Pneumatic tire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10675916-B2
Application number	US-201715715345-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2017
Priority date	Dec 9, 2016
Publication date	Jun 9, 2020
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020

Abstract

In a pneumatic tire, a land portion is provided with a land groove connected to a peripheral grooves only in first end portion among both end portions. A direction in which the first end portion of the land groove connected to first side of at least one the peripheral groove is inclined to a tire width direction is the same as a direction in which the first portion of the land groove connected to second side of the peripheral groove is inclined to the tire width direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pneumatic tire comprising:
a tread portion having at least one peripheral groove which extends along a tire peripheral direction, and at least one land portion which is sectioned by the at least one peripheral groove,
wherein a tire width direction includes a first width side and a second width side which is opposite the first width side,
wherein the at least one peripheral groove includes a first peripheral groove formed into a linear shape so as to be parallel to the tire peripheral direction and a second peripheral groove arranged toward the first width side of the first peripheral groove,
wherein the at least one land portion includes a first land portion arranged between the first peripheral groove and the second peripheral groove and a second land portion arranged toward the second width side of the first peripheral groove,
wherein the first land portion is provided with a first land groove having a first end portion at the first width side of the first land groove and a second end portion at the second width side of the first land groove, the first end portion of the first land groove being away from the at least one peripheral groove, the second end portion of the first land groove being connected to the first peripheral groove,
wherein the first land portion is provided with a third land groove having a first end portion at the first width side of the third land groove and a second end portion at the second width side of the third land groove, the first end portion of the third land groove being connected to the second peripheral groove, the second end portion of the third land groove being away from the at least one peripheral groove,
wherein the first land groove is formed so as to have only one bent portion, the one bent portion of the first land groove being arranged at the second width side of the first land groove,
wherein the third land groove is formed so as to have only one bent portion, the one bent portion of the third land groove being arranged at the first width side of the third land groove,
wherein the first land portion includes a pair of end areas and a center area, the pair of end areas and the center area being sectioned evenly in the tire width direction,
wherein the bent portion of the first land groove is arranged in the end area at the second width side of the first land portion,
wherein the bent portion of the third land groove is arranged in the end area at the first width side of the first land portion,
wherein the first end portion of the first land groove is arranged in the end area at the first width side of the first land portion,
wherein the second end portion of the third land groove is arranged in the end area at the second width side of the first land portion,
wherein the second land portion is provided with a second land groove having a first end portion at the first width side of the second land groove and a second end portion at the second width side of the second land groove, the first end portion of the second land groove being connected to the first peripheral groove, the second end portion of the second land groove being away from the at least one peripheral groove, and
wherein a direction in which the second end portion of the first land groove is inclined with respect to the tire width direction is the same as a direction in which the first end portion of the second land groove is inclined with respect to the tire width direction.

2. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
a direction in which the first end portion of the third land groove is inclined with respect to the tire width direction is the same as the direction in which the first end portion of the second land groove is inclined with respect to the tire width direction.

3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
the bent portion of the first land groove, the bent portion of the second land groove and the bent portion of the third land groove are respectively formed into a curved shape,
the first land groove, the second land groove and the third land groove are respectively provided with linear portions which comprise a first linear portion and a second linear portion and which linearly extend respectively toward both sides of the bent portion of the first land groove, the bent portion of the second land groove and the bent portion of the third land groove in the tire width direction,
in each of the first land groove, the second land groove and the third land groove, a direction in which the first linear portion is inclined with respect to the tire width direction is opposite to a direction in which the second linear portion is inclined with respect to the tire width direction.

4. A pneumatic tire comprising:
a tread portion having at least one peripheral groove which extends along a tire peripheral direction, and at least one land portion which is sectioned by the at least one peripheral groove,
wherein a tire width direction includes a first width side and a second width side which is opposite the first width side,
wherein the tire peripheral direction includes a first peripheral side and a second peripheral side which is opposite the first peripheral side,
wherein the at least one peripheral groove includes a first peripheral groove formed into a linear shape so as to be parallel to the tire peripheral direction and a second peripheral groove arranged toward the first width side of the first peripheral groove,
wherein the at least one land portion includes a first land portion arranged between the first peripheral groove and the second peripheral groove and a second land portion arranged toward a second width side of the first peripheral groove,
wherein the first land portion is provided with a first land groove having a first end portion at a first width side of the first land groove and a second end portion at a second width side of the first land groove, the first end portion of the first land groove being away from the at least one peripheral groove, the second end portion of the first land groove being connected to the first peripheral groove,
wherein the first land portion is provided with a third land groove having a first end portion at the first width side of the third land groove and a second end portion at the second width side of the third land groove, the first end portion of the third land groove being connected to the second peripheral groove, the second end portion of the third land groove being away from the at least one peripheral groove,
wherein the first land groove is formed so as to have only one bent portion, the one bent portion of the first land groove being arranged at the second width side of the first land groove,
wherein the third land groove is formed so as to have only one bent portion, the one bent portion of the third land groove being arranged at the first width side of the third land groove,
wherein the first land portion includes a pair of end areas and a center area, the pair of end areas and the center area being sectioned evenly in the tire width direction,
wherein the bent portion of the first land groove is arranged in the end area at the second width side of the first land portion,
wherein the bent portion of the third land groove is arranged in the end area at the first width side of the first land portion,
wherein the bent portion of the first land groove is formed so as to be convex toward the first peripheral side,
wherein the bent portion of the third land groove is formed so as to be convex toward the second peripheral side,
wherein the bent portion of the first land groove, the bent portion of the second land groove and the bent portion of the third land groove are respectively formed into a curved shape,
wherein the first land groove, the second land groove and the third land groove are respectivel

Assignees

• Toyo Tire & Rubber Co
• Toyo Tire Corp

Inventors

• Takahashi Souichi

Classifications

• B60C11/04

  in which the raised area of the pattern consists only of continuous circumferential ribs, e.g. zig-zag (B60C11/12, B60C11/13 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60C2011/1213

  sinusoidal or zigzag at the tread surface · CPC title

• B60C2011/0372

  with particular inclination angles · CPC title

• B60C2011/0381

  Blind or isolated grooves · CPC title

• B60C11/1204

  with special shape of the sipe · CPC title