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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/03 (2006.01); B60C 11/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/0309 (2013.04); B60C 11/0306 (2013.04); B60C 11/1236 (2013.04); B60C 2011/0346 (2013.04); B60C 2011/0348 (2013.04); B60C 2011/0365 (2013.04); B60C 2011/0372 (2013.04); B60C 2011/0381 (2013.04); B60C 2011/1209 (2013.04); B60C 2011/1213 (2013.04); B60C 2011/1245 (2013.04);
Abstract
A pneumatic tire has a tread portion provided with two crown main groove and two shoulder main grooves and divided into a center land zone, two middle land zones and two shoulder land zones. The middle land zone is provided with middle auxiliary grooves. The shoulder land zone is provided with shoulder axial grooves. The width of the shoulder axial groove at the axially outer end is more than the width of the shoulder axial groove at the axially inner end. Through the shoulder main groove, the shoulder axial grooves are continued to the respective middle auxiliary grooves.