A tire comprises a tread portion provided with zigzag circumferential grooves and lateral grooves so that hexagonal blocks are formed between the zigzag circumferential grooves. Corners of the hexagonal blocks adjacent to each other through the lateral grooves are partially chamfered to have chamfered parts, with respect to each of the lateral grooves, the chamfered part of the corner of the hexagonal block abutting on the lateral groove on one side in the tire circumferential direction is located in a different position in the longitudinal direction of the lateral groove than the chamfered part of the corner of the hexagonal block abutting on the lateral groove on the other side in the tire circumferential direction.

An inflation electronic control module for a tire inflation system comprising a solenoid valve disposed so as to selectively open or close fluid communication between a fluid pressure source and a vehicle tire in response to one or more pressure signals. The tire inflation system further comprising a fluid pressure sensor disposed so as to detect delivery-side fluid pressure between the solenoid valve and the vehicle tire, and provide a pressure signal corresponding to the detected fluid pressure.

A tire (10) for a vehicle comprises a radially outermost working layer (41) which comprises at least one undulation (412) in line with a central rib (251) of the tread (2). The undulation (412) is radially on the outside of the points of the working layer (41) in line with the bottom face (243) of the circumferential groove (24) closest to the undulation (412) and has an amplitude of at least 1 mm. The undulation (412) is vertically in line above at least one local reinforcing layer (6) comprising reinforcing elements that are mutually parallel and make with the circumferential direction (XX′) of the tire an angle of which the absolute value is at most equal to 5°.

A heavy duty pneumatic tire 2 is provided. A shoulder land portion 30s is formed on a tread 4 of the tire 2. Holes 46 are provided in the shoulder land portion 30s. Each hole 46 is provided at a position at which the hole 46 is not in contact with a normal line of an inner surface of the tire passing through an end of a tread surface 22, and a depth D of the hole 46 is not larger than a depth G of the shoulder circumferential groove 28s. The hole 46 includes an opening-side portion 92 and a hole bottom-side portion 96 connected to the opening-side portion 92 and provided radially inward of the opening-side portion 92. A width of a boundary 98 between an outer hole bottom-side portion 96A and an inner hole bottom-side portion 96B in the hole bottom-side portion 96 is 1.5 to 2.5 times a width of a radially inner end portion of the opening-side portion 92.

Tyre for vehicle wheels, comprising a tread band having a plurality of blocks, at least some of said blocks comprising at least one sipe (30) extending from an axially outer portion of the block up to an axially inner portion of the block along a predetermined trajectory and from a radially outer face of the block towards a radially inner portion of the block. The sipe (30) comprises, in any cross-section perpendicular to said predetermined trajectory, a main portion (400) having a first radial dimension and a first transversal dimension and, in a radially inner position with respect to the main portion (400) and adjacent to the radially inner portion of the block, a bottom portion (450) having a second radial dimension smaller than the first radial dimension and a second transversal dimension greater than the first transversal dimension. The second transversal dimension measured in a first cross-section of the sipe (30) taken at at least one of said axially outer portion of the block and said axially inner portion of the block is greater than the second transversal dimension measured in a second cross-section of the sipe (30) taken at a portion of the block axially arranged between said axially outer portion of the block and said axially inner portion of the block. The sipe (30) comprises an axially outer portion (83), an axially inner portion (84) and a central portion (82) defined between said axially outer portion (83) and said axially inner portion (84). The sipe (30) comprises, in said central portion (82), at least one area in which said predetermined trajectory is not rectilinear.

A pneumatic tire includes lug grooves having alternating first and second groove portions. The first groove portion intersects an equator, extends in a width direction, and communicates with an adjacent second groove portion. The second groove portion inclines from the first groove portion at a smaller angle relative to a circumferential direction smaller than that of the first groove portion and extends to a tread edge on one side. The first groove portion is on a stepping side with respect to an end on the tread edge side. The second groove portions curve or bend and have an average angle in an inner region smaller than that of the second groove portions in an outer region. A maximum length in the width direction of center blocks defined by narrow grooves connecting adjacent second groove portions and the lug grooves is 25%-35% of a development width.

In a tire, first and second center land portions each include a circumferential narrow groove and first and second lateral grooves. The first and second lateral grooves of the first center land portion are disposed overlapped with each other in a tire circumferential direction. The first and second lateral grooves of the second center land portion are disposed overlapped with each other in the tire circumferential direction. The first and second lateral grooves of the first center land portion are disposed offset with respect to the first and second lateral grooves of the second center land portion in the tire circumferential direction.

The introduction of graphene as an additive in rubber compounds is disclosed. The product shows increased barrier protection for tire sidewalls, with no tradeoffs in other characteristics.

Provided is a pneumatic tire including: a plurality of main grooves each having a zigzag shape and extending in a tire circumferential direction; and a land portion defined by the main grooves adjacent to each other and having a rib structure that is continuous with the tire circumferential direction. The land portion includes first and second lug grooves having a semi-closed structure. A maximum length L21 of the first lug groove in a tire width direction has the relationship 1.30≤L21/L22≤2.30 with respect to a maximum length L22 of the second lug groove.

Provided is a pneumatic tire. A carcass line when 10% of a regular internal pressure is applied is composed of a curved line (S) connecting arcs having different radii of curvature and curved to project outward in a tire width direction and a curved line (T) curved to project inward in the tire width direction. A radius of curvature (R.sub.i) at a point on the curved line (S) and a radius of curvature (R.sub.i+1) at an adjacent point satisfy |R.sub.i+1−R.sub.i|/|(R.sub.i+1+R.sub.i)/2|≤0.25. An inclination (θ.sub.S) and an inclination (θ.sub.T) at a connection point (Q) of the curved line (S) and the curved line (T) satisfy |θ.sub.S−θ.sub.T|8°. A ratio (Hβ/Hα) between a radial height (Hα) at a maximum outer diameter position of a carcass layer and a radial height (Hβ) at a tire maximum width position satisfies Hβ/Hα ≥0.58.