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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Hagihara, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/13 (2006.01); B60C 11/12 (2006.01); B60C 11/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/13 (2013.01); B60C 11/1204 (2013.01); B60C 11/1236 (2013.01); B60C 2011/0365 (2013.01); B60C 2011/0369 (2013.01); B60C 2011/1254 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire includes a tread portion. The tread portion has a main groove extending continuously in a tire circumferential direction, and a land portion adjacent to the main groove. The land portion has lateral grooves extending from the main groove in a tire axial direction. Each of the lateral grooves has a first portion communicating with the main groove, and a second portion connected to the first portion. The first portion has a larger groove width than the second portion and has a smaller groove depth than the second portion.