Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tire vulcanizing die and pneumatic tire
- Patent Title (中): 轮胎硫化模具和充气轮胎
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Application No.: US12717160Application Date: 2010-03-04
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Publication No.: US08453689B2Publication Date: 2013-06-04
- Inventor: Toshikazu Yasunaga
- Applicant: Toshikazu Yasunaga
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: JP2009-082716 20090330
- Main IPC: B60C11/24
- IPC: B60C11/24 ; B60C11/13

Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a pneumatic tire, in which a light is prevented from occurring on a wear indicator itself, edge portions and surfaces of a land portion located in the vicinity of the wear indicator, as well as a tire vulcanizing die therefor. In order to achieve the object, the main groove of the pneumatic tire includes on a groove bottom a wear indicator protruding by a predetermined height and in wall portions of the main groove located at both sides of the wear indicator as viewed in a width direction of the groove, at least one of the wall portions of the main groove is formed with at least one concave portion opening to a tread surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100243116A1 Tire Vulcanizing Die and Pneumatic Tire Public/Granted day:2010-09-30
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