IP Library Granted Patent US 11,524,528
Granted Patent B2
US 11,524,528 · App. 16/492,029 · Granted Dec 13, 2022

Pneumatic tire

Inventor: Mizuki Kuninaka (Hiratsuka, JP)
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
B60C11/1281B60C11/1204B60C11/1236B60C11/1259B60C11/1263B60C2011/1213
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Patent No.
US 11,524,528
App. No.
16/492,029
Granted
Dec 13, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a pneumatic tire, a sipe includes an edge on a leading side and an edge on a trailing side; the edge on the leading side and the edge on the trailing side each include a chamfered portion shorter than a sipe length of the sipe; a non-chamfered region in which other chamfered portions are not present is provided at portions facing the chamfered portions of the sipe; a maximum depth of the chamfered portion is less than a maximum depth of the sipe; a sipe width of the sipe is constant in a range from an end portion located on an inner side in a tire radial direction of the chamfered portion to a groove bottom of the sipe; and a raised bottom portion is disposed in at least one section of the chamfered portion.

Claims (35)

1. A pneumatic tire, comprising:

main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction in a tread portion; and

a sipe extending in a tire lateral direction disposed in a rib defined by the main grooves; wherein

the sipe comprises an edge on a leading side and an edge on a trailing side;

the edge on the leading side or the edge on the trailing side comprises a chamfered portion;

only a single raised bottom portion is disposed in the chamfered portion,

a raised bottom length of the raised bottom portion in the chamfered portion is from 5% to 40% of a chamfer length of the chamfered portion, and both the raised bottom length and the chamfer length are measured along the tire lateral direction, and

a raised bottom width of the raised bottom portion in the chamfered portion is from 40% to 80% of a chamfer width of the chamfered portion.

2. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein

a maximum depth x (mm) of the sipe and a maximum depth y (mm) of the chamfered portion satisfy a relationship x×0.1≤y≤x×0.3+1.0.

3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 2 , wherein a projected area of the raised bottom portion in the chamfered portion is from 5% to 40% of a projected area of the chamfered portion.

4. The pneumatic tire according to claim 3 , wherein a raised bottom depth of the raised bottom portion in the chamfered portion is from 20% to 80% of a maximum depth y of the chamfered portion.

5. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a projected area of the raised bottom portion in the chamfered portion is from 5% to 40% of a projected area of the chamfered portion.

6. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a raised bottom depth of the raised bottom portion in the chamfered portion is from 20% to 80% of a maximum depth y of the chamfered portion.

7. A pneumatic tire, comprising:

main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction in a tread portion; and

a sipe extending in a tire lateral direction disposed in a rib defined by the main grooves; wherein

the sipe comprises an edge on a leading side and an edge on a trailing side;

the edge on the leading side and the edge on the trailing side each comprise a chamfered portion shorter than a sipe length of the sipe;

a non-chamfered region in which other chamfered portions are not present is provided at portions facing each of the chamfered portions of the sipe;

a maximum depth y (mm) of each chamfered portion is less than a maximum depth x (mm) of the sipe;

a sipe width of the sipe is constant in a range from an end portion located on an inner side in a tire radial direction of each chamfered portion to a groove bottom of the sipe;

a raised bottom portion is disposed in at least one of the chamfered portions, the at least one of the chamfered portions including the raised bottom portion each including not more than a single one of the raised bottom portion;

a raised bottom length of the raised bottom portion in the chamfered portion is from 5% to 40% of a chamfer length of the chamfered portion, and both the raised bottom length and the chamfer length are measured along the tire lateral direction; and

a raised bottom width of the raised bottom portion in the chamfered portion is from 40% to 80% of a chamfer width of the chamfered portion.

8. The pneumatic tire according to claim 7 , wherein

each chamfered portion comprises a turned back portion shaped with an acute angle; and

the raised bottom portion of the at least one of the chamfered portions is disposed adjacent to the turned back portion.

9. The pneumatic tire according to claim 7 , wherein

the sipe comprises a discontinuous portion at a position where portions of the chamfered portions that face one another overlap; and

the raised bottom portion of the at least one of the chamfered portions is disposed adjacent to the discontinuous portion.

10. The pneumatic tire according to claim 7 , wherein

the maximum depth x (mm) of the sipe and the maximum depth y (mm) of each chamfered portion satisfies a relationship x×0.1≤y≤x×0.3+1.0.

11. The pneumatic tire according to claim 7 , wherein a projected area of the raised bottom portion in the at least one of the chamfered portions is from 5% to 40% of a projected area of the at least one of the chamfered portions.

12. The pneumatic tire according to claim 7 , wherein a raised bottom depth of the raised bottom portion in the at least one of the chamfered portions is from 20% to 80% of the maximum depth y of the at least one of the chamfered portions.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR ASSIGNEE Recorded Nov 18, 2023
From: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065626/0740 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2019
From: KUNINAKA, MIZUKI
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050298/0121 →