Pneumatic tire
View Patent ↗The present technology relates to a pneumatic tire in which the ratio of the total width SW and the outer diameter OD satisfies SW/OD≤0.3, and grooves are provided on the tread portion. In the ground contact region of the tread portion, when the groove area ratio in the ground contact area is GR, the ground contact width is W, the region having a width of 50% of the ground contact width W and the tire equatorial plane as center is the center region, the groove area ratio in the center region is GCR, the ground contact region on the outer side in the tire width direction of the center region is the shoulder region, and the groove area ratio in the shoulder region is GSR, the ground contact region of the tread portion is formed to satisfy 10%≤GR≤25% and GCR>GSR.
1. A pneumatic tire comprising grooves on a tread portion, wherein
the grooves comprise at least two circumferential main grooves, at least two circumferential thin grooves, and at least one lateral groove extending from one of the circumferential thin grooves toward a tire equator line,
a land portion is disposed between the two circumferential main grooves and includes the tire equator line,
the at least two circumferential thin grooves have a groove width less than that of the at least two circumferential main grooves,
a ratio SW/OD of a total width SW and an outer diameter OD of the pneumatic tire satisfies SW/OD≤0.3,
in a ground contact region of the tread portion, when a groove area ratio in a ground contact area is GR, a ground contact width is W, a region having a width of 50% of a ground contact width W and a tire equatorial plane as center is a center region AC, a groove area ratio in the center region AC is GCR, a ground contact region on an outer side in a tire width direction from the center region AC is a shoulder region AS, and a groove area ratio in the shoulder region AS is GSR, the ground contact region of the tread portion is formed to satisfy 10%≤GR≤25% and GCR>GSR, and
a ratio of GCR and GSR satisfies 0.1<GSR/GCR≤0.4.
2. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein at least two lateral grooves extending from a ground contact width edge located in the shoulder region toward a tire equatorial line are provided in the ground contact region of the tread portion, and
a ratio of a pitch A of the at least two lateral grooves and a ground contact length L satisfies:
0.2< A/L≤ 0.5.
3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 2 , wherein
the at least two lateral grooves do not communicate with the circumferential thin grooves.
4. The pneumatic tire according to claim 3 , wherein a depth of the at least two lateral grooves is shallower than a depth of the circumferential thin groove.
5. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a shoulder lateral groove extending from a ground contact width edge located in the shoulder region toward a tire equatorial line is provided.
6. The pneumatic tire according to claim 5 , wherein a depth of the shoulder lateral groove is shallower than a depth of the circumferential thin grooves.
7. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the circumferential thin grooves are provided in the shoulder region AS.
8. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein 0.26≤SW/OD≤0.30.