JP6391483B2 - Pneumatic tire - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire having a tread with land portions defined by a plurality of circumferential grooves.

  There has been proposed a pneumatic tire provided with a tread having land portions partitioned by a plurality of circumferential grooves (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 5342122.

  In this type of pneumatic tire, the rigidity of the land portion is ensured, but it is further required to ensure wet brake performance, reduce rolling resistance, and suppress wear.

  In consideration of the above-mentioned facts, the present invention aims to provide a pneumatic tire capable of ensuring the rigidity of a land portion, ensuring wet brake performance, reducing rolling resistance, and suppressing wear. .

  The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 is provided with a plurality of land portions provided on a tread and partitioned by a plurality of circumferential grooves extending along a tire circumferential direction, and a first land portion of the plurality of land portions. In the tire width direction and at a plurality of intervals in the tire circumferential direction, the groove width gradually increases from one side to the other side in the tire width direction, and the block land portion is partitioned. 1 inclined groove and the block-like land portion, which is disposed on the one side of the block-like land portion, extends from one side of the tire width direction toward the other side and inclines with respect to the tire width direction, and the tire width direction A second inclined groove having the other end portion of the first land portion terminated at the block-shaped land portion and one side of the first land portion in the tire width direction, which is narrower than the first land portion. 2 land portions and the other land portion in the tire width direction of the second land portion. It provided part, having a plurality of notches disposed on the extension of the second inclined groove.

  In the pneumatic tire according to claim 1, since the land portion is defined by forming a plurality of circumferential grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction in the tread, the rigidity of the land portion is ensured, and the wet road surface During running, water between the tread and the road surface can be taken into the circumferential groove and drained. Thereby, wet brake performance can be obtained.

  Since a plurality of first inclined grooves are formed in the first land portion, when traveling on a wet road surface, water between the first land portion and the road surface is taken into the first inclined groove to form a circumferential groove. It can be drained. Since the groove width of the first inclined groove gradually increases from one side to the other side in the tire width direction, drainage can be improved and wet brake performance can be improved as compared with a case where the groove width is constant. . A plurality of notches are formed at the end of the second land portion, and when running on a wet road surface, water between the tread and the road surface can be taken into the notch and drained into the circumferential groove. The notch is less likely to reduce the rigidity of the land portion than the groove. Since the second land portion is narrower and less rigid than the first land portion, it is possible to improve wet brake performance while securing rigidity by forming a notch instead of forming a groove. it can.

  In order to enhance drainage, the groove width of the first inclined groove gradually increases from one side to the other side in the tire width direction, so that the block-like land portion partitioned into the first land portion is in the tire width direction. The length in the tire circumferential direction on one side is longer than the length in the tire circumferential direction on the other side in the tire width direction. For this reason, the block-like land portion defined by the first inclined grooves has a block rigidity on one side in the tire width direction higher than that on the other side in the tire width direction. However, since this block-shaped land portion has a second inclined groove formed on one side in the tire width direction, this second inclined groove reduces the rigidity of the block-shaped land portion on one side in the tire width direction, The rigidity difference between the rigidity of one side in the tire width direction of the block-shaped land portion and the rigidity of the other side in the tire width direction can be eliminated, and the rigidity of the one side in the tire width direction and the rigidity of the other side in the tire width direction can be balanced. I can do it. Thereby, twisting of the block-shaped land portion when the block-shaped land portion is grounded can be suppressed, and wear resistance can be improved.

  Furthermore, since the first land portion is divided into a plurality of tire circumferential directions by the plurality of first inclined grooves, dragging on the road surface during traveling is suppressed and rolling resistance is reduced as compared with a case where the first land portion is not divided. be able to.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the pneumatic tire according to the first aspect, the second land portion includes a first crossing the second land portion between the notch and the notch. Sipes are formed.

  By forming a first sipe that crosses the second land portion between the notches of the second land portion, the second land portion is divided into a plurality in the tire circumferential direction. Thereby, at the time of driving | running | working, the drag with respect to the road surface of a 2nd land part can be suppressed, and rolling resistance can be reduced.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the pneumatic tire according to the second aspect, the first sipe is disposed on an extension line of the first inclined groove.

  Grooves and sipes formed in the tread generate noise when contacting the road surface. In the pneumatic tire according to claim 3, since the first sipe is arranged on the extended line of the inclined first inclined groove, the first inclined groove and the first sipe are not aligned in the tire width direction, and the first inclined groove Since the first sipe and the first sipe are not in contact with the road surface at the same time, it is possible to suppress noise during traveling.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the pneumatic tire according to the second or third aspect, the second land portion has one side in the tire width direction and the other side of the notch. A second sipe extending in a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the second land portion and spaced apart from the notch is formed.

  In the pneumatic tire according to claim 4, since the second sipe extending in the direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the second land portion is formed in the second land portion, the tire is divided in the tire circumferential direction by the first sipe. The second land portion is further divided in the tire circumferential direction, and the rolling resistance can be further reduced. Moreover, since the 2nd sipe and the notch are spaced apart, the rigidity of the 2nd land part can be improved compared with the case where the 2nd sipe and the notch are connected.

  As described above, according to the pneumatic tire of the first aspect, it is possible to secure the rigidity of the land portion, ensure the wet brake performance, reduce the rolling resistance, and suppress the wear. It has the excellent effect of being able to.

  According to the pneumatic tire of Claim 2, rolling resistance can be reduced.

  According to the pneumatic tire of the third aspect, noise during traveling can be suppressed.

  According to the pneumatic tire of the fourth aspect, the rolling resistance can be further reduced.

1 is a plan view showing a tread of a pneumatic tire according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing (2-2 sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 1) which shows a 1st inclination groove | channel. It is sectional drawing (3-3 line sectional drawing of FIG. 1) which shows a 2nd inclination groove | channel. (A) is a plan view showing a notch, (B) is a sectional view taken along line 4B-4B in FIG. 4 (A) showing the notch, and (C) is 4C-4C in FIG. 4 (A) showing the notch. It is line sectional drawing. It is the arrow D arrow line view of FIG. 1 which shows a notch.

  The pneumatic tire 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the tread 12 of the pneumatic tire 10 of the present embodiment has a first tire extending along the tire circumferential direction (the direction of the arrow A and the direction of the arrow B) toward the arrow OUT direction side of the tire equatorial plane CL. A first circumferential groove 14 is formed, a second circumferential groove 16 extending along the tire circumferential direction is formed on the side of the tire equatorial plane CL in the direction of the arrow IN, and the second circumferential groove 16 is in the direction of the arrow IN. A third circumferential groove 18 extending along the tire circumferential direction is formed on the side. In the drawings, the arrow OUT direction indicates the direction outside the vehicle when the pneumatic tire 10 is mounted on the vehicle, and the arrow IN direction indicates the direction inside the vehicle when the pneumatic tire 10 is mounted on the vehicle. Indicates. Note that the arrow IN direction side of the present embodiment corresponds to one side of the present invention, and the arrow OUT direction side of the present embodiment corresponds to the other side of the present invention. Note that the pneumatic tire 10 of the present embodiment is designated with the mounting direction of the vehicle inside and the vehicle outside when the vehicle is mounted, and a mark (not shown) for specifying the mounting direction is given to the side surface. Has been.

  The tread 12 is formed of the first circumferential groove 14, the second circumferential groove 16, and the third circumferential groove 18 from the right side of the drawing, from the right side of the drawing, the outer shoulder land portion 20, the outer center land portion 22, and the inner center land. A portion 24 and an in-side shoulder land portion 26 are defined. In the present embodiment, the out-side center land portion 22 corresponds to the first land portion of the present invention, and the in-side center land portion 24 corresponds to the second land portion of the present invention.

  First, in the out-side center land portion 22 arranged on the tire equatorial plane CL, a plurality of first inclined grooves 28 that incline to the left in the drawing and cross the out-side center land portion 22 are spaced apart in the tire circumferential direction. Open and formed. The first inclined groove 28 has an end on the arrow IN direction side connected to the second circumferential groove 16 and an end on the arrow OUT direction side connected to the first circumferential groove 14. The first inclined groove 28 has a groove width and a groove depth that gradually increase from the arrow IN direction side to the arrow OUT direction side. For this reason, the first inclined groove 28 makes it easy for water taken into the groove to flow from the arrow IN direction side to the arrow OUT direction side.

  The first inclined groove 28 is formed in an arc shape that is convex in the circumferential direction of the arrow B in the tread plan view. The block-shaped land portion 30 defined by the first circumferential groove 14, the second circumferential groove 16, and the first inclined groove 28 has a substantially parallelogram shape in plan view. The corner 30A on the arrow A direction side formed by the inclined groove 28 and the corner 30B on the arrow B direction side formed by the first circumferential groove 14 and the first inclined groove 28 are both acute angles. . Further, the block-shaped land portion 30 includes a corner portion 30C on the arrow B direction side formed by the second circumferential groove 16 and the first inclined groove 28, and a first circumferential groove 14 and the first inclined groove 28. The formed corners 30D on the arrow A direction side are both obtuse. The angle of the corner portion 30 </ b> A when the tread 12 is viewed in plan is smaller than the angle of the corner portion 30 </ b> B, and is the acute angle with the smallest angle among the four corner portions of the block-shaped land portion 30.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first inclined groove 28 has a substantially V-shaped cross section, the wall surface 28A on the arrow A direction side is perpendicular to the tread 12A, and the wall surface 28B on the arrow B direction side is Inclined with respect to the normal HL standing on the tread 12A. In addition, when the angle of the wall surface 28B with respect to the normal line HL standing on the tread 12A is θ1, the angle θ1 of the wall surface 28B gradually increases from the arrow IN direction side to the arrow OUT direction side. In addition, the 1st inclination groove | channel 28, the notch 34, and the 2nd inclination groove | channel 32 are connected to substantially elliptical shape by the tread planar view.

  As shown in FIG. 1, among the four corners of the block-shaped land portion 30, the one having the lowest rigidity is an acute corner portion 30 </ b> A having the smallest angle. Therefore, in the pneumatic tire 10 of the present embodiment, the wall surface 28B on the arrow B direction side of the first inclined groove 28 forming the corner portion 30A is inclined (see FIG. 2), and is set on the tread 12A. The rigidity of the corner portion 30A is increased as compared with the case where it is not inclined with respect to the normal line HL (that is, perpendicular to the tread 12A).

  Further, a second inclined groove 32 is formed between the first inclined groove 28 and the first inclined groove 28 in the portion on the arrow IN direction side of the out-side center land portion 22. The second inclined groove 32 extends from the end on the arrow IN direction side of the out-side center land portion 22 toward the arrow OUT direction, and terminates near the center in the width direction of the out-side center land portion 22. Similar to the first inclined groove 28, the second inclined groove 32 is inclined leftward in the drawing, and the groove width gradually decreases from the arrow IN direction toward the arrow OUT direction. As shown in FIG. 3, the cross-sectional shape of the second inclined groove 32 is substantially V-shaped.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the block-shaped land portion 30 is defined by forming the first inclined groove 28 having a wide groove width on the arrow OUT direction side in the out-side center land portion 22. The circumferential length of the end (side) on the arrow OUT direction side is shorter than the length of the end (side) on the arrow IN direction side, and the rigidity on the arrow IN direction side is greater than the rigidity on the arrow OUT direction side. It is relatively high. Therefore, in the block-shaped land portion 30, the second inclined groove 32 is formed on the arrow IN direction side to reduce the block rigidity on the arrow IN direction side, and the rigidity on the arrow IN direction side of the block-shaped land portion 30 and the arrow OUT The rigidity difference with the direction side rigidity is reduced to balance the block rigidity on the arrow IN direction side and the block rigidity on the arrow OUT direction side.

  At the end on the arrow OUT direction side of the in-side center land portion 24, a notch 34 is formed on the extended line of the second inclined groove 32 of the out-side center land portion 22. As shown in FIG. 4A, the notch 34 has a substantially semi-elliptical shape in plan view, and the major axis of the ellipse is inclined upward in the drawing. As shown in FIG. 4B, the depth of the notch 34 gradually increases toward the arrow C direction side (that is, the second circumferential groove 16 side) along the long axis of the ellipse. As shown in FIG. 4C, the cutout 34 has a substantially semicircular cross section along the minor axis of the ellipse.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a first sipe 36 is formed between the notch 34 and the notch 34 in the in-side center land portion 24. The first sipe 36 is inclined upward to the left in the drawing and crosses the in-side center land portion 24. Furthermore, a second sipe 38 is formed on the in-side center land portion 24 on the opposite side of the notch 34 and is inclined upward in the drawing. The second sipe 38 extends obliquely from the end on the arrow IN direction side of the in-side center land portion 24 toward the arrow OUT direction side, and terminates inside the out-side center land portion 22 so as not to be connected to the notch 34. doing. The first sipe 36 and the second sipe 38 have a groove width of zero when the in-side center land portion 24 is grounded.

  The in-side shoulder land portion 26 includes a third sipe 40 extending in a direction crossing the in-side shoulder land portion 26 on the extension line of the first sipe 36 of the in-side center land portion 24 and on the extension line of the second sipe 38. Is formed.

  A plurality of block-shaped land portions 43 are defined in the out-side shoulder land portion 20 by forming a plurality of lateral grooves 42 at intervals in the tire circumferential direction. The lateral groove 42 extends substantially in the tire width direction with a constant width and a constant depth. In the out-side shoulder land portion 20, a triangular notch 44 is formed at the end of the lateral groove 42 on the arrow IN direction side in a tread plan view. As shown in FIG. 5, the shape of the notch 44 viewed from the first circumferential groove 14 side is substantially V-shaped, the wall surface 44B on the arrow B direction side is inclined, and the wall surface 44A on the arrow A direction side is , Perpendicular to the tread 12A.

[Function and effect]
Next, the effect | action of the pneumatic tire 10 of this embodiment is demonstrated.
Since the first circumferential groove 14, the second circumferential groove 16, and the third circumferential groove 18 that extend along the tire circumferential direction are formed in the tread 12, the pneumatic tire 10 has a basic wet shape. Has gained performance. Further, as described above, the first inclined groove 28 and the second inclined groove 32 are arranged in the out-side center land portion 22 formed in the center portion of the tread 12 in the tire width direction. The water between the land portion 22 and the road surface is taken into the first inclined groove 28 and the second inclined groove 32, and the water taken into the first inclined groove 28 is the first circumferential groove 14 and the second circumferential direction. The water discharged into the groove 16 and taken into the second inclined groove 32 is discharged into the second circumferential groove 16. Thus, since the first inclined groove 28 and the second inclined groove 32 are formed in the out-side center land portion 22, the wet brake performance is improved by the first inclined groove 28 and the second inclined groove 32. be able to.

  In the in-side center land portion 24, a notch 34 formed on the extension line of the second inclined groove 32 of the out-side center land portion 22 is water between the in-side center land portion 24 and the road surface when running on a wet road surface. And the taken-in water is discharged into the second circumferential groove 16. Furthermore, since the first sipe 36 and the second sipe 38 are formed in the in-side center land portion 24, the wet performance can be improved by the notches 34, the first sipe 36, and the second sipe 38. it can.

  The in-side center land portion 24 is narrower than the out-side center land portion 22 and has a lower rigidity than the out-side center land portion 22. For this reason, the in-side center land portion 24 is not formed with a groove whose rigidity is likely to be lowered, but is formed with a notch 34, a first sipe 36, and a second sipe 38 that are difficult to be lowered in rigidity to ensure rigidity. Yes.

  Further, the lateral groove 42 is formed in the out-side shoulder land portion 20 and the third sipe 40 is formed in the in-side shoulder land portion 26, so that the wet performance is improved by the lateral groove 42 and the third sipe 40. Can do. The lateral groove 42 can efficiently discharge the taken-in water from the end portion on the tread end side to the outer side in the tire width direction.

  Thus, in the pneumatic tire 10 of the present embodiment, the first circumferential groove 14, the second circumferential groove 16, the third circumferential groove 18, the first inclined groove 28, the second inclined groove 32, the tread 12, Since the notches 34, the first sipes 36, the second sipes 38, the third sipes 40, and the lateral grooves 42 are formed, high wet brake performance can be obtained.

  Since the first sipe 36 that is also inclined to the left is disposed on the extended line of the first inclined groove 28 that is inclined to the left, the first inclined groove 28 and the first sipe 36 are The noise level can be lowered as compared with the case where the road surface is not grounded at the same time and grounded at the same time.

  In addition, when the vehicle equipped with the pneumatic tire 10 corners, the pneumatic tire 10 disposed on the radially outer side of the cornering by the action of centrifugal force causes the air disposed on the radially inner side of the cornering. The load burden is greater than that of the entering tire 10. Further, the tread 12 of the pneumatic tire 10 disposed outside the radius of the cornering has a larger ground contact area in the outer portion when the vehicle is mounted than in the inner portion when the vehicle is mounted. For this reason, when cornering a wet road surface, drainage of the outer portion of the tread 12 is important when the vehicle is mounted. In the present embodiment, since the lateral groove 42 that is not a sipe is disposed in the outer shoulder land portion 20 that is disposed on the outer side when the vehicle is mounted, the lateral groove 42 can improve drainage during cornering.

  By the way, in the pneumatic tire 10 of the present embodiment, since the first inclined groove 28 and the second inclined groove 32 described above are arranged in the out-side center land portion 22, the first inclined groove 28 and the first inclined groove 28 are provided. The block rigidity of the block-like land portion 30 between them becomes uniform, and the twist of the block-like land portion 30 can be suppressed. When only the first inclined groove 28 is formed in the out-side center land portion 22 to form the block-shaped land portion 30, the block-shaped land portion 30 has a shorter tire circumferential length on the arrow OUT direction side than on the arrow IN direction side. Thus, the block rigidity on the arrow IN direction side is higher than the arrow OUT direction side, and the block land portion 30 is twisted at the time of grounding due to the difference in block rigidity between the arrow IN direction side and the arrow OUT direction side. In the present embodiment, in order to suppress this twist, the second inclined groove 32 is formed in the area on the arrow IN direction side of the out-side center land portion 22, and the block rigidity and the arrow on the arrow IN direction side of the out-side center land portion 22 are indicated. The difference with the block rigidity on the OUT direction side is reduced to suppress the twisting of the block-shaped land portion 30 at the time of ground contact. Thus, by suppressing the twist at the time of grounding of the block-shaped land part 30, generation | occurrence | production of the partial wear of the block-shaped land part 30 can be suppressed.

  Further, the corner portion 30A which is the acutest of the block-shaped land portions 30 of the out-side center land portion 22 is a method in which the wall surface 28B of the first inclined groove 28 forming the corner portion 30A is raised on the tread surface 12A. It is reinforced by being inclined with respect to the line HL (in contrast to the case where it is not inclined with respect to the normal line HL). Thereby, it is possible to suppress the corner portion 30A of the out-side center land portion 22 at the time of grounding, and to improve the grounding property. In particular, the corner portion 30A can be effectively prevented from curling with respect to strong input during cornering or braking, so that cornering performance and braking performance can be improved.

  In the in-side center land portion 24, instead of forming a groove crossing the in-side center land portion 24, a notch 34, a first sipe 36, and a second sipe 38 are formed. It is possible to improve drainage while maintaining the rigidity of the. Thus, the partial wear of the in-side center land portion 24 can be suppressed by maintaining the rigidity of the in-side center land portion 24.

  Moreover, since the 1st sipe 36 and the 2nd sipe 38 were formed in the in side center land part 24, the rigidity of the in side center land part 24 is reduced moderately, and grounding property improves and it suppresses wear. it can. Furthermore, since the in-side center land portion 24 extending in the tire circumferential direction is divided in the tire circumferential direction, the pulling in the tire circumferential direction with respect to the in-side center land portion 24 at the time of contact is reduced, thereby the in-side center with respect to the road surface. Since the drag amount of the land portion 24 is reduced, the rolling resistance can be reduced.

  Also, in the in-side shoulder land portion 26, since a plurality of third sipes 40 extending in the direction crossing the in-side shoulder land portion 26 are formed in the tire circumferential direction, the rigidity of the in-side shoulder land portion 26 is appropriately reduced. In addition, the grounding property can be improved and wear can be suppressed. Further, since the in-side shoulder land portion 26 extending in the tire circumferential direction is divided in the tire circumferential direction, pulling in the tire circumferential direction with respect to the in-side shoulder land portion 26 at the time of contact is reduced, and thereby the in-side shoulder with respect to the road surface. Since the drag amount of the land portion 26 is reduced, the rolling resistance can be reduced.

Further, in the out-side shoulder land portion 20, a notch 44 is formed adjacent to a corner portion 20A on the arrow A direction side formed by the first circumferential groove 14 and the lateral groove 42, and the inclined wall surface 44B of the notch 44 is formed. However, since the corner portion 20A is reinforced, deformation of the block-shaped land portion 43 at the time of depression can be suppressed. As described above, in the out-side shoulder land portion 20, the lateral groove 42 is formed, and the notch 44 is formed adjacent to the corner portion 20A, so that the drainage can be improved while maintaining the block rigidity.
The pneumatic tire 10 of the present embodiment is suitable for mounting on a light vehicle, for example, but may be mounted on another vehicle such as a normal passenger car.

  Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above, and other various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It is.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pneumatic tire, 12 ... Tread, 14 ... 1st circumferential groove, 16 ... 2nd circumferential groove, 18 ... 3rd circumferential groove, 22 ... Out side Center land portion (first land portion), 24 ... Inn side center land portion (second land portion), 28 ... First inclined groove, 32 ... Second inclined groove, 34 ... Notch, 36 ... first sipe, 38 ... second sipe

Claims (4)

A plurality of land portions provided on the tread and partitioned by a plurality of circumferential grooves extending along the tire circumferential direction;
In the first land portion of the plurality of land portions, the plurality of land portions extend while being inclined with respect to the tire width direction and spaced apart in the tire circumferential direction, and grooves are formed from one side to the other side in the tire width direction. A first inclined groove that gradually increases in width and divides the block-shaped land portion;
The block-shaped land portion is disposed on the one side of the block-shaped land portion, extends from one side in the tire width direction toward the other side and inclines with respect to the tire width direction, and is on the other end in the tire width direction. A second inclined groove whose portion terminates at the block-shaped land portion;
A second land portion disposed on one side of the first land portion in the tire width direction and having a width narrower than that of the first land portion;
A plurality of notches provided on the other end of the second land portion in the tire width direction and disposed on an extension line of the second inclined groove;
Pneumatic tire having   The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein a first sipe that crosses the second land portion is formed in the second land portion between the notch and the notch.   The pneumatic tire according to claim 2, wherein the first sipe is disposed on an extension line of the first inclined groove.   The second land portion extends in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the second land portion on one side in the tire width direction and on the opposite side of the notch, and is separated from the notch. The pneumatic tire according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a sipe is formed.

Images