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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2023
Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd., Seongnam-si, KR;
Hee Kyung Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Su Bin Choi, Daejeon, KR;
Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd., Seongnam-si, KR;
Abstract
An embodiment relates to a tire in which kerf space can be secured after tread wear without a decrease in block rigidity. The tire provided with 3D kerfs combining interlocking bands and hidden groove-type kerfs according to an embodiment comprises: kerfs that are provided with road surface portions and bottom portions; and protrusion parts that protrude from one of the two side wall surfaces of the road surface portions, wherein the road surface portions are spaces extending, in the thickness direction of the blocks, from the outer surface of the blocks in contact with the road surface, and the bottom portions are spaces extending from the road surface in the thickness direction of the block.
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