WO2012090311A1 - 空気入りタイヤ及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a pneumatic tire and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a pneumatic tire provided with a continuous ribbon-shaped noise control body for suppressing cavity resonance generated in a tire lumen and a method for manufacturing the same.
- Resonant vibration (cavity resonance) in the tire lumen is generated by vibration of air blocked in the tire lumen.
- the air in the tire lumen is excited by the deformation of the tire tread and sidewalls accompanying the rolling of the tire, and the air trapped in the annular lumen acts as an air column by the excitation. .
- the sound wave excited in the tire lumen is transmitted to the vehicle interior as a solid propagation sound that propagates through the wheel, suspension device, and automobile body, and is recognized as a low-frequency sound that is uncomfortable for the vehicle occupant.
- Patent Document 1 a sponge material previously formed into a belt shape is prepared, cut with a sticking length, a double-sided adhesive tape or the like is attached to the adhesive surface, and the tire inner surface is buffed.
- a great deal of time is required for the preparation process, and it is difficult to say that the entire tire manufacturing process has high work efficiency.
- Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 it is possible to efficiently produce a sound control body that can meet the demand for further reducing the unpleasant low-frequency sound transmitted to the passengers in recent years. There is a problem that it can not be done.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and a noise suppressor is provided in the tire lumen, which can improve productivity while reducing cavity resonance noise. It is an object of the present invention to provide a manufactured pneumatic tire and a method for manufacturing the same.
- the present invention provides at least one continuous ribbon-like control for reducing cavity resonance noise of a tire lumen on the tire inner surface in the tire radial direction corresponding to the tread of the tire.
- a method of manufacturing a pneumatic tire provided with a sound body, the step of providing a vulcanized tire without a sound damping body, and a foaming agent for forming a sound damping body A liquid composition by mixing with the tire, rotating the tire in an upright state by a tire holding rotator, and introducing the liquid mixture into the tire inner surface by an introducer of the liquid composition; and While introducing into the inner surface, the relative position of the pneumatic tire and the introducer in the tire axial direction is relatively changed, and the liquid mixture introduced into the tire inner surface is gelled, and the gelled liquid
- the mixture comprising the steps of foaming and drying, to have a are characterized.
- the step of mixing the compound for forming the sound absorber with the foaming agent to form a liquid compound and rotating the tire in a standing state by the tire holding rotating tool
- the relative position of the pneumatic tire and the introducer in the axial direction of the tire is relatively changed while the liquid mixture is introduced into the tire inner surface by the liquid compound introducer and the liquid mixture is introduced into the tire inner surface.
- such a sound damping body is excited in the tire lumen by extending the sound damping body along a predetermined angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction. Since the air vibration propagating in the direction is inhibited, the cavity resonance can be effectively reduced.
- the number of rotations of the tire in the stage of introducing the liquid mixture and the time until the liquid mixture gels are set so that the liquid mixture gels before the tire rotates 180 degrees.
- this invention comprised in this way, it can suppress that a part of liquid formulation before gelatinizing dripping down by any chance.
- the liquid formulation is a polyurethane formulation.
- the liquid compound is a polyurethane compound, when the liquid compound is gelled, a film-like part is easily generated on the surface.
- the polyurethane compound contains at least MDI as an isocyanate and a polyether as a polyol.
- the blowing agent is water.
- the liquid compound can be foamed without using an expensive foaming agent, and since the generated gas is carbon dioxide, the odor that makes the operator uncomfortable It will not adversely affect the health of workers.
- the rotational speed of the tire when introducing the liquid composition is 0.6 rpm or more and 300 rpm or less.
- the rotational speed of the tire when introducing the liquid compound is 12 rpm or more and 180 rpm or less.
- the time until the liquid compound is gelled is 1 second or more and 60 seconds or less.
- the time until the liquid compound is gelled is 3 seconds or more and 30 seconds or less.
- the liquid formulation is introduced without pretreatment of the inner surface of the provided vulcanized tire.
- the manufacturing process can be omitted, and the pneumatic can reduce the cavity resonance noise. Tire productivity can be further improved.
- productivity can be improved while reducing cavity resonance noise.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 3 for explaining a method of providing a continuous ribbon on the tire inner surface by the apparatus shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 4 (a) shows a cross section of the tire viewed from the radial direction of the tire.
- FIG. 4B is a side view showing the tire in cross section as viewed from the axial direction of the tire.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a radial cross section of a pneumatic tire provided with a sound damping body manufactured by a manufacturing method according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows typically the tire internal surface of the pneumatic tire with which the noise suppression body was manufactured by the manufacturing method.
- the circumferential direction of the tire is indicated by YY ′
- the axial direction of the tire is indicated by XX ′.
- reference numeral 1 denotes a pneumatic tire 1 provided with a sound damper 4.
- the sound damping body 4 is for reducing cavity resonance noise, and is constituted by a continuous ribbon 41 having a width W and a thickness E as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the inner surface 2 of the pneumatic tire.
- the “tire internal surface” (tire internal surface 2) refers to a surface facing the inner cavity of the tire, and is a surface that cannot be seen from the outside in a normal tire use state (attached to a wheel). That's it.
- the continuous ribbon 41 is formed of one continuous continuous ribbon 41 and has an angle with respect to the circumferential direction of the tire, that is, extends in an oblique direction with respect to the circumferential direction of the tire. It is continuously attached to the tire inner surface 2. With such continuous attachment of one continuous ribbon 41 over four laps, the continuous groove 5 having a groove width D extending over three laps by the adjacent continuous ribbon 41 and the tire inner surface 2 becomes the tire inner surface 2. Is formed. As shown in FIG. 2, the continuous groove 5 formed in this way also extends so as to have an angle with respect to the circumferential direction of the tire. That is, in this embodiment, the continuous ribbon 41 is attached so as to extend along a predetermined angle with respect to the circumferential direction of the tire, and the continuous groove 5 is formed by the adjacent continuous ribbon 41 and the tire inner surface 2. Yes.
- the tire 1 has a tread surface 3 having a width TW that contacts a road surface during rolling.
- the tire size in this example is 225 / 55R16.
- the width W of the continuous ribbon 41 is formed to be 5% to 25% of the width TW of the tread 3.
- the width TW of the tread 3 is 168 mm, and the width W of the continuous ribbon 41 is 24 mm.
- the thickness E of the continuous ribbon 41 is formed to be 50% to 200% of the width W of the continuous ribbon 41. In the present embodiment, the thickness E of the continuous ribbon 41 is 15 mm.
- the continuous ribbon 41 is made of a sound-damping material having excellent vibration-proofing and sound-damping properties.
- the continuous ribbon 41 is preferably a single continuous ribbon, but a plurality of short ribbons can be combined to form a single continuous ribbon.
- the sound-damping material forming the continuous ribbon 41 is preferably selected from any one of a sponge material, a foamed rubber composition, glass wool, rock wool, and cellulose fiber.
- the continuous ribbon 41 of this embodiment is formed as a sponge material by a method described later.
- Such a continuous ribbon 41 is formed by introducing (injecting), for example, a polyurethane-based material directly into the tire lumen, for forming a sponge material, as will be described later.
- a polyurethane-based material is introduced directly into the tire lumen, a difference in material growth rate occurs between the material surface and the inside due to the difference between the material temperature and the environmental temperature in the process of forming the continuous ribbon 41.
- a thin film-like portion is formed on the material surface.
- Such a film-like portion existing on the surface of the continuous ribbon 41 can prevent water from penetrating into the continuous ribbon 41 and improve the durability of the continuous ribbon 41.
- the continuous ribbon 41 is fixed to the tire inner surface 2 so as to occupy at least 30% of the range of the tire inner surface 2 corresponding to the range in which the tread 3 inside the tread 3 in the radial direction is formed.
- the continuous ribbon 41 occupies a range of 85% inside the tread 3 in the radial direction, that is, the continuous ribbon 41 covers 85% of the range corresponding to the tread 3 on the tire inner surface 2.
- the tire inner surface 2 is fixed.
- the width D of the continuous groove 5 is formed to be 20% or more of the width W of the continuous ribbon 41. In the present embodiment, the width D of the continuous groove 5 is 13 mm.
- the continuous ribbon 41 shown in the radial cross-sectional view shown in FIG. 1 is formed by only one continuous ribbon 41 as described above. As shown in FIG. 2, two continuous ribbons 41 of the start end 411 and the end end 412 are formed. These two ends are offset from each other in the axial direction of the tire, i.e., separated from each other. In this embodiment, the offset amounts of both end portions 411 and 412 are 148 mm.
- the continuous ribbon 41 attached to the inner surface 2 of the tire has two ends, that is, the start end 411 and the end end 412 as shown in FIG. The two end portions 411 and 412 are formed so as to be offset in the axial direction.
- the continuous ribbon 41 is provided on the tire inner surface 2 so as to extend around the four circumferences of the single continuous ribbon 41 as described above, that is, to extend along the predetermined angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction.
- a continuous groove 5 is formed over three circumferences by the adjacent continuous ribbon 41 and the tire inner surface 2.
- the continuous ribbon 41 is made to have four laps in the tire circumferential direction, so that the start end 411 and the end end 412 are in the axial direction on the tire inner surface 2 as shown in FIG.
- the start end 411 and the end end 412 are arranged at positions shifted with respect to the tire circumferential direction, for example, in the case of three and a half laps in the tire circumferential direction.
- the continuous ribbon 41 may be provided so that the start end 411 and the end end 412 are offset in the axial direction at a position different from the axial line on the surface 2.
- the cross-sectional shape of the continuous ribbon 41 is a rectangle
- this cross-sectional shape is not limited to a rectangle.
- the cross-sectional shape of the continuous ribbon 41 may be any cross-sectional shape that can form the continuous groove 5, and can be changed as appropriate, such as a kamaboko shape, a trapezoidal shape, or a shape in which a side surface and an upper surface are curved.
- the width W of the continuous ribbon 41 is the maximum width projected onto the tire inner surface 2 and the thickness E is the maximum thickness in the tire radial direction.
- the continuous ribbon may be formed to meander along a predetermined angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction so that a continuous groove is formed.
- the width D of the continuous groove may be changed continuously along the direction in which the continuous ribbon extends, or the meandering shape of adjacent continuous ribbons is arranged so that the width D of the continuous groove is constant. May be.
- the continuous ribbon 41 is formed so as to have an angle with respect to the circumferential direction of the tire so as to prevent the propagation of sound waves of the resonant cavity sound traveling in the circumferential direction of the tire. Can be reduced.
- the cavity resonance sound is generated when air confined in an annular lumen acts as an air column during rolling of the tire, and such cavity resonance sound is mainly generated in the tire column around the tire column. Caused by air vibrations propagating in the direction. Therefore, by disposing the continuous ribbon 41 so as to extend obliquely along a predetermined angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction, the cavity resonance noise can be effectively reduced.
- the cavity resonance sound guided into the continuous groove 5 is mainly used in the tire circumferential direction.
- the energy of the air vibration propagating to is divided into a component that penetrates into the continuous ribbon 41 and a component that reflects on the surface of the continuous ribbon 41.
- the energy component that has penetrated into the continuous ribbon 41 is attenuated by the effect of the sound-damping material forming the continuous ribbon 41, and the component reflected on the surface of the continuous ribbon 41 is not only attenuated by the reflection, but also of the continuous ribbon 41. Since the penetration and reflection phenomenon is repeated when the energy arrives at the other part, the cavity resonance can be effectively reduced.
- the groove width D of the continuous groove 5 is 20% or more of the width W of the continuous ribbon, the area where the tire inner surface directly contacts the air in the tire lumen through the continuous groove is radiated. A sufficient area can be obtained. Therefore, even if the continuous ribbon 41 that is the sound damper 4 is provided with a plurality of rounds (four rounds in the present embodiment) inside the tread 3 in the radial direction, heat generated mainly in the tread during tire rolling is generated from the tire inner surface. It is possible to reliably discharge into the tire lumen, and as a result, high-speed durability can be maintained.
- one continuous ribbon 41 is fixed to the tire lumen by making four turns so as to extend obliquely with respect to the tire circumferential direction, for example, as the fixing method, continuous After the start end 411 of the ribbon 41 is fixed to the tire inner surface, the continuous ribbon 41 or the tire 1 itself is moved in the axial direction while the tire 1 is rotated around the tire rotation axis, and is continuously fixed to the end 412 of the continuous ribbon 41. That's fine.
- the continuous ribbon 41 can be attached relatively easily, and the tire 1 provided with the continuous ribbon 41 that is the sound control body 4. Productivity can be maintained.
- the width W of the continuous ribbon 41 is formed to be 5% to 25% of the width TW of the tread 3.
- the width W of the continuous ribbon 41 becomes too small, and the rotational speed of the continuous ribbon is effective for reducing the cavity resonance noise efficiently. Need to be increased, and productivity will be reduced.
- the width W of the continuous ribbon 41 is larger than 25% of the width TW of the tread, the ratio of the tire inner surface 2 occupied by the continuous ribbon increases, so that the tire inner surface 2 comes into contact with the air in the tire lumen. Since the ratio decreases, the high-speed durability decreases. Therefore, if the width W of the continuous ribbon 41 is 5% to 25% of the width TW of the tread, high-speed durability can be ensured and productivity can be maintained while reducing cavity resonance noise.
- the thickness E of the continuous ribbon 41 is formed to be 50% to 200% of the width W of the continuous ribbon 41.
- the thickness E of the continuous ribbon 41 is smaller than 50% of the width W of the continuous ribbon 41, the thickness E of the continuous ribbon 41 is insufficient to prevent the propagation of sound waves of air vibrations in the tire lumen. For this reason, the degree of reduction of the cavity resonance sound is reduced.
- the thickness E of the continuous ribbon 41 is larger than 200% of the width W of the continuous ribbon 41, the sound-damping effect of the continuous ribbon 41 will reach its peak, which will adversely affect the cost and weight of the tire. . Therefore, if the thickness E of the continuous ribbon 41 is 50% to 200% of the width W of the continuous ribbon 41, the cavity resonance noise can be reduced more efficiently and the increase in cost and weight can be suppressed. I can do it.
- FIG. 3 is a view schematically showing an embodiment of a device for introducing a continuous ribbon-shaped sound absorber to the inner surface of the tire.
- FIG. 3 is a front view of the tire held in the device as seen from the radial direction. It is shown as a diagram. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 3 for explaining a method of providing the continuous ribbon 41 on the tire inner surface by the apparatus shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 4 (a) is a front view seen from the radial direction of the tire.
- FIG. 4B is a side view of the tire held by the apparatus viewed from the axial direction. 4A and 4B, the tire is shown in cross section.
- the device 10 for introducing a continuous ribbon-shaped sound absorber to the tire inner surface in this embodiment is a tire holder that holds a pre-vulcanized and manufactured tire in an upright state and is rotatable.
- a rotating tool 12 is provided.
- the tire holding and rotating tool 12 includes an upper rotating holder 12a that holds the tire 1 in an upright state and allows the tire 1 to rotate, and a lower rotating holder 12b that holds the tire 1 in an upright state and rotates the tire 1. And have.
- the device 10 includes a tire driving tool 14 that drives the lower holding rotating tool 12b to rotate the tire 1 in an upright state.
- the apparatus 10 introduces an introduction tool (introducing / injecting a liquid composition for forming a continuous ribbon-like sound absorber on the inner surface 2 of the tire held upright by the tire holding rotating tool 12.
- Nozzle 16 and the position of the introduction tool 16 are introduced tool holding movement configured to be movable in the height direction (radial direction) of the tire 1 positioned and held by the tire holding rotating tool 12 and in the axial direction of the tire.
- a tool 18 and a mixing tool 20 that mixes a composition for forming a liquid sound-absorbing body with a foaming agent to form a liquid composition. It is configured to be guided to the nozzle 16b provided at the tip of the introduction tool 16 through the passage 16a.
- the rotation of the tire 1 by the tire driving tool 14 is transmitted to the lower holding rotating tool 12b via a chain, a gear, or the like or by direct contact.
- the movement of the introducer holding / moving tool 18 is also transmitted to the introducer holding / moving tool 18 via a chain, gear, or the like through the movement of a separately installed drive mechanism. Move to.
- the vulcanized pneumatic tire 1 is held in a standing state by a tire holding rotator 12.
- the introduction tool 16 a liquid composition in which a liquid composition and a foaming agent for forming a sound damping body are mixed in the mixing tool 20 is introduced.
- the pneumatic tire held in a standing state by the tire holding / rotating tool 12 starts to rotate first by the tire driving tool 14 and the tire holding / rotating tool 12, and then the introducing tool 16 is moved by the introducing tool holding / moving tool. 18 moves into the tire lumen by moving in the tire axial direction, and moves to a predetermined position as shown in FIG. 4, and then liquid formulation from the nozzle 16 b of the introducer 16 to the tire inner surface 2.
- the introduction of the object 41a is started.
- the tire rotation may be started by the tire driving tool 14 and the tire holding / rotating tool 12 after the introduction tool 16 is moved to the tire lumen, and the introduction of the liquid compound into the tire inner surface 2 is started. It is only necessary that the rotation of the tire 1 has been started before. Further, the position of the nozzle 16b of the introduction tool 16 in the tire rotation direction with respect to the tire rotation center is the imaginary axis including the tire rotation center, that is, the liquid composition is introduced into the tire inner surface 2 at the lowest position in the tire height direction. / It is desirable that the position can be injected. Further, depending on the size of the tire into which the continuous ribbon-shaped sound absorber is introduced, the introducer holding and moving tool 18 is moved in the tire height direction while moving in the tire axial direction. Operations such as allowing the introducer 16 to enter the tire lumen so as not to interfere can be appropriately performed.
- the introduction tool 16 is relatively moved in the axial direction with respect to the tire 1 whose position in the axial direction is fixed by the tire holding and rotating tool 12 to form a continuous ribbon shape on the inner surface 2 of the tire.
- the sound damping body 41 (4) is formed, but the position of the introduction tool 16 in the tire axial direction is fixed, and the tire holding rotating tool 12 or the tire driving tool 14 moves the tire in the axial direction.
- the continuous ribbon-shaped sound absorber 41 (4) is formed on the inner surface 2 of the tire by an apparatus that relatively changes the positional relationship between the tire 1 and the introduction tool 16 by providing good.
- gelation starts with the passage of a predetermined time.
- a liquid mixture (specifically described later) is used.
- the number of rotations of the tire and the time until the liquid compound is gelled are set so that the gelation is completed before the tire rotates 180 degrees. By such setting, it is possible to prevent a part of the liquid compound 41a before gelation from dripping down by any chance.
- the liquid composition 41a starts foaming, and is cooled and dried by the environmental temperature to complete the foaming, thereby introducing the liquid composition introduced into the tire inner surface.
- 41a changes into a sound-damping material, whereby the liquid compound 41a is fixed as a continuous ribbon 41 to the tire inner surface 2 and becomes a sound-damping body 4 for reducing cavity resonance noise (FIGS. 1 and 2). reference).
- the rotation speed of the tire 1 is set so that the liquid mixture 41a completes gelation before the tire rotates 180 degrees.
- the rotation speed of the tire 1 is set to 0.6 rpm or more and 300 rpm, but is preferably set to 12 rpm or more and 180 rpm.
- the liquid compound 41a is used in which the time until the liquid compound 41a gels is 1 second or more and 60 seconds or less.
- the liquid composition 41a gels within 3 seconds or more and 30 seconds or less.
- the liquid formulation 41a is used.
- the rotation speed of the tire 1 is appropriately set according to the liquid compound 41a used.
- a difference in material growth rate occurs between the material surface and the inside due to the difference between the material temperature of the liquid compound 41a and the environmental temperature, and the material surface is thin.
- a film-like portion may be formed.
- the film-like portion present on the surface of such a continuous ribbon-shaped sound absorber prevents the penetration of water into the continuous ribbon-shaped sound damper, and improves the durability of the continuous ribbon-shaped sound absorber. Can do.
- the liquid compound 41a in which such a film-like portion is easily formed is, for example, a polyurethane compound.
- a liquid compound 41a mixed with a foaming agent is used as a liquid compound for forming the sound damping body, and the mixing tool 20 for introducing into the introduction tool 16 mixes a predetermined compound with a predetermined foaming agent. And what is necessary is just to be able to introduce into the introduction tool 16.
- a high shear dynamic mixer and a gear pump are used as the mixing tool 20.
- a predetermined composition is mixed with a predetermined foaming agent. Anything that can do.
- a form of such a mixing tool for example, a form in which a high shear dynamic mixer is combined with a rotary piston pump, a form in which a low shear mixer and any of the above pumps are combined, or a collision type mixer and any of the above pumps are combined.
- the form and the like can be changed as appropriate.
- the liquid compound for forming the sound control body 4 as the sound damping material a polyurethane compound or a rubber compound can be used, but a polyurethane compound is preferable.
- the prepolymer compounded in the polyurethane compound is generally low in viscosity and allows good wetting of the substrate surface (in this case, the tire inner surface 2), and on the substrate surface (tire inner surface 2). It is also used as a pressure-sensitive adhesive for self-adhesion because it contains sufficient NCO to enable covalent bonding at the tire, and a continuous ribbon-shaped sound absorber is used as a tire without introducing a separate pressure-sensitive adhesive. It can be fixed to the inner surface.
- a process such as cleaning the tire inner surface with a primer or the like may be appropriately performed. Can do.
- the liquid compound 41a is directly applied to the tire inner surface after vulcanization of the tire 1 itself without performing such pretreatment. 2 is injected / introduced.
- the foaming agent used in this example is water.
- the isocyanate compounded in the polyurethane compound generates carbon dioxide by chemically reacting with water, and can foam the liquid compound without using an expensive foaming agent.
- the generated gas is carbon dioxide, it does not adversely affect the odor that makes the worker uncomfortable and the health of the worker.
- the isocyanate used in this example is MDI.
- TDI can also be used as isocyanate, but MDI has a higher viscosity at the time of molding than TDI, so in the case of a manufacturing method for introducing a liquid composition into a rotating tire as in this case, More preferred.
- the polyol used in this example is a polyether.
- Other raw materials can be used as the polyol.
- a polyether-based polyol it is excellent in elasticity, lower in hydrolyzability, and lower than a polyester-based polyol. It becomes possible to obtain a continuous ribbon-like sound absorber at low cost.
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また、特許文献2には、気泡を巻き込んだ液状ゴム配合物をタイヤ内部面に塗布し、塗布された液状ゴム配合物を発泡、架橋させることによりスポンジ材を形成し、そのようなタイヤを製造するようにした技術が開示されている。
また、特許文献1及び特許文献2に開示された技術では、近年の車の乗員に伝わる不快な低周波音をより低減させる要望に対応することのできる制音体を効率的に生産することが出来ないという問題点がある。
このように構成された本発明においては、ゲル化する前の液状配合物の一部が、万が一、下方に滴り落ちるようなことを抑制することが出来る。
このように構成された本発明においては、液状配合物をポリウレタン配合物としているので、その液状配合物がゲル化した際、その表面に膜状部分が生成され易く、このような膜状部分は、制音体内部への水の浸透を防ぎ、その結果、連続リボン状制音体の耐久性を向上させる効果を得ることができる。
このように構成された本発明においては、高価な発泡剤を用いることなく液状配合物を発泡させることができ、また、発生されるガスが二酸化炭素であるため、作業者を不快にさせる臭いや、作業者の健康に悪影響を与えることもない。
このように構成された本発明においては、例えば、加硫成型されたタイヤの内部面を清掃する必要がないとき等、製造工程を省略して、空洞共鳴音をより低減させることが出来る空気入りタイヤの生産性をより向上させることが出来る。
先ず、図1及至図2により、本発明の実施形態による製造方法により製造された空気入りタイヤを説明する。本発明の実施形態による空気入りタイヤの製造方法については、図3及び図4を用いて、後述する。
図1は、本発明の実施形態による製造方法により製造された、制音体が設けられた空気入りタイヤの半径方向断面を模式的に示す図であり、図2は、本発明の実施形態による製造方法により製造された、制音体が設けられた空気入りタイヤのタイヤ内部面を模式的に示す図である。図2には、タイヤの周方向がYY‘にて示され、またタイヤの軸方向がXX’にて示されている。
連続リボン41の幅Wは、トレッド3の幅TWの5%~25%となるように形成されている。本実施形態においては、トレッド3の幅TWは168mm、連続リボン41の幅Wは24mmである。
このように、本実施形態による空気入りタイヤ1では、タイヤの内部面2に取り付けられた連続リボン41は2つの端部、即ち、図2に示すように始端411と終端412を有し、これら2つの端部411、412が互いに軸方向にオフセットするように形成されている。そして、連続リボン41を上述したような1本の連続リボン41の4周にわたる周回、即ち、タイヤ周方向に対して所定の角度に沿うように4周にわたるようにタイヤ内部面2に設けることにより、隣接する連続リボン41とタイヤ内部面2とにより連続溝5が3周にわたり形成されている。
また、連続リボンは、連続溝が形成されるように、タイヤ周方向に対し所定の角度に沿って蛇行するように形成してもよい。この場合、連続溝の幅Dは、連続リボンが延びる方向に沿って連続的に変化するものでも良いし、隣接する連続リボンの蛇行形状を、連続溝の幅Dが一定となるように配置しても良い。
先ず、連続リボン41は、タイヤの周方向に進行する空洞共鳴音の音波の伝播を妨げるように、タイヤの周方向に対して角度を有するように形成されるので、空洞共鳴音を効果的に低減させることができる。
ここで、空洞共鳴音は、タイヤ転動時に、円環状の内腔に閉じ込められた空気が気柱として作用することにより生じ、このような空洞共鳴音は、その気柱内を主にタイヤ周方向に伝播する空気振動が原因となって生じる。従って、連続リボン41をタイヤ周方向に対して所定の角度に沿って斜めに延びるように配置することにより、空洞共鳴音を効果的に低減することが出来る。
次に、タイヤ保持回転具12により起立状態で保持された空気入りタイヤは、先ず、タイヤ駆動具14及びタイヤ保持回転具12により回転を開始し、その後、導入具16が、導入具保持移動具18によりタイヤ軸方向へ移動することによりタイヤ内腔へと進入して、図4に示すような所定の位置まで移動し、その後に、導入具16のノズル16bからタイヤ内部面2への液状配合物41aの導入を開始する。
その後、液状配合物41aに混合された発泡剤の反応により、液状配合物41aは発泡を開始し、環境温度により冷却・乾燥され発泡を完了することにより、タイヤ内部面に導入された液状配合物41aは制音材料へと変化し、これにより、液状配合物41aがタイヤ内部面2に連続リボン41として固定され、空洞共鳴音の低減のための制音体4となる(図1、図2参照)。
また、本実施形態では、液状配合物41aがゲル化するまでの時間が、1秒以上且つ60秒以内の液状配合物41aが用いられるが、好ましくは、3秒以上且つ30秒以内にゲル化する液状配合物41aが用いられる。
タイヤ1の回転数は、用いられる液状配合物41aにより、適宜、設定される。
2 タイヤ内部面
3 トレッド
4 制音体
41 制音体によって作られた連続リボン
411 連続リボンの始端
412 連続リボンの終端
5 連続溝
41a 液状配合物
10 タイヤ内部面へ連続リボン状の制音体を導入する装置12 タイヤ保持回転具
14 タイヤ駆動具
16 液状配合物をタイヤ内部面に導入/注入するための導入具(ノズル)
18 導入具16の位置を移動させるための導入具保持移動具
20 混合具
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- タイヤのトレッドに対応するタイヤ半径方向内部のタイヤ内部面に、タイヤ内腔の空洞共鳴音を低減するための少なくとも1本の連続リボン状の制音体が設けられた空気入りタイヤを製造する方法であって、
前記制音体が設けられていない加硫成型されたタイヤを提供する段階と、
前記制音体を形成するための配合物を発泡剤と混合して液状配合物を生成する段階と、
前記タイヤをタイヤ保持回転具により起立状態で回転させると共に、前記液状配合物の導入具により前記液状混合物をタイヤ内部面に導入する段階と、
前記液状混合物をタイヤ内部面に導入する間、前記空気入りタイヤと前記導入具とのタイヤ軸方向の位置関係を相対的に変化させると共に前記タイヤ内部面に導入された前記液状混合物をゲル化させる段階と、
前記ゲル化した液状混合物を発泡及び乾燥させる段階と、を有することを特徴とする空気入りタイヤの製造方法。 - 前記液状混合物を導入する段階における前記タイヤの回転数及び前記液状混合物がゲル化するまでの時間が、前記液状混合物がタイヤが180度回転する前にゲル化するように設定される請求項1に記載の空気入りタイヤの製造方法。
- 前記液状配合物はポリウレタン配合物である請求項1または請求項2に記載の空気入りタイヤの製造方法。
- 前記ポリウレタン配合物は、イソシアネートとしてのMDIと、ポリオールとしてのポリエーテルとを少なくとも含有している請求項3に記載の空気入りタイヤの製造方法。
- 前記発泡剤は水である請求項1から4の何れか1項に記載の空気入りタイヤの製造方法。
- 前記液状配合物を導入する際のタイヤの回転数は、0.6rpm以上かつ300rpm以下である請求項1から5の何れか1項に記載の空気入りタイヤの製造方法。
- 前記液状配合物を導入する際のタイヤの回転数は、12rpm以上かつ180rpm以下である請求項1から6の何れか1項に記載の空気入りタイヤの製造方法。
- 前記液状配合物がゲル化するまでの時間は、1秒以上かつ60秒以内である請求項1から7の何れか1項に記載の空気入りタイヤの製造方法。
- 前記液状配合物がゲル化するまでの時間は、3秒以上かつ30秒以内である請求項1から8の何れか1項に記載の空気入りタイヤの製造方法。
- 前記液状配合物は、前記提供された加硫成型されたタイヤの内部面の前処理なしに導入される請求項1から9の何れか1項に記載の空気入りタイヤの製造方法。
- 請求項1から10の何れか1項に記載の方法で製造されたことを特徴とする空気入りタイヤ。
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