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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2016
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshiaki Kanematsu, Kobe, JP;
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe-Shi, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A tire comprises a tread portion provided with a first crown main groove continuous in the tire circumferential direction, a second crown main groove continuous in the tire circumferential direction, and a center land zone defined therebetween. The center land zone is provided with first center lug grooves extending from the first crown main groove and terminating within the center land zone. Between the adjacent first center lug grooves, a first corner portion, which is formed between a ground contacting surface of the center land zone and a groove wall of the inboard first crown main groove, is provided with a first part and a second part which are arranged in the tire circumferential direction, wherein the first portion is chamfered, and the second part is not chamfered or less chamfered than the first part.