Patent ID: 8276631

Claim:
A pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion having an inner surface and an outer surface defining a ground contacting face, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions, a carcass extending between the bead portions through the tread portion and sidewall portions, a belt disposed radially outside the carcass in the tread portion, and a noise damper, wherein the tread portion includes an innerliner of an air-impermeable rubber compound defining said inner surface, the inner surface is provided with a buffed area, where the thickness (h) of the buffed-off surface of the innerliner is not less than 3% but not more than 30% of the thickness (t) of the innerliner, and the axial distance from each of the axial edges of said belt to the adjacent edge of said buffed area is more than 10.0 mm, and said noise damper is fixed to the buffed area by the use of a double-sided adhesive tape.