Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pneumatic tire for vehicle
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Application No.: US14595817Application Date: 2015-01-13
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Publication No.: US09764600B2Publication Date: 2017-09-19
- Inventor: Jin Seop Kim , Sang Tak Joo , Sung Hee Youn , Su Jin Son , Myoung Joong Lee , Sang Moo Lee , Mu Yeong Kim
- Applicant: HANKOOK TIRE CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: HANKOOK TIRE CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: HANKOOK TIRE CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.
- Priority: KR10-2014-0054074 20140507
- Main IPC: B60C11/12
- IPC: B60C11/12 ; B60C11/11

Abstract:
A pneumatic tire for a vehicle is herein disclosed. The pneumatic tire includes a tread, side walls, and beads. A plurality of tread blocks and grooves are formed in the tread. Kerfs are formed in the tread blocks. Each kerf face of each of the kerfs includes a flange portion, a plurality of concave kerf portions, and a plurality of convex kerf portions. The flange portion is formed in the outermost portion of the tread. The concave kerf and convex kerf portions are connected to the flange portion, and are alternately formed in depth and lengthwise directions of the kerf. The concave kerf portions correspond to opposite convex kerf portions. The convex kerf portions correspond to opposite concave kerf portions. The concave and convex kerf portions are configured such that the protrusion directions of the concave and convex kerf portions are opposite to each other.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150321520A1 PNEUMATIC TIRE FOR VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2015-11-12
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