Abstract: This pneumatic tire includes, on the tread surface, land portions defined by circumferential main grooves extending continuously in the tread circumferential direction and by tread edges. An intermediate land portion on one side in the tread width direction, adjacent to the tire equatorial plane side of the outermost circumferential main groove on the one side, is formed into blocks only by sipes extending in the tread width direction, an intermediate land portion on the other side in the tread width direction, adjacent to a tire equatorial plane side of an outermost circumferential main groove on the other side, is formed in a ribbed shape, and intermediate land portion lug grooves are formed in the intermediate land portion on the other side, with one end opening into the outermost circumferential main groove on the other side, and the other end terminating within the intermediate land portion on the other side.
Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided with tread grooves defining a asymmetrical tread pattern. The tread grooves include an outboard shoulder main groove and an outboard crown main groove extending zigzag continuously in the tire circumferential direction. The outboard shoulder main groove is composed of alternate long groove segments and short groove segments which are inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction to the outboard tread edge. The inclination angle ?b of the short groove segments is larger than The inclination angle ?a of the long groove segments. The groove widths of the long groove segments are gradually increased toward the outboard tread edge.
Inventors:
Bastian Andreas Grauel, Roman Goerl, Matthias Milse, Selcuk Ata, Philipp Weber, Sameer Gupta, Frederic Ngo, Raphael Alexander Prohl, Florian Roth, Moritz Bruckner, Viktor Pranas Vogel, Rebecca Anne Bandy
Inventors:
Robin Moia, Jan Frans Leyssens, Doris Maus, Wojciech Franciszek Baran, Richard Mbewo Samwayera Fosam, Olivier Guy Jacques, Thibaut Bernard Francois