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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2013
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshifumi Koishikawa, Hiratsuka, JP;
Abstract
A pneumatic tire is configured so that half-tread regions on both sides in the widthwise direction of the tire are provided with: a wave-shaped circumferential main groove group including outer circumferential main grooves and an inner circumferential main groove; land sections; and lug grooves, sipes, or lug groove and sipe combinations formed by combining lug grooves and sipes. The lug grooves are configured in such a manner that, in the half-tread region on the first side, wave-shaped crests are connected at both ends of the land section in the widthwise direction of the tire, and in such a manner that, in the half-tread region on the second side, wave-shaped troughs are connected at both ends of the land section in the widthwise direction of the tire.