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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Hankook Tire Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hankook Tire Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/12 (2006.01); B60C 11/03 (2006.01); B60C 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/0323 (2013.01); B60C 11/0327 (2013.01); B60C 11/12 (2013.01); B60C 13/02 (2013.01); B60C 2011/0337 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a tire capable of efficiently discharging water, which is additionally absorbed through a plurality of flow tubes, through the flow tubes and a drain tube, thereby improving wet grip performance. The tire with enhanced wet grip includes a kerf formed on a block to discharge water introduced thereinto to a groove, a drain tube formed in the kerf in its longitudinal direction and connected to the groove to discharge the water to the groove, and a flow tube formed in the kerf toward the drain tube from an inlet of the kerf, into which the water is introduced, and connected to the groove or the drain tube.