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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2023
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe, JP;
Sawa Ogihara, Kobe, JP;
Ryuhei Sanae, Kobe, JP;
Ken Miyazawa, Kobe, JP;
Tatsuya Sasaki, Kobe, JP;
Naoto Oishi, Kobe, JP;
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A tread portion includes a land portion provided with lateral groove-shaped elements arranged in a first array. Each lateral groove-shaped element extends from a first end to a second end. In the first array, the second end of one of the lateral groove-shaped elements is located at the circumferential same position as the first end of another of the lateral groove-shaped elements. Each lateral groove-shaped elements includes a first portion on the first end side, a second portion on the second end side, and a third portion therebetween. The first, second, and third portions are inclined in the same direction. An angle θof the third portion to the tire circumferential direction is smaller than angles θand θof the first and second portions, and a length of the third portion is greater than a sum of lengths of the first and second portions.