Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pneumatic tire with tread having non-linear rib
- Patent Title (中): 带胎面的气动轮胎具有非线性肋
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Application No.: US11414299Application Date: 2006-05-01
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Publication No.: US07673663B2Publication Date: 2010-03-09
- Inventor: Takehiko Murata
- Applicant: Takehiko Murata
- Applicant Address: JP Hyogo-ken
- Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Hyogo-ken
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch LLP
- Priority: JP2005-192409 20050630
- Main IPC: B60C11/03
- IPC: B60C11/03 ; B60C11/13

Abstract:
A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided with a nonlinear rib having an amplitude having a center in the tire axial direction. In a normally loaded condition of the tire, the tread portion has an outside tread edge and an inside tread edge when the camber angle of the tire is 0 degrees. In the normally loaded condition, when the a camber angle of 4 degrees is given to the tire to inline towards the outside tread edge, a foot print shape of the tire has a maximum circumferential length at an axial position MC which is off the tire equator towards the outside tread edge. The nonlinear rib is positioned off the tire equator towards the outside tread edge such that the axial position MC lies within the amplitude of the nonlinear rib, and one of the edges of the nonlinear rib on the outside tread edge side is chamfered.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070000590A1 Pneumatic tire Public/Granted day:2007-01-04
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