Tire for preventing irregular tread wear

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11235624-B2
Application number	US-201816350453-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 19, 2018
Priority date	Apr 26, 2018
Publication date	Feb 1, 2022
Grant date	Feb 1, 2022

Abstract

A tire includes a reinforcing rib formed on a groove to prevent irregular wear of a tread and including an auxiliary hidden groove formed in the groove to enhance capabilities of water absorption and drainage of the tire even when the reinforcing rib is formed on the groove. The tire can include a reinforcing rib coupled to a first sidewall, which is one of both sidewalls forming the groove, and protruding toward the groove from the first sidewall, a hidden groove formed in one portion of a second sidewall which is the other of the sidewalls forming the groove, and a remaining tread part protruding toward the groove from a side surface of the hidden groove, the remaining tread part being the other portion of the second sidewall.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tire configured for preventing irregular tread wear, the tire comprising:
a groove formed on a tread;
a first sidewall and a second sidewall, both of which forming the groove;
a reinforcing rib coupled to the first sidewall, and protruding toward the groove from the first sidewall;
a hidden groove formed in a first portion of the second sidewall which is opposite to the first sidewall; and
a remaining tread part protruding toward the groove from a side surface of the hidden groove, the remaining tread part being a second portion of the second sidewall,
wherein the hidden groove forms a channel for fluid flow,
wherein the reinforcing rib has a cross-sectional shape having two parallel straight lines including a first straight line and a second straight line which are directly connected to each other by two opposite curved lines including a first curved line and a second curved line when viewed from an outer peripheral surface of the tire, such that the reinforcing rib has two plan surfaces parallel to each other and two curved surfaces formed on both sides thereof, and
wherein the first straight line is in contact with the first sidewall and is longer than the second straight line which is parallel to the first sidewall, the first curved line extends directly from a first end of the second straight line to a first end of the first straight line, and the second curved line extends directly from a second end of the second straight line to a second end of the first straight line.

2. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing rib is in contact with a bottom surface of the groove.

3. The tire according to claim 2 , wherein the reinforcing rib has a height ranging from 80 to 90% of a depth of the groove.

4. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the hidden groove has a height lower than a height of the reinforcing rib.

5. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing rib has a protruding width ranging from 30 to 70% of a width of the groove.

6. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the side surface of the hidden groove has a slope in a direction away from the reinforcing rib.

7. The tire according to claim 1 , comprising:
at least two reinforcing ribs arranged at a predetermined distance from one another.

8. The tire according to claim 7 , wherein a distance between the reinforcing ribs is 80 to 100% of a length of a circumferential side of the tire at a contact surface of the first sidewall with the reinforcing ribs.

Assignees

• Hankook Tire Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jeon Hae In
• Chun Eun Chang
• Koog Ha Eun

Classifications

• B60C11/0309

  further characterised by the groove cross-section · CPC title

• B60C11/13

  characterised by the groove cross-section, e.g. for buttressing or preventing stone-trapping · CPC title

• B60C11/042 Primary

  further characterised by the groove cross-section · CPC title

• B60C2011/133

  comprising recesses · CPC title

• B60C2011/1338

  comprising protrusions · CPC title