60results about How to "Improve snow performance" patented technology

The invention relates to a pneumatic tyre. At least three main grooves (1,2) extending towards the perimeter of the tyre and a plurality of horizontal grooves (3) extending towards the width direction of the tyre and communicating between the main grooves are mounted on a tyre tread part (T) and a plurality of pattern blocks (5) are divided using the main grooves (1,2) and the horizontal grooves (3), characterized in that: a central main groove (1) on a tyre equator (E) is formed into a straight line shape and the horizontal groove (3) is arranged and inclined by 40-60degree relative to the tyre perimeter and an ascending part (3a) is formed at the part of the horizontal groove (3) communicated with the central main groove (1) to make the groove width and the groove depth of the horizontal groove (3) proportionally change and the groove depth (D3a) of the horizontal groove (3) is 40-60% of the groove depth (D1) of the central main groove (1) and the minimum groove width (W3a) of the horizontal groove (3) is 30-50% of the maximum groove width (W3). The pneumatic tyre well keeps the wet road and simultaneously improves the operation stability during driving on the snow road and the dry road.

The invention provides a pneumatic tire, which has directional patterns and achieves improved wet performance, snow performance and nonuniform wear resistance. The central portion (C) of the pneumatic tire is divided into multiple pattern blocks (5) via a central main groove (1), outer main grooves (2) and transverse grooves (3). Meanwhile, the strip-shaped patterns (5) at the tire shoulder portion (S) is provided with shoulder pattern grooves (4). The patterns of the pneumatic tire are directional patterns. The transverse grooves (3) are formed at two sides of the central main groove (1) in the tire width direction and is reversely inclined relative to the tire equator, wherein the central inclined angle Theta1 of the transverse grooves (3) is an acute angle. Meanwhile, the transverse grooves (3) are formed at two sides of the central main groove (1) in the tire width direction and the tire circumferential direction in a staggered manner such that the circumferential portion (3') formed by upward projection of the transverse grooves (3) in the tire circumferential direction is provided at the periphery of the tire. In addition, sipes (7) are provided at the pattern blocks (5) and the strip-shaped patterns (6).

A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion provided with a circumferentially and continuously extending zigzag shoulder main groove located adjacent to a tread edge to define a shoulder portion axially outward of the shoulder main groove and a central lateral groove extending axially inwardly from the shoulder main groove. The shoulder portion includes a top surface having an axially inner edge facing the shoulder main groove and a sidewall extending radially inwardly from the inner edge. The sidewall of the shoulder portion is provided with a shoulder dent portion dented axially outwardly from the shoulder main groove. The central lateral groove is located so that an extended portion in which the central lateral groove is extended axially outwardly overlaps with the shoulder dent portion at least partially.

Provided is a pneumatic tire which is capable of securing a driving stability on dry road surfaces and concurrently of improving snow performance without worsening its pattern noise. The pneumatic tire includes four main grooves each extending in its tread part in a tire circumferential direction, and the four main grooves partition the tread part into: a center land part; paired intermediate land parts located with the center land part being interposed in between; and paired shoulder land parts located with the center land part and the paired intermediate land parts being interposed in between. Each of the intermediate land parts and the shoulder land parts includes multiple V-shaped grooves each configured of: a thick groove part extending in a tire width direction; and a thin groove part extending in the tire circumferential direction. The V-shaped grooves are arranged in a way that each paired V-shaped grooves are opposed to each other in the tire circumferential direction with a connecting groove part being interposed between vertices of the respective paired V-shaped grooves. Each thick groove part communicates with the main grooves or the outside of a ground contacting area. Each thin groove part terminates within the land part.

Provided is a pneumatic tire having high snow road performance. Provided is a pneumatic tire, the direction of mounting of which to a vehicle is specified. A tread section has formed therein an outer shoulder main groove which extends in a zigzag pattern, an outer middle main groove, outer shoulder lateral grooves, and outer middle lateral grooves. As a result, outer shoulder lands and outer middle lands are formed on the tread section. The outer shoulder lands are provided with outer shoulder lug grooves, and the outer middle lands are provided with outer middle lug grooves. The outer shoulder lateral grooves and the outer middle lug grooves are smoothly connected through the outer shoulder main groove. The outer middle lateral grooves and the outer shoulder lug grooves are smoothly connected through the outer shoulder main groove.

A pneumatic tire is configured such that: paired first main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction are provided on the two sides of a tire equator line in a tread portion, respectively; a distance between a center position of each first main groove and the tire equator line is set at 8% to 20% of a ground contact width W; a first land portion is defined between these first main grooves; multiple sub-grooves each having a curved shape are formed in each of both edge portions of the first land portion at intervals in the tire circumferential direction; one end of each sub-groove is opened to the corresponding first main groove, and the other end of the sub-groove is terminated inside the first land portion; a rib portion continuously extending in the tire circumferential direction is formed in an area of the first land portion on the tire equator line; and a relation between a length (L) of a center line of each sub-groove and a pitch length (P) of the sub-grooves in the tire circumferential direction satisfies 1.1×P≦L≦2.0×P.

A tire tread is provided with a crown main groove, and outboard and inboard shoulder main grooves to divide the tread portion into an outboard crown land portion, an inboard crown land portion, an outboard shoulder land portion and an inboard shoulder land portion. The inboard shoulder land portion is provided with inboard shoulder lateral grooves connecting an inboard tread edge and the inboard shoulder main groove. The outboard shoulder land portion is provided with outboard shoulder lateral grooves extending axially inwardly from an outboard tread edge and terminating within the outboard shoulder land portion. The inboard crown land portion is provided with inboard crown lateral grooves extending from the inboard shoulder main groove and terminating within the inboard crown land portion. The outboard crown land portion is provided with outboard crown lateral grooves extending from the crown main groove and terminating within the outboard crown land portion.

On the surface of a tread portion (1), one central main groove (2) extends in a tire circumferential direction (C) at a pattern center, and a pair of outer main grooves (4a, 4b) extend in the tire circumferential direction (C) each at a position between the central main groove (2) and a respective one of two tread ends (3a, 3b). The central main groove (2) and the outer main grooves (4a, 4b) define central land portions (5a, 5b), and the outer main grooves (4a, 4b) and the tread ends (3a, 3b) define outer land portions (6a, 6b). Among the central land portions (5a, 5b) and the outer land portions (6a, 6b), first circumferential narrow grooves (7a, 7b) are provided only in the central land portions (5a, 5b), extend in the tire circumferential direction (C), have a narrower opening width and a shallower depth than those of the central main groove (2), and have a first groove wall (8) on the side of the outer main groove (4a, 4b) and a second groove wall (9) on the side of the central main groove (2) such that an intersection angle (θ1) between a tread surface (10) and the first groove wall (8) is larger than an intersection angle (θ2) between the tread surface (10) and the second groove wall (9).

A pneumatic tire includes a plurality of main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction in a tread portion; and a sipe extending in a tire width direction in a rib defined by the plurality of main grooves, the sipe including a leading side edge and a trailing side edge, a chamfered portion shorter than a sipe length of the sipe being formed in each of the leading side edge and the trailing side edge, a non-chamfered region including no other chamfered portion being present in a part facing each chamfered portion of the sipe, and, in a plan view of the tread portion, at least one of the chamfered portions including an outer edge profile line not parallel to a ridge line of the sipe.

A pneumatic tire includes first and second pairs of main grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction; and auxiliary grooves disposed in land portions located between the first and second main grooves which open to the corresponding first main groove or the corresponding second main groove and terminate within the corresponding land portion. Each of the auxiliary grooves includes a first auxiliary groove that extends from the opening portion to the bent portion and a second auxiliary groove that extends from the bent portion to the terminating end. A length a of the first auxiliary groove and a length b of the second auxiliary groove have the relationship 0.3a<b<0.8a. The angle θ made by the first auxiliary groove and the second auxiliary groove at the bent portion is in the range 0°<θ<90°.

A pneumatic tire includes first and second side members at first and second sides and a tread section between the first and second side members. The tread section has a tread pattern including a pair of main grooves extending linearly in a circumferential direction of the tire and a land section extending in the circumferential direction between the main grooves. The land section includes a sub groove extending in the circumferential direction without connecting to the main grooves, and a first sipe connecting between the sub groove and one of the main grooves. The sub groove includes a first groove section extending diagonally toward the first side at 0 to 30 degrees with respect to the circumferential direction and a second groove section connecting to the first groove section and extending diagonally toward the second side at 10 to 45 degrees with respect to the circumferential direction.

Provided are a pneumatic tire in which snow performance can be improved at the same time that cavernous resonance is reduced on the basis of a sound-absorbing material, and a method for manufacturingthe pneumatic tire. A sound-absorbing material (6) is secured, along a tire circumference direction, to the inner surface of a tread section (1) via an adhesive layer (7). The thickness of the sound-absorbing material (6) is 20 mm or greater, the hardness of the sound-absorbing material (6) is 80 N / 314 cm<2> to 150 N / 314 cm<2>, the tensile strength of the sound-absorbing material (6) is 90 kPa orgreater, and the rupture elongation of the sound-absorbing material (6) is 130% or greater. The JIS hardness of tread rubber (11) in the tread section (1) is 50-68, and a land section formed in the tread section (1) has a plurality of sipes.