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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2011
Applicant:
Toshiyuki Ohashi, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Toshiyuki Ohashi, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/12 (2006.01); B60C 11/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/12 (2013.01); B60C 2011/1213 (2013.04); B60C 11/11 (2013.01); B60C 2011/1254 (2013.04); B60C 11/1204 (2013.04); B60C 11/1218 (2013.04); Y10S 152/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sipe extending in a tire width direction is provided in a land part (block) of a tread shoulder region. An inner region on the tire equator side in a length direction of the sipe is formed in a straight sipe portion over the whole of a sipe depth direction. A region on the tread ground contact end side relative to the inner region is divided and provided in the straight sipe portion on the sipe opening side and a waveform sipe portion on the sipe bottom part side in the sipe depth direction.