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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2018
Applicant:
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Yuichi Ishigaki, Hyogo, JP;
Koichi Nakajima, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/13 (2006.01); B60C 11/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/0309 (2013.01); B60C 2011/1338 (2013.01); B60C 2011/1361 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire comprises a tread portion provided with at least one longitudinal groove extending in a tire circumferential direction. The longitudinal groove has a groove bottom surface and a pair of groove wall surfaces extending outwardly in a tire radial direction from the groove bottom surface. The groove bottom surface is provided with a groove bottom protruding portion protruding outwardly in the tire radial direction. At least one of the pair of the groove wall surfaces is provided with a groove wall protruding portion protruding toward a side of a groove center of the longitudinal groove.