WO2005063508A1 - Tire for vehicles - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
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- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
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- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
- B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
- B60C11/0041—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts comprising different tread rubber layers
- B60C11/005—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts comprising different tread rubber layers with cap and base layers
- B60C11/0058—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts comprising different tread rubber layers with cap and base layers with different cap rubber layers in the axial direction
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
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- B60C11/12—Tread patterns characterised by the use of narrow slits or incisions, e.g. sipes
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
- B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
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- B60C11/13—Tread patterns characterised by the groove cross-section, e.g. for buttressing or preventing stone-trapping
- B60C11/1307—Tread patterns characterised by the groove cross-section, e.g. for buttressing or preventing stone-trapping with special features of the groove walls
- B60C11/1346—Tread patterns characterised by the groove cross-section, e.g. for buttressing or preventing stone-trapping with special features of the groove walls covered by a rubber different from the tread rubber
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
- B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
- B60C11/14—Anti-skid inserts, e.g. vulcanised into the tread band
- B60C11/18—Anti-skid inserts, e.g. vulcanised into the tread band of strip form, e.g. metallic combs, rubber strips of different wear resistance
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- the present invention refers to a pneumatic tire for two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicles and in particular, but not exclusively, to a pneumatic tire for motorvehicles of the so-called UHP (Ultra High Performance) type.
- UHP Ultra High Performance
- the present invention refers to a pneumatic tire comprising a carcass structure having at least one carcass ply, and at least one annular reinforcing structure associated to the carcass ply, a tread band made of an elastomeric material at a radially outer position with respect to the carcass structure, a belt structure interposed between the carcass structure and the tread band and a pair of axially opposite sidewalls on the carcass structure, wherein the tread band is provided with a pattern comprising one or more longitudinal and/or transversal grooves.
- this problem is substantially triggered by the fact that a tread pattern provided with grooves makes the pneumatic tire more yielding under the ground contacting area if the tire is subjected to shear stresses, such as for example the transversal shear stresses which are generated on a pneumatic tire when drifting, braking or accelerating.
- the present invention has the object of providing a grooved tire for two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicles which is capable to achieve improved performances in terms of road holding and handling, in particular of those performances related to the tire behavior when drifting, braking or accelerating.
- this object is achieved by a pneumatic tire as defined in the attached claim 1.
- the Applicant has, in particular, found that in order to achieve the desired improved characteristics of road holding and handling and, more particularly, of drift behavior of the pneumatic tire, it is necessary to suitably stiffen the elastomeric material which surrounds the side walls of the grooves so as to render the tread band portions defined by consecutive grooves less prone to the deformations ensuing from the stresses to which the pneumatic tire is subjected to during travel, for example the transversal stresses when cornering or the longitudinal stresses when accelerating or braking.
- a pneumatic tire provided with a tread band generally consisting of a first elastomeric material incorporating at least one portion substantially consisting of a second elastomeric material, wherein: i) the tread band comprises at least one groove defined in said at least one portion substantially consisting of the second elastomeric material; ii) the ratio between the modulus of elasticity E' under compression at 100°C of the second elastomeric material and the modulus of elasticity E' under compression at 100°C of the first elastomeric material is not lower than about 1.30; and iii) the ratio between the IRHD hardness at 100°C of the second elastomeric material, measured in accordance with standard ISO 48, and the IRHD hardness at 100°C of the first elastomeric material, measured in accordance with standard ISO 48, is lower than about 1.10.
- the term "elastomeric material” is used to indicate a composition comprising at least one diene elastomeric polymer and at least one reinforcing filler, such as carbon black and/or silica.
- a composition also comprises additives such as, for example, a cross-linking agent and/or a plasticizer. Thanks to the presence of the cross- linking agent, such a material may be cross-linked by heating, so as to form the end product.
- the values of the modulus of elasticity E' under compression, as well as those of the loss modulus E" are intended to be measured by means of conventional apparatuses known per se by submitting a cylindrical test piece of vulcanized elastomeric material having a length of 25 mm and a diameter of 14 mm, subjected to compression preloading up to a longitudinal deformation of 25% of its original height and kept at a temperature of 100°C, to a dynamic sinusoidal deformation of a maximum width of ⁇ 3.50% of the height under preloading, with a frequency of 100 cycles per second (100 Hz).
- the Applicant while not wishing to be bound by any interpretative theory, observes that by forming the groove or grooves of the tread pattern in a portion of the tread band substantially consisting of an elastomeric material having a stiffness under heat (related to the values of the modulus of elasticity E' under compression at 100°C) which is at least 30% greater than the stiffness under heat of the elastomeric material which constitutes the rest of the tread band and having, at the same time, a hardness under heat (related to values of IRHD hardness at 100°C) which does not exceed by more than 10% the hardness under heat of the elastomeric material which constitutes the rest of the tread band, it is possible to achieve a pneumatic tire structure provided with both a suitable degree of resistance to shear deformations at the grooves, and suitable wear characteristics.
- the portion(s) of the second elastomeric material which surround the side walls of the grooves, mechanically more rigid, are in fact able to effectively oppose the deforming action of the stresses to which the portions of elastomeric material defined between successive grooves (both along the axial and along the circumferential directions) are subjected when cornering, when accelerating or when braking.
- the ratio between the modulus of elasticity E' under compression at 100°C of the second elastomeric material and the modulus of elasticity E' under compression at 100°C of the first elastomeric material is comprised between about 1.30 and about 1.50.
- the modulus of elasticity E' under compression at 100°C of the first elastomeric material is comprised between about 4 and about 8 MPa
- the modulus of elasticity E' under compression at 100°C of said second elastomeric material is comprised between about 6 and about 12 MPa.
- the ratio between the IRHD hardness at 100°C of the second elastomeric material, measured in accordance with standard ISO 48, and the IRHD hardness at 100°C of the first elastomeric material, measured in accordance with standard ISO 48, is comprised between about 1 and about 1.05.
- the IRHD hardness at 100°C of the first and of the second elastomeric materials is comprised between about 50 and about 70.
- this preferred feature allows to achieve optimal characteristics of resistance to wear of the tread band avoiding phenomena of irregular wear.
- the ratio between the Mooney viscosity ML (1+4) at 100°C of the second unvulcanized elastomeric material, measured in accordance with standard ASTM D5289, and the Mooney viscosity ML (1+4) at 100°C of the first unvulcanized elastomeric material, measured in accordance with standard ASTM D5289 is comprised between about 1 and about 1.10.
- the unvulcanized elastomeric materials are Theologically compatible with each other, for which reason it is advantageously possible to obtain by extrusion the tread band with a substantial absence of undesired detachment phenomena between the portions of tread band made of the first and of the second elastomeric materials.
- the ratio between the Mooney viscosity ML (1+4) at 100°C of the second unvulcanized elastomeric material, measured in accordance with standard ASTM D5289, and the Mooney viscosity ML (1+4) at 100°C of the first unvulcanized elastomeric material, measured in accordance with standard ASTM D5289, is comprised between about 1 and about 1.02.
- the Mooney viscosity ML (1+4) at 100°C of the first and second unvulcanized elastomeric materials is comprised between about 50 and about 60.
- the desired mechanical characteristics and hardness under heat of the first and, in particular, of the second elastomeric materials can be achieved by suitably formulating the ingredients of these materials, with methods known er se to those skilled in the art.
- the desired mechanical characteristics and hardness characteristics under heat of the second elastomeric material can be achieved by reinforcing such a material with a specific reinforcing material preferably having characteristics capable to increase the modulus of elasticity E' under compression without also significantly increasing hardness.
- the second elastomeric material thus comprises at least one diene elastomeric polymer reinforced with at least one reinforcing material dispersed therein and selected from layered inorganic materials, short fibrillated fibers of polyamide materials and mixtures thereof.
- the Applicant in fact, has found that by using these reinforcing materials it is advantageously possible to increase the stiffness characteristics of the second elastomeric material which surrounds the grooves formed in the tread band without significantly altering the other mechanical characteristics of the elastomeric material, in particular the hardness.
- the- first and second elastomeric materials comprise respective diene elastomeric polymers having substantially the same mechanical characteristics and, still more preferably, substantially the same composition, and possess the aforementioned different characteristics of stiffness and hardness under heat due to the reinforcement of the second elastomeric material carried achieved by the aforementioned reinforcing materials.
- the aforementioned layered inorganic materials consist of layered inorganic materials capable to form in situ reinforcing nanoparticles in the elastomeric material, known by the term of: nanocomposites. More information about the morphology and the characteristics of these inorganic materials can be found, for example, in: "Polymer-Silicate Nanocomposites: Model Systems for Confined Polymers and Polymer Brushes", E.P. Giannelis, R. Krishnamoorti, E. Manias, Advances in Polymer Science (1999), Vol. 138, Springer-Nerlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, ⁇ g.107-147.
- said at least one layered inorganic material has an individual layer thickness comprised between 0.01 nm and 30 nm.
- the structure of the layered inorganic material can be determined by using X-ray diffraction (XRD) or transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
- XRD X-ray diffraction
- TEM transmission electron microscopy
- said layered inorganic material displays, in the second elastomeric material, a d-spacing value in X-ray diffraction analysis of at least 10% higher, preferably of at least 20% higher, with respect to the d-spacing value of the layered inorganic material before dispersing the same into the diene elastomeric polymer.
- d-spacing ⁇ /2sen ⁇
- ⁇ is the wavelength of the k ⁇ radiation of Cu (average of k ⁇ l and k ⁇ 2) equal to 1.54178 A.
- the d-spacing value corresponds to the value of the distance between the crystal planes . of the layered inorganic material in the second elastomeric material; in particular said value is the average distance between the corresponding surfaces of contiguous layers of the layered inorganic material.
- the effective distance between the continuous layers is obtained by subtracting the thickness of the individual layer from the d-spacing value.
- the second elastomeric material comprises from 1 to 80 parts by weight, still more preferably from 5 to 40 parts by weight, of said at least one layered inorganic material per 100 parts by weight of diene elastomeric polymer.
- the layered inorganic material can be selected, for example, among phyllosilicates such as: smectites, for example, montmorillonite, nontronite, beidellite, volkonskoite, hectorite, saponite, sauconite; vermiculite; halloisite; sericite; or mixtures thereof. Montmorillonite is particularly preferred.
- such a layered inorganic material may be surface-treated with a compatibilizer.
- this " compatibilizer may be selected, for example, from the quaternary ammonium or phosphonium salts having general formula (I):
- Y represents N or P
- R ls R 2 , R 3 and R which can be identical or different, represent a linear or branched alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a linear or branched alkenyl or hydroxyalkenyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a R5-SH or R5-NH group wherein R5 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; an aryl group having from 6 to 18 carbon atoms; an arylalkyl or an alkylaryl group having from 7 to 20 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group having from 5 to 18 carbon atoms, said cycloalkyl group possibly containing heteroatoms such as oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur;
- - X n is an anion such as the chlorine ion, the sulfate ion or the phosphate ion; - n is 1, 2 or 3.
- An example of a layered inorganic material that can be used according to the present invention is the product available on the market with the name Dellite® 67G from Laviosa Chimica Mineraria S.p.A.
- the aforementioned reinforcing materials consisting of short fibrillated fibers of polyamide materials are represented, for example, by so-called aramide paste (short fibrillated fibers of poly-paraphenylene- terephthalamide), of the type commercially known as "Kevlar®-pulp” or "Twaron®- pulp” (Kevlar and Twaron are registered trademarks of DuPont and Akzo, respectively).
- such short fibrillated fibers are incorporated in the diene elastomeric material in an amount comprised between about 1 and about 80 phr and still more preferably between about 5 and about 40 phr, preferably having a length comprised between 0.1 mm and 2.5 mm.
- the second elastomeric material can also comprise at least one additional reinforcing filler commonly used in rubber mixtures for pneumatic tires, such as carbon black and/or silica, in quantities generally between 5 and 80 phr, preferably between 10 and 50 phr.
- the tread band is provided with a plurality of transversal and/or longitudinal grooves defined in respective portions of the tread band substantially consisting of the second elastomeric material.
- transversal and/or longitudinal grooves and of the portions substantially consisting of the second elastomeric material in which they are formed can be easily determined by the man skilled in the art according to specific application requirements.
- the transversal and/or longitudinal grooves may or may not be circumferentially or axially spaced apart from each other with a constant pitch between them according to the characteristics that one wishes to give to the tread pattern.
- the aforementioned at least one portion of tread band substantially consisting of the second elastomeric material is shaped in this way as to form a lining surrounding said at least one groove.
- such a lining has a thickness comprised between 1 and 10 mm.
- the tread band is of the type provided with axially adjacent sectors and comprises:
- said at least one groove is formed in said at least one first sector.
- said at least one groove is preferably a longitudinal groove extending substantially for the entire circumferential development of the tread band.
- the aforementioned at least one longitudinal groove is therefore formed in the aforementioned at least one first sector consisting of the second elastomeric material.
- the tread band is provided with a plurality of longitudinal grooves formed in respective first sectors of the tread band consisting of the second elastomeric material, radially extending and axially spaced apart from each other.
- the aforementioned at least one first sector is radially extending substantially for the entire thickness of the tread band, so as to achieve the desired technical effect of keeping the transversal stiffness characteristics of the grooves substantially for the whole useful life of the pneumatic tire.
- the pneumatic tire may be additionally provided with a layer of a suitable elastomeric material interposed between the tread band and the belt structure.
- this layer is preferably substantially consisting of the second elastomeric material.
- the layer interposed between the tread band and the belt structure has a thickness comprised between 1 and 5 mm so as to fully achieve the aforementioned technical effects.
- the width of the aforementioned at least one first radially extending sector is at least equal to the width of the longitudinal groove formed therein. In this way, it is advantageously possible to achieve the desired technical effect of limiting as much as possible the deformation of the portions of tread band (ribs or blocks) defined between axially consecutive grooves.
- the difference between the width of said at least one first radial sector and the width of said at least one longitudinal groove is comprised between 4 and 10 mm.
- the axially opposite side walls of the longitudinal groove(s) formed in the first sectors of the tread band are tapered along a radially inner direction and are substantially rectilinear.
- the aforementioned at least one longitudinal groove is positioned astride the median plane of the respective radially extending first sector for reasons of symmetry and so as to achieve substantially the same stiffness characteristics of the axially opposite side walls of the groove itself.
- Figure 1 shows a cross-section view of a first embodiment of a pneumatic tire according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 shows an enlarged scale cross-section view of some details of the pneumatic tire of Figure 1 ;
- Figure 3 shows a cross-section view of a second embodiment of a pneumatic tire according to the present invention provided with a plurality of axially adjacent sectors;
- Figure 4 shows an enlarged scale cross-section view of some details of the pneumatic tire of figure 3 ;
- Figure 5 shows a cross-section view of a third embodiment of a pneumatic tire according to the present invention provided with a plurality of axially adjacent sectors;
- Figure 6 shows an enlarged scale cross-section view of some details of the pneumatic tire of figure 5;
- FIG. 6A shows an further enlarged scale cross-section view of a radially extending sector and of a longitudinal groove formed therein of the tread band of the pneumatic tire of figure 5.
- a pneumatic tire made according to a first preferred embodiment of the invention which in the specific example is a tire of the so-called UHP type intended to equip a motorvehicle, is generally indicated at 1.
- the pneumatic tire 1 comprises a carcass structure 2 provided with at least one carcass ply 2a the opposite side edges of which are externally folded up around respective annular reinforcing structures 3, usually known as "bead cores", each enclosed in a bead 4 defined along an inner circumferential edge of the pneumatic tire 1 and at which the pneumatic tire itself engages on a rim (not illustrated) forming part of the wheel of a vehicle.
- carcass structure 2 provided with at least one carcass ply 2a the opposite side edges of which are externally folded up around respective annular reinforcing structures 3, usually known as "bead cores", each enclosed in a bead 4 defined along an inner circumferential edge of the pneumatic tire 1 and at which the pneumatic tire itself engages on a rim (not illustrated) forming part of the wheel of a vehicle.
- the pneumatic tire 1 also comprises a tread band 6 made of an elastomeric material at a radially outer position with respect to the carcass structure 2, a belt structure 5 interposed between the carcass structure 2 and the tread band 6 and a pair of sidewalls 7, 8 at axially opposite positions on the carcass structure 2.
- the belt structure 5 includes one or more belt layers made for example with a fabric of metal cords or wires embedded in a rubber sheet, arranged parallel to each other in each layer and crossed with respect to those of the adjacent layer and with one or more so-called 0° cords spirally and coaxially wound on the pneumatic tire 1 at a radially outer position with respect to the crossed cord fabrics.
- the tread band 6 circumferentially applied around the belt structure 5 generally consists of a first elastomeric material incorporating at least one portion 9, preferably a plurality of portions 9, substantially consisting of a second elastomeric material.
- the tread band 6 thus made is provided with a radially outer surface 6a adapted for a rolling contact with the ground and is also provided with a tread pattern comprising a plurality of longitudinal grooves 11 for draining water or mud from the ground contacting area of the pneumatic tire 1.
- the longitudinal grooves 11 define a plurality of portions of the tread band 6 in the form of ribs and/or blocks schematically indicated at 15 in figure 1.
- Each longitudinal groove 11 is in turn provided with a pair of axially opposite side walls 11a, l ib preferably tapered along the radially inner direction.
- the side walls 11a, lib of the longitudinal grooves 11 are also substantially rectilinear.
- the longitudinal grooves 11 are defined in the portion 9 of the tread band 6 substantially consisting of the second elastomeric material.
- the ratio between the modulus of elasticity E' under compression at 100°C of the second elastomeric material and the modulus of elasticity E' under compression at 100°C of the first elastomeric material is not lower than about 1.30; whereas the ratio between the IRHD hardness at 100°C of the second elastomeric material, measured in accordance with standard ISO 48, and the IRHD hardness at 100°C of the first elastomeric material, measured in accordance with standard ISO 48, is lower than about 1.10.
- the portions 9 consisting of the second elastomeric material which surround the side walls 11a, 1 lb of the grooves 11, mechanically more rigid, are in fact able to effectively oppose the deforming action of the shear stresses which the portions 15 of elastomeric material defined between successive grooves (in the form of ribs and/or blocks) along the axial direction are subjected to when cornering. It ensues an advantageous increase of the road holding and handling characteristics of the pneumatic tire 1.
- the aforementioned portions 9 substantially consisting of the second elastomeric material are shaped in this way as to form a lining 13 surrounding the longitudinal grooves 11.
- the lining 13 has a thickness comprised between 1 and 10 mm.
- the portions 15 of the tread band 6 defined between the longitudinal grooves 11 are of the composite type, i.e. they comprise two different elastomeric materials which together define the. radially outer surface 6a of the tread band 6 adapted to get in touch with the ground.
- the ratio between the modulus of elasticity E' under compression at 100°C of the second elastomeric material and the modulus of elasticity E' under compression at 100°C of the first elastomeric material is comprised between about 1.30 and about 1.50.
- the modulus of elasticity E' under compression at 100°C of said first elastomeric material is preferably comprised between about 4 and about 8 MPa, whereas the modulus of elasticity E' under compression at 100°C of said second elastomeric material is preferably comprised between about 6 and about 12 MPa.
- the ratio between the IRHD hardness at 100°C of the second elastomeric material, measured in accordance with standard ISO 48, and the IRHD hardness at 100°C of the first elastomeric material, measured in accordance with standard ISO 48, is comprised between about 1 and about 1.05.
- the IRHD hardness at 100°C of the first and second elastomeric materials is preferably comprised between about 50 and about 70.
- the ratio between the Mooney viscosity ML (1+4) at 100°C of the second unvulcanized elastomeric material, measured in accordance with standard ASTM D5289, and the Mooney viscosity ML (1+4) at 100°C of the first unvulcanized elastomeric material, measured in accordance with standard ASTM D5289, is comprised between about 1 and about 1.10.
- the Mooney viscosity ML (1+4) at 100°C of the first and second unvulcanized elastomeric materials is comprised between about 50 and about 60.
- the second elastomeric material which constitutes the lining 13 of the grooves 11 comprises at least one diene elastomeric polymer reinforced with at least one reinforcing material selected from layered inorganic materials, short fibrillated fibers of polyamide materials and mixtures thereof, dispersed in the diene elastomeric polymer.
- the first and second elastomeric materials comprise diene elastomeric polymers having substantially the same mechanical characteristics and, more preferably, the same diene elastomeric polymers.
- a single diene elastomeric polymer can advantageously be used to make the two elastomeric materials which constitute the tread band 6, differentiating in the desired manner their mechanical characteristics thanks to the incorporation in the second elastomeric material of the aforementioned reinforcing material selected from layered inorganic materials, short fibrillated fibers of polyamide materials and mixtures thereof.
- this material has an individual layer thickness comprised between 0.01 nm and 30 nm and that this material is incorporated in the second elastomeric material in an amount between about 1 and about 80 parts by weight, preferably between about 5 and about 40 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of diene elastomeric polymer.
- this material is incorporated in the second elastomeric material in an amount between about 1 and about 80 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of diene elastomeric polymer, preferably between about 5 and about 40 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of diene elastomeric polymer.
- the second elastomeric material can also comprise at least one additional reinforcing filler commonly used in rubber mixtures for pneumatic tires, such as carbon black and/or silica, in amounts generally between 5 and 80 phr, preferably between 10 and 50 phr.
- the portions 9 of the tread band 6 which are substantially, consisting of the second elastomeric material described above form a plurality of first sectors axially spaced apart from each other and radially extending in the tread band.
- the tread band 6 also comprises a plurality of second sectors 10 axially spaced apart from each other and also radially extending from axially opposite sides of the first sectors 9.
- the second sectors 10 substantially consist of the first elastomeric material described above.
- the grooves 11 are longitudinal grooves and are formed in the first sectors 9 substantially for the entire circumferential development of the tread band 6.
- the first and second sectors 9, 10 of the tread band 6 are radially extending substantially for the entire thickness of the tread band itself, also in this case achieving substantially the same overall technical effects of the pneumatic tire 1 illustrated in figures 1 and 2.
- the longitudinal grooves 11 are positioned astride the median plane m of the first sectors 9.
- the difference between the width of the first radial sectors 9 and the width of the longitudinal grooves 11 is comprised between 4 and 10 mm, so as to have, on both sides of the groove 11, a quantity of the second elastomeric material more than adequate to avoid undesired deformations of the side walls 11a, l ib of the longitudinal grooves 11 under the ground contacting area of the pneumatic tire 1 when the tread band 6 is subjected to shear stresses.
- the first and second axially adjacent sectors 9, 10 of the tread band 6 advantageously allow, thanks to their different mechanical characteristics, to reduce to a minimum the deformations along a transversal direction of the portions 15 of the tread band 6 (in the form of ribs and/or blocks) defined between the longitudinal grooves 11 when the tread band 6 is stressed along the transversal direction according to the arrow f along a bend or in mixed paths.
- this feature thus allows to achieve improved characteristics of road holding and handling of the pneumatic tire 1 when drifting with respect to those that it is possible to achieve with pneumatic tires provided with a tread band of the known type.
- the shape of the first and second sectors 9, 10 of the tread band 6 is not critical and can advantageously be selected by a man skilled in the art according to specific application requirements.
- such sectors can have a substantially rectangular or, alternatively, a substantially trapezoidal crosssection.
- Such walls can, for example, be substantially rectilinear or, alternatively, can be provided with at least one substantially curvilinear portion.
- the first and second sectors 9, 10 are also alternatively axially distributed according to the positioning requirements of the longitudinal grooves 11 with a pitch p that can be variable or constant along the transversal development of the tread band 6.
- the pneumatic tire 1 of this preferred embodiment has been illustrated with just one layer including the first and second axially adjacent sectors 9, 10, this does not exclude that the tread band 6 can comprise two or more radially overlapping layers in order to satisfy specific and contingent application requirements.
- the number and size of the transversal development of the first and second sectors 9, 10 of the tread band 6 can be different from those exemplified for illustrative and not limiting purposes in figures 3 and 4 and can be easily determined by the man skilled in the art according to specific application requirements of the pneumatic tire 1.
- the first sectors 9 of the tread band 6 are radially extending along an outer direction starting from a layer 12 interposed between the tread band 6 and the belt structure 5.
- the layer 12 has a thickness comprised between 1 and 5 mm.
- the layer 12 substantially consists of the second elastomeric material and the first sectors 9 are integrally extending from such a layer along a radially outer direction. In this way, the layer 12 carries out an advantageous supporting action of the first sectors 9 further increasing the characteristics of stiffness and resistance to deformation.
- the grooves 11 illustrated in the preferred embodiments illustrated in figures 1-6 are longitudinal grooves
- the pneumatic tire 1 of the invention can equally be provided with one or more transversal grooves formed at respective portions of the tread band 6 essentially consisting of the second elastomeric material.
- the pneumatic tire 1 also achieves improved characteristics of road holding and reduced degradation of the elastomeric materials constituting the tread band 6, even during acceleration and braking, i.e. when the stresses imparted to the tread band are directed substantially along the circumferential direction.
- Elastomeric materials have been prepared, designated with A and B in the following Table 1, which can be used for making the first and second elastomeric material of the tread band 6, respectively.
- Table 1 all of the amounts are expressed in phr.
- - SiO 2 binding agent solid composition including 50% carbon black (N330), 50% bis(3-triethoxysilyl-propyl)tetrasulfide commercially available with the trade name of X50S® (DEGUSSA);
- - reinforcing material montmorillonite modified with ammonium salts commercially available with the trade name of Dellite® 67G (Laviosa Chimica Mineraria S.p.A.);
- MOBILOIL®90 a product available on the market with the trade name of MOBILOIL®90 (MOBIL);
- - stearic acid a product available on the market with the trade name of STEARLNA®TP8 (MIRACHEM);
- - ZnO a product available on the market with the trade name of ZINKOXYD AKTIV® (BAYER);
- - antioxidant diphenylguanidine or DPG, commercially available with the trade name of VULKACIT®D (BAYER);
- - TBBS N-t-butyl-2-benzothiazyl-sulfenamide, available on the market with the trade name of VULKACIT®NZ (BAYER);
- the aforementioned elastomeric materials were subjected to vulcanization and then to a series of tests having the purpose of measuring some typical parameters of the materials before and after vulcanization.
- the parameters taken into consideration were the following:
- E' 100°C modulus of elasticity under compression measured at 100°C according to the procedure reported hereinabove;
- Tan ⁇ 100°C ratio between the loss modulus E" and the modulus of elasticity E' measured at 100°C according to the procedure reported hereinabove;
- IRHD hardness measured at 100°C in accordance with standard ISO 48;
- ML(l+4) Mooney viscosity of the unvulcanized elastomeric material measured at 100°C in accordance with standard ASTM D5289. The results of the tests carried out are shown in the following Table 2.
- the pneumatic tires thus obtained were then subjected to a series of standard tests in order to evaluate the road behavior thereof at the testing track located in Imola by mounting the pneumatic tires on a Porsche model 911.
- the pneumatic tires were tested by a pair of independent drivers on a predetermined number of laps carried out as fast as possible. During the test each driver evaluated the maximum number of laps completed without perceiving a degradation of the road holding and handling performance. The results obtained, expressed as an average of the values obtained in five tests of the evaluations expressed by two different drivers and normalizing, with an index 100, the number of laps completed without perceiving a degradation of the road holding performance in the case of the conventional pneumatic tires, are shown in the following Table 5.
- the pneumatic tire of the invention achieved, thanks to the greater thermal-mechanical stability of its tread band, a performance twice as much as that of the comparative pneumatic tire (without lining of the grooves).
- the pneumatic tire of the invention thus allows to achieve the following advantageous technical effects:
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