ASYMMETRIC TIRE

A radial ply pneumatic tire (30) has as asymmetric tread portion (41) having circumferential grooves (50, 51, 52, 53) and diagonal grooves (55, 56) therein. The tread is divided into three axial regions (A, B, C) of equal width, and in each region the net-to-gross ratio is different. The rate of tre...

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Main Authors COVERT, DARRELL EDWIN, SCARPITTI, ANTHONY JOHN, KOLOWSKI, MICHAEL ALOIS, MILLER, FREDERICK WILLIAM, MAXWELL, PAUL BRYAN, HOPKINS, WILLIAM MICHAEL, GALANTE, RICHARD LOUIS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 02.02.1999
Edition6
Subjects
DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
REPAIRING, OR CONNECTING VALVES TO, INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIESIN GENERAL
TRANSPORTING
TYRE CHANGING OR REPAIRING
TYRE INFLATION
VEHICLE TYRES
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:A radial ply pneumatic tire (30) has as asymmetric tread portion (41) having circumferential grooves (50, 51, 52, 53) and diagonal grooves (55, 56) therein. The tread is divided into three axial regions (A, B, C) of equal width, and in each region the net-to-gross ratio is different. The rate of treadwear in the axially outermost regions (A, B) of the tread are substantially equalized by features including varying groove depths and widths, groove paths, and chamfering the edges of block elements (57, 58, 62, 63) of the tread.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA19902018812