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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Inventor:
Koichi Nakajima, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/13 (2006.01); B60C 11/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/1315 (2013.01); B60C 2011/0365 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lateral groove provided in a tread portion has: an opening formed in a tread surface; a minimum portion having the smallest groove width, positioned radially inside the opening; and a maximum portion having the largest groove width, positioned radially inside the minimum portion. The width of the opening increases toward the outside in the tire axial direction.