Patent ID: 7404424

Claim:
A pneumatic tire comprising: a buffer rubber layer containing short fibers arranged between an inner liner layer and a carcass layer, said buffer rubber layer having a thickness of 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm and extending in bead direction at least 20 mm from an edge of a widest width belt layer, said short fibers being formed from polyvinyl alcohol and having a dimension of 0.01 to 10 μm (diameter) and 0.1 to 5 mm (length), and an inner liner layer comprising a film of thermoplastic resin, or a blend of thermoplastic resin and an elastomer, having an air permeation coefficient of not more than 25×10 −12 cc·cm/cm 2 ·sec·cmHg and a Young's modulus of 1 to 1000 MPa, wherein the buffer rubber layer containing short fibers is arranged between the inner liner layer and a carcass layer in bead directions from two ends of a widest belt layer in ranges of at least 20 mm.