Abstract: A tyre comprises a tread portion. The tread portion includes a shoulder main groove extending continuously in a zigzag manner in a tyre circumferential direction on a side of a tread edge, a plurality of middle lateral grooves each extending inwardly in a tyre axial direction from the shoulder main groove, and a plurality of middle blocks divided by the plurality of the middle lateral grooves. Each of the middle blocks has a ground contacting surface defined between a first edge and a second edge extending in the tyre circumferential direction. At least one of the middle blocks has a full sipe extending so as to connect between the first edge and the second edge and having at least one bent portion, and a semi-sipe extending linearly from the first edge or the second edge and terminating within the at least one of the middle blocks.

Abstract: A pneumatic tyre includes a tread portion having a pair of tread edges, and a pair of buttress portions each extending inwardly in a tyre radial direction from a respective one of the tread edges. At least one of the pair of buttress portions is provided with side protectors protruding outwardly in a tyre axial direction from an outer surface of the at least one of the pair of buttress portions and being arranged in a lyre circumferential direction. At least one of the side protectors is provided with one or more inclined grooves inclined with respect to the tyre circumferential direction. The inclined grooves include one or more ribbed inclined grooves which have groove bottoms provided with a set of plurality of first ribs.

Abstract: In the tire 2, fillers 10 are layered over clinches 8 in portions outward of a carcass 14 in the axial direction. A carcass ply 50 is turned up around cores 44. Turned-up portions 50a are disposed between the fillers 10 and apexes 46. Each clinch 8 has a maximum thickness Tcx that is measured along a line normal to an inner surface, in the axial direction, of the clinch 8. A ratio of a thickness Tf1 of the filler 10 to a sum of the thickness Tf1 and the thickness Tcx is greater than or equal to 0.1 and not greater than 0.6. A percentage of a complex elastic modulus E*f of the filler 10 relative to a complex elastic modulus E*a of the apex 46 is greater than or equal to 70% and not greater than 125%.

Abstract: A tire comprises a tread portion comprising a first tread portion defined between a tire equator C and a first tread edge. The first tread portion is provided with a crown main groove extending continuously and straight in a tire circumferential direction on a side of the tire equator C and oblique main grooves extending from the first tread edge toward the tire equator C to cross the crown main groove to form oblique land regions each defined between adjacent oblique main grooves. At least one oblique land region is provided with an inner oblique sub-groove extending from the oblique main groove and terminating within the oblique land region on an axially outer side of the crown main groove and an outer oblique sub-groove connecting between the oblique main grooves adjacent to both sides of the oblique land region on the axially outer side of the inner oblique sub-groove.

Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion provided with a first main groove disposed between the tire equator and a tread edge and extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction; outward transverse grooves extending axially outwardly from the first main groove; and inward transverse grooves extending axially inwardly from the first main groove. The first main groove is a zigzag groove including axially outer segments extending along the tire circumferential direction; axially inner segments extending along the tire circumferential direction and positioned axially inside the axially outer segments; and oblique segments linking therebetween. Each of the axially outer segments is connected with one of the outward transverse grooves and one of the inward transverse grooves.

Abstract: A pneumatic tyre includes a tread portion having a pair of tread edges, and a pair of buttress portions each extending inwardly in a tyre radial direction from a respective one of the tread edges. At least one of the pair of buttress portions is provided with side protectors protruding outwardly in a tyre axial direction from an outer surface of the at least one of the pair of buttress portions and being arranged in a lyre circumferential direction. At least one of the side protectors is provided with one or more inclined grooves inclined with respect to the tyre circumferential direction. The inclined grooves include one or more ribbed inclined grooves which have groove bottoms provided with a set of plurality of first ribs.

Abstract: A tyre comprises a tread portion. The tread portion includes a shoulder main groove extending continuously in a zigzag manner in a tyre circumferential direction on a side of a tread edge, a plurality of middle lateral grooves each extending inwardly in a tyre axial direction from the shoulder main groove, and a plurality of middle blocks divided by the plurality of the middle lateral grooves. Each of the middle blocks has a ground contacting surface defined between a first edge and a second edge extending in the tyre circumferential direction. At least one of the middle blocks has a full sipe extending so as to connect between the first edge and the second edge and having at least one bent portion, and a semi-sipe extending linearly from the first edge or the second edge and terminating within the at least one of the middle blocks.

Abstract: A tire comprises a tread portion comprising a first tread portion defined between a tire equator C and a first tread edge. The first tread portion is provided with a crown main groove extending continuously and straight in a tire circumferential direction on a side of the tire equator C and oblique main grooves extending from the first tread edge toward the tire equator C to cross the crown main groove to form oblique land regions each defined between adjacent oblique main grooves. At least one oblique land region is provided with an inner oblique sub-groove extending from the oblique main groove and terminating within the oblique land region on an axially outer side of the crown main groove and an outer oblique sub-groove connecting between the oblique main grooves adjacent to both sides of the oblique land region on the axially outer side of the inner oblique sub-groove.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion provided with a middle land portion 6 which is arranged between a central main groove 3 and a shoulder main groove 4. The middle land portion 6 is provided with an inner middle lateral groove 8 and an outer middle lateral groove 9. The inner middle lateral groove 8 comprises a first inclined portion 10 that extends axially outwardly from the central main groove 3 at an angle ?1 of from 10 to 40 degrees with respect to a circumferential direction of the tire, and a second inclined portion 12 that is inclined at an opposite direction to the first inclined portion 10 so as to extend axially inwardly, and a bent portion 11 connecting the first inclined portion 10 and the second inclined portion 12. The outer middle lateral groove 9 is communicated with the second inclined portion 12 of the axially inner middle lateral groove 8 without including an axially outermost groove edge 8e of the inner middle lateral groove 8, and is communicated with the shoulder main groove 4.

Abstract: In the tire 2, fillers 10 are layered over clinches 8 in portions outward of a carcass 14 in the axial direction. A carcass ply 50 is turned up around cores 44. Turned-up portions 50a are disposed between the fillers 10 and apexes 46. Each clinch 8 has a maximum thickness Tcx that is measured along a line normal to an inner surface, in the axial direction, of the clinch 8. A ratio of a thickness Tf1 of the filler 10 to a sum of the thickness Tf1 and the thickness Tcx is greater than or equal to 0.1 and not greater than 0.6. A percentage of a complex elastic modulus E*f of the filler 10 relative to a complex elastic modulus E*a of the apex 46 is greater than or equal to 70% and not greater than 125%.

Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion provided with a first main groove disposed between the tire equator and a tread edge and extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction; outward transverse grooves extending axially outwardly from the first main groove; and inward transverse grooves extending axially inwardly from the first main groove. The first main groove is a zigzag groove including axially outer segments extending along the tire circumferential direction; axially inner segments extending along the tire circumferential direction and positioned axially inside the axially outer segments; and oblique segments linking therebetween. Each of the axially outer segments is connected with one of the outward transverse grooves and one of the inward transverse grooves.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion provided with a middle land portion 6 which is arranged between a central main groove 3 and a shoulder main groove 4. The middle land portion 6 is provided with an inner middle lateral groove 8 and an outer middle lateral groove 9. The inner middle lateral groove 8 comprises a first inclined portion 10 that extends axially outwardly from the central main groove 3 at an angle ?1 of from 10 to 40 degrees with respect to a circumferential direction of the tire, and a second inclined portion 12 that is inclined at an opposite direction to the first inclined portion 10 so as to extend axially inwardly, and a bent portion 11 connecting the first inclined portion 10 and the second inclined portion 12. The outer middle lateral groove 9 is communicated with the second inclined portion 12 of the axially inner middle lateral groove 8 without including an axially outermost groove edge 8e of the inner middle lateral groove 8, and is communicated with the shoulder main groove 4.

Abstract: Pipes are mounted horizontally on an outlet portion of a gas vent pipe in a condenser-type heat removal system, and have-openings which are formed only in a portion below a horizontal plane in which axes of these pipes lie, thereby enlarging a region where uncondensed steam is mixed with water in a suppression pool. With this arrangement, a surface portion of the water of the suppression pool is prevented from becoming hot, and the temperature of this pool water is uniformed. As a result, the temperature of the water surface of the suppression pool is lowered, thereby decreasing the pressure within a primary containment vessel. This enhances the reliability of the primary containment vessel, and reduces a design strength of the primary containment vessel.