High-performance tyre
AssigneePirelli Tyre S.p.A.
InventorsRoberto Bolzoni, Diego Ettore Speziari
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Abstract
A car tyre (100), in particular a high or ultra high performance car tyre also suitable for use on track, is described; the tread band (1) of the tyre has a central region (L1), separated from two shoulder regions (L2, L3), respectively an outer shoulder region (L2) and inner shoulder region (L3); the outer shoulder region (L2) has a width greater than the width of the inner shoulder region (L3); the outer and inner shoulder regions are provided with relatively large grooves (5,6); in the outer shoulder region these grooves (5) alternate with narrower grooves (7), which reduce the stiffness of this tyre region only to a limited extend; the central region (L1) of the tyre, instead, was designed so as to have a low void-to-rubber ratio of equal to or smaller than 0.09.
Claims35
A car tyre having a tread band comprising a central region, extending across an equatorial plane (X-X) of the tyre, an outer shoulder region located towards an outer side of the tyre and an inner shoulder region located towards an inner side of the tyre;
- the tread band further comprising:
- a first circumferential groove axially delimiting the outer shoulder region relative to the central region and a second circumferential groove axially delimiting the inner shoulder region relative to the central region;
- the outer shoulder region having a width greater than a width of the inner shoulder region;
- and
- the outer shoulder region and the inner shoulder region comprise a plurality of first transverse grooves having a first end located substantially at the respective edge of the tread band, having a maximum width greater than, or equal to, 3 mm and an extension equal to at least 50% of the width of the shoulder region where the plurality of first transverse grooves are located;
- wherein
- the outer shoulder region comprises a plurality of second transverse grooves extending from the first circumferential groove;
- the second transverse grooves have a width smaller than the first transverse grooves and a counter-inclined course relative to the first transverse grooves;
- the central region comprising a first and a second circumferential rib separated by a third circumferential groove, and
- the first and second circumferential ribs having a void-to-rubber ratio equal to, or smaller than, 0.09.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.