Various aspects of a tire having a three-dimensional tire sipe with a variable cross-section are disclosed. In one aspect, a tire having a sipe is provided, the tire comprising: wherein the sipe is a three-dimensional sipe extending radially inwardly into the tire from a tread surface of the tire, wherein the sipe includes a horizontal undulating portion having at least one horizontal midpoint portion and at least one horizontal peak portion, wherein the sipe includes a radial undulating portion having a vertical amplitude VA1 in the at least one horizontal midpoint portion and a vertical amplitude VA2 in the at least one horizontal peak portion, and wherein the vertical amplitude VA1 is greater than the vertical amplitude VA2.
THREE-DIMENSIONAL TIRE SIPE WITH VARIABLE CROSS-SECTION
2024-12-12
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60C VEHICLE TYRES , Fahrzeugreifen |