# US 2009/0260733 A1 · Pneumatic tire

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- Number: US 2009/0260733 A1
- Document ID: US20090260733A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/439,319
- Filed: 2007-08-27
- Published: 2009-10-22
- Earliest claimed: 2006-08-28
- Assignees: Bridgestone Corporation
- Inventors: Yasuhiro Hamada
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20090260733A1

## CPC

- B60C 19/001: {Tyres requiring an asymmetric or a special mounting}
- B60C 11/0304: {Asymmetric patterns}
- B60C 17/0009: {comprising sidewall rubber inserts, e.g. crescent shaped inserts}
- B60C 2017/0081: {comprising special reinforcing means in the crown area}
- B60C: VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES

## Abstract

A pneumatic tire (1) including: a pair of bead portions (3) each including a bead core and a bead filler; a carcass layer (5) extending toroidally via a sidewall portion (SW); a tread portion (7) arranged outward of the carcass layer in a radial direction of a tire; and sidewall reinforcement layers (9) which are arranged inward of the carcass layer (5) in a tread width direction, are each formed of rubber having a crescent cross-section in the tread width direction, and reinforces the respective sidewall portions (SW), characterized in that an inside width direction groove (17) is arranged in an inside region (IN) of the tread portion (7), and a circumferential direction groove (23) and an outside width direction groove (25) are arranged in an outside region (OUT) of the tread portion (7).

## Claims

### Claim 1

A pneumatic tire comprising;
a pair of bead portions each including a bead core and a bead filler;
a carcass layer folded back around the bead core and extending toroidally via sidewall portions;
a tread portion arranged outward of the carcass layer in a radial direction of the tire so as to contact a ground; and
sidewall reinforcement layers which are arranged inward of the carcass layer in a tread width direction, are each formed of rubber having a crescent cross-section in the tread width direction, and reinforce the respective sidewall portions, wherein
an inside width direction groove which is a groove extending in the tread width direction is arranged in an inside region which is a region located closer to the center of a vehicle when the tire is mounted to a vehicle than a tire equator of the tread portion, and
a circumferential direction groove extending approximately parallel to the tire equator and an outside width direction groove which is a groove extending in the tread width direction are arranged in an outside region which is a region located farther from the center of the vehicle when the tire is mounted to the vehicle than the tire equator of the tread portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein no circumferential direction groove is arranged in the inside region.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein an inside groove average width (W1) which is an average width of the inside width direction grooves is greater than an outside groove average width (W2) which is an average width of the outside width direction grooves.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein an inclined groove which is a groove obliquely extending from the circumferential direction groove is arranged in a portion of the outside region, the portion being located closer to the tire equator than the circumferential direction groove.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein a zigzag groove which is a groove including a plurality of bend portions which are bent is arranged in a circumferential direction of the tire in the inside region.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 5, wherein an intersecting groove which is a groove extending and intersecting with an inside bend portion located on the tire equator side is arranged in the inside region.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 5, wherein the inside width direction groove is continuous with an outside bend portion located, in the tread width direction, outward of an inside bend portion located on the tire equator side, and extends toward the outside in the tread width direction.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The pneumatic tire according to claim 6, wherein the inside width direction groove is continuous with an outside bend portion located, in the tread width direction, outward of the inside bend portion located on the tire equator side, and extends toward the outside in the tread width direction.