Semperit Reifen Aktiengesellschaft

Helmut Loidl

Josef Stelzer

Otto Beckmann

Ernst Petraschek

The lamella fine cut-outs provided in profile elements of the tread surface of a tire, have three-dimensionally structured wall regions. Such wall regions restrict relative movements of the mutually facing wall regions in lateral as well as in radial direction. In such manner there are improved the travel characteristics as well as the wear characteristics like break-outs and irregular wear of such lamella tires.

Tire having a tread surface with fine cut-outs at the tire tread surface

The radial-ply tire for use on trucks and constructed according to the invention possesses a tread profile which comprises an equatorial line, a tread-profile width and a plurality of rows of blocks separated from one another by circumferential grooves. Each block comprises two substantially parallelogram-shaped blocks parts separated from each other by a fine cross slit substantially centrally extending through the respective block. Two of four block edges of each substantially parallelogram-shaped block part extend substantially parallel to the equatorial line of the tread profile. The other two block edges inclinedly extend relative to the equatorial line at angles which are not 90.degree., whereby all inclinedly extending block edges in a row of blocks form with the equatorial line at least substantially equal angles of inclination.

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Sparbach, Austria

Helmut Loidl