WO2019142643A1 - 空気入りタイヤ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a pneumatic tire suitable as an unpaved road traveling tire, and more particularly to a pneumatic tire in which the traveling performance on the unpaved road is efficiently enhanced.
- a tread pattern mainly composed of lug grooves or blocks having many edge components is generally used, and the grooves are A large area is adopted.
- mud mud, snow, sand, stone, rocks, etc.
- the tire of Patent Document 1 has a relatively small groove area, relatively reduced unevenness in the side area, and is a type of tire that also takes into consideration the traveling performance on a pavement. It can be said that there is.
- the tire of Patent Document 2 has a large groove area, large individual blocks, and also emphasizes the unevenness of the side region, and it can be said that the tire is a type of tire specialized for traveling performance on unpaved roads. Therefore, the former has lower traveling performance on unpaved roads than the latter, and the latter tends to have lower performance (for example, noise performance) during normal traveling than the former.
- diversification of performance requirements for tires has progressed, and unpaved road running tires having intermediate level performance of these two types of tires are also required, and the running performance on unpaved roads with an appropriate groove shape is efficient Measures are needed to raise
- a pneumatic tire according to the present invention for achieving the above object comprises a tread portion extending in the circumferential direction of the tire to form an annular shape, a pair of sidewall portions disposed on both sides of the tread portion, and these sidewall portions
- a pneumatic tire including a pair of bead portions disposed inward in the tire radial direction, the tread portion including a pair of main grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction on both sides of the tire equator, and grounding from the main grooves
- a lug groove extending beyond the end and extending outward in the tire width direction to divide the land portion on the tire width direction outer side of the pair of main grooves into a plurality of shoulder blocks, and a land portion between the pair of main grooves And a plurality of support ridges formed from the surface of the sidewall portion at positions adjacent to the outer side in the tire width direction of the shoulder block.
- a groove block is provided, a surface of the side block is provided with a first grooved element comprising grooves and / or sipes, and a surface of the shoulder block is provided with a second groove element comprising grooves and / or sipes
- a third groove element consisting of a narrow groove and / or a sipe is provided on the surface of the center block, the first groove element extending from the side of the sidewall toward the ground end, and The groove element extends from the side surface on the ground end side of the shoulder block to the tread surface so as to be continuous with the first groove element and in communication with the main groove, and the third groove element intersects the center block Extending in communication with the main groove or the auxiliary groove, the first groove element, the second groove element, and the third groove element from the side block on one side in the tire width direction Over the square of the side blocks and characterized in that it constitutes a series of transverse groove group extending continuously in the Tsutai block across the main groove and the auxiliary groove.
- a series of crossing grooves extending continuously along the block from one side block in the tire width direction to the other side block is used. Since it has provided, the edge effect by a series of crossing groove groups as an aggregate
- each groove element (each of the first to third groove elements) is formed by narrow grooves or sipes whose groove area is sufficiently smaller than that of the lug grooves etc., the groove area of the entire tread pattern It is not a factor that significantly increases and does not affect tire performance during normal driving. Therefore, traveling performance on an unpaved road can be efficiently enhanced.
- the transverse groove group includes the first transverse groove group and the second transverse groove group having different overall shapes, and the first transverse groove group is generally inclined in one direction with respect to the tire width direction.
- the second transverse groove group includes a portion which is bent as a whole by bending of the second groove element or the third groove element and extends in the tire circumferential direction.
- the first transverse groove group and the second transverse groove group are alternately arranged in the tire circumferential direction, and the portion extending in the tire circumferential direction of the second transverse groove group is the first transverse groove group Crossing is preferred.
- the overall structure of the transverse groove group is optimized, which is advantageous for efficiently improving the traveling performance on the unpaved road.
- the shoulder block in which the second groove element constituting the first transverse groove group is formed and the shoulder block in which the second groove element constituting the second transverse groove group is formed in the tire circumferential direction It is preferable that these two shoulder blocks be paired next to each other, and this shoulder block pair be arranged repeatedly in the tire circumferential direction.
- the balance between the rigidity and the transverse groove (second groove element) is improved not only as an individual shoulder block but also as a shoulder block pair, which is advantageous for efficiently improving the running performance on unpaved roads become.
- the side block in which the first groove element constituting the first transverse groove group is formed and the side block in which the first groove element constituting the second transverse groove group is formed are adjacent in the tire circumferential direction.
- these two side blocks form a pair, and the side block pair is arranged repeatedly in the tire circumferential direction.
- the balance between the rigidity and the transverse groove (second groove element) is improved not only as an individual side block but also as a side block pair, which is advantageous for efficiently improving the running performance on an unpaved road become.
- the side block on one side in the tire width direction and the side block on the other side in the tire width direction have different shapes.
- the contact with the road surface the method of hooking to the road
- changes between the side block on one side and the side block on the other side so it works effectively against irregular asperities on the unpaved road surface, It is advantageous to efficiently improve the running performance on unpaved roads.
- the second groove element and the third groove element are composite grooves formed by connecting the sipe and the narrow groove respectively, and in each composite groove, the sipe is disposed on the tire equator side, and the tire width direction
- the narrow groove is disposed on the outside.
- the shoulder block or side block may be designed to have a hole for stud pin implantation.
- grounding end means the tire axial direction of the contact area formed when a tire is rimmed on a regular rim and placed normal on a flat surface filled with regular internal pressure and a regular load is applied.
- the “regular rim” is a rim that defines the standard for each tire in the standard system including the standard on which the tire is based, for example, the standard rim for JATMA, “Design Rim” for the TRA, or ETRTO In the case of “Measuring Rim”.
- the “normal internal pressure” is the air pressure specified by each standard in the standard system including the standard to which the tire is based, and in the case of JATMA, the maximum air pressure, in the case of TRA, the table “TIRE ROAD LIMITS AT VARIOUS The maximum value described in "COLD INFlation PRESSURES" is "INFLATION PRESSURE” in the case of ETRTO, but is 180 kPa when the tire is for a passenger car.
- the “regular load” is a load defined by each standard in the standard system including the standard to which the tire is based, and in the case of JATMA, the maximum load capacity, in the case of TRA, the table “TIRE ROAD LIMITS AT VARIOUS In the case of ETRTO, the maximum value described in "COLD INFlation PRESSURES" is "LOAD CAPACITY", but when the tire is for a passenger car, the load corresponds to 88% of the load.
- FIG. 1 is a meridional cross-sectional view of a pneumatic tire according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a front view showing a tread surface of a pneumatic tire according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory view schematically showing an example of the transverse groove group of the present invention, FIG. 3 (a) shows a first transverse groove group, and FIG. 3 (b) shows a second transverse groove group. Show.
- the present invention is applied to a pneumatic tire having such a general cross-sectional structure, the basic structure thereof is not limited to the above.
- a pair of main grooves 11 extending in the tire circumferential direction is formed on both sides of the tire equator CL.
- the main groove 11 has a groove width of, for example, 12 mm to 22 mm, and a groove depth of 12 mm to 18 mm.
- the main groove 11 may be bent along the tire circumferential direction to extend in a zigzag shape.
- a plurality of side blocks 21 formed to be raised from the surface of the sidewall portion 2 are provided at positions adjacent to the outer side in the tire width direction of the shoulder blocks 22.
- the raised height of the side block 21 from the surface of the sidewall portion 2 is, for example, 3 mm to 8 mm.
- the side grooves 14 may be present at extended positions of the lug grooves 13 provided in the shoulder region.
- the first groove element 31 provided on the surface of the side block 21 extends from the side of the sidewall portion 2 toward the ground end E.
- the end on the side of the sidewall portion 2 of the first groove element 31 may end in the side block 21 or may be open toward the sidewall portion 2.
- the first groove element 31 is a narrow groove.
- the second groove element 32 provided on the surface of the shoulder block 22 extends along the block surface from the side surface on the ground end E side of the shoulder block 22 to the tread surface so as to be continuous with the first groove element 31 It communicates with the groove 11.
- the second groove element 32 is a compound groove.
- a third groove element 33 provided on the surface of the center block 23 extends across the center block 23 to communicate with the main groove 11 or the auxiliary groove 13.
- the third groove element 33 is a composite groove, one end communicating with the main groove 11 and the other end communicating with the auxiliary groove 13.
- the first groove element 31, the second groove element 32, and the third groove element 33 are not individual independent grooves, but from the side block 21 on one side in the tire width direction to the side block 21 on the other side.
- a series of crossing grooves 30 continuously extending along the block across the main groove 11 or the auxiliary groove 13 is formed.
- a series of crossing groove groups 30 continuously extending along the blocks from the side block 21 on one side in the tire width direction to the side block 21 on the other side are provided. Therefore, it is possible to secure an edge effect by a series of crossing groove groups 30 as an assembly of the first groove element 31, the second groove element 32, and the third groove element 33, and traveling on the unpaved road Performance can be improved.
- each of the groove elements 31, 32, and 33 is composed of narrow grooves or sipes whose groove area is sufficiently smaller than that of the lug grooves 12 or the like, the groove area of the entire tread pattern is significantly increased. It does not affect tire performance during normal driving. Therefore, traveling performance on an unpaved road can be efficiently enhanced.
- first to third groove elements 31, 32 and 33 are discontinuous, it is not possible to secure an edge effect by a series of crossing groove groups 30 as a collection of groove elements, and an unpaved road
- the driving performance at the end of the instead of the groove elements 31, 32, 33 (ie, narrow grooves and sipes) provided on the block surface, grooves having a large groove width or groove depth such as the lug grooves 12 are provided from the side block 23 on one side in the tire width direction Continuously extending over the side block 23 on the side may increase the groove area in the tread portion 1 and adversely affect the durability (wear resistance) and noise performance.
- the aspect of the transverse groove group 30 is not particularly limited, it is preferable to include a first transverse groove group 30A and a second transverse groove group 30B having different overall shapes as in the illustrated example.
- the first transverse groove group 30A is extracted and shown in FIG. 3A, the transverse groove group 30 as a whole extends in an inclined manner in one direction with respect to the tire width direction.
- the second transverse groove group 30B is bent as a whole by bending the second groove element 32 or the third groove element 33 as shown in FIG. It includes an extending portion (in the illustrated example, the third groove element 33 is bent).
- the auxiliary groove 13 exists at a position where the first transverse groove group 30A and the second transverse groove group 30B intersect, and the first transverse groove group 30A and the second transverse groove In addition to the intersection with the group 30B, the auxiliary groove 13 may also intersect.
- the shoulder block 22 in which the second groove element 32 constituting the first crossing groove group 30A is formed and the second groove constituting the second crossing groove group 30B The shoulder blocks 22 on which the elements 32 are formed are adjacent in the tire circumferential direction, and these two shoulder blocks 22 form a pair, and the pair of shoulder blocks 22 is repeatedly arranged in the tire circumferential direction preferable.
- the balance between the shoulder blocks 22 and the transverse groove group 30 (second groove elements 32) becomes good, and unpaved roads It is advantageous to efficiently improve the running performance.
- concave chamfering may be performed on one edge of the shoulder block 22 constituting the pair.
- the first block forming the first groove element 31 forming the first crossing groove group 30A and the first groove forming the second crossing groove group 30B Side blocks 21 on which elements 31 are formed are adjacent to each other in the tire circumferential direction, and these two side blocks 21 form a pair, and the pair of side blocks 21 is repeatedly arranged in the tire circumferential direction preferable.
- the balance between the side blocks 21 and the transverse groove group 30 (first groove elements 31) becomes good, and the unpaved road It is advantageous to efficiently improve the running performance.
- center blocks 23 are arranged so as to surround the position where the first crossing groove group 30A and the second crossing groove group 30B intersect.
- the four center blocks 23 form a group, and the groups of center blocks 23 are arranged repeatedly in the tire circumferential direction.
- the balance between the center block 23 and the transverse groove group 30 (third groove element 33) becomes good, and the unpaved road It is advantageous to efficiently improve the running performance.
- the pair of shoulder blocks 22 and the pair of side blocks 21 and the group of center blocks 23 are included, the pair of shoulder blocks 22 and the pair of side blocks 21 are preferably adjacent in the tire width direction.
- the pair of shoulder blocks 22 and the group of center blocks 21 may be offset in the circumferential direction of the tire.
- the side groove 14 located between the pair of side blocks 21 adjacent in the tire circumferential direction is disposed on the extension of the lug groove 12 located between the pair of shoulder blocks 22 adjacent in the tire circumferential direction.
- the lug groove 12 located between the pair of shoulder blocks 22 included in the pair of shoulder blocks 22 is It is good to be arranged.
- the positional relationship between the pair of shoulder blocks 22, the pair of side blocks 21, and the group of center blocks 23 is optimized, which is advantageous for efficiently improving the traveling performance on the unpaved road.
- the specific shape of the side block 21 is not particularly limited, it is preferable that the side block 21 on one side in the tire width direction and the side block 21 on the other side in the tire width direction have different shapes as illustrated.
- the side groove 14 continuously opened from the lug groove 12 in the shoulder area toward the sidewall portion 2 and the lug groove 12 in the shoulder area continuously
- the side blocks 21 having a size corresponding to the pair of shoulder blocks 22 adjacent in the tire circumferential direction are provided, and
- only the side groove 13 opened toward the sidewall portion 2 continuously from the lug groove 12 in the shoulder region is provided, and the side block 22 having a size corresponding to each shoulder block 22 is provided.
- the contact with the road surface changes between the side block 21 on one side and the side block 21 on the other side, so that it effectively acts on irregular irregularities on the unpaved road surface. It is advantageous to efficiently improve the running performance on unpaved roads.
- the design of the side view changes between the one side and the other side in the tire width direction, it is possible to select two designs according to the user's preference by changing the mounting direction to the vehicle. There is also a merit of
- the groove elements 31, 32, 33 in the present invention are either sipes, narrow grooves, or composite grooves, but preferably the second groove element 32 and the second groove element 32 as in the example shown.
- the three groove elements 33 may be composite grooves.
- a sipe is arrange
- the tire size is LT265 / 70R17 121Q, has the basic structure illustrated in FIG. 1, and is based on the tread pattern of FIG. 2, with or without continuity of transverse groove groups, aspect of first to third groove elements, transverse Eleven types of air containing Comparative Examples 1 to 4 and Examples 1 to 7 in which the kind of groove group, the presence or absence of crossing groove group, the presence or absence of side block pair, and the presence or absence of shoulder block pair are set as shown in Table 1, respectively. A tire was made.
- the groove element in each of the columns of "first groove element”, “second groove element” and “third groove element” in Table 1, the groove element is a thin groove It showed whether it was sipe or composite groove.
- Comparative Example 4 a groove having a groove width and a groove depth similar to that of a lug groove was provided as each groove element, so for convenience, it was described as "a lug groove”.
- the test tire is mounted on a wheel of rim size 17 ⁇ 8 J, mounted on a test vehicle (SUV with four-wheel drive) with an air pressure of 350 kPa, and after traveling 1,000 km on a test road consisting of unpaved road The amount of wear was measured.
- the evaluation result was shown by an index where the value of Comparative Example 1 is 100, using the reciprocal of the measured value. The larger the index value, the smaller the amount of wear, which means that the durability is excellent.
- Comparative Examples 2 and 3 even if a part of the transverse groove group is continuous, the transverse groove group is not continuous across the entire width from the side block on one side to the side block on the other side. Sufficient effect to improve the startability of the vehicle was not obtained.
- Comparative Example 4 since the groove area and the groove width of the first to third groove elements are too large and the groove area is significantly increased, the rigidity of the tread portion is reduced and the durability is deteriorated.
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各試験タイヤをリムサイズ17×8Jのホイールに組み付けて、空気圧を350kPaとして試験車両(四輪駆動のSUV)に装着し、未舗装路(グラベル路面)からなる試験路にて発進性についてテストドライバーによる官能評価を行った。評価結果は、比較例1の値を100とする指数にて示した。この指数値が大きいほど未舗装路における発進性が優れることを意味する。尚、指数値が「101」では、基準とした比較例1と実質的な差異はなく、発進性能を向上する効果は充分に得られなかったことを意味する。
試験タイヤをリムサイズ17×8Jのホイールに組み付けて、空気圧を350kPaとして試験車両(四輪駆動のSUV)に装着し、未舗装路からなる試験路にて1,000kmの距離を走行した後の摩耗量を測定した。評価結果は、測定値の逆数を用い、比較例1の値を100とする指数にて示した。この指数値が大きいほど摩耗量が少なく、耐久性に優れることを意味する。
2 サイドウォール部
3 ビード部
4 カーカス層
5 ビードコア
6 ビードフィラー
7 ベルト層
8 ベルト補強層
11 主溝
12 ラグ溝
13 補助溝
14 サイド溝
21 サイドブロック
22 ショルダーブロック
23 センターブロック
31 第一の溝要素
32 第二の溝要素
33 第三の溝要素
30 横断溝群
30A 第一の横断溝群
30B 第二の横断溝群
40 スタッドピン植込み用の穴
CL タイヤ赤道
E 接地端
Claims (8)
- タイヤ周方向に延在して環状をなすトレッド部と、該トレッド部の両側に配置された一対のサイドウォール部と、これらサイドウォール部のタイヤ径方向内側に配置された一対のビード部とを備えた空気入りタイヤにおいて、
前記トレッド部に、タイヤ赤道の両側でタイヤ周方向に延在する一対の主溝と、前記主溝から接地端を超えてタイヤ幅方向外側に向かって延在して前記一対の主溝のタイヤ幅方向外側の陸部を複数のショルダーブロックに区画するラグ溝と、前記一対の主溝の間の陸部を複数のセンターブロックに区画する補助溝とが設けられ、且つ、前記ショルダーブロックのタイヤ幅方向外側に隣接する位置に前記サイドウォール部の表面から隆起して形成された複数のサイドブロックが設けられ、
前記サイドブロックの表面に細溝および/またはサイプからなる第一の溝要素が設けられ、前記ショルダーブロックの表面に細溝および/またはサイプからなる第二の溝要素が設けられ、前記センターブロックの表面に細溝および/またはサイプからなる第三の溝要素が設けられ、
前記第一の溝要素は前記サイドウォール部側から接地端に向かって延在し、前記第二の溝要素は前記第一の溝要素から連続するように前記ショルダーブロックの接地端側の側面から踏面にかけて延在して前記主溝に連通し、前記第三の溝要素は前記センターブロックを横切るように延在して前記主溝または前記補助溝に連通し、
前記第一の溝要素と前記第二の溝要素と前記第三の溝要素とがタイヤ幅方向の一方側のサイドブロックから他方側のサイドブロックに亘って前記主溝または前記補助溝を跨いでブロック伝いに連続的に延在する一連の横断溝群を構成することを特徴とする空気入りタイヤ。 - 前記横断溝群が全体形状の異なる第一の横断溝群と第二の横断溝群とを含み、前記第一の横断溝群は全体としてタイヤ幅方向に対して一方向に傾斜して延在し、前記第二の横断溝群は前記第二の溝要素または前記第三の溝要素が屈曲することで全体として折れ曲がっておりタイヤ周方向に延在する部分を含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の空気入りタイヤ。
- 前記第一の横断溝群と前記第二の横断溝群とがタイヤ周方向に交互に配置され、前記第二の横断溝群のタイヤ周方向に延在する部分が前記第一の横断溝群と交差することを特徴とする請求項2に記載の空気入りタイヤ。
- 前記第一の横断溝群を構成する第二の溝要素が形成されたショルダーブロックと前記第二の横断溝群を構成する第二の溝要素が形成されたショルダーブロックとがタイヤ周方向に隣り合い、これら2つのショルダーブロックが対を成して、このショルダーブロック対がタイヤ周方向に反復して配列されることを特徴とする請求項2または3に記載の空気入りタイヤ。
- 前記第一の横断溝群を構成する第一の溝要素が形成されたサイドブロックと前記第二の横断溝群を構成する第一の溝要素が形成されたサイドブロックとがタイヤ周方向に隣り合い、これら2つのサイドブロックが対を成して、このサイドブロック対がタイヤ周方向に反復して配列されることを特徴とする請求項2~4のいずれかに記載の空気入りタイヤ。
- 前記タイヤ幅方向の一方側のサイドブロックと前記タイヤ幅方向の他方側のサイドブロックとが異なる形状を有することを特徴とする請求項1~5のいずれかに記載の空気入りタイヤ。
- 前記第二の溝要素および前記第三の溝要素がそれぞれサイプと細溝とが連結されて構成された複合溝であり、各複合溝においてタイヤ赤道側にサイプが配置され、タイヤ幅方向外側に細溝が配置されたことを特徴とする請求項1~6のいずれかに記載の空気入りタイヤ。
- 前記ショルダーブロックまたは前記サイドブロックがスタッドピン植込み用の穴を備えることを特徴とする請求項1~7のいずれかに記載の空気入りタイヤ。
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