PNEUMATIC VEHICLE TIRE

摘要

A vehicle tire has a pattern visible in the side wall located in a groove thereof extending across the entire circumference of the tire and oriented in a circumferential direction (U). The groove is formed of first groove segments and second groove segments, which in the circumferential direction are arranged in alternating sequence one behind the other. Radially outwardly, the groove segments are each defined by a radially outward defining flank and radially inwardly, are defined by a radially inward defining flank defining the groove radially inward. The first groove segments are arranged radially outside the second groove segments and the transition between a first groove segment and the adjacent second groove segment is configured as a radial offset of the groove by the amount of displacement (a).

主权项

1. A vehicle tire defining a tire circumference and a circumferential direction (U), the vehicle tire comprising:
a profiled tread; a first and a second side wall; at least one of said first and said second side wall having a groove extending over the entirety of the tire circumference; said groove being oriented substantially in the circumferential direction (U); said groove having a pattern formed therein over the entirety of the tire circumference; said groove having first and second groove segments arranged in an alternating sequence in the circumferential direction (U); said first and second groove segments being arranged one behind the other in an alternating sequence in the circumferential direction (U); said at least one of said first and second side wall further having an outer delimiting flank delimiting said first and second groove segments radially outwardly and an inner delimiting flank delimiting said first and second groove segments radially inwardly; said first groove segments being arranged radially outside of said second groove segments so as to define respective first transitions from said first groove segments to adjacent ones of said second groove segments configured as first radial offsets of said groove by an offset dimension (a) radially inwardly and to define respective second transitions from said second groove segments to adjacent ones of said first groove segments configured as second radial offsets of said groove by an offset dimension (a) radially outwardly; said first groove segments each having a maximum width (B1) measured in the radial direction; said second groove segments each having a maximum width (B2) measured in the radial direction; said first groove segments each being configured to have said maximum width (B1) in at least a circumferential extension section thereof with said offset dimension (a) being ≧ said width (B1); and, said second groove segments being configured to have said maximum width (B2) in at least a circumferential extension section thereof with said offset dimension (a) being ≧ said width (B2).