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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe, JP;
Inventor:
Koichi Nakajima, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/1236 (2013.01); B60C 11/1218 (2013.01); B60C 11/1263 (2013.01); B60C 2011/1213 (2013.01); B60C 2011/1254 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire comprises a tread portion including a land portion. In the land portion, closed sipes are arranged in a tire axial direction. Each of the closed sipes includes a first end, a second end, a first sipe piece extending in the tire axial direction on a first end side, a second sipe piece extending in the tire axial direction on a second end side, and a third sipe piece inclined with respect to the tire axial direction and positioned between the first sipe piece and the second sipe piece. The closed sipes arranged in the tire axial direction overlap each other in the tire axial direction.