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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Itami, JP;
Inventor:
Toshikazu Yasunaga, Itami, JP;
Assignee:
TOYO TIRE CORPORATION, Itami, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/03 (2006.01); B60C 11/13 (2006.01); B60C 11/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/1307 (2013.01); B60C 11/0302 (2013.01); B60C 11/032 (2013.01); B60C 11/0309 (2013.01); B60C 11/1204 (2013.01); B60C 11/1236 (2013.01); B60C 11/1281 (2013.01); B60C 2011/0346 (2013.01); B60C 2011/0358 (2013.01); B60C 2011/0381 (2013.01); B60C 2011/0383 (2013.01); B60C 2011/0388 (2013.01); B60C 2011/1213 (2013.01); B60C 2011/1245 (2013.01); B60C 2011/1254 (2013.01); B60C 2011/133 (2013.01); B60C 2200/04 (2013.01); B60C 2200/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pneumatic tire includes blocks (and) formed by main grooves (and) extending in a circumferential direction of the tire and lateral grooves (and) extending in a tire width direction, and notches (, and) in stepped side end portions of the blocks (and). The lateral grooves (and) extend obliquely such that a tire grounding end (E) side is grounded later. Portions adjacent to the notches (, and) on the tire grounding end (E) side of the notches (, and) are protrusions (, and) protruding while forming an acute angle toward a tire equator (C) side.