Patent ID: 7093636

Claim:
A pneumatic tire comprising: a bead core constituted by upper and lower core separated pieces arranged in a bead portion and separated in upper and lower sides in a radial direction; a bead apex rubber extending from an upper surface in a radial direction of said bead core to an upper side in the radial direction; and a carcass ply constituted by a ply main body portion reaching the bead core of said bead portion from a tread portion via a side wall portion, and a ply lock portion connected to the ply main body portion and locked to said bead core, wherein said ply lock portion includes a separated piece horizontal ply portion pinched between said upper and lower core separated pieces, and an apex and core horizontal ply portion pinched between the upper surface in the radial direction of said bead core and said bead apex rubber, and there is no portion protruding to an upper side in the radial direction from said apex and core horizontal ply portion, and wherein said apex and core horizontal ply portion is directly connected to said ply main portion, and said apex and core horizontal ply portion is connected to said separated piece horizontal ply portion via an upper outer vertical ply portion extending to a lower side in a radial direction along a side surface of said upper core separated piece; and the ply lock portion does not include an upper inner vertical ply portion extending along an inner side surface of said upper core separated piece.