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Granted Patent B2
US 10,166,820 · App. 15/342,693 · Granted Jan 1, 2019

Pneumatic tire

Inventor: Yoshinori Asayama (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
B60C11/1204B60C11/032B60C11/11B60C11/1259B60C2011/1254
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Patent No.
US 10,166,820
App. No.
15/342,693
Granted
Jan 1, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pneumatic tire has a plurality of polygonal shallow grooves. The polygonal shallow grooves are formed on a surface of a land portion of a tread surface, for constructing closed loops. The plurality of polygonal shallow grooves formed on one of the land portions have internal regions which are independent of each other.

Claims (9)

1. A pneumatic tire comprising a plurality of polygonal shallow grooves, formed on a surface of a land portion of a tread surface, for constructing closed loops, wherein the plurality of polygonal shallow grooves formed on one of the land portions have internal regions which are independent of each other, and

wherein the depth of the polygonal shallow groove is smaller than the depth of a sipe formed on the surface of the land portion.

2. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the polygonal shallow grooves are formed into a triangular shape, a quadrangular shape, a pentagonal shape or a hexagonal shape.

3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a groove width of the polygonal shallow groove is equal to or greater than a depth of the polygonal shallow groove.

4. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the polygonal shallow grooves have a structure in which a plurality of closed loops are arranged in a nested shape.

5. The pneumatic tire according to claim 4 , wherein a rotating direction is designated, and

wherein an inside closed loop is eccentric to a leading side in relation to an outside closed loop, in the polygonal shallow groove having the structure in which the plurality of closed loops are arranged in the nested shape.

6. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a depth of the polygonal shallow groove is within a range from 1% and 30% of the depth of a main groove.

7. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the depth of the polygonal shallow groove is 4.5 mm or less.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2016
From: ASAYAMA, YOSHINORI
To: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040216/0521 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-225956 · Nov 18, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170136828A1 · May 18, 2017
Cited By (3)
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