Abstract:
Provided is a pneumatic tire comprising an axis of operational rotation; a tread defining a cylindrical exterior surface extending both along and around the axis; a first sidewall defining a first sidewall exterior surface; a first shoulder region defining a first shoulder exterior surface; a heat exchange feature on the first shoulder region adapted to modify air flow over an exterior surface; a second sidewall defining a second sidewall exterior surface; a second shoulder region defining a second shoulder exterior surface; and a heat exchange feature on the second shoulder region adapted to modify air flow over an exterior surface. The heat exchange features on the first and second shoulder regions may be adapted to move air during clockwise operational rotation; or the heat exchange features on the first and second shoulder regions may be adapted to move air during counter-clockwise operational rotation.
Abstract:
Provided is a pneumatic tire comprising an annular interior surface having a circumference, and an air flow feature. The annular interior surface is adapted for engagement with a wheel, defines an interior surface circumferential direction along the annular interior surface in the direction of the circumference, defines an interior surface meridinal direction tangent to the annular interior surface and perpendicular to the direction of the circumference, and defines an interior surface normal direction mutually perpendicular to both other directions. The air flow feature is engaged with the annular interior surface, adapted to direct a flow of inflation air into a non-circumferential direction, and comprises an air flow feature surface comprising a portion that extends in the interior surface normal direction and the interior surface meridinal direction, and either extends more than 2 millimeters in the interior surface normal direction, or extends in the interior surface circumferential direction.
Abstract:
Provided is a tire, having a circumferential direction, an axial direction, and a radial direction, the tire comprising, a tread surface comprising a groove which defines a block; a sipe formed in the block, the sipe being defined by a depth, a width and a length each of the depth, width, and length being defined by elongated surfaces comprising, a first elongated surface, and a second elongated surface facing the first elongated surface and offset therefrom by the sipe width. The tire may comprise projections or an array of projections having any of various properties.
Abstract:
A pneumatic tire construction is provided using one or more folded body ply sheets constructed such that upon formation of the tire, the turn-ups in the sidewalls are looped turn-ups such that there are no free turn-up ends in the sidewalls.
Abstract:
A pneumatic tire construction is provided using one or more folded body ply sheets constructed such that upon formation of the tire, the turn-ups in the sidewalls are looped turn-ups such that there are no free turn-up ends in the sidewalls.