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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1995
Makoto Tsuruta, Tokyo, JP;
Yasutoshi Aoki, Tokyo, JP;
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pneumatic radial tire comprises a pair of bead cores, at least one radial carcass ply comprised of a main body and a turnup portion, and a stiffener arranged between the main body and each turnup portion wound around each bead core, in which each stiffener is composed of first, second and third stiffener members, and a boundary surface X between the first and second stiffener members is inclined outward in the radial direction so as to approach to the main body and a boundary surface Y between the second and third stiffener members is inclined outward in the radial direction so as to separate away from the main body, and a ply end rubber member made from rubber having a hardness between the hardnesses of the first and third stiffener members is arranged on an outer end region of the turnup portion in the radial direction.