US 12,491,738 B2
Tire with variable number of lateral blocks per pitch
Sebastien Willy Fontaine, Vichten (LU); Thomas Charles Pierre Roland, Luxembourg (LU); Armand René Gabriel Leconte, Insenborn (LU); and Frederic Ngo, Mersch (LU)
Assigned to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US)
Filed by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/463,530.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/375,796, filed on Sep. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0092125 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. B60C 11/11 (2006.01); B60C 11/03 (2006.01)
CPC B60C 11/0302 (2013.01) [B60C 11/11 (2013.01); B60C 2011/0358 (2013.01); B60C 2011/0362 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tire for a vehicle, the tire comprising:
a circumferential tread portion comprising a tread pattern exhibiting at least a first pitch pattern and a second pitch pattern, each comprising:
a center block located on the midplane and having a square shape, and
two side blocks having a square shape, and wherein the two side blocks and the center block are arranged in a V shaped pattern;
the first pitch pattern including a first pitch length and a first number of blocks;
the second pitch pattern including a second pitch length which is less than the first pitch length, and a second number of blocks which is greater than the first number of blocks, and wherein the first pitch pattern and the second pitch pattern are separated by a V shaped groove.