Patent classifications
B60C11/0332
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire includes a carcass layer and belt layers including belt cords inclined with respect to a circumferential direction, the belt cords of different layers being arranged in a criss-cross manner. In at least one belt layer, an inclination angle α of the belt cords with respect to the circumferential direction at a center position and an inclination angle β of the belt cords with respect to the circumferential direction at a belt end position satisfy 15°≤β<α≤35°. A maximum ground contact length L1 and a ground contact length L2 satisfy 0.8≤L2/L1≤1.0, where L1 is the maximum ground contact length in the circumferential direction, W1 is a maximum ground contact width in a radial direction, and L2 is the ground contact length in the circumferential direction at a position 40% of W1 from the center position outward in a lateral direction.
Tire
A tire comprises a tread portion 2. The tread portion 2 has a repeated pattern portion 7 in which a plurality of minimum pattern constituent units 8 is arranged in a tire circumferential direction. Each of the minimum pattern constituent units 8 includes a center block 10, a plurality of surrounding blocks 11 surrounding the center block 10, and dividing grooves 15 each arranged between adjacent ones of the plurality of the surrounding blocks 11. The dividing grooves 15 include first dividing grooves 16 and second dividing grooves 17 inclined in opposite directions to each other.
TIRE, VEHICLE AND TIRE DESIGN METHOD
A tire comprises a tread portion provided with a first circumferential groove and a second circumferential groove which are disposed on one side and the other side, respectively, of a cambered-tire tread center line. The cambered-tire tread center line is defied by a line extending in the tire circumferential direction, along which a circumferential length of the ground contacting patch of the tire becomes maximum when the tire mounted on a normal rim and inflated to a normal pressure, is placed on a flat horizontal surface at a non-zero camber angle, and loaded with a normal tire load in the vertical direction.
MOTORCYCLES TYRE
A motorcycle tyre (1) has a tread band (1) comprising a plurality of grooves that form at least part of a tread pattern including a module (T) replicated along a circumferential direction and having a predetermined circumferential length (Cl). The module (T) comprises a pair of circumferential grooves (20) arranged on opposite sides with respect to the equatorial plane (X-X) of the tyre (1). Such circumferential grooves (20) extend along the circumferential direction for at least part of said predetermined circumferential length (Cl) and define between them a central annular portion (A) of tread band (8) having a void to solid ratio substantially equal to zero and a predetermined axial width (Al). The module (T) further comprises a pair of first lateral annular portions (B) arranged on opposite sides with respect to the equatorial plane (X-X) in an axially outer position with respect to said pair of circumferential grooves (20) and each having a void to solid ratio substantially equal to zero, and a plurality of transversal grooves (30, 31, 32, 33) arranged on opposite sides with respect to the equatorial plane (X-X), in an axially outer position with respect to said pair of first lateral annular portions (B). The tyre (1) has a curvature ratio lower than about 0.4.
PNEUMATIC RADIAL TIRE FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES
A pneumatic radial tire for passenger vehicles of the present disclosure includes a carcass toroidally spanning between a pair of bead portions and including plies of radially arranged cords. A sectional width SW (mm) and an outer diameter OD (mm) of the tire satisfy a predetermined relational expression. At least one noise reducer is provided on an inner surface of the tire. The noise reducer is provided at least in the center region and the shoulder region. Among thicknesses of the noise reducer measured in a direction perpendicular to the inner surface of the tire, a maximum thickness Ts in the shoulder regions is larger than a maximum thickness Tc in the center region.
PNEUMATIC TIRE
A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion which has, on each side of the tire equator, a first tread edge, a second tread edge and a third tread edge which are occurred under tire loads of 100%, 75% and 50% of a regular tire load, respectively. Between the third tread edge and the tire equator, a circumferentially continuously extending main groove is disposed. A shoulder region between the main groove and the first tread edge is provided with a first inclined groove which extends so as to intersect with the first tread edge, the second tread edge and the third tread edge. The depth of the first inclined groove at the first tread edge is smaller than the depth at the second tread edge and the depth at the third tread edge.
Tire for motorcycle for uneven ground traveling
Provided is a tire for a motorcycle for uneven ground traveling capable of continuously exhibiting good grip performance. The tire for a motorcycle for uneven ground traveling includes a tread part on which plural crown blocks are formed, and at least one of the crown block has a wheel tread, a first side surface, a first edge arranged between the wheel tread and the first side surface, a concave part that opens on the wheel tread and the first side surface, and a second edge arranged between the wheel tread and the concave part. The wheel tread has at least one external corner part in which an angle between the first edge and the second edge is an acute angle.
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire includes at least four circumferential main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction and at least five land portions defined by the at least four circumferential main grooves. A center land portion includes a plurality of center lug grooves extending through the center land portion in a tire lateral direction and disposed at predetermined intervals in the tire circumferential direction, and a plurality of center blocks that are defined by the plurality of center lug grooves. The center blocks each include a narrow shallow groove that extends through the center block in the tire lateral direction and that remains open when the tire comes into contact with the ground.
Motorcycle tire for traveling on rough terrain
A motorcycle tyre for traveling on rough terrain, the tyre includes a tread portion provided with blocks. The at least one of the blocks includes a ground contact surface having a pair of lateral edges extending in a tyre axial direction. The at least one of the blocks is provided with a pair of lateral narrow grooves extending in the tyre axial direction on the ground contact surface to form a pair of edge-side portions defined between the pair of lateral narrow grooves and the pair of lateral edges. The at least one of the pair of edge-side portions includes a neck portion having a minimum circumferential length thereof, wherein a circumferential length of the at least one of the pair of edge-side portions increases toward axially both sides from the neck portion.
TIRE
A tread portion includes a land portion provided with lateral groove-shaped elements arranged in a first array. Each lateral groove-shaped element extends from a first end to a second end. In the first array, the second end of one of the lateral groove-shaped elements is located at the circumferential same position as the first end of another of the lateral groove-shaped elements. Each lateral groove-shaped elements includes a first portion on the first end side, a second portion on the second end side, and a third portion therebetween. The first, second, and third portions are inclined in the same direction. An angle θ3 of the third portion to the tire circumferential direction is smaller than angles θ1 and 02 of the first and second portions, and a length of the third portion is greater than a sum of lengths of the first and second portions.