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 with respect to 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 line 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,
a ratio SW/OD of a total width SW and an outer diameter OD of the pneumatic tire satisfying:
SW /OD≤0.3, and
in a ground contact region of the tread portion, a groove area ratio with respect to a ground contact area is GR, a ground contact width is W, a region having a width of 50% of the ground contact width W and a tire equatorial line 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:
21%≤GR≤25%, and
GCR≤GSR; wherein
a region having a width corresponding to 25% of the ground contact width W with the tire equatorial line as center is a region AC 1 , a groove area ratio in the region AC 1 is GCR 1 , a region within the center region AC on the outer side in the width direction of the region AC 1 is a region AC 2 , a groove area ratio in the region AC 2 is GCR 2 , and GCR 1 <GCR 2 is satisfied;
the grooves include at least one circumferential groove extending in a tire circumferential direction; and
a single circumferential groove is in the region AC 1 .
2. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the relationship of GCR and GSR satisfies:
1.0≤GSR/GCR≤2.0.
3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 2 , wherein a region having a width corresponding to 25% of the ground contact width W with the tire equatorial line as center is a region AC 1 , a groove area ratio in the region AC 1 is GCR 1 , and the groove area ratio GCR 1 is 20% or less.
4. The pneumatic tire according to claim 2 , wherein
a groove area ratio of the single circumferential groove in the center region AC is A, and the ratio thereof with respect to the groove area ratio GCR satisfies: 0≤A/GCR≤1.0.
5. The pneumatic tire according to claim 2 , wherein lateral grooves, at least a portion of which is included in the shoulder region AS, are provided in land portions located on an outermost side in the tire which direction from among land portions partitioned by circumferential grooves, and
any one of an inner side terminating edge and an outer side terminating edge of the lateral grooves terminates within the land portion.
6. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the groove area ratio GCR 1 is 20% or less.
7. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a region having a width corresponding to 25% of the ground contact width W with the tire equatorial line as center is a region AC 1 , a groove area ratio in the region AC 1 is GCR 1 , and the groove area ratio GCR 1 is 20% or less.
8. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
when a groove area ratio of the single circumferential groove in the center region AC is A, the ratio thereof with respect to the groove area ratio GCR satisfies:
0≤ A /GCR≤1.0.
9. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein lateral grooves, at least a portion of which is included in the shoulder region AS, are provided in land portions located on an outermost side in the tire width direction from among land portions partitioned by circumferential grooves, and
any one of an inner side terminating edge and an outer side terminating edge of the lateral grooves terminates within the land portion.
10. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the single circumferential groove in the region AC 1 is a single circumferential main groove.
11. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one circumferential groove includes two circumferential narrow grooves in the center region.