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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
May. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Inventor:
Shotaro Abe, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe-Shi, Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/16 (2006.01); B60C 11/03 (2006.01); B60C 11/11 (2006.01); B60C 11/13 (2006.01); B60C 11/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/1625 (2013.01); B60C 11/032 (2013.01); B60C 11/0302 (2013.01); B60C 11/0306 (2013.01); B60C 11/0309 (2013.01); B60C 11/0332 (2013.01); B60C 11/11 (2013.01); B60C 11/1218 (2013.01); B60C 11/1236 (2013.01); B60C 11/1307 (2013.01); B60C 11/1369 (2013.01); B60C 11/1637 (2013.01); B60C 2011/0334 (2013.01); B60C 2011/133 (2013.01);
Abstract
A winter tire includes a tread portion with a designated rotational direction. The tread portion is provided with at least one central block on a tire equator. The central block includes a first tapered portion. The first tapered portion includes an axial width gradually decreasing toward the rotational direction and a leading edge extending along an axial direction of the tire. The first tapered portion is provided with a hole for installing a stud pin.