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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe, JP;
Inventor:
Tadao Matsumoto, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 13/02 (2006.01); B60C 13/00 (2006.01); B60C 11/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 13/02 (2013.01); B60C 11/01 (2013.01); B60C 13/002 (2013.01); B60C 2200/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pneumatic tirecomprises a sidewall portion. The sidewall portioncomprises an outer surface () provided with a plurality of protruding portionsprotruding outwardly in a tire axial direction and arranged in a tire circumferential direction. Each of the protruding portionscomprises a pair of side surfacesextending in a tire radial direction at both ends in a tire circumferential direction of each of the protruding portionsand a top surfacearranged outermost in the tire axial direction between the pair of the side surfaces. In at least one of the protruding portions, the top surfaceis provided with at least one groove