Pneumatic tire and method of manufacturing the same

摘要

Provided are a pneumatic tire with a durability which is improved by preventing oxygen deterioration of coating rubber of a reinforcement layer, and a method of manufacturing the pneumatic tire. The pneumatic tire according to the present invention is a pneumatic tire including a reinforcement layer (7) having reinforcement cords. In the pneumatic tire, the reinforcement layer (7) is covered with thin films (17) each made of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by blending a thermoplastic resin with an elastomer in a way that the reinforcement is wrapped with the thin films. The reinforcement layer may be a belt layer (7), a carcass layer or a side reinforcement layer.