PNEUMATIC TIRE - YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO LTD

Title:

PNEUMATIC TIRE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/183685

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

This pneumatic tire (1) is provided with circumferential main grooves (21, 22) extending in the circumferential direction of the tire and also with land sections (31, 32) divided and formed by the circumferential main grooves (21, 22)(See FIG. 2). The land sections (31, 32) are provided with auxiliary sipes (52). In a plan view of the tread, the auxiliary sipes (52) each have a bent shape formed by connecting first bent sections (521) and second bent sections (522). The depth (Dg) of the circumferential main grooves (21, 22), the depth (Ds_1) of the auxiliary sipes (52) at the first bent sections (521), and the depth (Ds_2) of the sipes at the second bent sections (522) have relationships of 0.5 ≤ Ds_1/Dg ≤1.0 and 0.2 ≤ Ds_2/Ds_1 ≤ 0.5.

Inventors:

FURUSAWA HIROSHI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2013/065625

Publication Date:

December 12, 2013

Filing Date:

June 05, 2013

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO LTD (JP)

International Classes:

B60C11/12; B60C11/11

Foreign References:

JPH10906A	1998-01-06
JP2002192917A	2002-07-10
JP2002187413A	2002-07-02
JPH1178431A	1999-03-23
JPH05330319A	1993-12-14
JP4340112B2	2009-10-07
JP2009012648A	2009-01-22
JP3894743B2	2007-03-22
JP4316452B2	2009-08-19

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