Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for predicting tire performance in which a tire model, which comprises a tread pattern capable of imparting deformation by means of ground contact and/or transfer, and a snow model, in which a snow-covered road surface that comes into contact with the tire model is represented, are used to predict tire performance on the snow-covered road surface on the basis of physical quantities that occur in at least either of the tire model and the snow model. The snow model is modeled as an elasto-plastic body or an elastic body, the nonlinearity of the volume compression property of snow is represented by the relationship between the density or volume strain of the snow and the pressure of the snow, and the shear property of the snow is represented by the relationship between the yield stress of the snow and the pressure of the snow.
Abstract:
An object is to improve noise performance of a tire while enhancing movement performance thereof. At least one of the land portions (20) includes an outer wall surface (30) positioned on a vehicle outer side, an inner wall surface (31) positioned on a vehicle inner side, a tread surface (32) on an outer side in a tire radial direction, an outer edge (33) of the tread surface (32) in contact with the outer wall surface (30), and an inner edge (34) of the tread surface (32) in contact with the inner wall surface (31). The tread surface (32) is formed in a convex shape which is smoothly curved between the outer edge (33) and the inner edge (34) and which has a top portion (43) most protruded outward in the tire radial direction, in a cross section of the land portion (20) in a tire width direction. A relationship of Do
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pneumatic tire which further improves the performance of hydroplaning resistance when running straight and turning. SOLUTION: This pneumatic tire is constituted by arranging at least two main grooves 2, 3 in the peripheral direction in the direction of tread width and arranging groups of blocks Gs1, Gs2, Gc formed by collecting a plurality of polygonal blocks 13, 14 partitioned by linearly extended grooves 6, 7, 8, having an angular shape of pentagon or more, and being independent from each other and bringing these blocks closely to each other in a cross-stitch manner in the peripheral direction in at least a part of a tread part. In this pneumatic tire, a groove wall 17a on at least a tread shoulder side of the main grooves 2, 3 positioned on the outermost side of the vehicle when mounting this tire on the vehicle among the main grooves 2, 3 in the peripheral direction are inclined in the direction for reducing groove width toward a groove bottom 18, and the crossing angle α of the groove wall 17a for a slope line n drawn on a block surface is 5° or more. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pneumatic tire with a divided block group formed by narrow grooves and wide grooves, which suppresses falling down of the block and which improves drainage.SOLUTION: A plurality of circumferential main grooves 2 are arranged in a tread face, and a land part is divided each between adjoining two circumferential main grooves 2, and between each circumferential main groove and a tread side edge. A circumferential sub-groove 5 with a narrower groove width than that of the circumferential main groove is arranged in the land part, while an independent plurality of blocks of a polygon with more vertices than a pentagon, which is divided by the linealy extended narrow grooves and wide grooves, is provided at least in a portion, and a block number density S per a unit grounded area of a block group composed of the plurality of polygon blocks is within a range of 0.003 to 0.04 pieces/mm.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simulation method that accurately estimates a speed at which a hydroplaning phenomenon is caused, and to provide a simulation device that executes the simulation method.SOLUTION: The simulation method includes: a torque imparting step of imparting rotation torque to a tire model 10 so that a rotation speed of the tire model 10 rolling on a road surface model 20 on which a fluid model 30 is arranged is increased with the lapse of time; a relative speed calculation step of calculating a relative speed of the tire model 10 rolling on a road surface model 30 with respect to the road surface model 20; and a step of determining the speed at which a hydroplaning phenomenon is caused based on the rotation speed of the tire model 10 and the relative speed.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pneumatic tire making hydroplaning resisting performance at turning and traveling on a wed road surface and hydroplaning resisting performance at traveling straight ahead on the wed road surface compatible at a high level. SOLUTION: On a tread surface 1, a plurality of circumferential grooves extending in a tread circumferential direction, and a plurality of lateral grooves extending in a tread width direction are arranged. An unsymmetrical pattern is formed about a tire equatorial plane. In an installing posture to a vehicle, the total groove area of the circumferential grooves positioned in the inner side of the vehicle than the tire equatorial plane is made larger than the total groove area of the circumferential grooves position on the outer side of the vehicle. The total groove area of the lateral grooves 7out on the installation outer side than the tire equatorial plane is made larger than the total groove area of the lateral groove 7in on the installation inner side. The total groove area of the grooves on the installation outer side is provided within a range of 70-90% to the total groove area of the groove on the installation inner side. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT