Tire with tread having transverse grooves forming block flank surfaces
View Patent ↗A tire includes a tread rubber having a positive profile formed by at least one circumferential groove. Wherein the transverse grooves extends into the positive profile from the circumferential groove to form block flank surfaces. Further, the transverse grooves have bending points at which a change of direction takes place at an obtuse angle. Further still, at least one block flank has at least three flank surfaces, wherein at least one of the flank surfaces is inclined and connected to an upper surface of the positive profile. The tire is a vehicle pneumatic tire. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
1. A tire comprising:
a tread rubber having a positive profile formed by at least one circumferential groove;
transverse grooves extending into said positive profile from said circumferential groove to form block flank surfaces;
said transverse grooves having bending points at which a change of direction takes place at an obtuse angle;
at least one block flank having at least four flank surfaces, wherein at least one of said flank surfaces is inclined and connected to an upper surface of said positive profile;
said transverse groove having a groove base,
wherein said flank surfaces include two inclined surfaces at least partially connecting said upper surface to two flank surfaces at least partially connected to said groove base, and
wherein one of said two flank inclined surfaces is an elongated triangular shape, such that a corner area of the smallest angle of said triangular shape projects beyond said bending point.
2. A tire in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the other inclined surface of said two flank inclined surfaces is a quadrangular shape, wherein said quadrangular shape has a limiting edge connecting the corner area of the smallest angle of said triangular shape of said inclined flank surface to an upper end of said bending point.
3. A tire in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said inclined flank surface having said triangular shape is inclined approximately 20° to 70° with respect to the radial direction.
4. A tire in accordance with claim 2 , wherein said other inclined flank surface having said quadrangular shape is inclined less than the angle of said inclined flank surface having said triangular shape with respect with the radial direction.