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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2004
Kazuya Suzuki, Kobe, JP;
Kazuya Suzuki, Kobe, JP;
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A tread () of a tire () includes a tread rubber layer (). The tread rubber layer () has a two-layer structure including a base layer () and a cap layer (). The base layer () is provided with a comb-shaped convex portion (). The convex portion () is formed like a circle extended in the circumferential direction of the tire (). A plurality of convex portions () is arranged in the axial direction of the tire () and is protruded in a radial direction. At least a part of the convex portions () is exposed to a tread surface () when the tire () is unused (brand-new). The cap layer () contains silica and the base layer () does not contain the silica.