Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pneumatic tire
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Application No.: US16211846Application Date: 2018-12-06
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Publication No.: US11214097B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Toshikazu Yasunaga
- Applicant: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Itami
- Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Itami
- Agency: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP
- Priority: JPJP2017-238878 20171213
- Main IPC: B60C11/12
- IPC: B60C11/12 ; B60C11/03 ; B60C11/13

Abstract:
To obtain a uniform ground contact pressure distribution in a pneumatic tire in which an edge portion of a land portion is provided with a notch portion. In a pneumatic tire according to an embodiment, an edge portion of a land portion formed in a tread portion is provided with a notch portion having a triangular shape in the plan view. A wavy sipe is provided to extend from an apex corner portion of the notch portion into the land portion and a straight sipe is provided adjacent to the wavy sipe with a gap interposed therebetween to extend into the land portion and to open to the edge portion of the land portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190176526A1 PNEUMATIC TIRE Public/Granted day:2019-06-13
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