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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2000
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a pneumatic tire of the present invention, a pair of circumferential main grooves with a tire equatorial plane interposed therebetween, and another pair of circumferential main grooves at a tire axial direction outer side and inner side of the former pair of circumferential main grooves, are provided in a central area of a tread. A groove width center line of the circumferential main grooves at the tire axial direction outermost side and innermost side is disposed at a position 30% to 40% of a ground contact half width distanced from the tire equatorial plane. Further, outboard side slanted longitudinal main grooves, and slanted lateral main grooves having ends which open into at least one of the circumferential main grooves and other ends which open into contact ground end in the vehicle width direction, are disposed on the tread. Accordingly, irregular wear of land portions can be suppressed, controlling stability can be improved, and water at the ground contact surface can be efficiently drained from the ground contact surface with less drag from the water, even if the tread width of the tire is wide. In short, a pneumatic tire is provided in which high wet condition drainage performance, controlling stability and tire wear resistance can be altogether improved.