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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2022
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe, JP;
Yuya Meguro, Kobe, JP;
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A tire includes a tread portion being provided with a first circumferential groove extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction, and a first land portion adjacent to the first circumferential groove. The first land portion includes a ground contact surface, a land sidewall on a first circumferential groove side, and a recess that opens across both the ground contact surface and the land sidewall. The recess has an opening defined by a V-shaped first edge and a V-shaped second edge respectively extending on the ground contact surface and the land sidewall. The recess has a circumferential maximum length Lof from 6.0 to 9.0 mm. The recess has a maximum depth dof from 15% to 40% of a maximum depth of the first circumferential groove. The recess has an axial maximum length Lof from 3.0 to 5.0 times the depth d
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