# US 8,739,848 B2 · Pneumatic tire > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,739,848 B2 - Document ID: US8739848B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/083,673 - Filed: 2011-04-11 - Published: 2011-11-17 - Granted: 2014-06-03 - Earliest claimed: 2010-05-13 - Assignees: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Toshihiko Takahashi - Inventors: Toshihiko Takahashi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8739848B2 ## CPC - B60C 11/0306: {Patterns comprising block rows or discontinuous ribs} - B60C 11/0309: {further characterised by the groove cross-section} - B60C 11/1392: {with chamfered block edges} - B60C 2011/0346: {with zigzag shape} - 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 has a first wall surface faces one side of a circumferential groove, and a second wall surface faces another side of that. The first wall surface alternately has a first inclined surface portion and a first concave portion. The second wall surface alternately has a second inclined surface portion and a second concave portion. A first land portion has a first connection portion connected to a second land portion and a first bottom surface portion constitutes the bottom of the circumferential groove. The second land portion has a second connection portion connected to the first land portion and a second bottom surface portion constitutes the bottom of the circumferential groove. The first inclined surface portion and the second inclined surface portion are alternately arranged along a tire circumferential direction overlapping with each other and a see-through region of the circumferential groove is formed between them. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A pneumatic tire comprising: a circumferential groove extending along a tire circumferential direction, a first land portion having a first wall surface which faces one side in a tire width direction of the circumferential groove, and a second land portion having a second wall surface which faces another side in the tire width direction of the circumferential groove, the circumferential groove, the first land portion and the second land portion being provided in a tread surface, the first wall surface alternately having along the tire circumferential direction a first inclined surface portion which is gradually decreased in a height thereof toward the second land portion and runs into a bottom of the circumferential groove, and a first concave portion which is depressed in a direction away from the second land portion, the second wall surface alternately having along the tire circumferential direction a second inclined surface portion which is gradually decreased in a height thereof toward the first land portion and runs into the bottom of the circumferential groove, and a second concave portion which is depressed in a direction away from the first land portion, the first land portion having a first connection portion which enters the second concave portion and is gradually increased in a height thereof toward the second land portion so as to be integrally connected to the second land portion, and a first bottom surface portion which is interposed between the first inclined surface portion and the first connection portion and constitutes the bottom of the circumferential groove, the second land portion having a second connection portion which enters the first concave portion and is gradually increased in a height thereof toward the first land portion so as to be integrally connected to the first land portion, and a second bottom surface portion which is interposed between the second inclined surface portion and the second connection portion and constitutes the bottom of the circumferential groove, the first inclined surface portion and the second inclined surface portion being alternately arranged along the tire circumferential direction while overlapping with each other in the tire width direction, and a see-through region of the circumferential groove being formed between the first inclined surface portion and the second inclined surface portion, and the bottom of the circumferential groove being formed discontinuously between the first bottom surface portion and the second bottom surface portion, wherein an inclination angle β of the first connection portion with respect to a direction normal to the tread surface passing through a ridge line between a top surface portion of the second land portion and the first connection portion is from 30 degrees to 50 degrees, and an inclination angle α of the second connection portion with respect to a direction normal to the tread surface passing through a ridge line between a top surface portion of the first land portion and the second connection portion is from 30 degrees to 50 degrees. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the first inclined surface portion and the second inclined surface portion overlap with each other at a position equal to or more than 50% of a depth of the circumferential groove from a tread surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the first inclined surface portion and the second inclined surface portion overlap with each other at a position equal to or more than 80% of a depth of the circumferential groove from a tread surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the first bottom surface portion enters the second concave portion which gradually tapers as being away from the first land portion, the first connection portion is provided at a leading end of the second concave portion, the second bottom surface portion enters the first concave portion which gradually tapers as being away from the second land portion, and the second connection portion is provided at a leading end of the first concave portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the first land portion and the second land portion are constituted by a block which is comparted by a lateral groove. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the tread surface is provided with a pair of circumferential grooves each extending in a zigzag shape, and the first land portion and the second land portion are arranged between the pair of circumferential grooves. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the first inclined surface portion and the second inclined surface portion are arranged close to each other in the tire circumferential direction so as to be positioned to come into contact with each other. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the first concave portion is depressed from a ridge line between a top surface portion of the first land portion and the first inclined surface portion in a direction away from the second land portion, and the second concave portion is depressed from a ridge line between a top surface portion of the second land portion and the second inclined surface portion in a direction away from the first land portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The pneumatic tire according to claim 1, wherein the first inclined surface portion and the second inclined surface portion are adjacent to each other in the tire circumferential direction without the bottom of the circumferential groove interposed therebetween. ### Claim 10 A pneumatic tire comprising: a circumferential groove extending along a tire circumferential direction, a first land portion having a first wall surface which faces one side in a tire width direction of the circumferential groove, and a second land portion having a second wall surface which faces another side in the tire width direction of the circumferential groove, the circumferential groove, the first land portion and the second land portion being provided in a tread surface, the first wall surface alternately having along the tire circumferential direction a first inclined surface portion which is gradually decreased in a height thereof toward the second land portion and runs into a bottom of the circumferential groove, and a first concave portion which is depressed in a direction away from the second land portion, the second wall surface alternately having along the tire circumferential direction a second inclined surface portion which is gradually decreased in a height thereof toward the first land portion and runs into the bottom of the circumferential groove, and a second concave portion which is depressed in a direction away from the first land portion, the first land portion having a first connection portion which enters the second concave portion and is gradually increased in a height thereof toward the second land portion so as to be integrally connected to the second land portion, and a first bottom surface portion which is interposed between the first inclined surface portion and the first connection portion and constitutes the bottom of the circumferential groove, the second land portion having a second connection portion which enters the first concave portion and is gradually increased in a height thereof toward the first land portion so as to be integrally connected to the first land portion, and a second bottom surface portion which is interposed between the second inclined surface portion and the second connection portion and constitutes the bottom of the circumferential groove, the first inclined surface portion and the second inclined surface portion being alternately arranged along the tire circumferential direction while overlapping with each other in the tire width direction, and a see-through region of the circumferential groove being formed between the first inclined surface portion and the second inclined surface portion, and the bottom of the circumferential groove being formed discontinuously between the first bottom surface portion and the second bottom surface portion, wherein the first concave portion is depressed from a ridge line between a top surface portion of the first land portion and the first inclined surface portion in a direction away from the second land portion, and the second concave portion is depressed from a ridge line between a top surface portion of the second land portion and the second inclined surface portion in a direction away from the first land portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The pneumatic tire according to claim 10, wherein the first inclined surface portion and the second inclined surface portion overlap with each other at a position equal to or more than 50% of a depth of the circumferential groove from a tread surface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The pneumatic tire according to claim 10, wherein the first inclined surface portion and the second inclined surface portion overlap with each other at a position equal to or more than 80% of a depth of the circumferential groove from a tread surface. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The pneumatic tire according to claim 10, wherein the first bottom surface portion enters the second concave portion which gradually tapers as being away from the first land portion, the first connection portion is provided at a leading end of the second concave portion, the second bottom surface portion enters the first concave portion which gradually tapers as being away from the second land portion, and the second connection portion is provided at a leading end of the first concave portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The pneumatic tire according to claim 10, wherein the first land portion and the second land portion are constituted by a block which is comparted by a lateral groove. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The pneumatic tire according to claim 10, wherein the tread surface is provided with a pair of circumferential grooves each extending in a zigzag shape, and the first land portion and the second land portion are arranged between the pair of circumferential grooves. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The pneumatic tire according to claim 10, wherein the first inclined surface portion and the second inclined surface portion are arranged close to each other in the tire circumferential direction so as to be positioned to come into contact with each other. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The pneumatic tire according to claim 10, wherein the first inclined surface portion and the second inclined surface portion are adjacent to each other in the tire circumferential direction without the bottom of the circumferential groove interposed therebetween.