Patent ID: 9579932
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B60C

Claim:
1. An automobile comprising: a vehicle; and a run flat tire mounted on the vehicle, said tire comprising: a tread having an outer surface which forms a tread surface; a pair of sidewalls extending from ends, respectively, of the tread substantially inward in a radial direction; a pair of beads located substantially inward of the sidewalls, respectively, in the radial direction; a carcass extending along the tread and the sidewalls and on and between the beads; a reinforcing layer located inward of the tread and outward of the carcass in the radial direction; and a pair of load support layers located inward of the sidewalls, respectively, in an axial direction, wherein the tire has a lot of dimples on a side surface that is at an inner side in a width direction of the vehicle when the tire is mounted on the vehicle, of a pair of side surfaces of the tire, a number of these dimples is larger than a number of dimples present on the side surface that is at an outer side in the width direction of the vehicle when the tire is mounted on the vehicle, and a ratio (W/Ha) of a width W, in the radial direction, of a zone in which the dimples are formed, relative to a height Ha at an outer end, in the radial direction, of the bead from a base line, is equal to or greater than 0.60 but equal to or less than 1.20.