Pneumatic tire
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1. A pneumatic tire comprising a detection layer interposed in an interlayer between materials constituting the tire, the detection layer mainly composed of at least one of a thermoplastic elastomer and a thermoplastic resin, which has a softening point of 50°
- C. to 150°
C., wherein the thickness of the detection layer is 5 μ
m to 500 μ
m, and further wherein when the temperature of the detection layer reaches the softening point, the detection layer softens, and a bulge is formed on the inside of the pneumatic tire.
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Abstract
Provided is a pneumatic tire enabling an easy estimation of the presence or absence of an internal failure of the tire only by the observation of the external appearance of the tire, by interposing a detection layer mainly composed of at least one of a thermoplastic elastomer and a thermoplastic resin, which has a softening point of 50° C. to 150° C., in an interlayer between materials constituting the tire.
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1. A pneumatic tire comprising a detection layer interposed in an interlayer between materials constituting the tire, the detection layer mainly composed of at least one of a thermoplastic elastomer and a thermoplastic resin, which has a softening point of 50°
- C. to 150°
C., wherein the thickness of the detection layer is 5 μ
m to 500 μ
m, and further wherein when the temperature of the detection layer reaches the softening point, the detection layer softens, and a bulge is formed on the inside of the pneumatic tire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)
- C. to 150°
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7. A pneumatic tire comprising a detection layer interposed in an interlayer between materials constituting the tire, the detection layer mainly composed of at least one of a thermoplastic elastomer and a thermoplastic resin, which has a softening point of 50°
- C. to 150°
C., wherein the thickness of the detection layer is 5 μ
m to 500 μ
m, and wherein the detection layer is disposed in a region extending at least by 0.6×
H to 0.7×
H from a bead portion in a tire radial direction, where H represents a section height of the tire. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- C. to 150°
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