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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2021
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe, JP;
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a pneumatic tire that has substantially improved crack resistance performance and durability performance; and the pneumatic tire has a tread portion with grooves formed on the surface, the tread portion is formed of a first rubber composition constituting a groove bottom portion, and a second rubber composition adjacent to the first rubber composition on the inner side of the groove bottom portion in the tire radial direction; and the acetone extractable content of the first rubber composition: E1 (% by mass) and the acetone extractable content of the second rubber composition: E2 (% by mass) satisfy (E1−E2)<20, and, when the tire is assembled to a standardized rim and the internal pressure is 250 kPa, the cross-sectional width of the tire Wt (mm), the outer diameter Dt (mm), and the volume of the space occupied by the tire: virtual volume V (mm) satisfy following (formula 1) and (formula 2).