Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes 100 parts by mass of a rubber component including from 25-30 parts by mass of a diene rubber having a glass transition temperature of from ?20° C. to ?40° C., having a tertiary amine having an epoxy group as a modifying group, and a vinyl content from 35-45 mass %, 20-35 parts by mass of a diene rubber obtained by reacting a polyorganosiloxane to an active terminal of a diene-based polymer chain having the active terminal formed by making a polymer block A continuous with a polymer block B, the polymer block A including 80-95 mass % of isoprene and 5-20 mass % of an aromatic vinyl, having an active terminal, and having a weight average molecular weight from 500-15,000, the polymer block B including 1,3-butadiene and an aromatic vinyl and an active terminal, the vinyl content lower by from 5-25 mass % than that of the first conjugated diene polymer.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes chamfered portions respectively formed on a leading side edge and a trailing side edge of a sipe. The sipe includes a non-chamfered region in which other chamfered portions are not present, in a plan view of a tread portion. At least one of the chamfered portions includes an outer edge profile line not parallel to a ridge line of the sipe. When the chamfered portion including the outer edge profile line not parallel to the ridge line of the sipe is divided into an inner region and an outer region corresponding to half a chamfer length of the chamfered portion in a tire width direction, a projected area of the outer region positioned on a rib outer side is larger than a projected area of the inner region positioned on a rib inner side.

Abstract: A heavy-duty tire includes a tread portion including a pair of tread edges and a tire equator located therebetween. In a tire cross-section including a tire axis under a 5% inner pressure condition where the tire is mounted on a standard wheel rim with 5% of a standard pressure but loaded with no tire load, the tread portion has a profile which includes a first profile including the tire equator, a pair of second profiles extending axially inwardly from the tread edges and a pair of third profiles connecting the first profile and the respective second profiles. The first profile and the second profiles are configured as arc shapes protruding outwardly in a tire radial direction, and the third profiles are configured as straight shapes.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a plurality of main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction in a tread portion; and a sipe extending in a tire width direction in a rib defined by the plurality of main grooves, the sipe including a leading side edge and a trailing side edge, a chamfered portion shorter than a sipe length of the sipe being formed in each of the leading side edge and the trailing side edge, a non-chamfered region including no other chamfered portion being present in a part facing each chamfered portion of the sipe, and, in a plan view of the tread portion, at least one of the chamfered portions including an outer edge profile line not parallel to a ridge line of the sipe.

Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion including a main groove, a first block and a second block which are adjacent to one another in a tire axial direction through the main groove. The main groove includes first groove elements and second groove elements having groove widths smaller than that of the first groove elements. The first block includes a first ground contact surface, a first sidewall facing one of the second groove elements, a first corner portion between the first ground contact surface and the first sidewall, and a first recess being cut out the first corner portion locally. The second block includes a second ground contact surface, a second sidewall facing said one of the second groove elements, a second corner portion between the second ground contact surface and the second sidewall, and a second recess being cut out the second corner portion locally.

Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion provided with a tread profile which is curved in an arcuate shape in a tire meridian section so that the tread portion includes a crown region contacting with the ground during straight running, and a pair of shoulder regions contacting with the ground during cornering by leaning the tire at a certain camber angle. The crown region has a land ratio of not less than 98%, and the shoulder regions have a land ratio of from 85% to 93%. A three-wheeled vehicle has a pair of front wheels and a single rear wheel on which the tire is mounted.

Abstract: A heavy-duty pneumatic tire comprises a crown rib and a middle rib. The crown rib is provided with crown sipes crossing the crown rib. The middle rib is provided with middle sipes crossing the middle rib and a middle shallow groove having a smaller depth and a larger width than the middle sipes. The middle shallow groove comprises a circumferential middle shallow groove extending in a tire circumferential direction and lateral middle shallow grooves extending from an axially inner side edge (Ema) of the middle rib to the circumferential middle shallow groove so as to terminate at a position thereof.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire is equipped with: a first circumferential groove and a second circumferential groove which are formed on a tread surface of a tread portion and extend along a tire circumferential direction while being arranged side by side in a tire width direction interposing an equatorial plane of the tire therebetween; a plurality of first auxiliary grooves which are arranged in the tire circumferential direction, disposed intersecting the tire circumferential direction, and communicate with the second circumferential groove by passing through the first circumferential groove, and a plurality of second auxiliary grooves which are arranged in the tire circumferential direction, disposed intersecting the tire circumferential direction so as to incline in the tire width direction, communicate with the second circumferential groove, and bend continuously with respect to the first auxiliary groove bounded at the second circumferential groove.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes land portions defined by grooves, and sipes that are formed in the land portions and intersect the grooves. The sipes form acute angle portions and obtuse angle portions with the grooves. Notches are formed in the obtuse angle portions.

Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion provided with a plurality of blocks. At least one of the plurality of blocks is provided with a sipe. The sipe extends in a sipe longitudinal direction to form a zigzag opening configuration on a ground contact surface of the at least one of the plurality of blocks. The sipe extends inwardly in a tire radial direction such that the zigzag opening configuration oscillates in the sipe longitudinal direction repeatedly with a total amplitude and a wavelength while maintaining the zigzag opening configuration. A half of the wavelength of the sipe is in a range of from 0.10 to 0.24 times a maximum depth of the sipe, and a slope of the half of the wavelength with respect to the total amplitude has an angle in a range of from 45 to 65 degrees.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion including main grooves and land portions. In a cross-sectional view of the tire, one of the land portions includes a first edge, a second edge, a ground contact surface extending between the first edge and the second edge and having an arc-shaped profile protruding radially outwardly, and conductive portion made of conductive rubber. The conductive portion extends from a radially inner end to a radially outer end exposed at the ground contact surface with an inclination toward the first edge. The inner end is connected to a tire internal structural member to be electrically connected to a rim when the tire is mounted on the rim. On the ground contact surface, a central position of the outer end is located on a central position of the land portion in a tire axial direction, or on a side of the first edge.

Abstract: A tire comprises a tread portion 2. The tread portion 2 comprises a plurality of blocks each comprising a first longitudinal edge 18 and a second longitudinal edge 19 extending in a tire circumferential direction, and a ground contacting surface defined therebetween. The blocks include a first block 20 having a first narrow groove 21 provided in the ground contacting surface thereof. The first narrow groove 21 extends from a first end 21a on the first longitudinal edge 18 toward a center 24 in a tire axial direction of the first block 20 and curves within the ground contacting surface and reaches a second end 21b on the first longitudinal edge 18 so as to extend in a laterally oriented V-shape.

Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a pair of width-oriented sipes that straddle one of circumferential recessed regions are arranged in such fashion as to appear to partially mutually overlap as viewed in a tire width direction, each of the pair of width-oriented sipes comprises a sipe portion at which width is constant, and a notch portion at which width increases toward the exterior in a tire radial direction, the sipe portion is such that at least one end thereof is contiguous with at least one of the circumferential recessed regions in such fashion as to be inclined with respect to the at least one circumferential recessed region; and the notch portion is arranged at a corner at which the sipe portion intersects the at least one circumferential recessed region to form an acute angle therebetween.

Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion. The tread portion includes two main grooves extending continuously in a tire circumferential direction and a land region defined between the two main grooves. The two main grooves extend in a zigzag manner with phases thereof aligned with each other. The land region is provided with a longitudinal sipe extending in the tire circumferential direction in a zigzag manner with a phase thereof opposite to the phases of the zigzags of the two main grooves.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes in a land portion (center land portion 4A) defined by a first circumferential groove (3A) and a second circumferential groove (3B), narrow grooves (third narrow grooves 6C) formed as one set of two grooves provided intersecting the tire circumferential direction and arranged side by side in the tire circumferential direction, communicating with the first circumferential groove (3A) and terminating in the center land portion (4A); and auxiliary grooves (fifth auxiliary grooves 5E) provided intersecting the tire circumferential direction communicating with the second circumferential groove (3B) and terminating within the center land portion (4A) with the positions of the terminating end portions disposed between the terminating end portions of the set of the third narrow grooves (6C) in the tire circumferential direction.

Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion including first to third main grooves continuously extending in a tire circumferential direction. The first main groove has a groove centerline arranged on a side of the inboard tread edge with respect to a tire equator and the groove centerline is located at an axial distance L1 from the tire equator of from 5% to 25% of a tread half width. The second main groove is arranged between the first main groove and the inboard tread edge and has a groove centerline located at an axial distance L2 from the tire equator of from 35% to 65% of the tread half width. The third main groove is arranged between the tire equator and the outboard tread edge and has a groove centerline located at an axial distance L3 from the tire equator of from 25% to 55% of the tread half width.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a block (41) formed by being partitioned by a main groove (15) and lateral grooves (20 and 25), and a block traversing sipe (45) which is a sipe longitudinally traversing the block (41), in which the block traversing sipe (45) has a zigzag shape that is constituted by a plurality of longitudinal sipe portions (42) extending in a circumferential direction of the tire, and a lateral sipe portion (43) extending in a tire width direction and connecting end portions of two longitudinal sipe portions (42), and a longitudinal sipe portion (42) closer to a kick-out side of the block (41) has a narrower width.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a plurality of main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction, and a plurality of land portions that are partitioned by at least one contact patch end and the plurality of main grooves, at least one of the plurality of land portions comprises a circumferentially oriented sipe extending in a tire circumferential direction, and a plurality of width-oriented sipes extending in such fashion as to intersect the circumferentially oriented sipe, and wherein depth of the circumferentially oriented sipe is less than depths of the plurality of width-oriented sipes.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread; sidewalls; and beads. Lug grooves are formed in the tread inclining symmetrically about an equator, an inclination angle ? of the lug grooves relative to the lateral direction being 15°???45°. A width W1 of the lug grooves at the tread edge and an interval W2 between the lug grooves at the tread edge satisfying 0.7?W1/W2?1.5. Shoulder grooves connecting lug grooves are inclined in an opposite direction to the lug grooves have an inclination angle ? relative to the lug grooves being 80°???100°, a center position of the shoulder grooves being 15% to 35% of tread width TW from the equator. An area A1 of the shoulder grooves and an area A2 of shoulder blocks satisfy 0.2?A1/A2?0.6. A groove area ratio of the tread is 0.4 to 0.7.

Abstract: A tire that can attach and detach and that can prevent splash when running a wet road and cool discharging a heat is provided. The tire having a tread and a shoulder portion connected to the tread includes a protector portion provided in a circumferential direction at a side surface of the shoulder portion and in which a plurality of penetration portions are formed at a predetermined gap in a length direction; a plurality of protruding portions provided in the protector portion and formed at a predetermined gap in a length direction of the protector portion; and a plurality of installation grooves formed at a side surface of the shoulder portion such that the protruding portion attaches or detaches when the protruding portion enters or discharges.