Tire having tread including orientation of grooves changing across entire tread width
US6523588B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S152/904
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tire for a vehicle having at least one wheel at each corner, the tire comprising a non-longitudinal ground contacting tread extending axially between first and second axial edge regions and having tread grooves formed therein, wherein in the first axial edge region of the tread, the tread grooves are oriented substantially in the tire circumferential direction and in the second axial edge region of the tread the grooves are oriented substantially in the tire axial direction and in a third axial region of the tread axially between the first and second edge regions the orientation of the grooves changes progressively from circumferential to axial.
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