Patent Publication Number: US-2021178821-A1

Title: Tire

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to a tire. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open (JP-A) No. 2014-210487 discloses the provision of a belt in which a reinforcing cord member (below referred to as a resin-covered cord) is wound in a helical shape in a tire circumference direction and joined to an outer periphery of a tire skeleton member. The resin-covered cord is formed of reinforcing cords covered with a covering resin. 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     When a resin-covered cord is wound in a helical shape and joined to form a belt as in the conventional technology mentioned above, a layer may be provided on tire axis direction end portions of the belt in order to suppress occurrences of defects at the tire axis direction end portions of the belt. In this layer, a rubber-covered cord in which a fiber cord is covered with rubber is wound in a helical shape to form the layer. 
     In this structure, during tire ground contact, shear stresses from a tire axis direction inner side end portion of the layer (the rubber-covered cord) act on the resin-covered cord that is disposed at the tire diameter direction inner side of that portion). Therefore, with regard to durability of the tire, there is scope for ingenuity in disposition of the rubber-covered cord constituting the layer. 
     An object of the present disclosure is to improve durability of a tire that includes a belt formed by winding a resin-covered cord in a helical shape. 
     Solution to Problem 
     A tire according to the present disclosure includes a ring-shaped tire skeleton member, a belt in which a resin-covered cord is wound in a helical shape in a tire circumference direction at an outer periphery of the tire skeleton member and is joined to the tire skeleton member, portions of the resin-covered cord that are adjacent to one another in a tire axis direction being joined to one another, and the resin-covered cord being formed of a reinforcing cord covered with a covering resin, and a layer in which a long and narrow cord member is wound in a helical shape in the tire circumference direction at an outer periphery of a tire axis direction end portion of the belt, wherein the resin-covered cord and the cord member intersect as seen in a tire diameter direction. 
     In this tire, the belt is formed by winding the resin-covered cord in the helical shape on the outer periphery (the tire diameter direction outer side) of the tire skeleton member, joining the resin-covered cord to the tire skeleton member, and joining adjacent windings of the resin-covered cord to one another. The layer is formed at the outer periphery (the tire diameter direction outer side) of the tire axis direction end portion of the belt. The layer is formed by winding the long and narrow cord member on the belt in a helical shape and joining the cord member to the belt. 
     In this tire, because the layer is provided at the tire diameter direction outer side of the tire axis direction outer side end portion side of the belt, on which maximum tension loads act during ground contact, occurrences of defects at the tire diameter direction outer side end portion of the belt may be prevented or suppressed. Thus, a mutual joining strength of the resin-covered cord in at least the tire axis direction outer side end portion of the belt may be improved by the rubber-covered cord being disposed at the tire diameter direction outer side of that region of the belt. 
     However, when a layer (cord member) is wound on a belt in a helical shape as in this tire, shear stresses act on the resin-covered cord along a tire axis direction inner side end portion of the layer (the cord member) during tire ground contact. In particular, if a direction of extension of the cord member and a direction of extension of the resin-covered cord match (are parallel) as seen in a tire diameter direction, shear stresses may be concentrated along the resin-covered cord (the reinforcing cord). 
     In contrast, in the present tire, the resin-covered cord and the cord member are disposed to intersect as seen in the tire diameter direction. Therefore, concentration along the resin-covered cord (reinforcing cord) of shear stresses acting on the resin-covered cord from a tire axis direction end portion of the layer during tire ground contact is moderated. As a result, durability of the tire is improved. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     According to the present disclosure, durability of a tire that includes a belt formed by winding a resin-covered cord in a helical shape may be improved. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a tire diameter direction sectional diagram showing a tire according to a first exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is a tire diameter direction view showing a layered state of a belt and layer in the tire according to the first exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 3  is a tire diameter direction sectional diagram showing a tire according to a second exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 4  is a tire diameter direction view showing a layered state of a belt and layer in the tire according to the second exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 5  is a tire diameter direction sectional diagram showing a tire according to a third exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 6  is a tire diameter direction view showing a layered state of a belt and layer in the tire according to the third exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 7  is a tire diameter direction view showing a layered state of a belt and layer in a tire according to an alternative example. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     First Exemplary Embodiment 
     Below, a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention is described in accordance with the drawings. In the drawings, a tire circumference direction is indicated by arrow S, a tire axis direction (which may also be referred to as the tire width direction) is indicated by arrow W, and a tire diameter direction is indicated by arrow R. The meaning of the term “tire width direction” is intended to include directions parallel to a tire rotation axis. 
     A side in the tire width direction that is further from a tire equator plane CL is described as “the tire width direction outer side”, and a side in the tire width direction that is closer to the tire equator plane CL is described as “the tire width direction inner side”. A side in the tire diameter direction that is further from the tire axis is referred to as “the tire diameter direction outer side”, and a side in the tire diameter direction that is closer to the tire axis is referred to as “the tire diameter direction inner side”. 
     Methods of measuring dimensions of respective parts are the methods described in the 2016 edition of the JATMA YEAR BOOK. A usage site or production site complies with the respective standards when the TRA (Tire and Rim Association) standards and the ETRTO (European Tire and Rim Technical Organisation) standards are applied. 
     Tire 
     A pneumatic tire  10  according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention is described using  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , the pneumatic tire  10  according to the present exemplary embodiment is, for example, a “radial tire” to be used on a car. The pneumatic tire  10  is provided with a pair of bead portions  20  in which bead cores  12  are embedded. A carcass  16  formed of a single-layer carcass ply  14  spanning between one of the bead portions  20  and the other of the bead portions  20  (which is not shown in the drawings).  FIG. 1  shows a shape of the pneumatic tire  10  in a natural state prior to being filled with air. 
     The carcass ply  14  is formed by covering plural cords (not shown in the drawings) that extend in a radial direction of the pneumatic tire  10  with a coating rubber (not shown in the drawings). Thus, the pneumatic tire  10  according to the present exemplary embodiment is what is known as a radial tire. A material of the cords of the carcass ply  14  is, for example, PET but may be an alternative conventional, publicly known material. 
     Tire axis direction end portions of the carcass ply  14  are folded back toward the tire diameter direction outer sides around the bead cores  12 . A portion of the carcass ply  14  that extends from the one bead core  12  to the other bead core  12  (which is not shown in the drawings) is referred to as a main body portion  14 A, and portions of the carcass ply  14  that are folded back from the bead cores  12  are referred to as folded-back portions  14 B. 
     A bead filler  18  whose thickness tapers toward the tire diameter direction outer side from each bead core  12  is disposed between the main body portion  14 A and the folded-back portion  14 B. Portions of the pneumatic tire  10  at the tire diameter direction inner side relative to tire diameter direction outer side ends  18 A of the bead fillers  18  serve as the bead portions  20 . 
     An inner liner  22  formed of a rubber is disposed at the tire inner side of the carcass  16 . A side rubber layer  24  formed of a first rubber material is disposed at each tire width direction outer side of the carcass  16 . 
     In the present exemplary embodiment, a tire case  25  is constituted by the bead cores  12 , the carcass  16 , the bead fillers  18 , the inner liner  22  and the side rubber layers  24 . In other words, the tire case  25  is a tire skeleton member forming a skeleton of the pneumatic tire  10 . 
     Belt 
     A belt  26  is disposed at the outer side of a crown portion of the carcass  16 , that is, at the tire diameter direction outer side of the carcass  16 . The belt  26  is in area contact with an outer periphery face of the carcass  16 . The belt  26  is formed by winding on a resin-covered cord  34 . In the resin-covered cord  34 , a plural number (two in the present exemplary embodiment) of reinforcing cords  30  are covered with a resin  32 . The resin  32  corresponds to a “covering resin”. 
     It is preferable if the cords employed as the reinforcing cords  30  of the belt  26  are thicker and greater in strength (tensile strength) than the cords of the carcass ply  14 . The reinforcing cords  30  of the belt  26  may be constituted of monofilaments (single fibers) of metal fiber, organic fiber or the like, or of multifilaments (twisted fibers) in which these fibers are twisted. The reinforcing cords  30  according to the present exemplary embodiment are steel cords. The reinforcing cords  30  that are employed may be, for example, “1×5” steel cords with a diameter of 0.225 mm; steel cords with alternative conventional, publicly known constitutions may be employed. 
     A resin material employed for the resin  32  covering the reinforcing cords  30  is a resin material with a higher tensile modulus of elasticity than the rubber constituting the side rubber layer  24  and a second rubber material constituting a tread  36 , which is described below. A thermoplastic resin, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), thermosetting resin or the like featuring resilience may be employed as the resin  32  covering the reinforcing cords  30 . In consideration of resilience during running and moldability during fabrication, it is desirable to employ a thermoplastic elastomer. 
     Thermoplastic elastomers that can be mentioned include polyolefin-based thermoplastic elastomers (TPO), polystyrene-based thermoplastic elastomers (TPS), polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomers (TPA), polyurethane-based thermoplastic elastomers (TPU), polyester-based thermoplastic elastomers (TPC), dynamically vulcanized thermoplastic elastomers (TPV), and the like. 
     Thermoplastic resins that can be mentioned include polyurethane resins, polyolefin resins, vinyl chloride resins, polyamide resins, and the like. For example, a thermoplastic resin material that may be employed has a deflection temperature under load (0.45 MPa load) as defined in ISO 75-2 or ASTM D648 of at least 78° C., a tensile yield strength as defined in JIS K7113 of at least 10 MPa, a tensile elongation at break as defined in JIS K7113 of at least 50%, and a Vicat softening temperature as defined in JIS K7206 (method A) of at least 130° C. 
     It is preferable if the tensile modulus of elasticity of the resin  32  covering the reinforcing cords  30  as defined in JIS K7113:1995 is at least 100 MPa. It is also preferable if an upper limit of the tensile modulus of elasticity of the resin  32  covering the reinforcing cords  30  is not more than 1000 MPa. It is particularly preferable if the tensile modulus of elasticity of the resin  32  covering the reinforcing cords  30  is within the range 200 to 700 MPa. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , a thickness dimension t of the belt  26  according to the present exemplary embodiment is preferably greater than a diameter dimension of the reinforcing cords  30 . That is, it is preferable if the reinforcing cords  30  are completely embedded in the resin  32 . When the pneumatic tire  10  is for use on a car, it is preferable if the thickness dimension t of the belt  26  is, to be specific, at least 0.70 mm. 
     A layer  40  is formed at the diameter direction outer side of the belt  26 . In the layer  40 , rubber-covered cords  42  are arranged in helical shapes on the belt  26 . In each rubber-covered cord  42 , the outside of a fiber cord (not shown in the drawings) is covered with a rubber. The rubber-covered cord  42  corresponds to “a cord member”. 
     As shown in  FIG. 2 , the rubber-covered cords  42  are wound onto the belt  26  (the resin-covered cord  34 ) that is arranged in a helical shape on the carcass, from an upper portion of a tire axis direction one end portion  34 A of the resin-covered cord  34  to an upper portion of a tire axis direction other end portion  34 B of the resin-covered cord  34 . The rubber-covered cords  42  are wound in the opposite direction to the resin-covered cord  34 . In  FIG. 2 , hatching is applied to the rubber-covered cords  42  disposed on the resin-covered cord  34  in order to facilitate understanding. The same applies in  FIG. 4 ,  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7 , which are mentioned below. 
     That is, as seen in a tire diameter direction. as illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the resin-covered cord  34  is angled from the tire circumference direction toward the side at which the tire axis direction one end portion is disposed, and the rubber-covered cords  42  are angled from the tire circumference direction toward the side at which the tire axis direction other end portion is disposed. 
     Thus, as seen in the tire diameter direction, an intersection angle θ 1  is formed by the resin-covered cord  34  and each rubber-covered cord  42 . 
     The rubber-covered cords  42  constituting the layer  40  are arranged with rubber-covered cords that are adjacent in the tire axis direction spaced apart at a predetermined distance. That is, a plural number of the rubber-covered cords  42  are wound on in the helical shape with gaps of a distance D in the tire axis direction formed therebetween. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , the tread  36  formed of the second rubber material is disposed at the tire diameter direction outer side of the layer  40 . The second rubber material that is employed for the tread  36  may be a conventional common, publicly known rubber material. Grooves  37  for drainage are formed in the tread  36 . A pattern of the tread  36  that is employed may be a conventional common, publicly known pattern. 
     It is preferable if a width BW of the belt  26  measured along the tire axis direction is at least 75% of a contact patch width TW of the tread  36  measured along the tire axis direction. A preferable upper limit of the width BW of the belt  26  is 110% of the contact patch width TW. 
     The contact patch width TW of the tread  36  is a region that is loaded in accordance with a maximum load performance when the pneumatic tire  10  is mounted to a standard rim complying with the JATMA YEAR BOOK (from the Japan Automobile Tire Manufacturers Association, 2018 edition), filled to an internal pressure of 100% of an air pressure (a maximum air pressure) corresponding with the maximum load performance (the bold-text load in the table of internal pressure against load performance) in the JATMA YEAR BOOK for the employed size and ply rating, and disposed such that the rotation axis thereof is parallel with a horizontal plate in a stable state. A usage site or production site complies with the respective standards when the TRA standards and the ETRTO standards are applied. 
     In-plane shear stiffness of the belt  26  is preferably higher than an in-plane shear stiffness of a belt formed with a rubber covering. 
     Operation and Effects 
     Now, operation and effects of the pneumatic tire  10  according to the present exemplary embodiment are described. 
     In the pneumatic tire  10  according to the present exemplary embodiment, the belt  26  is formed by the resin-covered cord  34  being wound on in the helical shape and windings of the resin-covered cord  34  that are adjacent in the tire axis direction being joined together. Because the layer  40  is provided at the tire diameter direction outer side of the belt  26 , joining strength between the windings of the resin-covered cord  34  is improved. 
     In particular, because the layer  40  is formed over an entire range of the belt  26  in the tire axis direction, joining strength between the windings of the resin-covered cord  34  is further improved in an entire range in a tire axis direction of the belt  26 . 
     During ground contact of the pneumatic tire  10 , shear stresses act on portions of the resin-covered cord  34  that are disposed at tire axis direction inner side end portions of the rubber-covered cords  42  constituting the layer  40 , for example, at the tire diameter direction inner side of a region A of the rubber-covered cords  42 . 
     However, the resin-covered cord  34  (the reinforcing cords  30 ) and each rubber-covered cord  42  are formed so as to be angled to respectively opposite sides from the tire circumference direction as seen in the tire diameter direction. Thus, the resin-covered cord  34  and rubber-covered cord  42  are disposed so as to intersect at the intersection angle θ 1 . 
     That is, compared to a structure in which inclination angles of the resin-covered cord  34  and the rubber-covered cord  42  relative to the tire circumference direction match (a structure in which the intersection angle is 0°), concentrations of shear stress from tire axis direction end portions of the rubber-covered cord  42  that act on portions of the resin-covered cord  34  disposed at the tire diameter direction inner side thereof are moderated (the shear stresses are dispersed), in addition to which the joining strength between windings of the resin-covered cord  34  is improved. 
     Further, the rubber-covered cords  42  constituting the layer  40  are wound onto the belt  26  with the predetermined spacing formed between the rubber-covered cords  42  that are adjacent in the tire axis direction (below referred to as “gap winding”). Consequently, compared to a structure in which each rubber-covered cord is abutted against a rubber-covered cord that is adjacent in the tire axis direction (below referred to as “continuous winding”), it is easier to apply a large angle relative to the tire circumference direction as seen in the tire diameter direction during helical winding. As a result, when the resin-covered cord  34  and the rubber-covered cords  42  are arranged in the opposite directions towards opposite sides of the tire circumference direction, the intersection angle θ 1  may be increased. 
     Consequently, concentrations of shear stress from the tire axis direction end portions of the rubber-covered cords  42  that act on portions of the resin-covered cord  34  disposed at the tire diameter direction inner side thereof are further moderated (the shear stresses are dispersed), in addition to which the joining strength between windings of the resin-covered cord  34  is further improved. 
     Because the rubber-covered cords  42  are wound by gap winding, a usage amount of the layer  40  (the rubber-covered cords  42 ), which is to say an amount of material that is used, is suppressed compared to a structure wound by continuous winding, and the pneumatic tire  10  is reduced in weight. 
     Because the layer  40  (the rubber-covered cords  42 ) is disposed on a tire axis direction central portion of the belt  26  (a vicinity of the tire equator plane CL), the layer  40  is excellent in “ride-over” performance. 
     Because of hoop effect due to the layer  40  (the rubber-covered cords  42 ) being provided over the entire range in the tire axis direction of the belt  26 , steering stability of a car at which the pneumatic tire  10  is mounted is excellent. 
     Meanwhile, because the rubber-covered cords  42  of the layer  40  are wound by gap winding, hoop effect affecting the belt  26  is suppressed compared to a structure wound by continuous winding. Thus, a deterioration in riding comfort of a car at which the pneumatic tire  10  is mounted is suppressed. 
     In the pneumatic tire  10 , because the belt  26  has a single-layer structure, the thickness of the belt  26  may be reduced compared to a conventional structure with two or more belt plies. Thus, thickness of the tread  36  may be increased by a corresponding amount, and depths of the grooves  37  may be increased. As a result, a lifespan of the pneumatic tire  10  may be extended. 
     In the belt  26  of the pneumatic tire  10 , the reinforcing cords  30  are wound in helical shapes and there are no regions of the circumference in which the reinforcing cords  30  are superposed in the tire diameter direction. Thus, the thickness of the belt  26  is uniform in the tire circumferential direction, and uniformity of the pneumatic tire  10  is excellent. 
     If the thickness t of the belt  26 , which is to say the thickness of the resin  32 , were less than 0.7 mm, it might not be possible to make the reinforcing cords  30  embedded in the resin  32  thick and provide the hoop effect. 
     If the thickness BW of the belt  26  were less than 75% of the contact patch width TW of the tread  36 , the hoop effect of the belt  26  might be insufficient, and it might be difficult to suppress the generation of noise in the vicinity of the shoulder  39 . Alternatively, if the thickness BW of the belt  26  were greater than 100% of the contact patch width TW of the tread  36 , the hoop effect would plateau and the belt  26  would be wider than necessary, leading to an increase in weight of the pneumatic tire  10 . 
     In the pneumatic tire  10  according to the present exemplary embodiment, because the crown portion of the carcass  16  is reinforced by the belt  26  in which the reinforcing cords  30  wound in the helical shape are covered with the resin  32 , weight may be reduced compared to a belt of a conventional tire that is formed of plural layers constituted with two or more belt plies, and fabrication is simpler. 
     In the belt  26  according to the present exemplary embodiment, the tensile modulus of elasticity of the resin  32  covering the reinforcing cords  30  is at least 100 MPa, and the thickness of the belt  26  is assured of being at least 0.7 mm. Therefore, the in-plane shear stiffness of the belt  26  in the tire axis direction may be thoroughly assured. 
     Because the in-plane shear stiffness of the belt  26  is assured, sufficient lateral force may be generated when a slip angle is applied to the pneumatic tire  10 . Therefore, steering stability may be assured and responsiveness may be improved. 
     In addition, out-of-plane shear stiffness of the belt  26  is assured. Therefore, when a large lateral force is applied to the pneumatic tire  10 , buckling of the tread  36  (a phenomenon in which the surface of the tread  36  undulates and a portion of the tread  36  separates from the ground) may be suppressed. 
     In the pneumatic tire  10  according to the present exemplary embodiment, because the belt  26  with high in-plane shear stiffness is employed and the width BW of the belt  26  is at least 75% of the contact patch width TW of the tread  36 , stiffness of the vicinity of the shoulder  39  may be raised. 
     Second Exemplary Embodiment 
     A pneumatic tire according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 . Structural elements that are the same as in the first exemplary embodiment are assigned the same reference symbols. Details thereof, including operational effects, are not described here. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 , in a pneumatic tire  50 , the layer  40  (the rubber-covered cords  42 ) is formed by gap winding at the tire diameter direction outer side only of both tire axis direction end portions of the belt  26 . That is, the rubber-covered cords  42  are formed only at the two tire axis direction end portions of the belt  26  (the resin-covered cord  34 ). 
     The meaning of the term “tire axis direction end portions of the belt  26 ” as used herein is intended to include a range from a tire axis direction end portion of the belt  26  to a groove  37 A that is closest to the tire axis direction outer (end portion) side. The meaning of “the layer  40  is formed . . . at the . . . tire axis direction end portions of the belt  26 ” as used herein is intended to include formation of the layer  40  in a portion of this range. 
     Operation of the pneumatic tire  50  is described. 
     During ground contact of the pneumatic tire  50 , the greatest tensile loads act on the two tire axis direction end portions of the belt  26 . Therefore, the belt  26  (the resin-covered cord  34 ) may be reinforced, as in the pneumatic tire  50 , by disposing the layer  40  (the rubber-covered cords  42 ) only on the tire axis direction end portions of the belt  26  (the resin-covered cord  34 ) at which the greatest tensile loads act during ground contact. Consequently, joining strength between windings of the resin-covered cord may be improved at the two tire axis direction end portions of the belt  26  at which the greatest tensile loads act during tire ground contact. 
     Meanwhile, because the layer  40  (the rubber-covered cords  42 ) is not disposed at the tire diameter direction outer side of the tire axis direction inner side of the belt  26  (the side at which the tire equator plane CL is disposed), excessive hoop effect of the belt  26  is suppressed, and riding comfort of a car at which the pneumatic tire  50  is mounted may be improved. 
     Moreover, because the layer  40  (the rubber-covered cords  42 ) is not disposed at the tire diameter direction outer side of a tire axis direction inner side region of the belt  26 , the pneumatic tire  50  may be reduced in weight, in addition to which a usage amount of the layer  40  (the rubber-covered cords  42 ) may be restrained. 
     As seen in a tire diameter direction of the pneumatic tire  50 , the resin-covered cord  34  and the rubber-covered cords  42  are disposed to be angled to mutually opposite sides relative to the tire circumference direction (at the intersection angle θ 1 ). Therefore, compared to a structure in which the inclination angles match (a structure in which the intersection angle is 0°), concentrations of shear stress from tire axis direction end portions of the rubber-covered cords  42  that act on portions of the resin-covered cord  34  disposed at the tire diameter direction inner side thereof are moderated (the shear stresses are dispersed), in addition to which the joining strength between windings of the resin-covered cord  34  is improved. 
     Third Exemplary Embodiment 
     A pneumatic tire according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 6 . Structural elements that are the same as in the first exemplary embodiment are assigned the same reference symbols. Details thereof, including operational effects, are not described here. 
     Similarly to the pneumatic tire  50  according to the second exemplary embodiment, in a pneumatic tire  60 , the layer  40  is formed only at both tire axis direction end portions of the belt  26 . However, the rubber-covered cords  42  constituting the layer  40  are wound by continuous winding. 
     Now, operation of the pneumatic tire  60  is described. Because the layer  40  is provided on the two tire axis direction end portions of the belt  26  (at the tire diameter direction outer side of the two end portions), at which the greatest tensile loads act during ground contact, the joining strength between windings of the resin-covered cord  34  is highest at the two tire axis direction end portions of the belt  26 . Thus, because the joining strength between the windings of the resin-covered cord  34  at the two tire axis direction end portions of the belt  26  is highest where the greatest tensile forces act during ground contact, durability of the pneumatic tire  60  is improved. 
     In particular, because the rubber-covered cords  42  constituting the layer  40  are disposed without gaps in the tire axis direction and are joined to one another, the hoop effect is enhanced and the joining strength between the resin-covered cords is further improved. 
     Meanwhile, because the layer  40  is not present at the tire axis direction inner side of the belt  26 , excessive hoop effect in the pneumatic tire  60  is suppressed, and riding comfort of a car at which the pneumatic tire  60  is mounted may be excellent. 
     Alternatives 
     In these exemplary embodiments, the resin-covered cord  34  and the rubber-covered cords  42  are angled towards opposite sides of the tire circumference direction as seen in the tire diameter direction, but this is not limiting. 
     That is, it is sufficient that the resin-covered cord  34  and the rubber-covered cords  42  intersect as seen in the tire diameter direction. For example, even if the resin-covered cord  34  and the rubber-covered cords  42  are angled to the same direction in the tire axis direction (towards one side) from the tire circumference direction, provided an intersection angle θ 2  is formed, concentrations of stress acting on portions of the resin-covered cord  34  from tire axis direction inner side end portions of the rubber-covered cords  42  may be moderated. Thus, the joining strength between windings of the resin-covered cord  34  may be improved, and tire durability may be enhanced. 
     Further, the number of reinforcing cords  30  covered by the resin  32  is not limited to two but may be three or more. The number of reinforcing cords  30  covered by the resin  32  may also be one. 
     The layer  40  is described as being the rubber-covered cords  42  but this is not limiting. For example, the layer  40  may be formed of fiber cords covered with a resin. 
     The disclosures of Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-116386 filed Jun. 19, 2018 are incorporated into the present specification by reference in their entirety. 
     All references, patent applications and technical specifications cited in the present specification are incorporated by reference into the present specification to the same extent as if the individual references, patent applications and technical specifications were specifically and individually recited as being incorporated by reference.