摘要 |
A pneumatic tire and a method of manufacturing the tire are disclosed, wherein the tire comprises a carcass ply turned up around a bead core in each bead portion, and a rubber bead filler disposed between the turnup portion and main portion of the carcass ply and extending radially outwardly from the bead core beyond the maximum section width point of the tire, the bead filler comprising a radially inner part preferably made of a bead apex rubber tapering radially outwardly from the bead core and a radially outer part preferably made of a strip of hard rubber having a substantially constant thickness and a JIS-A hardness of 75 to 95 degrees, the radially outer end of the bead apex rubber being lower than the radially outer end of a flange of a standard rim.
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