On a pneumatic tire are defined a first imaginary line VL1 passing through a ground contact surface in a meridian cross section of a tread portion, a second imaginary line VL2 passing through a bottom portion of a shoulder main groove and parallel to VL1, an intersection point P between VL2 and a surface of a shoulder land portion outward from a ground contact edge in a lateral direction, and an equatorial plane CL. 0.80≤(B+C)/A≤1.15 is satisfied, where A represents a distance in the lateral direction between P and CL, B represents a depth of the shoulder main groove, and C represents a distance in the lateral direction between the ground contact edge and CL. 0.75≤S/A≤0.95 is satisfied, where S represents a distance in the lateral direction between CL and an end portion of a longest belt ply in the lateral direction.

Provided is a tire for a motorcycle having an improved turning stability on wet road surface, the tire comprises a tread composed of a rubber composition, which comes into contact with a road surface, wherein Hs being a rubber hardness and M300 being a tensile stress (MPa) at 300% elongation of the rubber composition of the tread satisfy Equations 1, 2, and 3:

60≤Hs≤80,   Equation 1:

2≤M300≤12, and   Equation 2:

(M300−2)/(Hs−60)≤0.75.   Equation 3:

A wheel for an autonomous cleaning robot that maneuvers the robot on a floor surface includes a tire having first and second opposing outer edges and a middle portion having a tread pattern between the first and second outer edges, the tread pattern comprising a plurality of raised tread having trenches therebetween. Each of the plurality of raised tread includes a first raised tread portion extending from the first outer edge to the middle portion and substantially perpendicular to the first and second outer edges; a second raised tread portion extending at an angle away from the first raised tread portion; and a third raised tread portion extending from the second raised tread portion to the second outer edge and substantially perpendicular to the first and second outer edges, the third raised tread portion being laterally offset from the first raised tread portion.

A rubber composition is based on at least an elastomer, a reinforcing filler, a crosslinking system and a crumb rubber, the said crumb exhibiting: an acetone extract of between 8% and 50% by weight; a chloroform extract such that the ratio of the chloroform extract to the acetone extract, expressed as percentage by weight, is less than 1.5, the chloroform extract exhibiting a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of less than 10000 g/mol; and a content of plasticizer of greater than 8% by weight in the composition of the crumb.

A tire having a tread comprising at least three radially superposed portions which comprise a radially external portion being made of a first rubber composition, a radially intermediate portion being made of a second rubber composition and a radially internal portion being made of a third rubber composition; wherein each of the rubber compositions is based on at least an elastomer matrix, a reinforcing filler and a crosslinking system based on sulphur; wherein the amount in phr of sulphur in the first rubber composition is lower than that in the second rubber composition, and wherein the amount in phr of sulphur in the second rubber composition is higher than that in the third rubber composition.

A tire for positioning a vehicle on a surface includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a tread extending between the first sidewall and the second sidewall. The tread includes a first pavement bar and a first plurality of lugs disposed between the first sidewall and the first pavement bar and a second plurality of lugs disposed between the second sidewall and the first pavement bar. The tread includes a first lateral shape at a first inflation pressure so that the first pavement bar touches the surface without the first plurality of lugs or the second plurality of lugs contacting the surface. The tread comprises a second lateral shape at a second pressure less than the first pressure so that the first plurality of lugs, the first pavement bar and the second pavement bar contact the surface.

A tire including a tread portion, the tread portion having at least one main groove continuously extending in the tire circumferential direction, the tread portion including a rubber having a hardness at 60 C. of 58 or higher and a hardness at 0 C. of not more than 115% of the hardness at 60 C., the tread portion having a S.sub.50/S.sub.0 ratio of more than 1, wherein S.sub.0 denotes the sea proportion (%) in the tread ground contact surface of the new tire, and S.sub.50 denotes the sea proportion (%) when the tread portion is worn until the depth of the main groove reaches 50% of that of the new tire.

Tire comprising a directional tread that has two edges and a center. The tread comprises a plurality of blocks, each block extending continuously along an overall curvature C from one of the edges towards the center of the tread, forming a block central end provided with a central wall. Each block has a width WB and a length LB, this width increasing from the block central end in the direction of the edge. All or some of the blocks of the tread include a median sipe of length S and extending from the block central end along a curvature C substantially identical to the curvature C of the block.

In a pneumatic tire including a tread portion, a pair of side wall portions, and a pair of bead portions, a carcass layer is mounted between the bead portions, the tread portion has a multilayer structure including a cap tread rubber layer and an undertread rubber layer, and a snow traction index is 180 or more. A tread radius in a meridian cross-section of the tread portion falls within a range of from 80% to 140% of a tire outer diameter, a ground contact width of the tread portion falls within a range of from 66% to 83% of a tire cross-sectional width, and a height of a bead filler is 40% or less of a tire cross-sectional height.

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.