Described is a pneumatic tire having a reinforced carcass with a tread support portion straddled by two sidewall portions. Tread rises from the reinforced carcass and includes one or more annular ribs extending completely around a periphery of the tire such that the one or more annular ribs are laterally offset in relation to a center plane passing through the reinforced carcass. Further, a plurality of converging paddle pairs are formed in the tread and surround the periphery of the tire. Each paddle pair includes two facing paddles having inwardly curving paddle faces, with the two facing paddles converging toward one another such that a distance between the two facing paddles decreases as the paddles traverse from the inner annular rib toward the sidewall portion. The inwardly curving paddle faces allow the tire to both push and pull, while the annular ribs provide enhanced steering support.


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    Title :

    PNEUMATIC TIRE WITH ASYMMETRICAL RIBS AND PADDLES


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2016-10-06


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60C VEHICLE TYRES , Fahrzeugreifen



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