Abstract: A vehicle interior device includes a first illumination unit configured to illuminate a first region of a passenger compartment of a vehicle, a second illumination unit configured to illuminate a second region in a rear part of the vehicle more rearward than the first region and being disposed in the upper part of the passenger compartment, a third illumination unit configured to illuminate a third region in a low part of the vehicle lower than the first region and being disposed in the front part of the passenger compartment, a fourth illumination unit configured to illuminate a fourth region in the rear part and in the low part, and a controller programmed to differentiate at least one of an intensity of the first illumination unit relative to the fourth illumination unit and an intensity of the second illumination unit relative to the third illumination intensity unit.

Abstract: A vehicle interior device includes a first illumination unit configured to illuminate a first region of a passenger compartment of a vehicle, a second illumination unit configured to illuminate a second region in a rear part of the vehicle more rearward than the first region and being disposed in the upper part of the passenger compartment, a third illumination unit configured to illuminate a third region in a low part of the vehicle lower than the first region and being disposed in the front part of the passenger compartment, a fourth illumination unit configured to illuminate a fourth region in the rear part and in the low part, and a controller programmed to differentiate at least one of an intensity of the first illumination unit relative to the fourth illumination unit and an intensity of the second illumination unit relative to the third illumination intensity unit.

Abstract: A tire (10) includes a carcass (14). The carcass (14) has a first ply (17) and a pair of second plies (18) and (19). The first ply (17) is wound around a bead core (22) and is folded back outward. This portion constitutes an overlapping portion (24). The second plies (18) and (19) are inserted in the overlapping portion (24) and are extended along the first ply (17). A height (h1) of the overlapping portion (24) is set to be 50% or more of a height (H) of the first ply (17). A minimum height (h2) of the second plies (18) and (19) is set to be 8% or more of the height (H) of the first ply. A width (J) of a belt (15) is set to be 80% or more of a width (W) of the tire.

Abstract: A tyre (10) includes a carcass (14). The carcass (14) has a first ply (17) and a pair of second plies (18) and (19). The first ply (17) is wound around a bead core (22) and is folded back outward. This portion constitutes an overlapping portion (24). The second plies (18) and (19) are inserted in the overlapping portion (24) and are extended along the first ply (17). A height (h1) of the overlapping portion (24) is set to be 50% or more of a height (H) of the first ply (17). A minimum height (h2) of the second plies (18) and (19) is set to be 8% or more of the height (H) of the first ply. A width (J) of a belt (15) is set to be 80% or more of a width (W) of the tyre.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire 1 having a toroidal shape in which bead portions 4 are connected to sidewall portions 3 extending radially inward from opposite ends of a tread portion 2 and a sealant 6 for preventing a blowout is disposed to extend in a circumferential direction in the tread portion 2. A seal unit 7 formed by sealing the sealant 6 for preventing the blowout in a sack-shaped member in advance is disposed to extend in the circumferential direction of the tire in the tread portion 2 prior to vulcanization.

Abstract: An artificial fishing lure is produced by immersing a shaped material in the form of a gel including curdlan in a liquid containing propylene glycol and taking the shaped material out of the liquid. A method of producing an artificial fishing lure includes the steps of preparing a mixture containing water and curdlan, heating the mixture to form a gel and mold the gel so that a shaped material in the form of a gel can be obtained, immersing the shaped material in a liquid containing propylene glycol, and taking the shaped material out of the liquid. A lure making kit includes curdlan and propylene glycol.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion in which an annular anti-adhesive sheet is embedded along the inside of the tire, the annular anti-adhesive sheet made of a material which does not firmly adhere to the adjacent rubber so as to form a bag-like portion as an unbonded part extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction, the bag-like portion filled with a self-sealing material for self-sealing punctures, the anti-adhesive sheet having circumferential ends being spliced, and in the spliced portion, at least one of the circumferential ends disposed radially inwards of the other circumferential end has an edge inclined at an angle of from 30 to 60 degrees with respect to the widthwise direction of the anti-adhesive sheet. In a method of manufacturing the pneumatic tire, the step of building a green tire includes a step of embedding the anti-adhesive sheet; and after the tire is vulcanized, the self-sealing material is injected into the bag-like portion.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a tread which is provided with main grooves extending continually in the circumferential direction and lateral grooves crossing between the adjoining main grooves and having a groove depth DB of 0.6 to 0.95 times the mean DM of groove depths DA1, DA2 of the adjoining main grooves. The lateral groove is composed of, on a section orthogonal to a groove center line, an upper portion having an opening on the tread surface, a lower portion having a groove bottom and a constricted waist portion consecutive to the upper and lower portions and having the narrowest width WS of its lateral groove. And the tire is satisfied with the following relation;1.0 mm.ltoreq.WS.ltoreq.4.0 mm1.3.ltoreq.WW/WS.ltoreq.3.00.15.ltoreq.DS/DB.ltoreq.0.7where;WS being the narrowest width.WW being the widest width of the lower portion,DS being the length of the waist portion in the tire radial direction.

Abstract: A radial tire, of which initial carcass profile in an unused tire state is maintained through the tire life to prevent tire performances improved by arranging the carcass profile from being deteriorated, and in whichthe ratio (R1/R1(5)) of the radius (R1) of curvature of the carcass profile in an upper sidewall region when the tire is mounted on the regular rim and inflated to the normal pressure to the radius (R(5)) of curvature of the carcass profile in an upper sidewall region when the tire is mounted on the regular rim and inflated to 5% of the normal pressur, is not less than 0.70 and not more than 0.95,the ratio (TR1/SW) of the radius (TR1) of curvature of the tread face to the maximum tire section width (SW) when the tire is mounted on the regular rim and inflated to the normal pressure, is not less than 1.28 and not more than 1.

Abstract: A tire and rim assembly including a flanged rim and a tubeless tire with 15.degree. taper bead parts. The tire includes a carcass having a main body portion extending from a tread part through sidewall parts to the bead parts and turned up portions each turned up around a bead core of the bead part from axially inside to outside. In each bead part, a first reinforcement layer of steel cords and a second reinforcement layer of steel cords are provided. The first reinforcement layer has an inside part extending along the inside surface in the axial direction of the body portion, and an outside part contiguous to the inside part and extending along the outside surface in the axial direction of the turned up portion. The second reinforcement layer extends from a radial position substantially level with the bead heel end and is interposed between the inside part and the main body portion along the main body portion so as to form an overlapping portion with the inside part.

Abstract: A radial tire for heavy duty vehicles has a tread surface provided with at least a main groove (4) extending in the tire circumferential direction, a slot (9) with a slot width (HS) of 3 to 6 mm, and siping (11). A groove bottom (3) of the main groove (4) is in a zigzag form, and a groove upper edge line (8) of the main groove (4) on the tread surface has outer and inner groove upper edge line (M1, V1) repeated alternately and each extending in the tire circumferential direction. The distance (hu) in the tire axial direction between the outer and inner groove upper edge lines (M1, V1) is smaller than the deflection width (hl) of the zigzag groove bottom. The groove wall of the main groove (4) has hill protrusions (6) each having an inclined groove wall part (5) extending from the external angle portion (M) of the zigzag groove bottom to the outer groove upper edge line (M1).

Abstract: A radial tire is comprised of a belt, disposed between a carcass and a tread, having metal cord plies including a first belt ply, a second belt ply, a third belt ply and a fourth belt ply which are arranged radially outwardly in that order, wherein the second belt ply has a curvature concentric with the curvature of a radially outer surface of the tread and a width (B2) of at least 93% of the tread width (W), and the third belt ply has a width (B3) smaller than the width (B2) and is provided at both ends with spaced parts 1.5 to 4.5 mm distance apart from the second belt ply, the third belt ply, in a central part having a width (CR) of 60 to 70% of the width (B3) and both end parts each having a width (b) of 5 to 15% of the width, the third belt ply having a curvature concentric with the curvature of the radially outer surface of the tread.

Abstract: A snow tire which has tread blocks provided with slits extending between the side edges of the block, and the slit comprises: the first part extending axially of the tire from one side edge toward the other side edge of the block; the second part extending axially of the tire from the said other side edge toward said one side edge of the block; and the third part extending obliquely with respect to the tire axial direction to connect the first part with the second part, wherein the depth of the slit is varied in the tire axial direction to form a shallow portion and a deep portion, the axial length of the first part is more than 0.25 times and less than 0.48 times the total axial length of the slit, the axial length of the second part is more than 0.25 times and less than 0.48 times the total axial length of the slit, the ratio between the axial length of the first part to the axial length of the second part is more than 0.8 and less than 1.2, the axial length of the third part is more than 0.

Abstract: A radial ply tire for heavy duty vehicles improved in bead durability, which has a bead reinforcing cord layer having an axially inner portion extending along the inside of the carcass main portion, and an inner liner disposed on the inside of the carcass main portion and the inside of the inner portion of the bead reinforcing layer, whereinthe inner liner is provided with a middle portion of which thickness is gradually decreased radially outwardly,the heights of the lower end and upper end of the middle portion are respectively not smaller than 1.2 and 1.4 times the height of the upper edge of the axially inner portion of the reinforcing layer,the difference in thickness between the upper and lower ends of the middle portion is between 0.5 and 1.0 times the thickness at the upper end of the middle portion, andthe thickness at 90% of the height of the upper edge of the axially inner portion of the reinforcing layer is between 0.9 and 1.2 times the thickness at the upper end of the middle portion.

Abstract: A radial tire for heavy duty vehicles, which has a tread provided with blocks defined by a main groove extending in the circumferential direction of the tire and lateral grooves extending from the main groove, wherein each lateral groove is provided with a deep portion one end of which is directly connected with the main groove, and the deep portion is provided with a platform protruding from the base thereof near the main groove, whereby uneven wear of the tread block is effectively diminished without decrease in tire performances such as wet grip, traction and breaking performances.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire having lateral tread grooves extending parallel or aslant to the axial direction of the tire, wherein the lateral tread grooves are provided with a bridge which extends between the opposed groove sidewalls thereof apart from the groove base thereof to connect the groove sidewalls with each other, whereby the movement of the groove sidewalls and the deformation thereof when contacting with and leaving the ground is reduced to prevent uneven wear such as heel and toe wear without deteriorating the braking performance.

Abstract: A radial tire provided with a circumferentially extending narrow groove in a boundary region between a tread portion and a buttress portion, and the narrow groove is inclined axially inward at the bottom by an angle of 0 to 5 degrees to the normal direction to the tread face, whereby the occurrence of vehicle wandering is effectively prevented without producing uneven wear in the tread shoulder regions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a radial tire for heavy duty vehicles in which the wandering phenomenon can be effectively prevented. The tire has a tread surface defining a ground contacting area between the axially outer edges thereof and provided with at least one longitudinal groove extending in the circumferential direction of the tire; and a buffer plane extending radially inwardly from each of the axially outer edges of the tread surface so as to be formed substantially in part of a right circular cone having its axis placed on the tire axis, the buffer plane being provided with at least one buffer groove extending substantially continuously in the circumferential direction of the tire.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire improved in resistance to uneven wear, which has a rib-lug tread pattern comprising longitudinal grooves extending circumferentially of the tire, lug grooves extending axially of the tire to form lugs in tread shoulder regions, and sipes formed in the tread shoulder regions, wherein each lug groove is composed of an outer part having side walls with a single inclination of an angle L3 and an inner part having side walls with a double inclination, each side wall of the inner part is composed of an upper wall inclined at an angle L1 and a lower wall inclined at an angle L2, the angle L1 is more than 35 degrees, the angle L3 is smaller than the angle L1 and the angle L2 is smaller than the angle L3, the length B of the outer part is more than 0.2 and less than 0.4 times the total length A of the lug groove, the depth H1 of the upper walls of the inner part is more than 0.15 and less than 0.50 times the full depth H of the inner part, the axial length W1 of each sipe is less than 0.