A tread for a heavy truck tire that has a rib is provided. A sipe is located in the rib and extends from a first lateral surface to a second lateral surface. A first end of a teardrop of the sipe is located at the first lateral surface, and a second end is at the second lateral surface. A middle section is located between the first and second ends, and a lateral midpoint of the teardrop is located at the middle section. A cross-section of the middle section at the lateral midpoint is greater in size than a cross-section of the first end. The cross-section of the middle section at the lateral midpoint is greater in size than a cross-section of the second end.
TIRE SIPE DESIGN WITH VARIABLE TEARDROP SIZE HAVING LARGER LATERAL MIDPOINT
REIFENLAMELLENENTWURF MIT VARIABLER TROPFENGRÖSSE MIT GRÖSSEREM SEITLICHEM MITTELPUNKT
CONCEPTION DE LAMELLE DE PNEU AVEC UNE TAILLE DE GOUTTE VARIABLE AYANT UN POINT MÉDIAN LATÉRAL PLUS GRAND
2024-04-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60C VEHICLE TYRES , Fahrzeugreifen |
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