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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2011
Hirokazu Takano, Kobe, JP;
Hirokazu Takano, Kobe, JP;
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe, JP;
Abstract
In a pneumatic tire, a center land portionbetween center main grooves, a middle land portionbetween the center main grooveand a shoulder main groove, and a pair of shoulder land portionsextending on outer sides of the shoulder main groovein a tire axial direction are divided from each other. The center main grooveincludes arc groove pieceswhich are continuously provided in a tire circumferential direction. The arc groove pieceincludes an arc portionwhich is curved to swell toward a tire equator C. The middle land portionis provided with a middle inclined groovewhich extends from an intersection portion K of the arc groove piecetoward the shoulder main groove