Tire Traction Element
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170246914A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-31

    申请号:US15516996

    申请日:2015-09-08

    Abstract: Various embodiments of a tire traction element are provided. In one embodiment, a tire traction element is oriented in a circumferential groove of a tire to provide improved snow and/or mud traction. In one embodiment, a tire for a vehicle is provided, comprising: a tread having a circumferential direction, the tread having at least one circumferential groove which extends in the circumferential direction, the at least one circumferential groove having a groove base, and at least one groove sidewall; a plurality of traction elements in the circumferential groove connected to the at least one groove sidewall and the groove base; wherein at least one of the traction elements has a plurality of indentations formed on a radially outermost edge between the base portion and the at least one sidewall portion; and wherein the radially outermost edge has an angle of inclination θ relative to the radial direction.

    Tire traction element
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10427470B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-01

    申请号:US15516996

    申请日:2015-09-08

    Abstract: Various embodiments of a tire traction element are provided. In one embodiment, a tire traction element is oriented in a circumferential groove of a tire to provide improved snow and/or mud traction. In one embodiment, a tire for a vehicle is provided, comprising: a tread having a circumferential direction, the tread having at least one circumferential groove which extends in the circumferential direction, the at least one circumferential groove having a groove base, and at least one groove sidewall; a plurality of traction elements in the circumferential groove connected to the at least one groove sidewall and the groove base; wherein at least one of the traction elements has a plurality of indentations formed on a radially outermost edge between the base portion and the at least one sidewall portion; and wherein the radially outermost edge has an angle of inclination θ relative to the radial direction.

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