B60C11/00

Tire
11712927 · 2023-08-01 · ·

In a tire, a tread includes a cap layer, an intermediate layer formed such that a loss tangent of the intermediate layer at 30° C. is less than a loss tangent of the cap layer at 30° C., and a base layer formed such that a loss tangent of the base layer at 30° C. is less than the loss tangent of the intermediate layer at 30° C. The intermediate layer is disposed outwardly of the base layer and the cap layer is disposed outwardly of the intermediate layer, in the radial direction. An outer end of the intermediate layer is disposed outwardly of an outer end of the base layer and an outer end of the cap layer is disposed inwardly of the outer end of the intermediate layer, in the axial direction. A difference between an axial width of the cap layer and an axial width of the base layer is not less than −10 mm and not greater than 10 mm.

TIRE
20230024410 · 2023-01-26 · ·

The present disclosure provides a tire which makes it possible to reduce the increase in hardness and the decrease in wet grip performance from before to after heat aging. The present disclosure relates to a tire including a tread, the tread including an elastomer composition containing a styrene elastomer and urethane particles, the tread satisfying the following relationship (1): (M100a−M100f)/M100f×100≤38 wherein M100f represents the stress at 100% elongation (23° C.) before heat aging, and M100a represents the stress at 100% elongation (23° C.) after heat aging.

TREAD WITH HIGH DRAINAGE

A tread comprising a plurality of grooves and manufactured using a rubber compound comprising at least one cross-linkable unsaturated chain polymeric base, a filler, a vulcanization system and a wax comprising at least 50% by weight nonacosandiols. At least part of said grooves has a hydrophobic surface structure comprising a plurality of protruding elements.

Pneumatic tire, manufacturing device for pneumatic tire, and method of manufacturing pneumatic tire
11702555 · 2023-07-18 · ·

A pneumatic tire that rotates about a center axis includes a tread rubber that comprises a contact patch; a groove provided in the tread rubber, the groove having an inner surface that includes a bottom surface and side surfaces that connect the bottom surface to the contact patch; and a coating film disposed covering at least a portion of the inner surface, the coating film reducing exposure of ultraviolet light to the inner surface.

Stabilizer structure for a tread of a tire

A tread for a tire includes a first circumferential main groove, a second circumferential main groove, a third circumferential main groove, and a fourth circumferential main groove. The fourth main groove has a stabilizing structure for increasing tread stiffness. The stabilizing structure has a circumferentially extending wavy subgroove in a radially innermost bottom of the fourth circumferential main groove.

A NOISE IMPROVING TREAD
20230015465 · 2023-01-19 ·

The tread has a contact face that is provided with at least one circumferential groove and a transverse grooves opening to the contact face and delimiting contact elements. The tread has a center region and shoulder regions and is provided with at least one compressive contact element among the contact elements. A volumetric void ratio of the compressive contact element in a unit region surrounded by a center of the at least one circumferential groove and a center of the transverse grooves delimiting the compressive contact element is at least equal to 25%. An aspect ratio, which is defined as a ratio of a surface of the compressive contact element supposed to contact with ground divided by a sum of a surface area of the compressive contact element touching with air other than the surface of the compressive contact element supposed to contact with ground, is at most 70%.

TIRE
20230219370 · 2023-07-13 · ·

Provided is a tire comprising a tread, wherein a ratio of a tire weight G (kg) to a maximum bad capacity W.sub.L (kg) of the tire (G/W.sub.L) is 0.0150 or less, wherein the tread has at least one rubber layer formed of a rubber composition comprising a rubber component and a reinforcing filler, and wherein a tan at 30° C. of the rubber composition is 0.15 or less, and a complex elastic modulus at 30° C. (E*.sub.30) of the rubber composition is 8.0 MPa or less.

SENSORS INCORPORATED INTO AIRBORNE VEHICLE COMPONENTS TO DETECT PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC CHANGES
20230017082 · 2023-01-19 · ·

A disclosed airborne vehicle includes split-ring resonators (split ring resonators), which may be embedded within a material. Each split ring resonator may be formed from a three-dimensional (3D) monolithic carbonaceous growth and may detect an electromagnetic ping emitted from a user device. Each split ring resonator may generate an electromagnetic return signal in response to the electromagnetic ping. The electromagnetic return signal may indicate a state of the material in a position proximate to a respective split ring resonator. In some aspects, each may resonate at a first frequency in response to the electromagnetic ping when the material is in a first state, and may resonate at a second frequency in response to the electromagnetic ping when the material is in a second state. A resonant frequency of the 3D monolithic carbonaceous growth may be based on physical characteristics of the material.

SENSORS INCORPORATED INTO SEMI-RIGID STRUCTURAL MEMBERS TO DETECT PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC CHANGES
20230021276 · 2023-01-19 · ·

A disclosed vehicle component may include at least one split-ring resonator, which may be embedded within a material. The split ring resonator may be formed from a three-dimensional (3D) monolithic carbonaceous growth and may detect an electromagnetic ping emitted from a user device. The split ring resonator may generate an electromagnetic return signal in response to the electromagnetic ping. The electromagnetic return signal may indicate a state of the material in a position proximate to a respective split ring resonator. In some aspects, the split-ring resonator may resonate at a first frequency in response to the electromagnetic ping when the material is in a first state, and may resonate at a second frequency in response to the electromagnetic ping when the material is in a second state. A resonant frequency of the 3D monolithic carbonaceous growth may be based on physical characteristics of the material.

In-situ polymer blend for a tire

The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of a synthetic rubber blend, wherein the blend comprises a high molecular weight polydiene (A) and a low molecular weight polydiene (B). The present invention further relates to a synthetic rubber blend obtainable according to the method described herein; as well as to rubber compositions comprising the blend; and articles, such as tires.