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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 06, 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 11/12 (2006.01); B60C 11/03 (2006.01); B60C 11/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/0302 (2013.01); B60C 11/0306 (2013.01); B60C 11/1204 (2013.01); B60C 11/1236 (2013.01); B60C 2011/1209 (2013.01); B60C 2011/1213 (2013.01); B60C 2011/1227 (2013.01); B60C 2011/1254 (2013.01); B60C 2011/133 (2013.01);
Abstract
To obtain a uniform ground contact pressure distribution in a pneumatic tire in which an edge portion of a land portion is provided with a notch portion. In a pneumatic tire according to an embodiment, an edge portion of a land portion formed in a tread portion is provided with a notch portion having a triangular shape in the plan view. A wavy sipe is provided to extend from an apex corner portion of the notch portion into the land portion and a straight sipe is provided adjacent to the wavy sipe with a gap interposed therebetween to extend into the land portion and to open to the edge portion of the land portion.