Abstract:
A pneumatic tire for a heavy load is provided which prevents irregular abrasion generated at the edge of land portions of the tire tread. An irregular abrasion preventing land portion is thus formed at the edge of a land portion, inside the shoulder edge of the tire, whereby the irregular abrasion generated at this portion is prevented.
Abstract:
A tread (12) for a light truck or automobile tire (10) has a continuous rib (30, 32) between an adjacent piece of circumferentially continuous grooves (20, 22, 24). The tread (12) has a plurality of hook-shaped semi-blind grooves (40) originating from the circumferentially continuous grooves (20, 22, 24). Each rib (30, 32) has two rows of circumferentially spaced hook-shaped semi-blind grooves (40).
Abstract:
The present invention provides a pneumatic tire having a tread portion comprising a plurality of axially spaced apart essentially longitudinal grooves separating essentially longitudinal ribs. On at least one of said ribs, transverse grooves or cuts repeat in the circumferential direction to form first and second land portions wherein the first land portions comprise blocks having a circumferential length greater than that of the second land portions. Said second land portion acts as a sacrificial bridge which provides traction improvement and minimizes undesirable surface anomalies during the service life of the tire.
Abstract:
A method for reducing tire microsliding includes defining a rotation point and rotating a cross section profile about it. A cross section of a radially-external reference profile of a tread band includes a first rectilinear segment near at least one circumferential rib of a first shoulder portion. The first rectilinear segment extends axially outward beyond a corresponding shoulder edge point. A cross section profile of the at least one circumferential rib of the first shoulder portion includes a second rectilinear segment. The rotation point is on the first rectilinear segment, either the corresponding shoulder edge point itself or axially outward of it. The cross section profile of the first rectilinear segment is rotated to define the cross section profile of the second rectilinear segment, so that an axially-inner end of the second rectilinear segment is closer to the carcass structure than an axially-inner end of the first rectilinear segment.
Abstract:
A tire tread for a pneumatic tire has a center rib and a series of steeply slanted grooves in each side region of the tread, the circumferentially adjacent grooves form blocks extending through the tread side regions. The center rib has a serrated configuration along each lateral side and a supporting chamfer extending from each serration point. Adjacent to each rib chamfer is a chamfer extending from the axially innermost point of the rib at the junction of two adjacent steeply slanted grooves. The rib is provided with high density siping. The tread blocks are siped wherein the siping density decreases from the tread center to the tread shoulders.
Abstract:
A heavy duty pneumatic tire having improved resistance to uneven tread wear includes a tread portion provided with an axially outer longitudinal main groove and an axially inner longitudinal narrow groove, each extending circumferentially about the tire to define a narrow rib therebetween, the axially inner edge of the narrow rib being chamfered by a slope. In the tire meridian section, the slope is straight or concave. The axial width of the axially inner longitudinal narrow groove is in the range of from 0.5 to 2.5 mm. The axial width (W3) of the slope measured between the upper and lower edges thereof is in the range of from 0.3 to 0.8 times the axial width (W2) of the narrow rib, and the radial height (H2) of the slope measured between the upper and lower edges is in the range of from 0.3 to 0.8 times the depth (H1) of the axially inner longitudinal narrow groove.
Abstract:
A pneumatic tire with an improved tread portion capable of reducing a pass-by noise with improving wet performances is disclosed, wherein a central region Y1 of the tread between a pair of first circumferential lines X1 is provided with a wide circumferential groove having a width W1 of from 0.05 to 0.15 times the ground contacting width TW; a pair of middle regions Y2 between the first circumferential lines X1 and second circumferential lines X2 and a pair of shoulder regions Y3 axially outward of the second circumferential lines X2 are not provided with a circumferential groove but axial grooves, the axial grooves extending from the central region Y1 to tread edges and intersect the first circumferential lines X1 at an angle .theta.1 of from 10 to 25 degrees and the second circumferential lines X2 at an angle .theta.2 of from 30 to 45 degrees; and each first circumferential line X1 drawn on each side of the tire equator at an axial distance L1 of 0.1 to 0.15 times the width TW, and each second circumferential lines X2 drawn on each side of the tire equator at an axial distance L2 of from 0.325 to 0.375 times the width TW.
Abstract:
In order to improve the resistance to separation between the ends of the working plies (31 to 34) of a crown reinforcement (3) and between the edges of said reinforcement (3) and the radial carcass reinforcement (2), the said plies have axial widths which are different from each other, and at least two of the widths are greater than the axial distance (L) between the median axes (XX') of the two lateral grooves (6) closest to the edges of the tread (1) and defining lateral regions (7) where the tread (1) has a meridian profile (8) radially recessed with respect to the meridian profile (9) of the geometrical envelope of its median zone.
Abstract:
A pneumatic tire for a sand car including a reinforced carcass having a tread support portion and opposed sidewalls, and a body of elastomeric material vulcanized to the carcass defining an asymmetric tread. The tread includes a single, generally radially extending lug surface laterally offset from the center plane of the tire and extending around its outer periphery.
Abstract:
A pneumatic radial tire which is excellent in drainage and capable of reducing air-column-tube resonance sounds in circumferentially extending grooves to decrease noises. The pneumatic radial tire comprises a tread provided thereon with a groove extending circumferentially in the circumferential direction of the tire and a vibration buffer wall having essentially an identical cross-sectional shape provided near the sidewall of said circumferentially extending groove, wherein the height of the outside edge of the vibration buffer wall in the radial direction of the tire is lower than the height of the outside edge of the circumferentially extending groove in the radial direction of the tire.