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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2017
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Shimizu, Hiratsuka, JP;
The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pneumatic tire includes, in a tread portion, main grooves extending in a circumferential direction; ribs defined by the main grooves; at least one rib comprising sipes extending in a lateral direction; the sipes comprising a chamfered sipe with a chamfer portion provided on at least one edge, and a non-chamfered sipe with no chamfer portion provided on an edge; the chamfered sipe comprising one end portion terminating in the at least one rib and another end portion communicating with one of the main grooves located on either side of the at least one rib; a plurality of the chamfered sipes communicating with one of the main grooves located on either side of the at least one rib being alternately disposed in the circumferential direction; and the non-chamfered sipe being disposed close to the chamfered sipe on at least one side in the circumferential direction.