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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2008
Kiyoshi Funahara, Kobe, JP;
Toyoto Taniguchi, Kobe, JP;
Kiyoshi Funahara, Kobe, JP;
Toyoto Taniguchi, Kobe, JP;
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe-shi, JP;
Abstract
It is an object to provide a tire for a motorcycle which does not damage a stability in a transition between straight running and cornering but is excellent in various performances. A tire () includes a tread (). The tread () is divided into (2N−1) parts (N is a natural number which is equal to or greater than four). The tread () is divided into a first region () positioned on a center region and a second region () to an Nth region in order from the center region toward a shoulder region. The second region () to the Nth region make a pair of regions which are symmetrical with respect to an equator plane of the tire. The first region () to the Nth region are formed by crosslinked rubber compositions respectively and materials of the respective regions are different from each other. In the first region () to the Nth region, a rubber hardness of the region on the adjacent center side is equal to or higher than a rubber hardness of the region on the shoulder side. A rubber hardness of the first region () is set to be higher than a rubber hardness of the Nth region.