B60C3/04

ELECTRIC VEHICLE
20210188372 · 2021-06-24 · ·

Provided are electric vehicles having a relatively short height (between 1600 mm and 1800 mm), a relatively high ground clearance (at least 260 mm), and relatively large wheels (having an outer diameter of between 45% and 55% of the vehicle height).

Drive train and suspension for an autonomous ground vehicle

A skid-steer delivery autonomous ground vehicle has a drive train and suspension that aids in maneuverability. The AGV has six wheels, each of which is powered by its own motor. The AGV has features that diminish the dragging effect on the wheels, either by choice of wheel features or by taking weight off the front wheels during turning.

Drive train and suspension for an autonomous ground vehicle

A skid-steer delivery autonomous ground vehicle has a drive train and suspension that aids in maneuverability. The AGV has six wheels, each of which is powered by its own motor. The AGV has features that diminish the dragging effect on the wheels, either by choice of wheel features or by taking weight off the front wheels during turning.

Tire
11027577 · 2021-06-08 · ·

The provided tire has excellent durability regardless of use in a high-humidity environment or contact with water, even though the framework member of the tire is made of a resin material. The resin material is made of a resin composition including 60 mass % or more of a polyamide resin formed by polymerizing an aliphatic diamine having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 10 to 20 carbon atoms.

Tire

A tire comprises a tread portion provided with a tread profile. The axial distance L.sub.3 from the tire equator to a contact point P.sub.3 between the tread profile and a tangential line thereto at which the angle θ of the tangential line becomes 3 degrees with respect to the tire-axial-direction line, is smaller than 65% of a half tread width Tw. The difference (θ.sub.90−θ.sub.60) of an angle θ.sub.90 of the tangential line at an axial position P.sub.90 apart from the tire equator by 90% of the half tread width Tw, from an angle θ.sub.60 of the tangential line at an axial position P.sub.60 apart from the tire equator by 60% of the half tread width Tw, is in a range from 7 to 12 degrees.

Tire

A tire comprises a tread portion provided with a tread profile. The axial distance L.sub.3 from the tire equator to a contact point P.sub.3 between the tread profile and a tangential line thereto at which the angle θ of the tangential line becomes 3 degrees with respect to the tire-axial-direction line, is smaller than 65% of a half tread width Tw. The difference (θ.sub.90−θ.sub.60) of an angle θ.sub.90 of the tangential line at an axial position P.sub.90 apart from the tire equator by 90% of the half tread width Tw, from an angle θ.sub.60 of the tangential line at an axial position P.sub.60 apart from the tire equator by 60% of the half tread width Tw, is in a range from 7 to 12 degrees.

Pneumatic tire

A ratio between the total width (SW) and outer diameter (OD) of a pneumatic tire, which has an asymmetrical pattern formed by grooves formed on a tread part, satisfies SW/OD≤0.3. Given a ground contact width (CW) in a ground contact region in the tread part, a groove area ratio (GR), and a groove area ratio (GRi) of a tire inner side region (Ai), which spans from a tire equator line (CL) to the vehicle side in the ground contact region, and a groove area ratio (GRo) of a tire outer side region (Ao), which spans from the tire equator line to the opposite side of the vehicle side in the ground contact region, the ground contact region is formed to satisfy 0.75≤CW/SW≤0.9, 10≤GR≤25%, and GRi<GRo.

Pneumatic tire

A ratio between the total width (SW) and outer diameter (OD) of a pneumatic tire, which has an asymmetrical pattern formed by grooves formed on a tread part, satisfies SW/OD≤0.3. Given a ground contact width (CW) in a ground contact region in the tread part, a groove area ratio (GR), and a groove area ratio (GRi) of a tire inner side region (Ai), which spans from a tire equator line (CL) to the vehicle side in the ground contact region, and a groove area ratio (GRo) of a tire outer side region (Ao), which spans from the tire equator line to the opposite side of the vehicle side in the ground contact region, the ground contact region is formed to satisfy 0.75≤CW/SW≤0.9, 10≤GR≤25%, and GRi<GRo.

Pneumatic tire

By forming a ground contact edge side of lug grooves such that the groove depth becomes shallower in groove depth from the tire equatorial plane side toward the ground contact edge, and by setting an average angle of inclination formed between a tread face and a groove bottom to be not more than 5°, water expulsion is performed smoothly in the vicinity of the ground contact edge while securing the rigidity of land portions in the vicinity of the ground contact edge. This enables a high degree of both wet performance and dry performance to be achieved.

Pneumatic tire

By forming a ground contact edge side of lug grooves such that the groove depth becomes shallower in groove depth from the tire equatorial plane side toward the ground contact edge, and by setting an average angle of inclination formed between a tread face and a groove bottom to be not more than 5°, water expulsion is performed smoothly in the vicinity of the ground contact edge while securing the rigidity of land portions in the vicinity of the ground contact edge. This enables a high degree of both wet performance and dry performance to be achieved.