Patent ID: 6286576
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: B60C,Y10T

Abstract:
A pneumatic tire comprising:carcass layers provided between a pair of bead cores buried one in a left bead section and the other in a right bead section; anda belt layer arranged outside said carcass layers and around the tire in a tread section;wherein a reinforcing rubber layer is arranged in an area of each said bead section from a bead toe section along a tire inner wall surface, said reinforcing rubber layer having hardness set in a range of 90.degree. to 99.degree. of JIS-A hardness, and a chafer composed of non-metallic fiber cord is provided to cover an outer side of said reinforcing rubber layer from said tire inner wall surface to a bead seat area, said non-metallic fiber cord having a strength of .gtoreq.0.25 kN/cord, and an elastic modulus of .gtoreq.20 kN/mm.sup.2.