Abstract: Provided is a 5-rib tire that can have improved steering stability and noise performance A tread portion 2 includes four circumferential grooves 3 and five land portions 4. Two tread ends are ends of a 50%-load ground-contact surface. Each of the five land portions 4 is provided with no groove having a groove width greater than 2.0 mm, and is provided with only sipes 9. The five land portions 4 include a shoulder land portion 11. The shoulder land portion 11 is provided with a plurality of shoulder sipes 20. At least one of the shoulder sipes 20 includes an inclined portion 21 and an axial portion 22. The axial portion 22 cross the tread end.

Abstract: Provided is an analysis method that enables simple analysis of the degree of hydrogenation of a hydrogenated diene polymer. The present disclosure relates to a method of analyzing the degree of hydrogenation of a hydrogenated diene polymer using infrared absorption spectroscopy, the method including use of a calibration curve represented by the following equation (1) 2H?Vin=aA2915+b where H is the degree of hydrogenation (%) of a hydrogenated diene polymer, Vin is the vinyl percentage (%) of the hydrogenated diene polymer, A2915 is the peak intensity of a peak attributed to CH2 antisymmetric stretching vibration, and a and b are each a constant.

Abstract: A wheel load estimation device includes a wheel speed acquisition unit, a frequency characteristic ratio calculation unit, a load ratio calculation unit, and a wheel load calculation unit. The wheel speed acquisition unit acquires wheel speed information of each wheel included in the vehicle. The frequency characteristic ratio calculation unit calculates a front-to-rear frequency characteristic ratio and a left-to-right frequency characteristic ratio. The load ratio calculation unit calculates the front-to-rear load ratio and the left-to-right load ratio. The wheel load calculation unit calculates, a wheel load ratio representing a relative wheel load among the wheels included in the vehicle, for at least one of the wheels of the vehicle. The load ratio calculation unit calculates the front-to-rear load ratio by taking a linear combination of the calculated two or more front-to-rear gain ratios using weights that are different from one another.

Abstract: A head includes at least one adjustment member that is detachably fixed to the head outer surface in a state where a body wall is sandwiched by the adjustment member. A head body has at least one opening that penetrates through the body wall. The adjustment member includes an inner portion, an outer portion, and a rotary connecting portion. Rotational positions of the inner portion include a pass-through position that allows the inner portion to pass through the opening, and a non-pass-through position that prevents the inner portion from passing through the opening. An inner surface abutment part of the inner portion situated at the non-pass-through position abuts against the head inner surface. The head body or the adjustment member includes a corotation prevention portion that prevents the inner portion situated at the non-pass-through position from corotating with the rotary connection portion.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a photocurable composition from which a molded product having excellent mechanical properties is obtained. The present disclosure provides a photocurable composition comprising: a urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer, a vinyl monomer including a first monomer having a glass transition temperature (Tg1) of ?100° C. or more and 10° C. or less and a second monomer having a glass transition temperature (Tg2) of 70° C. or more and 150° C. or less, and a carbon nanotube, wherein the photocurable composition comprises the carbon nanotube in an amount ranging from 0.01 part by mass to 0.35 part by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of a total amount of the urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer and the vinyl monomer.

Abstract: A pneumatic tyre includes a pair of bead portions having respective bead cores therein, each bead core defining a core innermost end in a tyre radial direction, and an inner liner having an air-impermeable property and extending between the pair of bead portions, wherein in each of the pair of bead portions, the inner liner comprises an innermost end in the tyre radial direction located inwardly of the core innermost ends in the tyre radial direction, and the pair of bead portions has a bead base diameter being less than 99.7% of a rim diameter of a standard wheel rim on which the pneumatic tyre is to be mounted.

Abstract: A tread portion 2 includes four circumferential grooves 3 and five land portions 4. Each of the five land portions 4 is provided with no groove having a groove width greater than 2.0 mm, and is provided with only sipes 9. The four circumferential grooves 3 include a shoulder circumferential groove 5. The five land portions 4 include a shoulder land portion 11 and a middle land portion 13. The middle land portion 13 is provided with a plurality of middle sipes 30. The shoulder land portion 11 is provided with a plurality of shoulder sipes 20 each extending from the shoulder circumferential groove 5 to a position beyond a tread end. At least one of the shoulder sipes 20 includes an inclined portion 21. A maximum angle of the inclined portion 21 with respect to a tire axial direction is not greater than a maximum angle of the middle sipe 30 with respect to the tire axial direction.

Abstract: A tire vulcanization mold includes a molding surface for molding a tire during vulcanization molding. The molding surface can include a first region in which a plurality of recesses for forming a plurality of projections on a surface of the tire can be provided. In the first region, at least two of the recesses can be arranged per mm2. Each of the recesses can include a side wall surface, a bottom surface, and a virtual recess central axis extending in a depth direction of the recess. In a cross-sectional view of the recess including the recess central axis, the bottom surface can include a bottom projection projecting outward in the depth direction, and the side wall surface can include an arc-shaped surface smoothly connected to the bottom surface.

Abstract: A tread portion of a tire includes at least one land portion. The land portion includes an outer region disposed inwardly of a tread surface in a tire radial direction, an inner region disposed on an inner side in the tire radial direction, and at least one sipe. The sipe includes one outer sipe element extending in the outer region in a tire axial direction, and a plurality of inner sipe elements extending in the inner region. The inner sipe elements include a component extending in a tire circumferential direction, and is connected to the outer sipe element.

Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion including a row of blocks arranged in a tire circumferential direction divided by lateral grooves. Each block includes a block tread surface, a first block sidewall surface located on a leading side in a rotation direction of the block, and a leading-side corner portion between the block tread surface and the first block sidewall surface. The leading-side corner portion includes a first portion and a second portion extending in a tire axial direction. The first portion is formed sharper than the second portion. In a plan view of each block, an angle ?1 of the first portion to the tire circumferential direction is larger than an angle ?2 of the second portion to the tire circumferential direction. Each lateral groove has a groove width (A) at the first portion that is larger than a groove width (B) at the second portion.

Abstract: A tire can include a pair of beads, a carcass, a pair of protective rubber layers, and a pair of reinforcing rubber layers. A carcass ply of the carcass can include a ply body and a pair of turned-up portions. Each reinforcing rubber layer can be between the turned-up portion and the protective rubber layer. An outer end of an apex of each bead can be between an outer end and an inner end of the reinforcing rubber layer in a radial direction. A thickness of the protective rubber layer in a zone from a rim contact end to the outer end of the reinforcing rubber layer can be small at a center portion in the radial direction of the reinforcing rubber layer and can be large at another portion.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire having a tread portion and a belt layer, wherein the reinforcing cords in the belt layer are composed of monofilament cords arranged in the tire width direction at least 50 cords/5 cm in the cross section of the belt layer in the tire radial direction. A pneumatic tire that is installed on a standardized rim and satisfies the following (formula 1), where Wt (mm) is the cross-sectional width of the tire and Dt (mm) is the outer diameter of the tire when the internal pressure is 250 kPa: 1500?(Dt2×?/4)/Wt??(formula 1).

Abstract: A belt layer includes at least one belt ply. The belt ply has a single-wire cord having a short diameter SD and a long diameter LD with a ratio SD/LD between the short diameter SD and the long diameter LD being less than 1.00, and a topping rubber covering the single-wire cord. The single-wire cord is disposed so that a direction of the short diameter SD is oriented to a thickness direction of the belt ply. The topping rubber has a complex elastic modulus (E*) of from 7 MPa to 20 MPa under a condition of temperature of 70° C., initial strain of 10%, an amplitude of dynamic strain of ±1.0%, and a frequency of 10 Hz.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire having a tread section and a belt layer, wherein monofilament cords are used as reinforcing cords in the belt layer, and an arranged number e of the monofilament cords per 5 cm in the tire-width direction (cords/5 cm) in a tire radial direction cross-section of the belt layer, and a tire cross-sectional width Wt (mm), incorporated in a standardized rim and with an internal pressure of 250 kPa, satisfies (formula 1) and (formula 2) below: e/(0.31Wt+14.35)>1??(formula 1); e/(0.31Wt+56.45)??(formula 2).

Abstract: A pneumatic includes a pair of sidewall portions. At least one of the sidewall portions is provided on an outer surface thereof with a first protruding portion arranged on an outer side in a tire radial direction and a second protruding portion arranged on a radially inner side. Both protruding portions are formed so as to be convex outward in a tire axial direction. The second protruding portion has a protruding apex surface formed of a different colored rubber material having a different color from an outer surface of the first protruding portion. A distance in the tire radial direction between an inner edge in the tire radial direction of the first protruding portion and an outer edge in the tire radial direction of the second protruding portion is 40% or more and 220% or less of a length in the tire radial direction of the second protruding portion.