Pneumatic tire
This pneumatic tire ( 1 ) has a first profile (PL 1 ) wherein land sections ( 3 ) located further inside in the tire width direction than right and left outermost circumferential main grooves ( 2 ) protrudes outward in the tire radius direction. In addition, the pneumatic tire has a second profile (PL 2 ) wherein shoulder land sections ( 3 ) protrudes inward in the tire radius direction within a ground contact surface. The distance d in the tire radial direction from a line extending from the first profile (PL 1 ) to the second profile (PL 2 ) within the ground contact surface increases toward the outer side in the tire width direction. In addition, the distance (Gcc) from a tread profile (first profile (PL 1 )) within a tire equatorial plane (CL) to a tire inner circumferential surface and the distance (Gsh) from a tread end (P) to the tire inner circumferential surface have the relationship of 1.10≤Gsh/Gcc.
1. A pneumatic tire, comprising:
a carcass layer;
a belt layer arranged on an outer side of the carcass layer in a tire radial direction;
a tread rubber arranged on an outer side of the belt layer in the tire radial direction;
at least three circumferential main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction; and
a plurality of land portions formed by being partitioned by the circumferential main grooves,
among the circumferential main grooves, left and right circumferential main grooves on outermost sides in a tire width direction being referred to as outermost circumferential main grooves, and the land portions on an outer side of the outermost circumferential main grooves on left and right sides in the tire width direction being referred to as shoulder land portions,
the land portions on an inner side of the outermost circumferential main grooves on the left and right sides in the tire width direction having a first profile that protrudes outward in the tire radial direction, and the shoulder land portions having a second profile that protrudes inward in the tire radial direction within a ground contact surface,
a distance d in the tire radial direction between a line extending from the first profile and the second profile, within the ground contact surface of the shoulder land portions, increasing toward an outer side in the tire width direction, and
a distance Gcc from a tread profile to a tire inner circumferential surface in a tire equatorial plane and a distance Gsh from a tread end to the tire inner circumferential surface having a relationship such that 1.21≤Gsh/Gcc; wherein
the belt layer includes a pair of cross belts having belt angles, as an absolute value, of not less than 10° and not more than 45°, the belt angles being of opposite signs,
upon viewed as a cross-section from a tire meridian direction, a wear end limit surface WE is drawn along the circumferential main grooves, and a cross belt on an outer side in the tire radial direction among the pair of cross belts is referred to as an outer-side cross belt,
a distance Dcc from the outer-side cross belt to the wear end limit surface WE in the tire equatorial plane and a distance De from the outer-side cross belt to the wear end limit surface WE on a central groove line of the outermost circumferential main grooves have a relationship such that 0.70≤De/Dcc≤1.30, and
a tread width TW and a total tire width SW have a relationship such that 0.79≤TW/SW≤0.89.
2. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
a diameter D 1 of the first profile in the tire equatorial plane and a diameter D 2 of the second profile at a tire ground contact edge have a relationship such that 0.015≤(D 1 −D 2 )/D 1 ≤0.015.
3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
the diameter D 2 of the second profile at the tire ground contact edge and a diameter D 3 of the second profile at an edge portion on the inner side of the shoulder land portions in the tire width direction have a relationship such that D 3 <D 2 .
4. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
the belt layer includes the pair of cross belts having the belt angles, as an absolute value, of not less than 10° and not more than 45°, the belt angles being of opposite signs, and
a width Wb 2 of a wider cross belt among the pair of cross belts and a cross-sectional width Wca of the carcass layer have a relationship such that 0.70≤Wb 2 /Wca≤0.93.
5. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
a diameter Ya at a maximum height position on the carcass layer and a diameter Yc at a maximum width position on the carcass layer have a relationship such that 0.80≤Yc/Ya≤0.90.
6. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
the diameter Ya at the maximum height position on the carcass layer and a diameter Yd of the carcass layer on the central groove line of the outermost circumferential main grooves have a relationship such that 0.95≤Yd/Ya≤1.02.
7. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
the tread width TW and the cross-sectional width Wca of the carcass layer have a relationship such that 0.82≤TW/Wca≤0.92.
8. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
the belt layer includes a large-angle belt having a belt angle, as an absolute value, of not less than 45° and not more than 70°.
9. The pneumatic tire according to claim 8 , wherein
a width Wb 1 of the large-angle belt and a width Wb 3 of a narrower cross belt among the pair of cross belts have a relationship such that 0.85≤Wb 1 /Wb 3 ≤1.05.
10. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
a ground contact width Wsh of the shoulder land portions and the tread width TW have a relationship such that 0.1≤Wsh/TW≤0.2.
11. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
an actual tire ground contact width Wg and the cross-sectional width Wca of the carcass layer have a relationship such that 0.64≤Wg/Wca≤0.84.
12. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
a rubber hardness of the tread rubber is within a range of not less than 60.
13. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
the edge portion of the shoulder land portions has a chamfered portion on a circumferential main groove side.
14. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein
a narrow groove is arranged in a buttress portion and extends in the tire circumferential direction, and
upon viewed as a cross-section from the tire meridian direction, the narrow groove is on an outer side of the wear end limit surface WE of the circumferential main grooves in the tire radial direction.
15. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the pneumatic tire is a heavy duty tire having an aspect ratio of not more than 70%.
16. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a diameter D 1 of the first profile in the tire equatorial plane and a diameter D 2 of the second profile at a tire ground contact edge have a relationship such that D 2 <D 1 .
17. A pneumatic tire, comprising:
a carcass layer;
a belt layer arranged on an outer side of the carcass layer in a tire radial direction;
a tread rubber arranged on an outer side of the belt layer in the tire radial direction;
at least three circumferential main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction; and
a plurality of land portions formed by being partitioned by the circumferential main grooves,
among the circumferential main grooves, left and right circumferential main grooves on outermost sides in a tire width direction being referred to as outermost circumferential main grooves, and the land portions on an outer side of the outermost circumferential main grooves on left and right sides in the tire width direction being referred to as shoulder land portions,
the land portions on an inner side of the outermost circumferential main grooves on the left and right sides in the tire width direction having a first profile that protrudes outward in the tire radial direction, and the shoulder land portions having a second profile that protrudes inward in the tire radial direction within a ground contact surface,
a distance d in the tire radial direction between a line extending from the first profile and the second profile, within the ground contact surface of the shoulder land portions, increasing toward an outer side in the tire width direction,
a distance Gcc from a tread profile to a tire inner circumferential surface in a tire equatorial plane and a distance Gsh from a tread end to the tire inner circumferential surface having a relationship such that 1.10≤Gsh/Gcc,
the diameter D 2 of the second profile at the tire ground contact edge and a diameter D 3 of the second profile at an edge portion on the inner side of the shoulder land portions in the tire width direction have a relationship such that D 3 <D 2 and 5.0 mm≤D 2 −D 3 ≤15.0 mm,
a diameter D 1 of the first profile in the tire equatorial plane and the diameter D 2 of the second profile at a tire ground contact edge have a relationship such that −0.015≤(D 1 −D 2 )/D 1 ≤0.015, and
a tread width TW and a total tire width SW have a relationship such that 0.79≤TW/SW≤0.89.