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- the present invention relates to a tire including a rib-like land portion adjacent to a circumferential groove extending along the tire circumferential direction, and in particular, a Helmholtz resonator having an air chamber portion and a narrowed groove portion is provided in the rib-like land portion.
- a Helmholtz resonator having an air chamber portion and a narrowed groove portion is provided in the rib-like land portion.
- a tire is known in which a Helmholtz resonator having an air chamber portion and a narrowed groove portion communicating with the air chamber portion and the circumferential groove is provided in a rib-like land portion extending along the tire circumferential direction (for example, a patent) Reference 1).
- the conventional tire described above has the following problems. That is, a Helmholtz resonator provided in the rib-like land portion, specifically, a so-called “stone bite” in which the air chamber portion bites pebbles or the like is likely to occur, which causes an increase in tire noise. Eventually, there was a problem that the tire noise could not be effectively reduced despite the tread pattern taking into account the reduction of air columnar resonance noise. Of course, if the size of the air chamber portion is increased, the stone bite is reduced, but another problem that the air columnar resonance noise cannot be effectively reduced is caused.
- the present invention provides a Helmholtz-type resonator having an air chamber portion that forms a certain space by contacting with the road surface, and a narrowed groove portion that communicates with the air chamber portion and the circumferential groove.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a tire in which air columnar resonance noise is effectively reduced while suppressing biting.
- the present invention has the following features.
- a rib-like land portion for example, a circumferential groove (for example, the circumferential groove 21)
- the tire circumferential direction for example, the circumferential groove 21
- the depth of the concave portion (depth DP1) is deeper at the one end (end portion 220b) of the air chamber portion in the tire circumferential direction than the other end (end portion 220a) of the air chamber portion.
- the height from the (bottom surface 222) to the ground contact surface is around the tire
- the volume of the space formed by the narrowed groove portion and the road surface is smaller than the volume of the space formed by the concave portion and the road surface, and one end of the narrowed groove portion is the air chamber portion.
- the other end of the narrowed groove portion communicates with the circumferential groove, and the depth (depth DP2) of the narrowed groove portion is determined from the ground surface.
- the gist is that the narrowed groove portion has an extended portion (inner groove portion 232) extending to one end of the air chamber portion deeper than the depth of the concave portion.
- a second feature of the present invention relates to the first feature of the present invention, and the bottom surface of the concave portion is a curved portion (curved portion 223) that is a curved shape in a sectional view along the tire circumferential direction, A straight portion (straight portion 224) that is linear in a cross-sectional view along the tire circumferential direction, and the center of the arc (center CT2) along the curved portion is in the tire radial direction than the bottom surface
- the linear portion is located on one end side of the air chamber, and one end (end portion 224a) of the linear portion is connected to the curved portion and the other end of the linear portion.
- the gist is that the (end portion 224b) is continuous with the ground contact surface.
- a third feature of the present invention relates to the first or second feature of the present invention, and is summarized in that the narrowed groove portion communicates with the other end of the air chamber portion in the tire circumferential direction.
- a fourth feature of the present invention relates to the first to third features of the present invention, and is summarized in that the extending portion is formed between the concave portion and the grounding surface.
- a fifth feature of the present invention relates to the first to fourth features of the present invention, wherein a cross-sectional area (cross-sectional area S) along the tread width direction and the tire radial direction of the concave portion is the curve-shaped portion.
- the gist is that it is substantially the same from one end (end portion 223a) to the other end (end portion 223b) in the tire circumferential direction.
- a sixth feature of the present invention relates to the first to fifth features of the present invention, wherein the rib-shaped land portion is a first rib-shaped land portion in which a plurality of the air chamber portions are provided along a tire circumferential direction. (Rib-shaped land portion 210) and a plurality of the air chamber portions are provided along the tire circumferential direction, and a second rib-shaped land portion (rib-shaped) provided at a position different from the first rib-shaped land portion in the tread width direction.
- a position in the tire circumferential direction of the air chamber portion (air chamber portion 220) formed in the first rib-shaped land portion is the air space formed in the second rib-shaped land portion. It is different from the position of the chamber (air chamber 250).
- a seventh feature of the present invention relates to the sixth feature of the present invention, wherein the position (end portion 223b) where the depth from the ground contact surface of the concave portion formed in the second rib-shaped land portion is the deepest.
- the gist is that, in the tire circumferential direction, the depth of the concave portion formed in the first rib-shaped land portion from the ground contact surface is substantially the same as the shallowest position (end portion 223a).
- An eighth feature of the present invention relates to the first to seventh features of the present invention, in which the air chamber portion goes from the other end of the air chamber portion to one end of the air chamber portion in a tread surface view.
- the gist is that the width in the tread width direction (width W) is tapered.
- a Helmholtz resonator having an air chamber portion that forms a certain space by contacting with the road surface and a narrowed groove portion that communicates with the air chamber portion and the circumferential groove is provided, It is possible to provide a tire that effectively reduces air column resonance noise while suppressing biting of pebbles and the like.
- FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a pneumatic tire 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a partial front view of the pneumatic tire 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of the rib-like land portion 110 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of the rib-like land portion 110 from which the portion of the land portion 120A according to the embodiment of the present invention is omitted.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a shape of the Helmholtz resonator R1 according to the embodiment of the present invention when viewed in the tread width direction.
- FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a pneumatic tire 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a partial front view of the pneumatic tire 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of the rib-like land portion 110 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a shape of the Helmholtz resonator R1 according to the embodiment of the present invention in a tread plan view.
- FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of the rib-like land portion 210 and the rib-like land portion 240 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view of the rib-like land portion 210 and the rib-like land portion 240 in which a part of the rib-like land portion 210 according to the embodiment of the present invention is omitted.
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the air chamber 220 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the air chamber 220 along the line F10-F10 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the shape of the Helmholtz resonator R2 according to the embodiment of the present invention when viewed in the tread width direction.
- FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged plan view of the rib-like land portion 210 and the rib-like land portion 240 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a view showing an air chamber according to a modification of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a view showing an air chamber according to another modification of the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is a view showing an air chamber according to still another modification of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a pneumatic tire 10 according to this embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a partial front view of the pneumatic tire 10.
- a plurality of circumferential grooves are formed in the pneumatic tire 10.
- the pneumatic tire 10 is provided with a plurality of rib-like land portions that are partitioned by the circumferential groove and extend along the tire circumferential direction (direction D1 in FIG. 1).
- the pneumatic tire 10 is a tire that is designed to reduce tire noise such as air columnar resonance and is mounted on a passenger car or the like that requires high silence.
- the pneumatic tire 10 may be filled with an inert gas such as nitrogen gas instead of air.
- circumferential grooves 11, 12, 21, and 22 are formed in the pneumatic tire 10.
- the circumferential grooves 11, 12, 21, and 22 extend along the tire circumferential direction.
- a rib-like land portion 110 is provided between the circumferential groove 11 and the circumferential groove 12. That is, the rib-like land portion 110 is adjacent to the circumferential groove 11 and the circumferential groove 12 and extends along the tire circumferential direction.
- a rib-shaped land portion 210 is provided between the circumferential groove 12 and the circumferential groove 21.
- a rib-like land portion 240 is provided between the circumferential groove 21 and the circumferential groove 22.
- the rib-shaped land portion 210 and the rib-shaped land portion 240 also extend along the tire circumferential direction in the same manner as the rib-shaped land portion 110.
- the rib-like land portion 110 is provided with an air chamber portion 130A and an air chamber portion 130B (see FIGS. 3 and 4) in which a concave portion recessed toward the inner side in the tire radial direction repeats at a predetermined interval along the tire circumferential direction. It is done.
- the rib-shaped land portion 210 is provided with a plurality of air chamber portions 220 (see FIGS. 7 to 9) along the tire circumferential direction.
- the rib-like land portion 240 is provided with a plurality of air chamber portions 250 (see FIG. 7) along the tire circumferential direction.
- FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of the rib-like land portion 110.
- the rib-shaped land portion 110 includes a land portion 120 ⁇ / b> A, a land portion 120 ⁇ / b> B, and a land portion 140.
- the land portion 120A, the land portion 120B, and the land portion 140 are grounded to the road surface RS (not shown in FIG. 3, refer to FIG. 5) as the pneumatic tire 10 rolls. That is, the land portion 120A, the land portion 120B, and the land portion 140 constitute a contact surface of the pneumatic tire 10 that contacts the road surface RS.
- the land portion 120A and the land portion 120B are provided at both ends of the rib-like land portion 110 in the tread width direction (direction D2 in FIG. 2).
- the land portion 120 ⁇ / b> A is adjacent to the circumferential groove 11.
- the land portion 120 ⁇ / b> B is adjacent to the circumferential groove 12.
- the rib-shaped land portion 110 is provided with an air chamber portion 130A and an air chamber portion 130B.
- the air chamber part 130A is provided between the land part 120A and the land part 140.
- the air chamber portion 130A is formed with a recessed portion 131 that is recessed toward the inside in the tire radial direction.
- FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of the rib-like land portion 110 from which the land portion 120A is omitted. As shown in FIG. 4, the recessed portion 131 is repeated at intervals P (predetermined intervals) along the tire circumferential direction.
- the air chamber portion 130A and the air chamber portion 130B are provided in the same rib-shaped land portion (rib-shaped land portion 110), but the air chamber portion 130B is different from the air chamber portion 130A in the tread width direction (direction D2). Provided in position. Specifically, the air chamber part 130 ⁇ / b> B is provided between the land part 120 ⁇ / b> B and the land part 140. The shape of the air chamber portion 130B is the same as that of the air chamber portion 130A. That is, in the air chamber portion 130A and the air chamber portion 130B, the recessed portion 131 is repeated at the interval P.
- the air chamber portion 130A constitutes a first air chamber portion
- the air chamber portion 130B constitutes a second air chamber portion.
- the shape of the air chamber portion 130A and the air chamber portion 130B are the same, the shape of the air chamber portion 130A will be mainly described below.
- the bottom surface 132 of the air chamber portion 130 ⁇ / b> A repeats an arch shape that forms an arc in a cross-sectional view along the tire circumferential direction. That is, the height H from the bottom surface 132 of the air chamber portion 130A to the ground contact surface (for example, the surface of the land portion 120A that contacts the road surface RS) varies along the tire circumferential direction.
- the center CT1 of the arc of the bottom surface 132 is located on the inner side in the tire radial direction than the bottom surface 132.
- the bottom surface 132 contacts the road surface RS at the highest position 132a having the highest height to the ground contact surface. Specifically, the bottom surface 132 is in line contact with the road surface RS along a direction different from the tire circumferential direction. That is, the bottom surface 132 has such a shape that the width along the tire circumferential direction of the bottom surface 132 in contact with the road surface RS is as small as possible.
- the shape of the bottom surface of the air chamber portion 130B is the same as the shape of the bottom surface 132, but the highest position 132a of the bottom surface 132 of the air chamber portion 130A and the highest position 132a of the bottom surface of the air chamber portion 130B are in the tire circumferential direction. , The phase P is shifted by a half phase.
- a narrow groove portion 121 and a narrow groove 122 are formed in the land portion 120A.
- the narrowed groove 121 and the narrow groove 122 are narrow grooves having a groove width of about several mm.
- the narrowed groove 121 communicates with the concave portion 131.
- the volume of the space formed by the narrowed groove 121 and the road surface RS is smaller than the space formed by the concave portion 131 and the road surface.
- FIGS. 5 and 6 show the shape of the Helmholtz resonator R1 formed by the pneumatic tire 10 and the road surface RS.
- FIG. 5 shows the shape of the Helmholtz resonator R1 when viewed in the tread width direction.
- FIG. 6 shows the shape of the Helmholtz resonator R1 in the tread plan view.
- the narrowed groove 121 and the air chamber 130 ⁇ / b> A having the recessed portion 131 constitute a Helmholtz resonator R ⁇ b> 1.
- the height H from the bottom surface 132 of the air chamber portion 130A to the ground contact surface varies along the tire circumferential direction, but since the plurality of highest positions 132a repeated at every interval P are in contact with the road surface RS, An air chamber communicating with the narrowed groove 121 is formed. That is, an air chamber for the Helmholtz resonator R1 is formed by the bottom surface 132 between the two highest positions 132a adjacent to each other and the road surface RS in contact with the land portion 120A and the land portion 140.
- the method for reducing the air columnar resonance using the Helmholtz resonator R1 has been disclosed in the prior art document described in the present specification, and will not be described here.
- one end (end portion 121a) of the narrowed groove portion 121 communicates with a closed space formed by the air chamber portion 130A and the road surface RS. Specifically, the end 121a communicates with a closed space formed by the recessed portion 131, the highest positions 132a formed at both ends of the recessed portion 131 in the tire circumferential direction, and the road surface RS.
- the other end (end portion 121 b) of the narrowed groove portion 121 communicates with the circumferential groove 11.
- the end 121a communicates with the recessed portion 131 at the lowest position 132b where the bottom surface 132 is lowest. For this reason, only one end of the Helmholtz resonator R1 is open, and the other end is closed.
- the narrow groove 122 communicates only with the circumferential groove 11. That is, the narrow groove 122 does not communicate with the concave portion 131. For this reason, the narrow groove 122 is not a component of the Helmholtz resonator R1.
- FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of the rib-like land portion 210 and the rib-like land portion 240.
- FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view of the rib-like land portion 210 and the rib-like land portion 240 in which a part of the rib-like land portion 210 is omitted.
- the rib-like land portion 210 is provided with a land portion 211 that contacts the road surface RS (see FIG. 11) and a plurality of air chamber portions 220.
- the plurality of air chamber portions 220 are provided along the tire circumferential direction.
- the rib-like land portion 240 is provided with a land portion 241 having the same shape as the land portion 211 and an air chamber portion 250 having the same shape as the air chamber portion 220.
- the rib-like land portion 240 is provided at a position different from the rib-like land portion 210 in the tread width direction.
- the rib-like land portion 210 constitutes a first rib-like land portion
- the rib-like land portion 240 constitutes a second rib-like land portion.
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the air chamber 220.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of air chamber 220 along line F10-F10 shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the air chamber 220 has a recessed portion 221 that is recessed toward the inside in the tire radial direction.
- the depth DP1 of the concave portion 221 with respect to the contact surface on which the land portion 211 contacts the road surface is defined as one end of the air chamber portion 220 in the tire circumferential direction (end portion 220b, 7 and FIG. 8), it is deeper than the other end of the air chamber 220 (the end 220a, see FIGS. 7 and 8). Further, the height from the bottom surface 222 of the concave portion 221 to the ground contact surface changes along the tire circumferential direction.
- the bottom surface 222 of the concave portion 221 has a curved portion 223 that is curved in a sectional view along the tire circumferential direction.
- a center CT2 of the arc along the curved portion 223 is located on the inner side in the tire radial direction than the bottom surface 222.
- the curved portion 223 may be configured by a plurality of arcs. In this case, the center CT2 is the center of one arc approximated to a curve formed by the plurality of arcs.
- the bottom surface 222 has a linear portion 224 that is linear in a cross-sectional view along the tire circumferential direction.
- the straight portion 224 is formed on the end 220 b (see FIGS. 7 and 8) side of the air chamber 220.
- One end (end portion 224a) of the linear portion 224 is connected to the end portion 223b of the curved portion 223, and the other end (end portion 224b) of the linear portion 224 is connected to a ground plane on which the land portion 211 contacts the road surface. .
- the narrow chamber 230 communicates with the air chamber 220. Specifically, the narrowed groove 230 communicates with the end 220a of the air chamber 220 in the tire circumferential direction. That is, the narrowed groove portion 230 communicates with a closed space formed by the air chamber portion 220 and the road surface RS. Further, the narrowed groove portion 230 communicates with the circumferential groove 21. The volume of the space formed by the narrowed groove portion 230 and the road surface is smaller than the volume of the space formed by the concave portion 221 and the road surface.
- the narrowed groove portion 230 includes an outer groove portion 231 and an inner groove portion 232.
- the outer groove portion 231 communicates with the circumferential groove 21 and extends to the end portion 220 a of the air chamber portion 220.
- the inner groove portion 232 communicates with the outer groove portion 231 and extends to the end portion 220 b of the air chamber portion 220, specifically, to the side of the linear portion 224.
- the inner groove portion 232 constitutes an extended portion.
- the inner groove portion 232 is formed between the concave portion 221 and the ground surface on which the land portion 211 contacts the road surface.
- the depth DP2 of the narrowed groove portion 230 is deeper than the depth DP1 of the concave portion 221 from the ground contact surface where the land portion 211 contacts the road surface.
- FIG. 11 shows the shape of the Helmholtz resonator R2 formed by the pneumatic tire 10 and the road surface RS. Specifically, FIG. 11 shows the shape of the Helmholtz resonator R2 when viewed in the tread width direction. Moreover, the area
- the air chamber portion 220 having the concave portion 221 and the narrowed groove portion 230 constituted by the outer groove portion 231 and the inner groove portion 232 constitute a Helmholtz resonator R2.
- the Helmholtz resonator R2 has only one end opened and the other end closed.
- FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged plan view of the rib-like land portion 210 and the rib-like land portion 240.
- the air chamber 220 has a tapered shape in which the width W in the tread width direction becomes narrower from the end 220 a to the end 220 b of the air chamber 220 in the tread surface view.
- the cross-sectional area S (see FIG. 10) along the tread width direction (direction D2) and the tire radial direction (direction D3 in the drawing) of the concave portion 221 is one end (end portion 223a) of the curved portion 223 in the tire circumferential direction. ) To the other end (end portion 223b).
- the position of the air chamber portion 220 formed in the rib-like land portion 210 in the tire circumferential direction is the position of the air chamber portion 250 formed in the rib-like land portion 240.
- the deepest position (end portion 223b) from the ground contact surface (land portion 241) of the concave portion formed in the rib-like land portion 240 is the rib-like land portion 210 in the tire circumferential direction.
- the depth of the concave portion 221 to be formed from the ground contact surface (land portion 211) is substantially the same as the shallowest position (end portion 223a).
- the height H from the bottom surface 132 of the air chamber portion 130A (130B) to the ground contact surface where the land portion 120A (120B) contacts the road surface RS is in the tire circumferential direction. Change along. That is, since the depth of the air chamber portion 130A from the ground contact surface changes along the tire circumferential direction, even if the air chamber portion 130A bites pebbles or the like, the biting pebbles or the like bite the rolling of the pneumatic tire 10. If it is accompanied and moved in the tire circumferential direction, it will be easy to come off from the air chamber portion 130A. As a result, the occurrence of so-called “stone” can be suppressed.
- the bottom surface 132 of the air chamber portion 130A is in line contact with the road surface RS along a direction different from the tire circumferential direction. For this reason, it is easy to enlarge the space of the air chamber part 130A, and a Helmholtz resonator corresponding to a frequency band in which sound absorption is desired can be easily configured.
- the end 121a of the narrowed groove 121 communicates with the concave portion 131 at the lowest position 132b of the bottom surface 132. For this reason, the function of the Helmholtz resonator can be maintained even after the pneumatic tire 10 is worn out by a certain amount.
- the bottom surface 132 of the air chamber portion 130A repeats an arch shape.
- the center of the arc forming the arch shape is located on the inner side in the tire radial direction than the bottom surface 132. For this reason, it is possible to more effectively suppress the stone bite while ensuring the function of the Helmholtz resonator.
- the highest position 132a of the bottom surface 132 of the air chamber portion 130A and the highest position 132a of the bottom surface of the air chamber portion 130B are shifted by a half phase with a spacing P in the tire circumferential direction. For this reason, the rigidity of the tread portion of the pneumatic tire 10 that contacts the road surface RS becomes substantially uniform in the tire circumferential direction.
- the depth DP1 of the recessed portion 221 of the air chamber 220 is deeper at the end 220b of the air chamber 220 than at the end 220a of the air chamber 220.
- the bottom surface 222 of the concave portion 221 has a curved portion 223.
- pebbles or the like that have bitten into the air chamber portion 220 are supported at approximately three points on the curved portion 223 and the side surfaces (land portion 211) of the concave portion 221, so that the bottom surface 222 is flat.
- the occurrence of “stone rock” can be suppressed.
- the Helmholtz resonator corresponding to the frequency band to be absorbed is constituted by the narrowed groove portion 230 and the air chamber portion 220, the air columnar resonance noise caused by the circumferential groove 21 and the like can be effectively reduced.
- the bottom surface 222 of the concave portion 221 has a curved portion 223 and a linear portion 224 connected to the ground plane. For this reason, when the bited pebbles are moved along with the rolling of the pneumatic tire 10, the pebbles and the like easily come off from the air chamber part 220 through the linear part 224 connected to the curved part 223.
- the constricted groove 230 communicates with the end 220a of the air chamber 220. Further, the narrowed groove portion 230 has an inner groove portion 232 that is deeper than the depth DP1 of the concave portion 221 and extends to the end portion 220b of the air chamber portion 220. Furthermore, the inner groove part 232 is formed between the recessed part 221 and the land part 211 (grounding surface). For this reason, the function of the Helmholtz resonator can be maintained even after the pneumatic tire 10 is worn out by a certain amount.
- the cross-sectional area S is substantially the same from the end 223a to the end 223b of the curved portion 223.
- the position (end portion 223b) having the deepest depth from the ground contact surface formed in the rib-like land portion 240 is from the ground contact surface of the concave portion 221 formed in the rib-like land portion 210 in the tire circumferential direction.
- the depth is substantially the same as the shallowest position (end portion 223a). For this reason, the rigidity of the tread portion of the pneumatic tire 10 that contacts the road surface becomes substantially uniform in the tire circumferential direction.
- FIGS. 13A and 13B correspond to FIGS. 3 and 4 of the above-described embodiment, respectively.
- FIGS. 13A and 13B show an air chamber according to a modified example of the present invention.
- the bottom surfaces of the air chamber portions 130 ⁇ / b> C and 130 ⁇ / b> D have a sinusoidal shape in a cross-sectional view along the tire circumferential direction.
- the highest position 132a on the bottom surface of the air chamber portion 130C and the highest position 132a on the bottom surface of the air chamber portion 130B are approximately half of the interval P in the tire circumferential direction. It is off.
- the groove volume (negative rate) of the tread portion of the pneumatic tire 10 that contacts the road surface becomes more uniform in the tire circumferential direction.
- FIGS. 14A and 14B show an air chamber according to another modification of the present invention.
- the bottom surfaces of the air chamber portions 130E and 130F are chevron shapes (triangles) in a cross-sectional view along the tire circumferential direction.
- the arrangement relationship of the highest position 132a is the same as that in the above-described embodiment.
- the bottom surfaces of the air chamber portions 130G and 130H are the same as the air chamber portion 130A and the air chamber portion 130B described above in that they have an arch shape that forms an arc in a cross-sectional view along the tire circumferential direction.
- the center of the arc forming the bottom surface of the air chamber portion is located not on the tire radial direction inner side but on the tire radial direction outer side than the bottom surface. That is, the bottom surfaces of the air chamber portions 130G and 130H have a reverse arch shape as compared with the air chamber portion 130A and the air chamber portion 130B.
- the arrangement relationship of the highest position 132a is the same as that in the above-described embodiment.
- the bottom surface shape of the air chamber may be a zigzag shape, a staircase shape, a combination of a straight line and an arc, or the like.
- the position of the air chamber portion 130A and the air chamber portion 130B in the tire circumferential direction and the positional relationship of the air chamber portion 220 and the air chamber portion 250 in the tire circumferential direction are the tread portion of the pneumatic tire 10. In order to make the rigidity of the tire uniform in the tire circumferential direction, they did not match, but such a positional relationship is not necessarily required.
- the narrowed groove portion 230 communicates with the end portion 220a of the air chamber portion 220 and has the inner groove portion 232 extending to the end portion 220b. It does not have to be a shape.
- the narrowed groove 230 may communicate with the central portion of the air chamber 220.
- the end 121a of the narrowed groove 121 may not necessarily communicate with the concave portion 131 at the lowest position 132b of the bottom surface 132.
- the narrow groove 122 is formed in the land portion 120A, but the narrow groove 122 may not be formed.
- the air chamber portion 130A and the air chamber portion 130B are provided in the same rib-shaped land portion. However, both air chamber portions may be provided in separate rib-shaped land portions. Good.
- the circumferential grooves 11, 12, 21, and 22 extend linearly along the tire circumferential direction. However, if the circumferential grooves extend along the tire circumferential direction, they are not necessarily straight.
- the shape is not limited to a zigzag shape and a wave shape.
- the tire according to the present invention is provided with a Helmholtz resonator having an air chamber portion that forms a certain space by contacting the road surface, and a narrowed groove portion that communicates with the air chamber portion and the circumferential groove.
- air columnar resonance noise can be effectively reduced while suppressing biting of pebbles and the like, which is useful in the tire manufacturing field.
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図1は、本実施形態係る空気入りタイヤ10の一部斜視図である。図2は、空気入りタイヤ10の一部正面図である。
次に、リブ状陸部の形状について説明する。具体的には、リブ状陸部110及びリブ状陸部210,240の形状について説明する。
図3は、リブ状陸部110の一部斜視図である。図3に示すように、リブ状陸部110は、陸部120A、陸部120B及び陸部140を有する。陸部120A、陸部120B及び陸部140は、空気入りタイヤ10が転動することによって路面RS(図3において不図示、図5参照)と接地する。すなわち、陸部120A、陸部120B及び陸部140は、路面RSと接地する空気入りタイヤ10の接地面を構成する。
図7は、リブ状陸部210及びリブ状陸部240の一部斜視図である。図8は、リブ状陸部210の一部を省略したリブ状陸部210及びリブ状陸部240の一部斜視図である。図7及び図8に示すように、リブ状陸部210には、路面RS(図11参照)と接地する陸部211、及び複数の気室部220が設けられる。複数の気室部220は、タイヤ周方向に沿って設けられる。リブ状陸部240には、陸部211と同一形状の陸部241、及び気室部220と同一形状の気室部250が設けられる。リブ状陸部240は、トレッド幅方向においてリブ状陸部210と異なる位置に設けられる。本実施形態において、リブ状陸部210は、第1リブ状陸部を構成し、リブ状陸部240は、第2リブ状陸部を構成する。
空気入りタイヤ10によれば、気室部130A(130B)の底面132から陸部120A(120B)が路面RSと接地する接地面までの高さHは、タイヤ周方向に沿って変化する。つまり、気室部130Aの接地面からの深さがタイヤ周方向に沿って変化するため、気室部130Aが小石などをかみ込んでも、かみ込んだ小石などが空気入りタイヤ10の転動に伴ってタイヤ周方向に移動させられると、気室部130Aから外れ易くなる。この結果、いわゆる「石かみ」の発生を抑制できる。
上述したように、本発明の実施形態を通じて本発明の内容を開示したが、この開示の一部をなす論述及び図面は、本発明を限定するものであると理解すべきではない。この開示から当業者には様々な代替実施の形態、実施例が明らかとなる。例えば、本発明の実施形態は、次のように変更することができる。
なお、日本国特許出願第2009-124615号(2009年5月22日出願)の全内容が、参照により、本願明細書に組み込まれている。
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- タイヤ周方向に沿って延びる周方向溝に隣接し、タイヤ周方向に沿って延びるリブ状陸部を備えるタイヤであって、
タイヤ径方向内側に向かって凹んだ凹部分を有する気室部と、
前記気室部及び前記周方向溝に連通する狭窄溝部とが前記リブ状陸部に形成され、
前記リブ状陸部が路面と接地する接地面を基準とする前記凹部分の深さは、タイヤ周方向における前記気室部の一端において前記気室部の他端よりも深く、
前記凹部分の底面から前記接地面までの高さは、タイヤ周方向に沿って変化し、
前記狭窄溝部と前記路面とによって形成される空間の容積は、前記凹部分と前記路面とによって形成される空間の容積よりも小さく、
前記狭窄溝部の一端は、前記気室部と前記路面とによって形成される閉空間に連通するとともに、前記狭窄溝部の他端は、前記周方向溝に連通し、
前記狭窄溝部の深さは、前記接地面からの前記凹部分の深さよりも深く、
前記狭窄溝部は、前記気室部の一端まで延在する延在部分を有するタイヤ。 - 前記凹部分の底面は、
タイヤ周方向に沿った断面視において、曲線状である曲線状部分と、
タイヤ周方向に沿った断面視において直線状である直線状部分とを有し、
前記曲線状部分に沿った円弧の中心は、前記底面よりもタイヤ径方向内側に位置し、
前記直線状部分は、前記気室部の一端側に形成され、
前記直線状部分の一端は、前記曲線状部分に連なるとともに、前記直線状部分の他端は、前記接地面に連なる請求項1に記載のタイヤ。 - 前記狭窄溝部は、タイヤ周方向における前記気室部の他端に連通する請求項1または2に記載のタイヤ。
- 前記延在部分は、前記凹部分と、前記接地面との間に形成される請求項1乃至3の何れか一項に記載のタイヤ。
- 前記凹部分のトレッド幅方向及びタイヤ径方向に沿った断面積は、前記曲線状部分のタイヤ周方向における一端から他端まで略同一である請求項1乃至4の何れか一項に記載のタイヤ。
- 前記リブ状陸部は、
前記気室部がタイヤ周方向に沿って複数設けられた第1リブ状陸部と、
前記気室部がタイヤ周方向に沿って複数設けられ、トレッド幅方向において前記第1リブ状陸部と異なる位置に設けられる第2リブ状陸部とを含み、
前記第1リブ状陸部に形成される前記気室部のタイヤ周方向における位置は、前記第2リブ状陸部に形成される前記気室部の位置と異なる請求項1乃至5の何れか一項に記載のタイヤ。 - 前記第2リブ状陸部に形成される凹部分の前記接地面からの深さが最も深い位置は、タイヤ周方向において、前記第1リブ状陸部に形成される凹部分の前記接地面からの深さが最も浅い位置と略同一である請求項6に記載のタイヤ。
- 前記気室部は、トレッド面視において、前記気室部の他端から前記気室部の一端に行くに連れてトレッド幅方向の幅が狭くなる先細り状である請求項1乃至7の何れか一項に記載のタイヤ。
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