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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2000
Jiro Watanabe, Hiratsuka, JP;
Noriaki Kuroda, Hiratsuka, JP;
Gou Kawaguchi, Hiratsuka, JP;
Tetsuji Kawazura, Hiratsuka, JP;
Hidekazu Takeyama, Hiratsuka, JP;
Yoshihiro Soeda, Hiratsuka, JP;
Kazuo Suga, Hiratsuka, JP;
Yoshiaki Hashimura, Hiratsuka, JP;
Osamu Ozawa, Hiratsuka, JP;
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pneumatic tire having an air permeation preventive layer comprising a low permeability thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a thermoplastic elastomer having a thermoplastic resin composition as a continuous phase and a rubber composition as a dispersed phase, in which a barrier resin composition is contained, which low permeability thermoplastic elastomer composition has a phase structure in which the barrier resin composition is dispersed in the form of a flat state in the thermoplastic elastomer, is abundant in flexibility, is superior in gas permeation preventive property, and enables the tire to be reduced in weight.