US20150053326A1 - Pneumatic tyre and manufacturing method therefor - Google Patents

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US20150053326A1
US20150053326A1 US14/356,532 US201214356532A US2015053326A1 US 20150053326 A1 US20150053326 A1 US 20150053326A1 US 201214356532 A US201214356532 A US 201214356532A US 2015053326 A1 US2015053326 A1 US 2015053326A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
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    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
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    • B29D30/06—Pneumatic tyres or parts thereof (e.g. produced by casting, moulding, compression moulding, injection moulding, centrifugal casting)
    • B29D30/08—Building tyres
    • B29D30/10—Building tyres on round cores, i.e. the shape of the core is approximately identical with the shape of the completed tyre
    • B29D30/16—Applying the layers; Guiding or stretching the layers during application
    • B29D30/1621—Applying the layers; Guiding or stretching the layers during application by feeding a continuous band and winding it spirally, i.e. the band is fed without relative movement along the core axis, to form an annular element
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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    • B29D30/00—Producing pneumatic or solid tyres or parts thereof
    • B29D30/06—Pneumatic tyres or parts thereof (e.g. produced by casting, moulding, compression moulding, injection moulding, centrifugal casting)
    • B29D30/08—Building tyres
    • B29D30/34—Building tyres by jointly covering two bead-rings, located parallel to each other at a distance apart, with fabric or cord layers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D30/00—Producing pneumatic or solid tyres or parts thereof
    • B29D30/06—Pneumatic tyres or parts thereof (e.g. produced by casting, moulding, compression moulding, injection moulding, centrifugal casting)
    • B29D30/48—Bead-rings or bead-cores; Treatment thereof prior to building the tyre
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C15/00—Tyre beads, e.g. ply turn-up or overlap
    • B60C15/0009—Tyre beads, e.g. ply turn-up or overlap features of the carcass terminal portion
    • B60C15/0018—Tyre beads, e.g. ply turn-up or overlap features of the carcass terminal portion not folded around the bead core, e.g. floating or down ply
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D30/00—Producing pneumatic or solid tyres or parts thereof
    • B29D30/06—Pneumatic tyres or parts thereof (e.g. produced by casting, moulding, compression moulding, injection moulding, centrifugal casting)
    • B29D30/48—Bead-rings or bead-cores; Treatment thereof prior to building the tyre
    • B29D2030/485—Bead-rings or bead-cores; Treatment thereof prior to building the tyre the bead cores being made using a band containing a plurality of wires embedded in rubber
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2305/00—Use of metals, their alloys or their compounds, as reinforcement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C15/00—Tyre beads, e.g. ply turn-up or overlap
    • B60C15/04—Bead cores
    • B60C2015/046—Cable cores, i.e. cores made-up of twisted wires
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C15/00—Tyre beads, e.g. ply turn-up or overlap
    • B60C15/04—Bead cores
    • B60C2015/048—Polygonal cores characterised by the winding sequence

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  • the present invention relates to a pneumatic tire that exhibits better uniformity by improving a wire wound body for constituting its bead core, and a method for manufacturing the same.
  • the core molding method includes a process in which various kinds of tire components such as an inner liner 9 , an inner apex rubber 8 i, an outer apex rubber 8 o, a carcass ply 6 A, a bead core 5 , a belt 7 , a tread rubber 2 G, and a sidewall rubber 30 are attached and assembled on the inner core N to mold a green tire 1 a.
  • the method further comprises a process in which the green tire 1 a with the inner core N is vulcanized in a tire mold. Since the core molding method may minimize a stretch of the green tire during the vulcanizing process, a tire with better uniformity is produced.
  • the carcass ply 6 A is assembled in the green tire without being turned up its both ends around the bead core.
  • a wire wound body 10 that is arranged axially one side or both sides (both sides in this embodiment) of the carcass ply 6 A in each bead portion is employed.
  • the wire wound body 10 is formed by spirally wound a bead wire 10 a, for example.
  • the bead wire 10 a of the conventional wire wound body 10 is wound so that a radius R of curvature of the bead wire 10 a from its winding center 10 e is gradually increased.
  • Such a configuration of the wire wound body 10 may lead to deterioration of weight uniformity of the tire because the wire wound body 10 has its gravity center 10 g in different place with respect to its winding center 10 e.
  • Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2006-160236
  • the present invention has been worked out in the light of the circumstances described above, and has a main object of providing a pneumatic tire that exhibits better uniformity by improving the wire wound body for constituting the bead core, and a method for manufacturing the same.
  • a pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions each with a bead core therein, a carcass extending between the bead cores, at least one of the bead cores comprising a wire wound body in which one bead wire is spirally wound in a continuous around a tire rotational axis so that a plurality of layers of the bead wire are formed in a radial direction of the tire, and the wire wound body comprising a first part and a second part, the first part comprising a plurality of layers of the bead wire each extending in a circumferential direction of the tire having a constant radius from the tire rotational axis, the second part comprising a plurality of layers of the bead wire each extending in the circumferential direction of the tire while changing its radius from the tire rotational axis.
  • a method for manufacturing the pneumatic tire according to any one of claims 1 to 7 comprising a wire wound body forming step in which one bead wire is spirally wound in a continuous on a predetermined area of a side surface of an inner core to form the wire wound body, wherein the wire wound body forming step comprises a wire fixing step in which a winding-starting end of the bead wire is pushed and fixed on the predetermined area, and then a wire winding step in which the bead wire is spirally wound on the predetermined area by rotating the inner core around the tire rotational axis, wherein the wire winding step comprises a first rotating step in which the inner core rotates to wind the bead wire while maintaining an angle ⁇ 1 in constant between the tire rotational axis and a Y-axis direction that is a feeding direction of the bead wire to the inner core, and a second rotating step in which the inner core rotates to wind the bead wire
  • the pneumatic tire in accordance with the present invention includes a wire wound body in which one bead wire is spirally wound in a continuous around a tire rotational axis so that a plurality of layers of the bead wire are formed in a radial direction of the tire.
  • the wire wound body includes a first part and a second part.
  • the first part includes a plurality of layers of the bead wire each extending in a circumferential direction of the tire having a constant radius from the tire rotational axis.
  • the second part includes a plurality of layers of the bead wire each extending in the circumferential direction of the tire while changing its radius from the tire rotational axis. Since the wire wound body having the first part may have its gravity center so as to be close to the tire rotational axis that corresponds to the winding center of the bead wire, better weight uniformity around the tire rotational axis may be offered.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view illustrating the right half of a pneumatic tire in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2( a ) is a side view of a wire wound body according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2( b ) is a side view of the wire wound body according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a pneumatic tire.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of the manufacturing apparatus for explaining a wire winding step.
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the manufacturing apparatus for explaining a wire fixing step.
  • FIG. 6( a ) is a cross sectional view illustrating the right half of a green tire according to a core molding method.
  • FIG. 6( b ) is a side view illustrating a conventional wire wound body.
  • a pneumatic tire (hereinafter, it may be simply referred to the “tire”) 1 in accordance with the present invention includes a tread portion 2 , a pair of sidewall portions 3 , a pair of bead portions 4 each with a bead core 5 therein, and a carcass 6 extending between bead cores 5 and 5 .
  • the tire 1 in accordance with the present embodiment is embodied as a passenger car tire.
  • the tire 1 further includes a belt layer 7 disposed radially outward of the carcass 6 in the tread portion 2 , and an inner liner 9 disposed inside the carcass 6 .
  • the inner liner 9 that is made of an air impermeable rubber forms an inner cavity surface (i) of the tire.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the tire 1 under a standard condition in which the tire 1 is mounted on a standard wheel rim (not shown) and inflated to a standard pressure but no tire load is loaded.
  • the standard wheel rim is a wheel rim officially approved for the tire by standards organizations, and the standard wheel rim is the “standard rim” specified in JATMA, the “Measuring Rim” in ETRTO, the “Design Rim” in TRA or the like, for example.
  • the standard pressure is a pressure officially approved for the tire by standards organizations, and the standard pressure is the “maximum air pressure” in JATMA, the “Inflation Pressure” in ETRTO, and the maximum pressure given in the “Tire Load Limits at Various Cold Inflation Pressures” table in TRA or the like.
  • the standard pressure is uniformly defined as 180 kPa.
  • the carcass 6 includes a carcass ply 6 A of cords which extends between bead cores 5 and 5 through the tread portion 2 and sidewall portions 3 . Each of both ends of the carcass ply 6 A terminates at the bead core 5 without being turned up around the bead core 5 .
  • the carcass cords are arranged at an angle in a range of from 75 to 90 degrees with respect to a tire equator C.
  • an organic fiber cord is employed, for example.
  • the belt layer 7 includes at least two belt plies of belt cords laid at an angle in a range of from 15 to 40 degrees with respect to the tire equator C.
  • the belt layer 7 includes two belt plies 7 A and 7 B overlapped each other so that each belt cords of plies are crossed.
  • a steel cord is employed for example.
  • the bead portion 4 is disposed a chafer rubber 4 with high hardness for preventing wear due to contact with the wheel rim (not shown).
  • the chafer rubber 4 g in this present embodiment includes an inner portion 4 ga extending along the inner cavity surface (i) of the tire, and an outer portion 4 gb extending along the bottom of the bead portion 4 and outer surface of the bead portion 4 so as to ha a U-shaped cross section.
  • the bead portion 4 is further disposed an inner apex rubber 8 i arranged axially inward of the carcass 6 , and an outer apex rubber 8 o arranged axially outward of the carcass 6 .
  • Each of the apex rubber 8 i and 8 o tapers off to its radially outer end.
  • the bead core 5 includes a wire wound body 10 in which one bead wire 10 a is spirally wound along the carcass ply 6 A.
  • the bead core 5 is employed an inner wire wound body 11 arranged axially inward of the carcass ply 6 A, and an outer wire wound body 12 arranged axially outward of the carcass ply 6 A.
  • each of the wire wound bodies 11 and 12 is configured to a single stack of bead wires in the radial direction of the tire.
  • each of the wire wound body 11 and 12 may be configured to a plurality of stacks of bead wires, which are laterally and adjacently arranged.
  • the end portion 6 e of the carcass ply 6 A is sandwiched in between the inner wire wound body 11 and the outer wire wound body 12 to be firmly fixed therebetween.
  • the number of winding of the bead wire in each wire wound body 11 and 12 are the same. In another aspect of the invention, the number of winding of the bead wire in each wire wound body 11 and 12 may be different.
  • the wire wound body 10 is formed by spirally wound one bead wire 10 a around a winding center 10 c corresponding to the tire rotational axis CL so that a plurality of layers of the bead wire 10 a are formed in the radial direction of the tire.
  • the wire wound body 10 includes a first part 13 and a second part 14 .
  • the first part 13 includes a plurality of layers of the bead wire 10 a each extending in a circumferential direction of the tire having a constant radius R from the tire rotational axis CL.
  • the second part 14 includes a plurality of layers of the bead wire 10 a each extending in the circumferential direction of the tire while changing its radius from the tire rotational axis CL.
  • the wire wound body 10 including the first part 13 may have its gravity center 10 g so as to be close to the tire rotational axis CL that corresponds to the winding center 10 c, better weight uniformity around the tire rotational axis may be offered.
  • the first part 13 occupies most of the wire wound body 10 .
  • the second part 14 has the central angle ⁇ 1 in a range of from 4 to 20 degrees of the wire wound body 10 .
  • the central angle ⁇ 1 of the second part 14 is excessively small, uniformity of the tire may be deteriorated due to a difficulty in maintaining the shape of the second part 14 .
  • the central angle ⁇ 1 of the second part 14 is excessively large, the difference between the winding center 10 c of the wire wound body 10 and its gravity center 10 g might become larger.
  • the central angle ⁇ 1 of the second part 14 is set in a range of not less than 4 degrees, more preferably not less than 8 degrees, but preferably not more than 20 degrees, more preferably not more than 16 degrees.
  • the second part 14 includes a plurality of layers of the bead wire each radius gradually increasing from a side of a winding-starting end 10 s toward a side of a winding-terminal end 10 e of the bead wire 10 a.
  • the amount of increase of the radius R of the second part 14 from a side of a winding-starting end 10 s toward a side of a winding-terminal end 10 e corresponds to a diameter d of the bead wire 10 a.
  • the second part 14 is configured as a straight part 14 a that extends in a straight manner between the end 13 e of the first part 13 and the end 14 e of the second part 14 .
  • the second part 14 may be configured as an arc part 14 b (shown in FIG. 2( b )) that extends in an arc manner.
  • radially adjacent layers of the bead wire 10 a are arranged so as to come into contact one another. This configuration may be helpful to further reduce the difference between the gravity center 10 c of the wire wound body 10 and the winding center 10 c.
  • the wire wound body 10 has a winding-starting end 10 a and a winding-terminal end 10 e, and the winding-terminal end 10 e is provided with the same position of the winding-starting end 10 a in the circumferential direction. Namely, the winding-terminal end be is positioned on a radial line that passes both the tire rotational axis CL and the winding-starting end 10 s. This configuration may be helpful to further reduce the difference between the gravity center 10 c of the wire wound body 10 and the winding center 10 c.
  • the tire 1 in accordance with the present embodiment is manufactured from a green tire 1 a like the one shown in FIG. 6( a ) through a vulcanization process.
  • the method and apparatus M for manufacturing the tire green tire 1 a ) will be described.
  • the apparatus M includes an inner core N having an outer surface N 1 for molding the inner cavity (i) (shown in FIG. 1 ) of the tire, a driving device Q for rotating the inner core N, and a pasting device P for supplying the bead wire and pasting it directly or indirectly on the outer surface N 1 of the inner core N.
  • the inner core N includes the outer surface N 1 , and a pair of flanges F each provided on its bead region of the inner core so as to protrude axially outwardly.
  • the outer surface N 1 has a three-dimensional shape that corresponds to an inner cavity of the tire under a 5% inflated condition in which the tire is mounted on the standard rim and inflated to a 5% inner pressure of the standard pressure.
  • the tire 1 is firstly inflated up to the standard pressure and then the inner pressure is reduced down to the 5% of the standard pressure.
  • the inner core N may be made of a metallic material or a heat-resistance resin to resist high temperature and pressure during the vulcanization process.
  • the outer surface N 1 of the inner core N includes a pair of a bead molding surfaces Na for molding the bead portion 4 of the tire.
  • the driving device Q includes an arm 15 having a L-shape, and a base 16 that rotatably supports the arm 15 .
  • the base 16 is configured to a rectangular shape, for example.
  • the arm 15 is provided with a horizontally extending first supporting axis 17 at its upper end side, and a vertically extending second supporting axis 18 at its lower end side.
  • the second supporting axis is along with the Z-axis.
  • the first supporting axis 17 supports the inner core N so that the inner core N can rotate around the tire rotational axis CL.
  • the second supporting axis 18 supports the arm 15 so that the arm 15 can turn around the turning center axis Ca that corresponds to a center of the second supporting axis 18 .
  • the rotational angle of the first supporting axis 17 and the turning angle of the second supporting axis 18 are controlled by a computer device based on previously programmed procedures.
  • the turning center axis Ca passes through a center O of the inner core N at which the tire rotational axis CL and the equatorial plane of the inner core N intersect.
  • the base 16 is movably provided along the Y-axis.
  • the base 16 is provided on its bottom side with a slider 23 a guided on a rail 23 b extending along the Y-axis.
  • the pasting device P includes a delivering roller 19 , a pushing roller device 20 , and a cutting tool 21 .
  • the delivering roller 19 guides the bead wire 10 a sent out from the upstream side toward the inner core N through the pushing roller device 20 .
  • the pushing roller device 20 pushes the bead wire 10 a sent out from the delivering roller 19 to paste it directly or indirectly on the outer surface N 1 of the inner core N.
  • the cutting tool 21 can cut the bead wire 10 a.
  • the bead wire 10 a is previously coated with unvulcanized rubber so that the bead wire 10 a is easily stuck on the inner core N.
  • the delivering roller 19 may further include a plurality of guide rollers 19 a for removing a temporary unexpected crease such as curl or wave of the bead wire 10 a.
  • the guide rollers 19 a are rotatably supported on a bracket 22 and aligned so as to guide the bead wire 10 a in a straight manner along the Y-axis.
  • the pushing roller device 20 includes a roller 20 a that guides the bead wire 10 a, and an actuator 20 b such as a cylinder actuator that pushes the roller 20 a toward the inner core N so as to paste the bead wire 10 a, thereon.
  • the equatorial plane of the roller 20 a is arranged in the same plane of the equatorial plane 19 C of the delivering roller 19 as shown in FIG. 4 .
  • the cutting tool 21 includes a cutter 21 a that can cut the bead wire 10 a by pressing on it, and an actuator device 21 b such as a cylinder actuator that can drive the cutter 21 a downwardly to cut the bead wire 10 a.
  • an actuator device 21 b such as a cylinder actuator that can drive the cutter 21 a downwardly to cut the bead wire 10 a.
  • the inner core N is firstly rotatably attached on the first supporting axis 17 of the driving device Q.
  • the pasting device P is positioned away from the inner core N.
  • the inner portion 4 ga of the chafer rubber 4 g and the inner liner 9 which have sticky property are pasted on the outer surface N 1 of the inner core N.
  • the inner apex rubber 8 i is attached on the outer surfaces of the chafer rubber 4 g and the inner liner 9 (Shown in FIG. 5 ).
  • the outer surface of the inner apex rubber 8 i includes the predetermined area S1 where the bead wire 10 a should be wound.
  • the bead molding surfaces Na of the inner core N is set its position to face the pushing roller device 20 of the pasting device P at a predetermined space so that the equatorial plane 19 C of the delivering roller 19 is parallel to the tire rotational axis CL of the inner core N in the top view as shown in FIG. 4 . Furthermore, the rotational axis Cr of the roller 20 a is set in a height same as the tire rotational axis CL of the inner core N.
  • a wire wound body forming step is performed to form the inner wire wound body 11 .
  • the bead wire 10 a is continuously wound on the predetermined area S1 around the winding center 10 c corresponding to the tire rotational axis CL.
  • the wire wound body forming step includes a wire fixing step (shown in FIG. 5 ) in which a winding-starting end 10 s of the bead wire 10 a is pushed and fixed on the predetermined area S1, and then a wire winding step (shown in FIG. 4 ) in which the bead wire 10 a is spirally and continuously wound on the predetermined area S1 by rotating the inner core N around the tire rotational axis CL.
  • the actuator 20 b of the pushing roller device 20 forces the roller 20 a so as to fix the starting-end 10 s of the bead wire on the predetermined area S1 of the inner core N.
  • the starting-end 10 s is pasted on the predetermined area S1.
  • the starting-end 10 s of the bead wire 10 a is fixed at the radially innermost place 8 t of the inner apex rubber 8 i. Since the inner apex rubber 8 i is an unvulcanized state having sticky property during the wire fixing step, the bead wire 10 a may easily be pasted thereon.
  • the wire winding step alternately includes a first rotating step in which the inner core N is rotated to wind the bead wire 10 a while maintaining an angle ⁇ 1 in constant between the tire rotational axis CL and the Y-axis direction that is a feeding direction of the bead wire 10 a to the internal core N, and a second rotating step in which the inner core N is rotated to wind the bead wire 10 a. while gradually increasing the angle ⁇ 1 .
  • the bead wire 10 a is wound at a constant radius R from the tire rotational axis CL. Hence, the first part 13 is formed on the predetermined area S1.
  • the angle ⁇ 1 may be increased by turning the inner core N around the turning center axis Ca in a clockwise direction.
  • the winding radius R of the bead wire 10 a increases while increasing the angle ⁇ 1 .
  • the inner core N is rotated around the tire rotational axis CL while gradually increasing the angle ⁇ 1 by turning the inner core N around the turning center axis Ca.
  • the bead wire 10 a is wound on the predetermined area S1 while increasing its winding radius R.
  • the second part 14 is formed.
  • the inner core N which is under the initial condition of the wire winding step is illustrated by the two-dot chain line.
  • the second winding step when the inner core N is simply turned around the turning center axis Ca, the predetermined area S1 relatively moves toward the roller 20 a, thereby decreasing the distance thereto.
  • the inner core is moved backward along the Y-axis while being turned around the turning-center axis Ca to increase the angle ⁇ 1 .
  • the distance L between the roller 20 a and the predetermined area S1 along the equatorial plane of the roller 20 a is maintained constant during second winding step.
  • the base 16 is moved along the Y-axis away from the pasting device P to maintain the distance constant.
  • the second winding step described above may precisely wind the bead wire 10 a on the predetermined area S1 of the inner core N without giving unnecessary bend and tension to the bead wire 10 a.
  • a carcass forming step is performed by arranging the carcass ply 6 A axially outward of the inner wire wound body 11 .
  • the carcass ply 8 A comprises a plurality of radially extending rectangular plies (not shown) that are sequentially arranged in the circumferential direction of the tire.
  • the wire wound body forming step is performed to form the outer wire wound body 12 on the predetermined area S2 which is previously decided in an outer surface of the carcass ply 6 A. This step is done by the substantially same way forming the inner wire wound body 11 described above.
  • the outer apex rubber 8 o, the inner portion 4 ga of the chafer rubber 4 g, the belt 7 , the sidewall rubber 3 G, and the tread rubber 2 G are attached and assembled on the inner core N to form the green tire 1 a. Then the green tire in with the inner core N is vulcanized in a tire mold to manufacture the tire 1 in accordance with present embodiment. Note that the tire 1 in accordance with the present invention is not limited to the one manufactured according to the method described above.
  • Pneumatic tires of 215/45R17 having the structure of FIG. 1 except for details shown in Table 1 were made, and tested with respect to its uniformity.
  • Each tire has a bead core formed of the wire wound body shown FIG. 2( a ), FIG. 2( b ) or FIG. 6( b ).
  • the test methods are as follows.
  • radial force variation (RFV) on average of 50 tires was measured using a tire uniformity test machine based on the “Method of uniformity test for vehicle tires” defined by JASO C607.
  • the average RFV of each examples is indicated by an index based on Ref. 1 being 100. The larger the index, the better the uniformity is.

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