Pneumatic tire and tire molding mold
AssigneeThe Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
InventorTakashi Kidesaki
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Abstract
A pneumatic tire includes sipes disposed in a land portion formed in a tread portion, and pin holes for stud pins disposed in the land portion. The sipes are disposed at positions where a distance Ds from the pin hole and a diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfy (Ds/Dp)≥4.0. A sipe in which the distance Ds from the pin hole and the diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfy (Ds/Dp)≤5.0 is defined as a pin hole neighboring sipe. A sipe of which the distance Ds from the pin hole is the smallest, among the sipes in which the distance Ds from the pin hole and the diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfy (Ds/Dp)>5.0, is defined as a normal sipe. The pin hole neighboring sipe is formed in a high rigidity shape having higher rigidity than the normal sipe.
Claims13
A pneumatic tire comprising:
- a plurality of sipes disposed in a land portion formed in a tread portion;
- and
- a plurality of pin holes for stud pins disposed in the land portion,
- the plurality of sipes being disposed at positions where a distance Ds from the pin hole and a diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfy a relationship of (Ds/Dp)≥4.0,
- a pin hole neighboring sipe, among the plurality of sipes, in which the distance Ds from the pin hole and the diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfying a relationship of (Ds/Dp)≤5.0,
- among one or more sipes, of the plurality of sipes, in which the distance Ds from the pin hole and the diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfy a relationship of (Ds/Dp)>5.0, a normal sipe being defined in which the distance Ds from the pin hole is smallest,
- the pin hole neighboring sipe being formed in a high rigidity shape having higher rigidity than the normal sipe, and
- a maximum depth of the pin hole neighboring sipe being shallower than a maximum depth of the normal sipe.
A tire molding mold comprising:
- a plurality of sectors divided in a tire circumferential direction;
- a plurality of sipe blades disposed on a tread molding surface of the sectors;
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- a plurality of mold pins disposed on the tread molding surface,
- the sipe blades being disposed at positions where a distance Dsm from the mold pin and a diameter Dpm of the mold pin satisfy a relationship of (Dsm/Dpm)≥4.0,
- a pin neighboring blade, among the plurality of sipe blades, in which the distance Dsm from the mold pin and the diameter Dpm of the mold pin satisfying a relationship of (Dsm/Dpm)≤5.0,
- among one or more sipe blades, among the plurality of sipe blades, in which the distance Dsm of the mold pin and the diameter Dpm of the mold pin satisfy a relationship of (Dsm/Dpm)>5.0, a normal blade being defined in which the distance Dsm from the mold pin is smallest,
- the pin neighboring blade being formed in a high rigidity shape having higher rigidity than the normal blade, and
- a maximum depth of the pin neighboring blade being shallower than a maximum depth of the normal blade.
A pneumatic tire comprising:
- a plurality of sipes disposed in a land portion formed in a tread portion;
- and
- a plurality of pin holes for stud pins disposed in the land portion,
- the plurality of sipes being disposed at positions where a distance Ds from the pin hole and a diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfy a relationship of (Ds/Dp)≥4.0,
- a pin hole neighboring sipe, among the plurality of sipes, in which the distance Ds from the pin hole and the diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfying a relationship of (Ds/Dp)≤5.0,
- among one or more sipes, of the plurality of sipes, in which the distance Ds from the pin hole and the diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfy a relationship of (Ds/Dp)>5.0, a normal sipe being defined in which the distance Ds from the pin hole is smallest,
- the pin hole neighboring sipe being formed in a high rigidity shape having higher rigidity than the normal sipe, and
- a ratio of a maximum depth H1 of the pin hole neighboring sipe to a maximum depth H2 of the normal sipe being in a range of 0.3≤(H1/H2)≤0.8.
A pneumatic tire comprising:
- a plurality of sipes disposed in a land portion formed in a tread portion;
- and
- a plurality of pin holes for stud pins disposed in the land portion,
- the plurality of sipes being disposed at positions where a distance Ds from the pin hole and a diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfy a relationship of (Ds/Dp)≥4.0,
- a pin hole neighboring sipe, among the plurality of sipes, in which the distance Ds from the pin hole and the diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfying a relationship of (Ds/Dp)≤5.0,
- among one or more sipes, of the plurality of sipes, in which the distance Ds from the pin hole and the diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfy a relationship of (Ds/Dp)>5.0, a normal sipe being defined in which the distance Ds from the pin hole is smallest,
- the pin hole neighboring sipe being formed in a high rigidity shape having higher rigidity than the normal sipe, and
- a ratio of a maximum width W1 of the pin hole neighboring sipe to a maximum width W2 of the normal sipe being in a range of 1.1≤(W1/W2)≤1.5.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.