Pneumatic tire

A tread portion ( 4 ) of a tire includes a first vertical groove ( 10 ), a second vertical groove ( 12 ), a subvertical groove ( 14 ), a first lateral groove ( 16 ), a second lateral groove ( 18 ) and a third lateral groove ( 20 ) on a surface thereof. The tread portion ( 4 ) further includes a firs...

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Main Authors TSUBONO FUMIHIRO, KAGEYAMA NAOKI, KOYA MITSUHARU
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.02.2006
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 tread portion ( 4 ) of a tire includes a first vertical groove ( 10 ), a second vertical groove ( 12 ), a subvertical groove ( 14 ), a first lateral groove ( 16 ), a second lateral groove ( 18 ) and a third lateral groove ( 20 ) on a surface thereof. The tread portion ( 4 ) further includes a first block ( 24 ), a second block ( 26 ), a third block ( 28 ) and a fourth block ( 30 ). Each of the blocks ( 24 ), ( 26 ), ( 28 ) and ( 30 ) has a siping (S). The siping (S) takes a zigzag shape. Each of the blocks ( 24 ), ( 26 ), ( 28 ) and ( 30 ) has a large number of small grooves (G). The shape of the small groove (G) constitutes a part of a wavy curve extended in an axial direction. The small groove (G) has a width which is equal to or greater than 0.1 mm and is equal to or smaller than 2.0 mm and a depth which is equal to or greater than 0.1 mm and is equal to or smaller than 1.0 mm. The small groove (G) has a pitch which is equal to or greater than 0.5 mm and is equal to or smaller than 5.0 mm. The number of cycles of the wavy curve is equal to or larger than 1.0 and is equal to or smaller than 7.0.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20050179664