Patent ID: 8267136

Claim:
A heavy-duty pneumatic tire comprising: a carcass; and an inner liner disposed closer to the center of the tire than the carcass, wherein the inner liner does not extend to a region radially inward of a bead core, wherein a member formed of one of a thermoplastic resin and a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a blend of a thermoplastic resin with an elastomer is disposed at a position closer to the center than the carcass in a bead portion in such a manner as to wrap at least a region extending from the front end P B of the bead toe to a portion beneath the bead core, wherein the member overlaps the inner liner by at least 2 mm, wherein a lower end side edge of the member is located within a region beneath the bead core, which extends from the front end P B of the bead toe to a position away from an end, on the bead toe side, of the bead core by a distance of not more than 20% of a width W B of the bead core, and further wherein the member is of a substantially uniform thickness.