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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2016
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Masafumi Otani, Kobe, JP;
Sebastien Willy Fontaine, Akron, OH (US);
Armand Rene Gabriel Leconte, Akron, OH (US);
Julien Michel Sylvain Seguy, Akron, OH (US);
Jean-Luc Faure, Akron, OH (US);
Auguste Elichiry, Akron, OH (US);
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe-Shi, Hyogo, JP;
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A pneumatic motorcycle tire includes a tread portion provided in each half tread region with a unit pattern repeatedly arranged in the tire circumferential direction to form a unidirectional tread pattern. The unit pattern includes a first groove extending axially outwardly from a vicinity of the tire equator, while inclining to the opposite direction to the intended tire rotational direction; a second groove disposed on the heel-side in the tire rotational direction of the first groove and extending along the first groove; a third groove disposed on the heel-side of the second groove and extending along the second groove; a fourth groove disposed on the heel-side of the third groove and extending along the third groove; and a narrow groove extending from an axially inner end of the first groove to an axially inner end of the fourth groove, while inclining to the intended tire rotational direction.