Pneumatic Tire Bead Core Wire Layer Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing pneumatic tires have limitations in the uniformity and durability of the bead portions, particularly in the shape of the side face of the bead core and the arrangement of the wire layers.

Innovation Solution

A pneumatic tire with a bead core constructed by a steel bead wire, featuring a wound single bead wire structure with multiple wire layers where turns are alternated to ensure stable positioning and engagement, allowing for a common tangent parallel to the tire radial direction, enhancing stability and contact area with the carcass ply.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the bead core has a wound single bead wire structure with multiple wire layers, then the durability of the bead portion is improved, but the uniformity of the bead portion deteriorates due to instability in pinching and potential disarrangement of wire turns

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedurability of bead portionVSAvoiduniformity of bead portion
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The bead core is divided into multiple wire layers (first, second, and third wire layers) with distinct functions. The first and second wire layers provide structural strength and engagement, while the third wire layer ensures stable pinching by having its turns positioned at the same axial position. This segmentation allows each layer to contribute specifically to either durability or uniformity, resolving the contradiction between these two requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a new dimension of control by positioning the turns of the third wire layer at the same axial position, creating a common tangent that is substantially parallel to the radial direction. This dimensional arrangement ensures stable pinching and prevents disarrangement of wire turns, thereby improving uniformity without compromising the multi-layer structure's durability benefits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Stability of the object's composition

If the turns of the bead wire in adjacent wire layers are arranged at different axial positions, then the engagement and stability between layers is improved, but the pinching stability deteriorates due to inability to draw common tangent parallel to radial direction

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveengagement stability between wire layersVSAvoidpinching uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The wire layers are segmented into different functional groups: the first and second wire layers have turns at different axial positions to ensure engagement stability, while the third wire layer is specifically segmented to have all turns at the same axial position. This segmentation allows the third layer to provide stable pinching with a common tangent parallel to the radial direction, while other layers maintain engagement stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different axial position arrangements are applied locally to different wire layers based on their specific functions. The third wire layer locally implements the same axial position arrangement to ensure pinching stability, while other layers implement different axial positions for engagement stability. This local quality differentiation resolves the contradiction by applying the appropriate arrangement where needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP2910392B1Pneumatic tire
Publication Date: 2018.11.21 SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD
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AI summary

A pneumatic tire (1) is provided in a bead portion (4) with a bead core (5) formed of a bead wire (20); the bead core (5) has a wound single bead wire structure formed from turns of the single bead wire (20), and has at least three wire layers (10); each side face of the bead core (5) has a shape such that it is possible to draw a common tangent (30) to at least two turns of the bead wire (20) appearing in the side face (51) which common tangent is substantially parallel with the tire radial direction; the turns of the bead wire (21) in the 1st wire layer (11) are alternated with the turns of the bead wire (22) in the 2nd wire layer (12) disposed on the outside of the 1st wire layer (11); the 1st wire layer (11) includes a turn (21) having the winding-start end (16) of the bead wire, which turn (21) is positioned between adjacent two turns (22) of the bead wire in the 2nd wire layer (12).