Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes undertread layer made of a rubber composition obtained by blending, per 100 parts by mass of diene rubber, 15 parts by mass to 45 parts by mass of carbon black having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area N2SA of 20 m2/g to 85 m2/g and a DBP absorption of 90 mL/100 g to 200 mL/100 g, 3 parts by mass to 30 parts by mass of silica, and a silane coupling agent in an amount of 5 mass % to 15 mass % of the silica. A ratio is calculated based on a hardness Hu of an undertread rubber and an elastic modulus Ec and a hardness Hc of a cap tread rubber, is set to 110 to 140. A proportion iof a thickness G2 of the undertread layer to an under-groove rubber gauge G1, is set to 0.55 or more and 0.80 or less.

Abstract: A tire has a tread portion including a first shoulder land region. The first shoulder land region is provided with first shoulder sipes. Each of the first shoulder sipes is provided with a chamfered portion over an entire lengthwise range from a first longitudinal edge to a first tread edge. Each of the chamfered portions includes a first chamfered portion defined between a shoulder center position and the first longitudinal edge and a second chamfered portion defined between the shoulder center position and the first tread edge. The second chamfered portion has a chamfer volume smaller than a chamfer volume of the first chamfered portion.

Abstract: A tire includes a circumferential tread extending in a circumferential direction circumscribing an axis of rotation. The circumferential tread includes a transverse groove having a plurality of protrusions protruding from a bottom portion of the transverse groove. One or more of a depth, a width, and a length of the transverse groove decreases in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation. The plurality of protrusions are circumferentially spaced apart across the bottom portion of the transverse groove.

Abstract: Tire-tread constructions may incorporate multiple circumferential asymmetries. Prime-number values are used for (a) the number of pitches (where a pitch is an individual pattern that is repeated around the circumference of the tire tread); (b) the number of segments of the mold with which the overall tire tread is formed; (c) the number of variations in the lengths of pitches; or (d) the number of variations in the lengths of the segments.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes sipes disposed in a land portion formed in a tread portion, and pin holes for stud pins disposed in the land portion. The sipes are disposed at positions where a distance Ds from the pin hole and a diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfy (Ds/Dp)?4.0. A sipe in which the distance Ds from the pin hole and the diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfy (Ds/Dp)?5.0 is defined as a pin hole neighboring sipe. A sipe of which the distance Ds from the pin hole is the smallest, among the sipes in which the distance Ds from the pin hole and the diameter Dp of the pin hole satisfy (Ds/Dp)>5.0, is defined as a normal sipe. The pin hole neighboring sipe is formed in a high rigidity shape having higher rigidity than the normal sipe.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a heavy truck tire tread having a shoulder edge, shoulder groove, and shoulder rib therebetween. A plurality of sipes are in the shoulder rib and are oriented less than 20 degrees to the lateral direction. The sipes are spaced from one another between 5 to 18 millimeters in the longitudinal direction. Additionally or alternatively, the sipes are arranged so that a reference plane extends through a sipe bottom point and a sipe top point at the average sipe line. A sipe inclination line extends from the sipe bottom point to the sipe top point, and a reference line extends through the sipe bottom point. A sipe inclination angle is defined by the reference line and the sipe inclination line and is greater than 0 degrees.

Abstract: Machines that plant crop seed generally compact the seed rows with their tires. The solution to this problem is to cut or mold notches into the tire lugs in the area that would pass directly above the planted seeds and adjacent to the planted seeds. Tires could also be molded with the notches in place during the tire manufacturing process. If lateral beaming strength is needed in the tire, ribs can be formed on the inside of the tire either intermittent or continuous across the width of the tire. Notching also could be done selectively on tires after molding.

Abstract: A tread for a heavy goods vehicle tire, the tread having a surface when new suitable for coming into contact with a road surface, this tread having a plurality of optimized incisions opening onto its tread surface when new, each incision made of at least two narrow portions and wide portions, each narrow portion surrounded by wide portions, the sum of the areas of narrow portions representing at least 40% of the total surface of the incision (and the width being less than 0.4 mm, each portion having a width at least equal to 0.4 mm, this tread being such that for each optimized incision each of the wide portions extending between two narrow portions includes at least one section inclined in a plane parallel to the mid-plane of the optimized incision, and forming an angle at least 15 degrees with the direction of the tread thickness.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire can suppress uneven wear of the tire and can improve traction performance on snow. Land portions (12A, 12B, 12C), between a pair of outermost side circumferential grooves (11d, 11d) on the outermost sides in the tire widthwise direction among a plurality of circumferential grooves (11a, 11b, 11c, 11d) extending in the tire circumferential direction, are divided into a plurality of blocks (14A, 14B, 14C) by widthwise grooves (13a, 13b, 13c). A pair of groove side faces (13ap, 13aq; 13bp, 13bq; 13cp, 13cq) opposed to each other in the widthwise grooves (13a, 13b, 13c) are bent at bent portions (Kp, Kq) thereof.

Abstract: A heavy truck tire tread is provided that has a rolling direction that is in a longitudinal direction of the tread. A circumferential sipe (20) is present and extends in the longitudinal direction completely around the tread. The circumferential sipe does not bound a sacrificial rib. A plurality of micro sipes (22) engage the circumferential sipe and are located on opposite sides of the circumferential sipe in the lateral direction. The micro sipes extend from the circumferential sipe so as to terminate within rubber of the tread at a terminal end.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a land portion defined by two circumferential main grooves extending in the circumferential direction, lug grooves in the land portion, and a sipe between adjacent lug grooves. An outer side edge of the land portion in the width direction has a zigzag shape, and an inner side edge of the land portion in the width direction has a straight shape. The sipe extends continuously from the outer side edge to the inner side edge, and the sipe has a Z-shape with two bent portions, and a ratio of a distance in the width direction between a bent portion closer to a center line passing through a midpoint position of the land portion in the width direction and the center line to a width of the land portion in the width direction being 0 to 0.40.

Abstract: A tread pattern of a pneumatic tire includes circumferential grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction and sipes disposed at intervals in the tire circumferential direction in each of land portion regions in contact with the circumferential grooves, the sipes extending in a tire width direction. At least one of the land portion regions includes a first sipe and a second sipe disposed to be adjacent to the first sipe in the tire circumferential direction as the sipe, the sipe region being provided in at least a partial region in the tire width direction. A sipe width of the second sipe is wider than a sipe width of the first sipe. The sipe region is not provided with a lug groove having a wider groove width than the sipe width of the second sipe, the lug groove extending in the tire width direction.

Abstract: A tire according to an embodiment has a tread including a circumferential groove, and a lug groove connected to the circumferential groove and extending from a first side in a tire width direction to a second side. The tire includes two first raised portions formed in the circumferential groove on a groove bottom at a positions either side of an end of the lug groove on a side near the circumferential groove, a second raised portion formed on a groove bottom of a portion of the lug groove on a side near the circumferential groove, and a third raised portion formed at an intersection of the circumferential groove with an extension of the lug groove, on at least a part of a groove bottom of a portion surrounded in three directions by the two first raised portions and the second raised portion.

Abstract: A plurality of side blocks each has a high protruding portion, an amount by which the high protruding portion protrudes relative to a reference surface which is an exterior surface in a region peripheral to an insignia being not less than a maximum amount by which the insignia protrudes relative to the reference surface. The plurality of side blocks include a first side block which as viewed in the tire radial direction appears to overlap the insignia, and a second side block which as viewed in the tire radial direction appears not to overlap the insignia. An inner end in the tire radial direction of the high protruding portion of the first side block is separated in the tire radial direction from the insignia, and a portion of the high protruding portion of the second side block appears to overlap the insignia as viewed in the tire circumferential direction.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire of the embodiment including two main grooves provided on a tread and extending in a tire circumferential direction; a center land portion formed between the two main grooves and extending in the tire circumferential direction; a pair of shoulder land portions formed between a ground contact end and the main groove; a center auxiliary groove provided on the center land portion; and a shoulder auxiliary groove provided on the shoulder land portion, in which the center auxiliary groove has a groove width narrower than that of the main groove and extends in the tire circumferential direction, and the shoulder auxiliary groove has a groove width narrower than that of the main groove and extends in the tire circumferential direction.

Abstract: A tire includes circumferential main grooves, lug grooves, and land portions defined by the circumferential main grooves and the lug grooves. The circumferential main grooves extend in a circumferential direction. The lug grooves extend in a width direction, include shoulder and center lug grooves, and have an end opening to a circumferential main groove. Narrow shallow grooves in center and shoulder land portions have an end opening to a circumferential main groove and have a groove depth of 10-40% of a circumferential main groove depth. The shoulder lug grooves are on an outer side of a shoulder main groove in the width direction and have an end opening to the shoulder main groove. The center lug grooves are between the center and shoulder main grooves, have both ends opening to circumferential main grooves, and have a minimum width wider than a minimum width of the shoulder lug groove.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire can include a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions, and a carcass. At least one of the sidewall portions can include a first sidewall rubber. The first sidewall rubber can include a base rubber layer, a different color rubber layer, and a barrier rubber layer. The base rubber layer can be in contact with the carcass. At least a part of the different color rubber layer can be exposed in the outer surface of the at least one of the sidewall portions. The barrier rubber layer can be arranged between the different color rubber layer and the base rubber layer. The barrier rubber layer can have a rubber compounding to suppress migration of rubber compounding agents on the base rubber layer side to the different color rubber layer. The barrier rubber layer can have a thickness of 1.0 mm or less.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire can include a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, bead portions, and a carcass. At least one sidewall portion can include a first sidewall rubber arranged outside the carcass in a tire axial direction. The first sidewall rubber can include a different color rubber layer and a barrier rubber layer. The different color rubber layer can have a color different from a basic color of an outer surface of the at least one sidewall portion. At least a part of the different color rubber layer can be exposed in the outer surface of the at least one sidewall portion. The barrier rubber layer can be arranged between the different color rubber layer and the carcass. The barrier rubber layer can include a first portion having a rubber compounding to suppress migration of rubber compounding agents on the carcass side to the different color rubber layer.

Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion provided with a first land region demarcated between a shoulder circumferential groove and a tread edge. The first land region is provided with first sipes extending in a tire circumferential direction, axial sipes, and first axial grooves extending from the tread edge. The first sipes are not connected with the first axial grooves. Each of the axial sipes has an axially inner end connected with the shoulder circumferential groove. Each of the axial sipes has an axially outer end connected with one of the first sipes.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire having dry grip performance, wet grip performance, low rolling resistance, and performance on snow, formed by: molding a rubber composition for a tire, the rubber composition containing: from 70 to 150 parts by mass of silica per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber formed from two types of modified styrene butadiene rubbers and a butadiene rubber, and oil, and from 5 to 15 mass % of 3-octanoylthio-1-propyltriethoxysilane with respect to a mass of the silica, the diene rubber containing 75 mass % or greater and less than 100 mass % total of the two types of modified styrene butadiene rubbers and greater than 0 mass % and 25 mass % or less of the butadiene rubber, a total amount of oil component containing the oil being from 25 to 45 mass % of a total mass of filler containing the silica, and a glass transition temperature being ?50° C. or lower.