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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2022
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A tread portionincludes four circumferential groovesand five land portions. Each of the five land portionsis provided with no groove having a groove width greater than 2.0 mm, and is provided with only sipes. The four circumferential groovesinclude a shoulder circumferential groove. The five land portionsinclude a shoulder land portionand a middle land portion. The middle land portionis provided with a plurality of middle sipes. The shoulder land portionis provided with a plurality of shoulder sipeseach extending from the shoulder circumferential grooveto a position beyond a tread end. At least one of the shoulder sipesincludes an inclined portion. A maximum angle of the inclined portionwith respect to a tire axial direction is not greater than a maximum angle of the middle sipewith respect to the tire axial direction. A difference between the maximum angle of the inclined portionand the maximum angle of the middle sipeis not greater than 5°.