Abstract: A motorcycle tyre has a tread band including a central portion and two shoulder portions arranged at axially opposite sides of the central portion. The central portion includes a first plurality of grooves extended according to a substantially longitudinal direction and alternatively arranged at opposite sides of the equatorial plane of the tyre. Each groove of the first plurality of grooves has a substantially curvilinear course such as to form a concavity. The central portion further includes a sub-portion substantially free of grooves placed astride the equatorial plane of the tyre. Each of the shoulder portions includes a second plurality of grooves arranged obliquely relative to the equatorial plane of the tyre.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 21, 2017
Date of Patent:
September 28, 2021
Assignee:
PIRELLI TYRE S.p.A.
Inventors:
Mario Mariani, Sandro Gallo, Andrea Schiavolin, Pierangelo Misani