WO2010090327A1 - 空気入りタイヤ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a pneumatic tire in which a main groove extending along the tire circumferential direction is formed, and more particularly to a pneumatic tire in which a decrease in drainage is suppressed.
- the conventional pneumatic tire described above has the following problems. That is, if the number of lateral grooves intersecting the main groove is reduced in order to improve the rigidity of the land portion partitioned by the main groove, specifically, the block, there is a problem that the drainage performance is lowered and hydroplaning is likely to occur. is there.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a pneumatic tire that can suppress a decrease in drainage even when the number of lateral grooves intersecting the main groove is reduced.
- the present invention has the following features.
- the first feature of the present invention extends along the tire circumferential direction (tire circumferential direction R), extends along the tire circumferential direction, a first land portion (for example, the land portion 10) that contacts the road surface,
- a main groove (for example, main groove 50) extending along the tire circumferential direction is formed between the first land portion and the second land portion, and includes a second land portion (for example, land portion 20) that contacts the road surface.
- the first land portion has a first groove wall (for example, groove wall 10a) that forms a main groove
- the second land portion has a second groove wall that forms a main groove (
- the first groove wall and the second groove wall meander along the tire circumferential direction in the tread surface view, and the main groove along the tread width direction (tread width direction W TR ).
- the largest groove width, along the tire circumferential direction changes at a predetermined repetition period (period lambda), and a minimum width portion W MIN of the groove width, the groove width of the
- the ratio W MIN / W MAX of the portion W MAX is summarized in that in the range of 35% to 85%.
- the flow of water along the first groove wall and the second groove wall is generated in the main groove.
- the water flowing along the first groove wall and the second groove wall passes through the maximum width portion W MAX , and then the first groove wall and the second groove wall at the minimum width portion W MIN as the groove width of the main groove decreases. It drains in the direction of the extension of the streamline along.
- the groove width of the main groove in the tread width direction changes at a predetermined repetition period, so the flow of water flowing in the main groove flows in the tread width direction at a predetermined repetition period.
- the width changes.
- the water in the main groove pulsating at a predetermined repetition period, a minimum width portion W MIN, is drained into the first groove wall and the flow of an extension direction along the second groove wall.
- the second feature of the present invention relates to the first feature of the present invention, wherein when the average length along the tread width direction of the main groove is A, (W MAX ⁇ W MIN ) / A ⁇ 0.
- the gist is that 25 relationships are satisfied.
- a technique for suppressing the occurrence of idloplaning for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-90763.
- This pneumatic tire is formed at a position where a groove having a widest width in the tread width direction (hereinafter referred to as a thick groove) out of a plurality of grooves forming a plurality of land portions deviates from the tire equator line ( So-called offset).
- the thick grooves are arranged on the inner side of the tire equator line than the tire equator line, so the number of grooves is smaller than when the thick grooves are arranged on the tire equator line. Even if it is reduced, drainage performance for draining water that has entered between the road surface and the tread is improved. However, since the margin for improving drainage performance is low simply by defining the position of the large groove, further improvements are required.
- a third feature of the present invention relates to the first or second feature of the present invention, wherein a lug groove extending in the tread width direction is formed in at least one of the first land portion or the second land portion. This is the gist.
- a fourth feature of the present invention relates to any one of the first to third features of the present invention, wherein the main groove is provided with a wide groove portion including a maximum width portion W MAX of the groove width,
- the lug groove is inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction, and is summarized as being in communication with or close to the wide groove portion.
- a fifth feature of the present invention relates to any one of the first to fourth features of the present invention, wherein a distance from the tire equator line to the main groove is relative to a tread ground contact width in the tread width direction.
- the summary is 9 to 25%.
- a sixth feature of the present invention relates to any one of the first to fifth features of the present invention, wherein the first groove wall and the second groove wall have a predetermined amplitude (amplitude a) along the tread width direction. And the predetermined repetition period is 15 to 100 times the predetermined amplitude.
- a seventh aspect of the present invention is related to the first to sixth any one of the features of the present invention, the main groove to form a wide groove comprising a widest part W MAX (wide portion 51A), the main grooves
- the bottom part (bottom part 50 btm) is formed with a bulge part (protrusion part 70) that bulges outward in the tire radial direction, and the bulge part is formed in a wide groove part.
- An eighth feature of the present invention relates to the seventh feature of the present invention, wherein the first side portion (side portion 70a) of the raised portion facing the first groove wall extends along the first groove wall.
- the second side portion (side portion 70b) of the raised portion facing the second groove wall extends along the second groove wall.
- a ninth feature of the present invention is related to the eighth feature of the present invention, wherein the bulging portion is moved toward the front end portion (front end 70f) and the rear end portion (rear end 70r) of the bulging portion in the tread surface view.
- the main point is that it becomes thinner.
- a tenth feature of the present invention relates to any of the seventh to ninth features of the present invention, wherein the height of the raised portion (the raised height H70) is less than the depth of the main groove (main groove depth H10). It is a summary.
- FIG. 1 is a development view of a tread constituting the pneumatic tire according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of a development view of a tread constituting the pneumatic tire according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a development view of a tread constituting the pneumatic tire according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of a perspective view of a tread constituting a pneumatic tire according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of a tread constituting a pneumatic tire according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a development view of a tread in a pneumatic tire according to a comparative example of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a development view showing a tread pattern of the pneumatic tire according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is an expanded view of the vicinity of the main groove according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a development view showing a tread pattern of the pneumatic tire according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is an expanded view of the vicinity of the main groove according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a development view of a tread that constitutes the pneumatic tire 1 in the present embodiment. Each part formed in the tread surface in the pneumatic tire 1 will be described. Specifically, (1.1.1) land portion and (1.1.2) main groove will be described.
- the pneumatic tire 1 includes a land portion 10 that extends along the tire circumferential direction R and contacts the road surface, a land portion 20, and a land portion 30.
- Land portion 10 has a groove wall 10a which forms a tread width direction W main groove 50 to the TR end (described later).
- Land portions 20 has a groove wall 20a which forms a tread width direction W main groove 50 to the TR end (described later).
- the land portion 30 has a lateral groove 110 that opens to the outside of the tread width direction WTR .
- a lateral groove that intersects with the main groove 50 is not formed in the land portion 10 and the land portion 20 in the land portion 10 and the land portion 20 in the land portion 10 and the land portion 20, a lateral groove that intersects with the main groove 50 is not formed in the land portion 10 and the land portion 30, a lateral groove that intersects with the main groove 60 is not formed.
- the pneumatic tire 1 includes a main groove 50 that extends along the tire circumferential direction R between the land portion 10 and the land portion 20.
- the pneumatic tire 1 includes a main groove 60 that extends along the tire circumferential direction R between the land portion 10 and the land portion 30.
- the main groove 50 is provided on the equator line CL of the tire.
- the main groove 60 is provided outside the tire equatorial line CL in the tread width direction WTR .
- the boundary of the equator line CL of the tire has been described a configuration of one side of the tread width direction W TR.
- Configuration for the other side of the tread width direction W TR from the equator line CL is the same as the configuration described above, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
- FIG. 2 shows an expanded view of the main groove 50 in the tread constituting the pneumatic tire 1.
- the main groove 50 is formed by the groove wall 10 a of the land portion 10 and the groove wall 20 a of the land portion 20.
- the groove wall 10a and the groove wall 20a meander along the tire circumferential direction R in the tread surface view.
- the groove wall 10 a and the groove wall 20 a are provided symmetrically about the center line of the main groove 50.
- the main groove 50 has a groove width that changes in a predetermined cycle along the tread width direction WTR . Specifically, the groove width of the main groove 50 from any point on the groove wall 10a, indicating the distance of the tread width direction W TR to the groove wall 20a.
- the ratio W MIN / W MAX between the minimum width portion W MIN of the groove width of the main groove 50 and the maximum width portion W MAX of the groove width of the main groove 50 is in the range of 35% to 85%.
- the groove width of the main groove 50 changes along the tire circumferential direction R with a period ⁇ .
- the groove wall 10a and the groove wall 20a has an amplitude a along the tread widthwise direction W TR.
- the groove wall 10a and the groove wall 20a change with the period ⁇ along the tire circumferential direction R in the tread surface view.
- the groove wall 10a and the groove wall 20a are provided symmetrically on the front side and the rear side with the maximum width portion W MAX as a boundary when the minimum width portion W MIN is the starting point of the period ⁇ .
- the cycle ⁇ of the main groove 50 and the cycle ⁇ of the main groove 60 are shifted by a half cycle.
- the relationship between the tread length, which is the length in the tire circumferential direction R of the tread that contacts the road surface during rolling of the tire, and the cycle ⁇ of the main groove 50 is 0.5 to 20 times the cycle ⁇ . .
- the main groove 50 has a flow that is a flow of water along the groove wall 10a and the groove wall 20a.
- Line S10a and streamline S20a are generated.
- the water flowing along the groove wall 10a and the groove wall 20a passes through the maximum width portion W MAX and then flows along the stream line S 10a and the stream line S 20a in the minimum width portion W MIN as the groove width of the main groove 50 decreases. Drained in the direction of the extension line.
- the groove width of the main groove 50 in the tread width direction W TR since change in the period lambda, water flowing through the main groove 50 is a tread width direction in a cycle lambda W TR Flow while changing the width of the.
- the water in the main groove 50 pulsate with a period lambda, the minimum width portion W MIN, is drained to the extension direction of the stream line S 10a and streamline S 20a.
- the groove wall 10a and the groove wall 20a has an amplitude a along the tread width direction W TR, the period lambda, because it is 15 times to 100 times the amplitude a, flows through the main groove 50 Since water can be effectively drained to the outside of the main groove 50, it is possible to further suppress a decrease in drainage.
- the period ⁇ is the minimum width portion W MIN by at least twice the amplitude a, sufficiently suppress the flow along the groove wall 10a and the groove wall 20a, that is the circumferential direction of flow excessively concentrated it can. Further, since the period ⁇ is 100 times or less of the amplitude a, the water in the main groove 50 can sufficiently pulsate, and the water flowing in the main groove 50 can be effectively moved outside the main groove 50. Can drain.
- the water flowing through the main groove 50 and the main groove 60 pulsates alternately during tire rolling. Drain alternately.
- the tread length is 0.5 times or more of the period ⁇ of the main groove 50, so that the main groove 50 is sufficient to pulsate along the tire circumferential direction R during tire rolling. Ground by the number. For this reason, the water flowing in the main groove 50 can be effectively drained to the outside of the main groove 50.
- the tread length is 20 times or less of the period ⁇ of the main groove 50, a flow of water along the groove wall 10 a and the groove wall 20 a is generated in the main groove 50. Can be effectively drained to the outside of the main groove 50.
- the groove wall 10a and the groove wall 20a meander along the tire circumferential direction, and the ratio W MIN / W MAX is 35% to 85%.
- the water flowing in the main groove 50 can be periodically drained to the outside of the main groove 50, so that the pneumatic tire 1 suppresses a decrease in drainage.
- a configuration will be described in which a wide portion is formed in the main groove, and the wide portion is provided with a raised portion that protrudes outward in the tire radial direction.
- FIG. 3 is a development view of a tread constituting the pneumatic tire 2 in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a partially sectional perspective view showing the pneumatic tire 2 according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view (A-A ′ cross-sectional view of FIGS. 3 and 4) showing the pneumatic tire 2 according to the second embodiment.
- the main groove 50 forms a wide portion 50 ⁇ / b> A including the maximum width portion W MAX .
- the main groove 50 forms a narrow portion 50B including the minimum width portion WMIN .
- the main grooves 50 alternately form wide portions 50A and narrow portions 50B in the tire circumferential direction R.
- a raised portion 70 that protrudes outward in the tire radial direction is formed on the bottom 50 btm that is the bottom of the main groove 50.
- the raised portion 70 is formed in the wide portion 50A.
- the raised portion 70 is formed in a vertically long shape along the tire circumferential direction R in the tread surface view. Specifically, the raised portion 70 becomes thinner as it goes to the front end 70f and the rear end 70r that are ends in the tire circumferential direction R in the tread surface view.
- the side part 70a of the raised part 70 facing the groove wall 10a forming the main groove 50 extends along the groove wall 10a.
- the side portion 70b of the raised portion 70 facing the groove wall 20a forming the main groove 50 extends along the groove wall 20a.
- the raised portions 70 are provided symmetrically about the center line of the main groove 50 in the tread surface view.
- the raised height H 70 which is the height of the raised portion 70, is a height along the tire radial direction from the bottom 50 btm.
- the raised height H 70 is less than the main groove depth H 10 which is the depth of the main groove 50.
- the raised portion 70 is raised toward the outer side in the tire radial direction at the bottom 50 btm of the wide portion 50 ⁇ / b> A including the maximum width portion W MAX. Therefore, the water flowing in the wide portion 50A is easily flown along the groove wall 10a and the groove wall 20a by the raised portion 70. That is, the raised portion 70 can drain water to the outside of the main groove 50, and can further suppress a decrease in drainage.
- the side portion 70a extends along the groove wall 10a and the side portion 70b extends along the groove wall 20a, the water flowing in the wide portion 50A flows along the groove wall 10a and the groove wall 20a. Easier to flow. For this reason, the fall of drainage can be further suppressed.
- the raised portion 70 becomes thinner as it goes to the front end 70f and the rear end 70r in the tread surface view, so that the water flowing in the wide portion 50A is suddenly changed in flow by the raised portion 70. Without any problem, it becomes easy to flow along the groove wall 10a and the groove wall 20a effectively.
- the raised portions 70 are provided symmetrically about the center line of the main groove 50 in the tread surface view, the water flowing in the wide portion 50A is caused to flow into the groove wall 10a and the groove wall 20a by the raised portion 70. It becomes easy to flow evenly along.
- the raised height H 70 are the main groove depth H less than 10, in the wide portion 50A, the flow of water along the tire circumferential direction R, are sufficiently secured.
- Tire size 225 / 45R17 ⁇ Rim wheel size: 17 ⁇ 7J -Tire type: Normal tire (tires other than studless tires) -Vehicle type: Domestic car sedan-Load conditions: 600N + driver's weight-Measuring method: Measure the speed at which hydroplaning occurred at a water depth of 10mm. The speed was set as 100 and displayed as an index.
- FIG. 6 shows a development view of the tread of the pneumatic tire used in the comparative example.
- the pneumatic tire 3 of the comparative example is different in configuration of the main groove 2100 and the main groove 2101 from the pneumatic tire of the example.
- the groove walls forming the main groove 2100 and the main groove 2101 are not meandering, and are formed in a substantially linear shape along the tire circumferential direction R, so that the embodiment shown in FIG. Different from the groove wall 10 a of the main groove 50 of the pneumatic tire 1.
- the pneumatic tire 1 and the pneumatic tire 2 according to Examples 1 and 2 have superior hydroplaning performance as compared with the pneumatic tire 3 according to the comparative example.
- FIG. 7 is a development view showing a tread pattern of the pneumatic tire 200 according to the third embodiment.
- tread width TW of the tread width direction W TR is equal to or greater than 215 mm.
- the pneumatic tire 200 includes a plurality of land portions 220 formed by a plurality of main grooves 210 extending along the tire circumferential direction R.
- the plurality of main grooves 210 are formed from a main groove 211, a main groove 212, and a main groove 213 from an inner side IN (left side in FIG. 7) when the vehicle is mounted to an outer side OUT (right side in FIG. 7) when the vehicle is mounted. It is comprised by.
- the main groove 211 extends linearly along the tire circumferential direction R.
- the main groove 211 is provided on the inner side IN when the vehicle is mounted with respect to the tire equator line CL.
- the main groove 212 is a groove that contributes most to the drainage performance among the plurality of main grooves 210.
- the main groove 212 extends while the groove width W along the tread width direction changes along the tire circumferential direction.
- a raised portion 230 is formed on the bottom 112F of the main groove 212 so as to rise outward in the tire radial direction.
- the main groove 212 is provided on the inner side IN when the vehicle is mounted with respect to the tire equator line CL.
- the distance D (offset amount) from the tire equator line CL to the main groove 212 is 9 to 25% with respect to the tread contact width TW in the tread width direction.
- the configurations of the main groove 212 and the raised portion 230 will be described later.
- the main groove 213 extends linearly along the tire circumferential direction.
- the main groove 213 extends while the groove width W along the tread width direction changes along the tire circumferential direction due to the shape of a land portion 223 and a land portion 224 described later.
- the main groove 213 is provided on the outer side OUT when the vehicle is mounted with respect to the tire equator line CL.
- the land portion 220 includes a land portion 221, a land portion 222, a land portion 223, and a land portion 224 from the inner side IN when the vehicle is mounted to the outer side OUT when the vehicle is mounted.
- the land portion 221 is formed on the inner side IN when the vehicle is mounted than the main groove 211.
- the land portion 222 is formed by the main groove 211 and the main groove 212.
- the land portion 223 is formed by the main groove 212 and the main groove 213.
- the land portion 224 is formed outside the main groove 213 when the vehicle is mounted.
- a lug groove 240 extending in the tread width direction is formed in the land part 220 (land part 221 to land part 224). The configuration of the lug groove 240 will be described later.
- FIG. 8 is an expanded view of the vicinity of the main groove 212 according to the third embodiment.
- the land portion 222 located on the inner side IN of the main groove 212 when the vehicle is mounted is the main groove 212.
- a groove wall 222A first groove wall that forms one wall surface of 212 is provided.
- the land portion 223 located on the outer side OUT when the main groove 212 is mounted on the vehicle has a groove wall 223A (second groove wall) that forms one wall surface of the main groove 212.
- the groove wall 222A and the groove wall 223A meander along the tire circumferential direction in the tread surface view.
- the groove wall 222A and the groove wall 223A are provided symmetrically with respect to the main groove center line DC extending along the tire circumferential direction through the center of the main groove 212 with respect to the tread width direction.
- the groove width W of the main groove 212 along the tread width direction is a predetermined repetition period along the tire circumferential direction. Change.
- the groove width W of the main groove 212 indicates the distance in the tread width direction from an arbitrary point on the groove wall 222A to the groove wall 223A.
- the main groove 212 is provided with a wide portion 212A and a narrow portion 212B.
- the wide portion 212A includes a maximum width portion W MAX of the groove width W of the main groove 212 along the tread width direction.
- the narrow portion 212B includes a minimum width portion W MIN of the groove width W of the main groove 212 along the tread width direction.
- the wide portions 212A and the narrow portions 212B are alternately provided in the tire circumferential direction.
- the ratio W MIN / W MAX between the minimum width portion W MIN of the groove width W of the narrow portion 212B and the maximum width portion W MAX of the groove width W of the wide portion 212A is in the range of 35% to 85%.
- the groove wall 222A and the groove wall 223A have a predetermined amplitude a along the tread width direction.
- the groove wall 222A and the groove wall 223A change with a period ⁇ along the tire circumferential direction in the tread surface view.
- the groove wall 222A and the groove wall 223A are formed in a symmetrical shape between the front and rear of the tire rotation direction Rt, with the maximum width portion W MAX as a boundary when the minimum width portion W MIN is the starting point of the period ⁇ .
- the period ⁇ of the groove wall 222A and the groove wall 223A in the tire circumferential direction is 15 to 100 times the amplitude a. Further, the tread length in the tire circumferential direction of the tread that contacts the road surface during rolling of the tire is 0.5 to 20 times the period ⁇ of the main groove 212.
- FIG. 4 can be applied to the description of the cross section showing the vicinity of the main groove 212 according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 5 can be applied to the description of the cross section showing the vicinity of the main groove 212 according to the third embodiment.
- the raised portion 230 is formed in the wide portion 212A.
- the raised portion 230 is formed in a vertically long shape along the tire circumferential direction in the tread surface view.
- the raised portion 230 becomes thinner as it goes to the front end 230a (front end portion) in front of the tire rotation direction Rt and the rear end 230b (rear end portion) behind the tire rotation direction Rt. Further, the side portion 230c (first side portion) of the raised portion 230 facing the groove wall 222A extends along the groove wall 222A. Further, the side portion 230d (second side portion) of the raised portion 230 facing the groove wall 223A extends along the groove wall 223A.
- the raised portion 230 is provided symmetrically about the main groove center line DC in the tread surface view.
- the height H of the raised portion 230 is preferably less than the depth D of the main groove 212.
- the lug groove 240 is constituted by a divided lug groove 240A and a terminal lug groove 240B.
- the divided lug grooves 240A and the terminal lug grooves 240B are inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction and extend outward in the tread width direction toward the rear of the tire rotation direction Rt.
- the divided lug groove 240A and the terminal lug groove 240B extend in a curved state from the front to the rear in the tire rotation direction Rt.
- the dividing lug groove 240A divides the land portion 220 in the tread width direction and communicates with the main groove 210.
- the divided lug groove 240A is formed in the divided lug groove 240A1 formed in the land portion 221, the divided lug groove 240A2 formed in the land portion 222, the divided lug groove 240A3 formed in the land portion 223, and the land portion 224. And the divided lug groove 240A4.
- the terminal lug groove 240B includes a terminal lug groove 240B2 formed in the land portion 222, a terminal lug groove 240B3 formed in the land portion 223, and a terminal lug groove 240B4 formed in the land portion 224.
- the land portion 221 is not formed with the terminal lug groove 240B.
- the divided lug groove 240A2 and the divided lug groove 240A3 communicate with the wide portion 212A.
- one of the dividing lug grooves 240A2 and dividing lug grooves 240A3 from groove wall 222A and the groove wall 223A forming a minimum width portion W MIN of the groove width of the narrow portion 212B, the groove width of the wide portion 212A top It is preferable that the groove wall 222A forming the large portion W MAX and the extension line EX along the groove wall 223A are provided.
- the dividing lug groove 240A2 and the dividing lug groove 240A3 are provided asymmetrically with respect to the main groove center line DC in order to reduce noise.
- the dividing lug groove 240A1 is provided along the extension line S1 along the extending direction of the dividing lug groove 240A2. Further, the dividing lug groove 240A4 is provided along the extension line S2 along the extending direction of the dividing lug groove 240A3.
- the terminal lug groove 240B2 is provided between the divided lug grooves 240A2 adjacent to the tire circumferential direction.
- the terminal lug groove 240B1 is provided along the extension line T1 along the extending direction of the terminal lug groove 240B2.
- the terminal lug groove 240B3 is provided between the divided lug grooves 240A3 adjacent to the tire circumferential direction.
- the terminal lug groove 240B4 is provided along the extension line T2 along the extending direction of the terminal lug groove 240B3.
- the groove wall 222A and the groove wall 223A meander along the tire circumferential direction in the tread surface view, and the groove width W of the main groove 212 is equal to the tire width. It changes with a predetermined period ⁇ along the circumferential direction. According to this, in the main groove 212, the flow of water along the meandering of the groove wall 222A and the groove wall 223A is generated. Water flowing through the main groove 212, pulsates at a predetermined cycle lambda, is drained to the extension direction of the streamlines along the groove wall 222A and the groove wall 223A towards the widest part W MAX to the minimum width portion W MIN It becomes easy. Accordingly, the drainage performance for draining water that has entered between the road surface and the tread can be improved more reliably.
- the main groove 212 described above is provided on the inner side IN when the vehicle is mounted with respect to the tire equator line CL. According to this, when the negative camber is mounted on the vehicle, the main groove 212 is disposed in the vicinity of the center of the contact surface of the tread that is in contact with the road surface. For this reason, compared with the case where the main groove 212 is arrange
- the lug groove 240 is formed in at least one of the land portion 222 or the land portion 223. According to this, water between the tread tread (the surface of the land portion 222 or the land portion 223) and the road surface flows into the lug groove 240, and on the outer side in the tread width direction compared to the case where the lug groove is not formed. It becomes easy to be discharged. In particular, the lug groove 240 is more easily discharged to the outside in the tread width direction by communicating with the main groove 212. Accordingly, the drainage performance can be improved more reliably.
- the ratio W MIN / W MAX between the minimum width portion W MIN of the groove width W of the main groove 212 and the maximum width portion W MAX of the groove width W of the main groove 212 is 35% to 85%. It is a range. According to this, the water flowing along the groove wall 222A and the groove wall 223A passes through the maximum width portion W MAX and then decreases in the groove width W of the main groove 212, and the groove wall 222A and the groove wall 222A and the minimum width portion W MIN. It becomes easier to drain in the direction of the extension of the streamline along the groove wall 223A. That is, the water in the main groove tends to go outward in the tread width direction. Therefore, drainage performance can be improved more reliably.
- the ratio W MIN / W MAX is 35% or more, the water flow along the groove wall 222A and the groove wall 223A at the minimum width portion W MIN and the water flow along the tire circumferential direction are excessive. Without concentrating, the decline in drainage performance can be more reliably suppressed. On the other hand, when the ratio W MIN / W MAX is 85% or less, the water in the main groove 212 tends to pulsate, and the drainage performance can be improved more reliably.
- the lug grooves 240 (the divided lug grooves 240A2 and the divided lug grooves 240A3) communicate with the wide portion 212A. According to this, the water flowing along the groove wall 222A and the groove wall 223A passes through the maximum width portion W MAX and then decreases in the groove width W of the main groove 212, and the groove wall 222A and the groove wall 222A and the minimum width portion W MIN. It becomes easier to drain in the direction of the extension of the streamline along the groove wall 223A. That is, the water in the main groove 212 tends to go outward in the tread width direction.
- the distance D (offset amount) from the tire equator line CL to the main groove 212 is 9 to 25% with respect to the tread contact width TW in the tread width direction.
- the main groove 212 can be disposed in the vicinity of the center of the contact surface of the tread that is in contact with the road surface so as to correspond to various camber angle settings. For this reason, the pneumatic tire 200 corresponding to various camber angles can be manufactured.
- the main groove 212 is disposed near the center of the ground contact surface of the tread that is in contact with the road surface in a state where the camber angle is set. It becomes easy to suppress the decrease in drainage performance.
- the period ⁇ is 15 to 100 times the amplitude a. According to this, since the water flowing in the main groove 212 can be effectively drained to the outside of the main groove 212, the drainage performance can be further improved.
- a minimum width portion W MIN, the groove wall 222A and the groove wall and the flow of water along the 223A, is excessively flow of water along the tire circumferential direction Concentration can be sufficiently suppressed.
- the period ⁇ is 100 times the amplitude a or less, the water in the main groove 212 can sufficiently pulsate, and the water flowing in the main groove 212 is effectively drained outside the main groove 212. it can.
- a raised portion 230 that protrudes outward in the tire radial direction is formed on the bottom portion 112F of the wide portion 212A of the main groove 212.
- the water flowing in the wide portion 212 ⁇ / b> A is likely to flow along the groove wall 222 ⁇ / b> A and the groove wall 223 ⁇ / b> A by the raised portion 230. That is, the water flowing in the wide portion 212A is easily drained into the lug grooves 240 (the divided lug grooves 240A2 and the divided lug grooves 240A3) by the raised portions 230. For this reason, the water which flows in the wide part 212A can be drained efficiently, and drainage performance can be improved more reliably. .
- the side portion 230c of the raised portion 230 that faces the groove wall 222A extends along the groove wall 222A
- the side portion 230c of the raised portion 230 that faces the groove wall 223A extends along the groove wall 223A. Extend. According to this, the water flowing in the wide part 212A becomes easier to flow along the groove wall 222A and the groove wall 223A.
- the raised portion 230 becomes thinner as it goes to the front end 30a in front of the tire rotation direction Rt and the rear end 30b in the rear of the tire rotation direction Rt in the tread surface view. According to this, the water flowing in the wide portion 212 ⁇ / b> A is easily flowed along the groove wall 222 ⁇ / b> A and the groove wall 223 ⁇ / b> A without the flow suddenly changing by the raised portion 230.
- the raised portions 230 are provided symmetrically about the main groove center line DC in the tread surface view. For this reason, the water flowing in the wide portion 212A is likely to flow evenly along the groove wall 222A and the groove wall 223A by the raised portion 230.
- the height H of the raised portion 230 is less than the depth D of the main groove 212. According to this, compared with the case where the height H of the raised part 230 is more than the depth D of the main groove 212, the flow of water along the tire circumferential direction can be sufficiently ensured in the wide part 212A.
- a pneumatic tire 200A according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
- many main grooves 210 and land portions 220 of the pneumatic tire 1 according to the third embodiment are provided.
- (5.1) Configuration of the pneumatic tire, (5.2) Configuration of the lug groove, and (5.3) Operation and effect will be described.
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- FIG. 5 is a development view showing a tread pattern of a pneumatic tire 200A according to the fourth embodiment.
- tread width TW of the tread width direction W TR is equal to or greater than 303 mm.
- the main groove 210 includes a main groove 211, a main groove 212, a main groove 213, a main groove 214, and a main groove 215 from the inner side IN when the vehicle is mounted to the outer side OUT when the vehicle is mounted. Composed.
- the main groove 214 and the main groove 215 extend linearly along the tire circumferential direction.
- the configuration of the other main grooves 210 is the same as that described in the third embodiment.
- the land portion 220 includes a land portion 221, a land portion 222, a land portion 223, a land portion 224, a land portion 225, and a land portion 226 from the inner side IN when the vehicle is mounted to the outer side OUT when the vehicle is mounted.
- the land portion 225 is formed by the main groove 214 and the main groove 215.
- the land portion 226 is formed outside the main groove 215 when the vehicle is mounted.
- the structure of the other land part 220 it is the same as that of the content demonstrated in 3rd Embodiment.
- the lug groove 240 is constituted by a divided lug groove 240A and a terminal lug groove 240B.
- the divided lug groove 240A and the terminal lug groove 240B are inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction.
- the divided lug groove 240A and the terminal lug groove 240B extend in a curved state from the front to the rear in the tire rotation direction Rt.
- the divided lug groove 240A includes a divided lug groove 240A5 formed in the land portion 225 and a divided lug groove 240A6 formed in the land portion 226. It is comprised by.
- the land portion 224 is not formed with the divided lug groove 240A.
- the terminal lug groove 240B includes the terminal lug groove 240B2, the terminal lug groove 240B3, and the terminal lug groove 240B4, the terminal lug groove 240B1 formed in the land portion 221 and the terminal lug groove 240B5 formed in the land portion 225. It is comprised by.
- the land portion 226 is not formed with the terminal lug groove 240B.
- the dividing lug groove 240A5 and the dividing lug groove 240A6 are provided along the extension line S2 along the extending direction of the dividing lug groove 240A3.
- the terminal lug groove 240B4 intersects the extension line S2 and extends in a state curved in the direction opposite to the extension line S2.
- a linear groove for example, a thick groove that contributes most to drainage performance among the plurality of main grooves is on the tire equator line CL.
- a linear groove for example, a thick groove that contributes most to drainage performance among the plurality of main grooves is provided on the inner side IN when the vehicle is mounted with respect to the tire equator line CL.
- the main groove 212 contributing most to the drainage performance among the main grooves 210 is provided on the inner side IN when the vehicle is mounted with respect to the tire equator line CL.
- the pneumatic tire 200 described in the third embodiment is used as a front wheel, and the pneumatic tire 200A described in the fourth embodiment is used as a rear wheel.
- the groove wall 10a and the groove wall 20a meander repeatedly along the tire circumferential direction R in the tread surface view, but the groove wall 10a and the groove wall 20a need to meander repeatedly.
- a part may be provided linearly along the tire circumferential direction R.
- the groove wall 10a and the groove wall 20a change in a predetermined repetition cycle along the tire circumferential direction R in the tread surface view, and the maximum width portion W MAX is a boundary within one cycle.
- the front side and the rear side are provided symmetrically.
- the groove wall 10a and the groove wall 20a do not need to be provided in a symmetric shape on the front side and the rear side when the maximum width portion W MAX is a boundary in one cycle.
- the groove width may be provided so as to be abruptly narrowed.
- the tread contact width TW of the pneumatic tire 100 is 215 mm or more.
- the tread contact width TW in the tread width direction is 303 mm or more in the pneumatic tire 100A.
- the tread grounding width TW with respect to the tread width direction may be smaller than 215 mm or 303 mm.
- the plurality of land portions 220 are formed by the plurality of main grooves 210, but the present invention is not limited to this, and at least one main groove 210 forms two land portions 220. May be.
- the groove wall 222A and the groove wall 223A have been described as being provided symmetrically with respect to the main groove center line DC.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. It may be provided asymmetrically with respect to the line DC.
- the groove width W of the main groove 212 that contributes most to the drainage performance among the plurality of main grooves 210 changes at a predetermined repetition period along the tire circumferential direction, but is not limited thereto.
- the other main grooves 210 may also change at a predetermined repetition period along the tire circumferential direction.
- the main groove 212 that contributes most to the drainage performance among the plurality of main grooves 210 has been described as being provided on the inner side IN when the vehicle is mounted with respect to the tire equator line CL, but is not limited thereto. Alternatively, it may be provided on the outer side OUT when the vehicle is mounted with respect to the tire equator line CL. In this case, it is effective when mounted on a vehicle in which a positive camber is set.
- the raised portion 230 is provided at the bottom (not shown) of the main groove 212, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the raised portion 230 may not be provided. Moreover, about the shape of the protruding part 230, it can change suitably according to the objective.
- the lug groove 240 is described as being constituted by the divided lug groove 240A and the terminal lug groove 240B.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and either the divided lug groove 240A or the terminal lug groove 240B is used. It may be only.
- the divided lug groove 240A and the terminal lug groove 240B are described as being inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be provided along the tread width direction. . Further, the divided lug groove 240A and the terminal lug groove 240B do not necessarily need to extend in a curved state, and may extend linearly.
- the divided lug groove 240A2 and the divided lug groove 240A3 are described as communicating with the wide part 212A, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may not be communicated with the wide part 212A.
- the divided lug groove 240A2 and the divided lug groove 240A3 have been described as communicating with the main groove 212 (wide portion 212A).
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- one end of the terminal lug groove 240B is It may communicate with the main groove 212.
- the divided lug groove 240A2 and the divided lug groove 240A3 are not necessarily connected to the wide part 212A, but may be close to the wide part 212A, or may be connected to or close to the narrow part 212B.
- the divided lug groove 240A2 and the divided lug groove 240A3 have been described as being asymmetrical with respect to the main groove center line DC in order to reduce noise.
- the main groove center line DC may be provided symmetrically.
- the shape of the lug groove 240 can be appropriately changed according to the purpose.
- the present invention since the number of lateral grooves intersecting with the main groove can be minimized and the deterioration of drainage can be suppressed, the present invention can be applied to a pneumatic tire excellent in design and appearance performance.
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Description
第1実施形態においては、(1.1)空気入りタイヤの構成、(1.2)主溝の詳細構成、(1.3)作用・効果について説明する。
図1は、本実施形態において空気入りタイヤ1を構成するトレッドの展開図である。空気入りタイヤ1におけるトレッド表面に形成される各部位について説明する。具体的には、(1.1.1)陸部、(1.1.2)主溝について説明する。
空気入りタイヤ1は、タイヤ周方向Rに沿って延び、路面と接地する陸部10と、陸部20と、陸部30とを備える。
空気入りタイヤ1は、陸部10と陸部20との間にタイヤ周方向Rに沿って延びる主溝50を備える。空気入りタイヤ1は、陸部10と陸部30との間にタイヤ周方向Rに沿って延びる主溝60を備える。
主溝50の詳細構成について、説明する。具体的には、(1.2.1)溝壁、(1.2.2)溝幅、(1.2.3)主溝の振幅と周期の詳細構成について、図1及び図2を用いて説明する。図2は、空気入りタイヤ1を構成するトレッドにおいて、主溝50を拡大した展開図を示す。
主溝50は、陸部10の溝壁10a及び陸部20の溝壁20aにより形成される。溝壁10a及び溝壁20aは、トレッド面視において、タイヤ周方向Rに沿って蛇行する。溝壁10a及び溝壁20aは、主溝50の中心線を軸に対称に設けられる。
主溝50は、トレッド幅方向WTRに沿って所定の周期で変化する溝幅を有する。具体的には、主溝50の溝幅は、溝壁10a上の任意の点から、溝壁20aまでのトレッド幅方向WTRの距離を示す。
図2に示すように、主溝50の溝幅は、タイヤ周方向Rに沿って周期λで変化する。溝壁10a及び溝壁20aは、トレッド幅方向WTRに沿って振幅aを有する。
以上説明したように、本実施形態に係る空気入りタイヤ1によれば、主溝50内には、溝壁10a及び溝壁20aに沿った水の流れである流線S10a及び流線S20aが発生する。溝壁10a及び溝壁20aに沿って流れる水は、最大幅部分WMAXを通過後、主溝50の溝幅の減少に伴い、最小幅部分WMINにおいて流線S10a及び流線S20aの延長線方向へ排水される。
上述した第1実施形態では、空気入りタイヤ1の主溝50において、溝壁10a及び溝壁20aが、タイヤ周方向に沿って蛇行し、比WMIN/WMAXは、35%~85%の範囲であることにより、主溝50内を流れる水を周期的に主溝50の外側に排水できるため、空気入りタイヤ1は、排水性の低下を抑制していた。
図3に示すように、主溝50は、最大幅部分WMAXを含む幅広部50Aを形成する。同様に、主溝50は、最小幅部分WMINを含む幅狭部50Bを形成する。主溝50は、タイヤ周方向Rに幅広部50Aと、幅狭部50Bとを交互に形成する。
以上説明したように、本実施形態では、隆起部70は、最大幅部分WMAXを含む幅広部50Aの底部50btmに、タイヤ径方向外側に向かって隆起するように形成されるため、幅広部50A内を流れる水は、隆起部70により、溝壁10a及び溝壁20aに沿って流れやすくなる。つまり、隆起部70により、主溝50の外側に排水でき、排水性の低下を更に抑制できる。
次に、本発明の効果を更に明確にするために、以下の比較例及び実施例に係る空気入りタイヤを用いて行った比較評価について説明する。具体的には、(3.1)評価方法、(3.2)評価結果について説明する。なお、本発明はこれらの例によって何ら限定されるものではない。
3種類の空気入りタイヤを用いて、ハイドロプレーニング性能について評価を行った。空気入りタイヤに関するデータは、以下に示す条件において測定された。
・ リム・ホイールサイズ :17×7J
・ タイヤの種類 :ノーマルタイヤ(スタッドレスタイヤ以外のタイヤ)
・ 車種 :国産車セダン
・ 荷重条件 :600N+ドライバーの体重
・ 測定方法 :水深10mmにおいて、ハイドロプレーニングが発生した速度を測定
なお、評価結果については、比較例の空気入りタイヤにおいて、ハイドロプレーニングが発生した速度を100として、指数化して表示した。
以下において、第3実施形態に係る空気入りタイヤについて、図面を参照しながら説明する。具体的には、(4.1)空気入りタイヤの構成、(4.2)主溝の構成、(4.3)隆起部の構成、(4.4)ラグ溝の構成、(4.5)作用・効果について説明する。
第3実施形態に係る空気入りタイヤ200の構成について、図面を参照しながら説明する。図7は、第3実施形態に係る空気入りタイヤ200のトレッドパターンを示す展開図である。なお、空気入りタイヤ200では、トレッド幅方向WTRに対するトレッド接地幅TWが215mm以上である。
上述した主溝211~主溝213のうち、主溝212の構成について、図面を参照しながら説明する。具体的には、(4.2.1)主溝212を形成する溝壁、(4.2.2)主溝212の溝幅Wについて説明する。なお、図8は、第3実施形態に係る主溝212近傍を拡大した展開図である。
図7及び図8に示すように、主溝212の車両装着時内側INに位置する陸部222(第1陸部)は、主溝212の一方の壁面を形成する溝壁222A(第1溝壁)を有する。また、主溝212の車両装着時外側OUTに位置する陸部223(第2陸部)は、主溝212の一方の壁面を形成する溝壁223A(第2溝壁)を有する。
図7及び図8に示すように、トレッド幅方向に沿った主溝212の溝幅Wは、タイヤ周方向に沿って所定の繰り返し周期で変化する。なお、主溝212の溝幅Wは、溝壁222A上の任意の点から溝壁223Aまでのトレッド幅方向の距離を示す。
次に、第3実施形態に係る隆起部230の構成について、図7を参照しながら説明する。なお、第3実施形態に係る主溝212近傍を示す断面の説明には、図4が適用できる。また、第3実施形態に係る主溝212近傍を示す断面の説明には、図5が適用できる。
次に、第3実施形態に係るラグ溝240の構成について、図7を参照しながら説明する。図7に示すように、ラグ溝240は、分断ラグ溝240Aと、終端ラグ溝240Bとによって構成される。分断ラグ溝240A及び終端ラグ溝240Bは、タイヤ周方向に対して傾斜し、タイヤ回転方向Rt後方に向かってトレッド幅方向外側に向かって延びる。分断ラグ溝240A及び終端ラグ溝240Bは、タイヤ回転方向Rt前方から後方に向かって湾曲した状態で延びる。
以上説明した第3実施形態では、溝壁222A及び溝壁223Aは、トレッド面視において、タイヤ周方向に沿って蛇行し、主溝212の溝幅Wは、タイヤ周方向に沿って所定の周期λで変化する。これによれば、主溝212内では、溝壁222A及び溝壁223Aの蛇行に沿った水の流れが発生する。主溝212内を流れる水は、所定の周期λで脈動し、最大幅部分WMAXから最小幅部分WMINに向かって溝壁222A及び溝壁223Aに沿った流線の延長線方向へ排水されやすくなる。従って、路面とトレッドとの間に入り込んだ水を排水する排水性能をより確実に向上できる。
以下において、本発明に係る第4実施形態に係る空気入りタイヤ200Aについて、図面を参照しながら説明する。第4実施形態に係る空気入りタイヤ200Aでは、第3実施形態に係る空気入りタイヤ1の主溝210や陸部220が多く設けられる。具体的には、(5.1)空気入りタイヤの構成、(5.2)ラグ溝の構成、(5.3)作用・効果について説明する。なお、上述した第3実施形態に係る空気入りタイヤ200と同一部分には同一の符号を付して、相違する部分を主として説明する。
まず、第4実施形態に係る空気入りタイヤ200Aの構成について、図面を参照しながら説明する。図5は、第4実施形態に係る空気入りタイヤ200Aのトレッドパターンを示す展開図である。なお、空気入りタイヤ200Aでは、トレッド幅方向WTRに対するトレッド接地幅TWが303mm以上である。
次に、本実施形態に係るラグ溝240の構成について、図5を参照しながら説明する。図5に示すように、ラグ溝240は、分断ラグ溝240Aと、終端ラグ溝240Bとによって構成される。分断ラグ溝240A及び終端ラグ溝240Bは、タイヤ周方向に対して傾斜する。分断ラグ溝240A及び終端ラグ溝240Bは、タイヤ回転方向Rt前方から後方に向かって湾曲した状態で延びる。
第4実施形態では、第3実施形態と同様に、路面とトレッドとの間に入り込んだ水の排水性能をより確実に向上できるため、結果的に、ハイドロプレーニングの発生を抑制できる。特に、空気入りタイヤ200Aは、第3実施形態に係る空気入りタイヤ200よりもトレッド接地幅TWが広いため、上述した効果が顕著である。
次に、本発明の効果を更に明確にするために、以下の比較例及び実施例に係る空気入りタイヤを用いて行った比較評価について説明する。具体的には、(6.1)各空気入りタイヤの構成、(6.2)評価結果について、表2を参照しながら説明する。なお、本発明はこれらの例によって何ら限定されるものではない。
比較例1に係る空気入りタイヤでは、複数の主溝のうち最も排水性能に寄与する直線状の溝(例えば、太溝)がタイヤ赤道線CL上に設けられる。比較例2に係る空気入りタイヤでは、複数の主溝のうち最も排水性能に寄与する直線状の溝(例えば、太溝)がタイヤ赤道線CLに対して車両装着時内側INに設けられる。
各空気入りタイヤを装着した車両を速度80km/hで走行させ、当該車両に装着された右輪のみを水深10mmの雨路に進入させて加速し、車両に装着された左右両輪の速度差(スリップ)が発生した速度を「ハイドロプレーニング発生速度」とし、5回測定した最大・最小を除いた平均速度を測定した。
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- タイヤ周方向に沿って延び、路面と接地する第1陸部と、
前記タイヤ周方向に沿って延び、前記路面と接地する第2陸部とを備え、
前記第1陸部と前記第2陸部の間に前記タイヤ周方向に沿って延びる主溝が形成された空気入りタイヤであって、
前記第1陸部は、前記主溝を形成する第1溝壁を有し、
前記第2陸部は、前記主溝を形成する第2溝壁を有し、
前記第1溝壁及び前記第2溝壁は、トレッド面視において、前記タイヤ周方向に沿って蛇行し、
トレッド幅方向に沿った前記主溝の溝幅は、前記タイヤ周方向に沿って所定の繰り返し周期で変化し、
前記溝幅の最小幅部分WMINと、前記溝幅の最大幅部分WMAXとの比WMIN/WMAXは、35%~85%の範囲である空気入りタイヤ。 - 前記主溝のトレッド幅方向に沿った平均長さをAとするとき、
(WMAX-WMIN)/A≦0.25
の関係が満たされる請求項1に記載の空気入りタイヤ。 - 前記第1陸部または前記第2陸部の少なくとも一方には、トレッド幅方向に延びるラグ溝が形成される請求項1または2に記載の空気入りタイヤ。
- 前記主溝には、前記溝幅の最大幅部分WMAXを含む幅広溝部が設けられ、
前記ラグ溝は、タイヤ周方向に対して傾斜し、前記幅広溝部に連通或いは近接する請求項1乃至3の何れか一項に記載の空気入りタイヤ。 - 前記タイヤ赤道線から前記主溝までの距離は、前記トレッド幅方向に対するトレッド接地幅に対して9~25%である請求項1乃至4の何れか一項に記載の空気入りタイヤ。
- 前記第1溝壁及び前記第2溝壁は、前記トレッド幅方向に沿って所定の振幅を有し、前記所定の繰り返し周期は、前記所定の振幅の15倍~100倍である請求項1乃至5の何れか一項に記載の空気入りタイヤ。
- 前記主溝は、前記最大幅部分WMAXを含む幅広溝部を形成し、
前記主溝の底部には、タイヤ径方向外側に向かって隆起する隆起部が形成され、
前記隆起部は、前記幅広溝部に形成される請求項1乃至6の何れか一項に記載の空気入りタイヤ。 - 前記第1溝壁と対向する前記隆起部の第1側部は、前記第1溝壁に沿って延びるとともに、前記第2溝壁と対向する前記隆起部の第2側部は、前記第2溝壁に沿って延びる請求項7に記載の空気入りタイヤ。
- 前記隆起部は、前記トレッド面視において、前記隆起部の前端部分及び後端部分に行くに連れて細くなる請求項8に記載の空気入りタイヤ。
- 前記隆起部の高さは、前記主溝の深さ未満である請求項7乃至9の何れか一項に記載の空気入りタイヤ。
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