulus value v1 to 5 MPa or more, the rigidity of the tire can be sufficiently increased, and by setting the modulus value to 25 MPa or less, a failure due to an excessive difference in rigidity from the inner liner can be prevented. The modulus value v1 is preferably from 10 MPa to 20 MPa, more preferably from 13 MPa to 18 MPa. With the above numerical range, the rigidity of the tire can be more effectively increased, and the balance with the flexibility of the inner liner can be maintained.

  In the present invention, the method for producing the inner liner 4 is not particularly limited, but is a method for producing an inner liner for a tire made of a resin composition containing a resin and an elastomer, and includes the resin and the elastomer. Preferably, a solution or dispersion is applied to the tire to form the inner liner. Although the tire 1 will be described in detail below as a typical example, the tire 11 may have a similar configuration.

According to the method for manufacturing the inner liner 4 described above, the joint portion of the inner liner can be eliminated by forming the inner liner by applying a solution or a dispersion containing a resin and an elastomer.
Further, according to the method for manufacturing the inner liner 4 described above, the formed inner liner contains a resin and an elastomer, and has higher flexibility than the inner liner made of only the resin, and cracks are generated even when the inner liner is deformed. It is excellent in bending fatigue resistance because it is difficult to perform.
Further, according to the method for producing the inner liner 4 described above, sufficient air impermeability can be ensured even when thinner than a conventional inner liner using butyl rubber as a main raw material. By reducing the thickness of the inner liner, the weight of the tire can also be reduced.

  The inner liner 4 manufactured by the method for manufacturing the inner liner 4 is made of a resin composition containing a resin and an elastomer, and is preferably made of a resin composition in which an elastomer is dispersed in a resin. When the inner liner 4 is made of a resin composition in which an elastomer is dispersed in a resin, the elastomer forms a dispersed phase (a so-called sea-island structure) while the resin forms a continuous phase (a so-called sea-island structure). To form The inner liner 4 is excellent in air impermeability because the resin forming the continuous phase suppresses air permeation. In the resin composition constituting the inner liner 4, it can be confirmed, for example, by a scanning electron microscope (SEM) that the elastomer forms an island phase while the resin forms a sea phase. Further, by making the content of the resin in the resin composition 50% by mass or more and making the content of the elastomer smaller than that of the resin, a resin composition in which the elastomer is dispersed in the resin can be obtained.

Examples of the resin include a gas barrier resin. Here, the gas barrier resin is a resin having a function of preventing gas transmission. The “resin having a function of preventing gas permeation” has an air permeability coefficient at 30 ° C. of preferably 60 × 10 ⁻¹² cm ³ · cm / cm ² · sec · cmHg or less, and more preferably 25 × 10 ⁻¹² cm ³ · cm / cm ² · sec · cmHg. ^10-12 cm ³ · cm / cm ² · sec · cmHg or less, more preferably 5 × 10 ⁻¹² cm ³ · cm / cm ² · sec · cmHg or less, and the lower limit is particularly limited. There is no. If the air permeability coefficient at 30 ° C. of the resin used is 60 × 10 ⁻¹² cm ³ · cm / cm ² · sec · cmHg or less, the air impermeability of the formed inner liner 4 increases, and When it is 25 × 10 ⁻¹² cm ³ · cm / cm ² · sec · cmHg or less, the air impermeability of the inner liner 4 is further increased. In the present specification, the air permeability coefficient is measured according to JIS K 7126-2: 2006.

The resin preferably has a Young's modulus at 30 ° C. of more than 500 MPa. When the Young's modulus of the resin used at 30 ° C. is more than 500 MPa, the strength of the inner liner 4 formed becomes high.
Further, the resin is preferably a thermoplastic resin. When a thermoplastic resin is used, even after the inner liner is formed, unevenness in the thickness of the inner liner 4 can be easily reduced by applying heat. In this specification, the Young's modulus is measured according to JIS K7161.

  Examples of the gas barrier resin include a polyvinylidene chloride resin, a polyamide resin, a polyester resin, an acrylonitrile copolymer resin, a polyvinylidene fluoride resin, and a polychlorotrifluoroethylene resin. Among these, a polyvinylidene chloride resin and a polyamide resin are preferable, and a polyvinylidene chloride resin is particularly preferable. In other words, the resin contained in the inner liner 4 manufactured by the method for manufacturing the inner liner 4 is preferably at least one selected from a polyvinylidene chloride resin and a polyamide resin, and is a polyvinylidene chloride resin. Is particularly preferred. A solution and a dispersion containing at least one of a polyvinylidene chloride resin and a polyamide resin and an elastomer described later are easy to handle and easily form the inner liner 4 having sufficient air impermeability.

  The polyvinylidene chloride resin is a polymer of 1,1-dichloroethylene (vinylidene chloride), and may contain other constituent units in addition to the vinylidene chloride unit. The structural unit other than the vinylidene chloride unit is derived from a monomer copolymerizable with vinylidene chloride, and examples of such a monomer include vinyl chloride, acrylate, and methacrylate. In addition, the content ratio of the structural unit other than the vinylidene chloride unit in the polyvinylidene chloride resin is preferably 20% by mass or less, and more preferably 10% by mass or less, from the viewpoint of air impermeability.

  The polyamide resin is a polymer having an amide bond, and can be obtained by ring-opening polymerization of lactam, polycondensation of aminocarboxylic acid, polycondensation of diamine and dicarboxylic acid, and the like. Examples of the polyamide resin include polycaprolactam (nylon 6), polylaurolactam (nylon 12), polyhexamethylenediadipamide (nylon 66), polyhexamethylene azeramid (nylon 69), and polyhexamethylene sebacamide Aliphatic polyamide resins such as (Nylon 610), nylon 46, nylon 6/66, nylon 6/12, condensation product of 11-aminoundecanoic acid (nylon 11), and polyhexamethylene isophthalamide (nylon 6I) And aromatic polyamide resins such as meta-xylylenediamine / adipic acid copolymer (nylon MXD6) and meta-xylylenediamine / adipic acid / isophthalic acid copolymer. Among these polyamide resins, from the viewpoint of air impermeability, nylon 6 and an aromatic polyamide resin are preferred, and nylon MXD6 is more preferred. These polyamide resins may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  The content of the resin in the resin composition constituting the inner liner 4 is usually 50% by mass or more, preferably 60% by mass or more, more preferably 70% by mass or more, and preferably 90% by mass or less, 80 mass% or less is more preferable. When the content of the resin in the resin composition constituting the inner liner 4 is 60% by mass or more, the ratio of the sea phase formed by the resin is increased, and the air impermeability of the inner liner 4 is further improved.

  The elastomer is a polymer compound having rubber-like elasticity at room temperature (23 ° C.), and is used interchangeably with the term “rubber”. The elastomer has a function of imparting flexibility to the inner liner 4 and improving bending fatigue resistance. The Young's modulus at 30 ° C. of the elastomer is preferably 500 MPa or less, more preferably 300 MPa or less, and even more preferably 100 MPa or less. When the Young's modulus at 30 ° C. of the elastomer is 500 MPa or less, the inner liner 4 can be provided with high flexibility, and the bending fatigue resistance of the inner liner 4 can be further improved.

  As the elastomer, various elastomers can be used. Among them, from the viewpoint of the bending fatigue resistance of the inner liner 4, a halide of an isomonoolefin having 4 to 7 carbon atoms and a p-alkylstyrene copolymer are used. Preferred are brominated isobutylene-p-methylstyrene copolymer, hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, chlorinated polyethylene, epichlorohydrin rubber, chlorinated butyl rubber, and brominated butyl rubber, A halide of an isomonoolefin having 4 to 7 carbon atoms and a p-alkylstyrene copolymer, a brominated isobutylene-p-methylstyrene copolymer, a chlorinated butyl rubber, and a brominated butyl rubber are more preferable. These elastomers may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  In the halogenated product of the isomonoolefin having 4 to 7 carbon atoms and the p-alkylstyrene copolymer, the isomonoolefin having 4 to 7 carbon atoms used as a monomer may be isobutylene, 2-methyl-1-butene, or 3-butylene. Examples thereof include methyl-1-butene, 2-methyl-2-butene, 1-butene, 2-butene, hexene, and 4-methyl-1-pentene. Examples of the p-alkylstyrene used as the other monomer include p-methylstyrene and the like. As for the halide, chlorine and bromine are preferable as the halogen, and the halogenation method is not particularly limited.

In the brominated isobutylene-p-methylstyrene copolymer, the brominated site may be an isobutylene unit or a p-methylstyrene unit, but is preferably a p-methylstyrene unit. Further, it is preferable that 60 mol% or less of the methyl group of the p-methylstyrene unit contains a bromine atom. Brominated isobutylene-p-methylstyrene copolymer is generally a brominated polymer containing 0.1 to 5% by weight of bromomethyl groups. In one embodiment, the content of the bromomethyl group is 0.2 to 2.5% by mass. In other words, the brominated isobutylene-p-methylstyrene copolymer preferably contains 0.05 to 2.5 mol% of bromine, and more preferably contains 0.1 to 1.25 mol% of bromine. It is preferable that the main chain does not substantially contain bromine.
Examples of the brominated isobutylene-p-methylstyrene copolymer include "Exxpro (registered trademark) MDX 89-4" manufactured by ExxonMobil Chemical Company.

The acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) is a copolymer of acrylonitrile and butadiene, and is also called “nitrile rubber”.
The hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (hydrogenated NBR) is obtained by adding hydrogen to acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR).

The chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSM) is an elastomer obtained by chlorosulfonating polyethylene.
The chlorinated polyethylene (CM) is an elastomer obtained by chlorinating polyethylene.

  The epichlorohydrin rubber is a polymer of epichlorohydrin, and is a homopolymer of epichlorohydrin (CO), a copolymer of epichlorohydrin and ethioxide (ECO), and epichlorohydrin. (GCO) and allyl glycidyl ether.

The chlorinated butyl rubber and brominated butyl rubber are produced by chlorination or bromination of butyl rubber. For example, in hexane solvent at 4 to 60 ° C., chlorine (Cl ₂ ) or bromine (Br ₂ ) is used. Is obtained by chlorination or bromination.
Here, the butyl rubber is a rubber obtained by copolymerizing isobutylene with isoprene, and is also called an isobutylene-isoprene copolymer (IIR). The butyl rubber is preferably obtained by reacting 92 to 99.5% by mass of isobutylene with 0.5 to 8% by mass of isoprene, and from 95 to 99.5% by mass of isobutylene to 0.5 to 5% by mass. It is preferably obtained by reacting with isoprene.
The content of chlorine or bromine in the chlorinated butyl rubber and brominated butyl rubber is generally 0.1 to 10% by mass, preferably 0.5 to 5% by mass, more preferably 0.8 to 2.5% by mass. %, More preferably 1 to 2% by mass.
Examples of the chlorinated butyl rubber include "CHROROBUTYL 1066" (chlorine content: about 1.26% by mass) manufactured by JSR Corporation. Examples of the brominated butyl rubber include “Bromobutyl 2222” (bromine content: about 1.8 to 2.2% by mass) and “Bromobutyl 2255” (bromine content: about 1.8, manufactured by ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Ltd.). To 2.2% by mass).

  Examples of the elastomer include the above-mentioned chlorinated butyl rubber or brominated butyl rubber, styrene, polybutadiene, polyisoprene, polypiperylene, natural rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, ethylene-propylene diene rubber (EPDM), ethylene-propylene rubber (EPM), Compositions with a polydiene (or a partially hydrogenated copolymer of the polydiene) selected from the group consisting of styrene-butadiene-styrene and styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymers may be used. . The content of the polydiene (or the partially hydrogenated copolymer of the polydiene) in the composition is preferably 0.3% by mass or more, more preferably 0.3 to 3% by mass, and still more preferably. 0.4 to 2.7% by mass. When the polydiene (or a partially hydrogenated copolymer of the polydiene) is present during the polymerization of the chlorinated butyl rubber or brominated butyl rubber, a star-shaped branched chlorinated butyl rubber or brominated butyl rubber is used. Is formed. Examples of the star-branched chlorinated butyl rubber or brominated butyl rubber include "Bromobutyl 6222" (bromine content: about 2.2 to 2.6 mass%) manufactured by ExxonMobil Chemical Company.

  The content of the elastomer in the resin composition constituting the inner liner 4 is preferably 10% by mass or more, more preferably 20% by mass or more, and preferably 40% by mass or less, and more preferably 30% by mass or less. . When the content of the elastomer in the resin composition is 10% by mass or more, the bending fatigue resistance of the inner liner 4 is further improved.

  The resin composition forming the inner liner 4 may include other components such as a heat stabilizer, an ultraviolet absorber, an antioxidant, a coloring agent, and a filler, in addition to the above-described resin and elastomer. The total content of components other than the resin and the elastomer in the resin composition is preferably 30% by mass or less, more preferably 10% by mass or less, still more preferably 3% by mass or less, and particularly preferably 1% by mass or less.

The solution or dispersion containing the resin and the elastomer can be prepared, for example, by mixing the resin, the elastomer, and a solvent, and dissolving or dispersing the resin and the elastomer in the solvent. Here, examples of the solvent include an organic solvent, water and the like. Examples of the organic solvent include aliphatic hydrocarbons, alicyclic hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, esters, and the like. The mixing method is not particularly limited.
Depending on the type and amount of the solvent used, the resin can be dissolved or dispersed in the solvent, or the elastomer can be dissolved or dispersed in the solvent to form a solution or a dispersion. At this time, a solution in which both the resin and the elastomer are dissolved can be used, or a dispersion in which at least one of the resin and the elastomer is dispersed can be used.

  In addition, as a method of dispersing the elastomer component in the resin, there is a method of adjusting the content ratio of the elastomer. Here, the content ratio of the elastomer in the resin composition is preferably 10% by mass or more, more preferably 20% by mass or more, and preferably 40% by mass or less, and more preferably 30% by mass or less.

  In the solution or dispersion containing the resin and the elastomer, the solid content concentration is preferably in the range of 5 to 40% by mass. When the solid content concentration is in this range, the handleability of the solution or the dispersion is good, and it is easy to form the sufficiently thin inner liner 4 while having the desired air impermeability and bending fatigue resistance.

  Examples of a method for applying a solution or a dispersion containing the resin and the elastomer include a spray method and a brush coating method. Among these, the spray method is preferable. The spray method, the brush coating method and the like are easy to apply the solution or the dispersion liquid to the tire inner surface having a curved surface without unevenness. The applicator used is appropriately selected according to the application method.

  The application of the solution or dispersion containing the resin and the elastomer is preferably performed twice or more, more preferably 3 to 5 times. In this case, the composition of the solution or dispersion in each application may be the same or different. By performing the application of the solution or the dispersion twice or more, the unevenness of the thickness is easily reduced, and the air impermeability and the bending fatigue resistance of the obtained inner liner 4 are further improved.

When applying the solution or dispersion containing the resin and the elastomer a plurality of times, the thickness of the layer formed by one application is preferably 0.5 μm or more, more preferably 1 μm or more, , Preferably 40 μm or less, more preferably 30 μm or less, and even more preferably 20 μm or less.
Here, the thickness of each layer is an average thickness. Specifically, a cross-section is observed using a shape measurement laser microscope “VK-X200” manufactured by KEYENCE CORPORATION, and the thickness of the cross-section at arbitrarily selected 10 points is measured. Is the average value.

  In the method of manufacturing the inner liner 4, the coating solution may be dried after the solution or the dispersion is applied. When the solution or the dispersion is applied a plurality of times, it is preferable to perform drying after each application. Here, the drying method is not particularly limited. Conditions such as temperature and pressure during drying can be appropriately selected according to the solvent used and the properties of the resin and the elastomer.

  The method for manufacturing the tire 1 is not particularly limited, but is preferably a method for manufacturing a tire including an inner liner, and preferably includes the step of forming the inner liner by the above-described method for manufacturing the inner liner 4 for a tire. According to such a tire manufacturing method, it is possible to obtain a tire having the above-described inner liner 4 which is lightweight, has excellent bending fatigue resistance, has no joint portion, and has excellent internal pressure retention for a long period of time.

Further, the above-described method for manufacturing the tire 1 can further include another step. Here, the other steps include a step of forming a green tire, a step of vulcanizing the formed green tire, and the like. The above-described step of forming the inner liner 4 may be performed before or after the step of vulcanizing a green tire.
For example, the method of manufacturing the tire 1 includes the steps of (1) laminating tire members other than the inner liner 4 to form a green tire, and forming the inner liner 4 of the tire 1 on an inner surface of the formed green tire. The method may include a step of forming the inner liner 4 by a manufacturing method and a step of vulcanizing a raw tire having the inner liner 4, and (2) laminating tire members other than the inner liner 4 to obtain a raw tire. Forming, vulcanizing a green tire having no inner liner 4, and forming an inner liner on the inner surface of the vulcanized tire having no inner liner 4 by the method for manufacturing the inner liner 4 of the tire 1 described above. And a step. When the inner liner 4 is formed before the vulcanizing step of the raw tire, the adhesion between the tire vulcanizing bladder and the inner liner 4 usually used in the vulcanizing step of the tire is low. The application of the release agent to the tire inner surface can be omitted.

  In the method of manufacturing the tire 1, for example, the solution or dispersion is performed while rotating the raw tire or the vulcanized tire itself or the mounting table of the tire, or any of the coating devices so as to make a relative motion. It is preferable to apply the liquid by a suitable method such as a spray method or a brush coating method. At this time, the solution or the dispersion may be dried quickly by, for example, blowing hot air at the same time as the application of the solution or the dispersion, so that the thickness of the coating film does not become uneven due to the flow of the solution or the dispersion.

  The tire 1 obtained by the method for manufacturing the tire 1 has the carcass 3 as described above. The method for producing the carcass 3 is not particularly limited, but it can be formed by forming a skeleton of a tire, for example, by covering a plurality of reinforcing cords with a covering rubber. As the reinforcing cord, an organic fiber cord such as a polyethylene terephthalate cord, a nylon cord or a rayon cord may be used in addition to the steel cord.

  In the method of manufacturing the tire 1, the inner liner 4 may be directly formed on the inner surface of the carcass 3, or another layer such as an adhesive layer may be provided between the carcass 3 and the inner liner 4. Good. For example, by providing an adhesive layer having good adhesiveness with both layers between the carcass 3 and the inner liner 4, the adhesiveness of the inner liner 4 to the tire inner surface is improved, and a high internal pressure is maintained for a long period of time. Sex can be maintained.

  The adhesive layer preferably contains a diene rubber. The diene rubber refers to a rubber having a carbon-carbon double bond in the main chain. Examples of the diene rubber include natural rubber (NR), isoprene rubber (IR), butadiene rubber (BR), styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), chloroprene rubber (CR), and butyl rubber ( IIR) and the like. One of these diene rubbers may be used alone, or two or more thereof may be used in combination.

  The adhesive layer may contain other components in addition to the diene rubber. Examples of such other components include a softening agent, an antioxidant, a vulcanizing agent, a vulcanization accelerator, a vulcanization accelerator, a scorch inhibitor, zinc white, stearic acid, and a filler.

  The thickness of the adhesive layer is not particularly limited, but is preferably 10 μm or more, more preferably 100 μm or more, and preferably 2 mm or less, more preferably 1 mm or less.

  The tire 1 manufactured by the above-described manufacturing method includes the above-described inner liner 4 that is lightweight, has excellent bending fatigue resistance, and has no joint, and thus has excellent internal pressure retention for a long period of time.

The inner liner 4 of the tire 1 preferably has an air permeability coefficient at 30 ° C. of 120 × 10 ⁻¹⁰ cm ³ · cm / cm ² · sec · cmHg or less, and 50 × 10 ⁻¹⁰ cm ³ · cm / g. More preferably, it is not more than cm ² · sec · cmHg. When the air permeability coefficient of the inner liner at 30 ° C. is 120 × 10 ⁻¹⁰ cm ³ · cm / cm ² · sec · cmHg or less, the internal pressure retention of the tire is further improved, and 50 × 10 ⁻¹⁰ cm ³ · cm. When the pressure is not more than cm / cm ² · sec · cmHg, the internal pressure retention of the tire is further improved.

Hereinafter, examples of the present invention will be described, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
Inventive tires and comparative tires (both having a tire size of 225 / 80R17) were prototyped under the specifications shown in Table 1, and the lightness and durability of the tires were evaluated.

<Lightweight>
The weight was measured after tire vulcanization. The evaluation results are indicated by an index with the invention example tire 1 as 100, and the smaller the numerical value, the lighter the weight.
<Durability>
A drum test was performed on the inventive tire and the comparative tire (225 / 80R17 as described above) under the conditions of an internal pressure of 700 kPa, a load of 1705 kg, and a speed of 60 km / h. After running 100,000 km, the number of cracks on the inner surface was measured. The evaluation results are shown as an index with the invention tire 1 as 100, and the larger the value, the better the durability.

1, 11: tire, 2: bead core, 3, 30: carcass, 3a: carcass main body, 3b: carcass folded portion, 3c: carcass ply cord, 3g: coated rubber, 34, 40: inner liner, 4i, 40i: tire Innermost surface, 5: Buttress portion, 6: Arc portion, 10: Stiffener rubber, 20: Wire chafer, 20c: Cord, 20g: Coated rubber, P1: Maximum cross-sectional height of tire, P2: Maximum width of tire Position, P3: Contact, P10: Contact, L1, L2: Virtual line, M1: Center point, e1, e2: Both ends, WE1: End, SE1: Tip position

Claims (5)

A carcass having a carcass body composed of a ply of a rubber-coated cord extending in a toroidal shape between a pair of bead cores, and a carcass folded portion of the ply extending from the carcass body around each of the bead cores to extend from the inside to the outside of the tire. When,
A wire chafer with a rubber-coated cord, which covers at least a part of the carcass folded-back portion on the outside of the carcass and rewinds from the outside of the tire to the inside to extend along the carcass body,
A tire having at least an innermost surface of the carcass body and an inner liner covering a portion of the wire chafer along the carcass body,
The thickness of the inner liner is 1 μm or more and 100 μm or less,
The tire, wherein the shortest distance from the wire chafer cord to the tire innermost surface of the inner liner at the end of the wire chafer along the carcass body is 0.3 mm or more and 2.0 mm or less. .   2. The wire chafer cord according to claim 1, wherein an included angle with respect to a tangent of the circumference at an intersection of the circumference around the rotation axis of the tire and the cord is 30 ° or more and 75 ° or less. 3. The described tire. The tire has a stiffener rubber extending outward from the outer peripheral surface of the bead core in the tire radial direction,
The end of the wire chafer along the carcass main body is located within a range of 30 mm inward or outward in the tire radial direction with reference to a tip position of the stiffener rubber in the tire radial outside. 3. The tire according to 2.   The tire according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an end of the wire chafer along the carcass body is at a position of 10% to 40% from a radially inner side of the tire at a cross-sectional height of the tire. The tire according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cord chamfered rubber of the wire chafer has a modulus of 5 MPa or more and 25 MPa or less.

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