TIRE NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE AND PNEUMATIC TIRE

Title:

TIRE NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE AND PNEUMATIC TIRE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/102279

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Provided is a tire noise reduction device which is installed on the inner surface of a tread part facing the hollow part of a pneumatic tire. The tire noise reduction device comprises an annular elastic fixing band and sound absorbing members made of a porous material installed on the inner surface of the tread part at two circumferentially opposite positions by the elastic fixing band. The elastic fixing band has an outer peripheral length (L) in a certain range specified by its relation with the mass (Wa) of the sound absorbing material, the overall mass (We) of the tire noise reducing device, and the inner peripheral length (Li) of the tire.

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Inventors:

IKEDA TOSHIYUKI (JP)
TANNO ATSUSHI (JP)
AKIYOSHI YASUJI (JP)
TAKETANI MASAYUKI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2007/050167

Publication Date:

September 13, 2007

Filing Date:

January 10, 2007

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Assignee:

YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO LTD (JP)
MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP (JP)
IKEDA TOSHIYUKI (JP)
TANNO ATSUSHI (JP)
AKIYOSHI YASUJI (JP)
TAKETANI MASAYUKI (JP)

International Classes:

B60C5/00

Domestic Patent References:

WO2005087515A1

2005-09-22

Foreign References:

JP2005212577A	2005-08-11
JP2003226104A	2003-08-12
JP2005075206A	2005-03-24

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