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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2002
Susumu Watanabe, Hiratsuka, JP;
Susumu Watanabe, Hiratsuka, JP;
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pneumatic tire, wherein at least one peripheral main groove () is provided in a tread center area and inclined main grooves () inclined diagonal-outward in a direction reverse to the specified rotating direction of the tire and reverse inclined main grooves () inclined diagonal-outward in a direction reverse to the inclination direction of the inclined main grooves are disposed on both sides of the peripheral main groove alternately in the circumferential direction of the tire, the inner ends of the inclined main grooves () are connected midway to the reverse inclined main grooves () in the area of 10 to 20% of a contact width from a tire center and the outer ends thereof are extended to shoulders, and the inner ends of the reverse inclined main grooves () are connected to the peripheral main groove () and the outer ends thereof are connected midway to the inclined main grooves ().