Pneumatic tire

1. A pneumatic tire, comprising:

a plurality of blocks arranged on a tire ground contact edge, each of the plurality of blocks comprising a first lateral groove extending in the tire lateral direction and opening to a laterally inner edge portion of the each of the plurality of blocks at one end portion and terminating within the each of the plurality of blocks at the other end portion;

the each of the plurality of blocks comprising an L-shaped sipe that comprises:

a two-dimensional sipe portion extending in a tire circumferential direction to the terminating end portion of the first lateral groove, and

a three-dimensional sipe portion extending in a tire lateral direction,

the two-dimensional sipe portion and the three-dimensional sipe portion connecting to each other or being disposed proximal to each other to form the L-shape.

2. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the two-dimensional sipe portion and the three-dimensional sipe portion have a closed structure in which the two-dimensional sipe portion and the three-dimensional sipe portion terminate within the each of the plurality of blocks.

3. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein an angle θ formed by the two-dimensional sipe portion and the three-dimensional sipe portion is in the range: −80 degrees≥θ≥100 degrees.

4. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a sipe length L 1 of the two-dimensional sipe portion and a sipe length L 2 of the three-dimensional sipe portion have the relationship: 0.2≥L 1 /L 2 ≥0.8.

5. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein a sipe depth D 1 of the two-dimensional sipe portion and a sipe depth D 2 of the three-dimensional sipe portion have the relationship: 0.1≥D 1 /D 2 ≥0.6.

6. The pneumatic tire according to claim 5 , wherein the three-dimensional sipe portion comprises a raised bottom portion at a connection portion with the two-dimensional sipe portion.

7. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein an inclination angle α of the first lateral groove with respect to the two-dimensional sipe portion is in the range: 80 degrees≥α≥100 degrees.

8. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the each of the plurality of blocks comprises a second lateral groove extending in the tire lateral direction and terminating within a ground contact surface of the each of the plurality of blocks at one end portion and opening to the tire ground contact edge at the other end portion; and

the three-dimensional sipe portion extends to the terminating end portion of the second lateral groove.

9. The pneumatic tire according to claim 8 , wherein a distance G 2 between the three-dimensional sipe portion and the terminating end portion of the second lateral groove is in the range: 0.1 mm≥G 2 ≥1.0 mm.

10. The pneumatic tire according to claim 8 , wherein an inclination angle θ of the second lateral groove with respect to the three-dimensional sipe portion is in the range: 0 degrees≥β≥10 degrees.

11. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the each of the plurality of blocks comprises a first lateral groove extending from the two-dimensional sipe portion inward in the tire lateral direction and opening to a laterally inner edge portion of the each of the plurality of blocks, and a second lateral groove extending from the two-dimensional sipe portion outward in the tire lateral direction and opening to the tire ground contact edge; and

a groove depth H 1 of the first lateral groove and a groove depth H 2 of the second lateral groove have the relationship: 1.1≥H 1 /H 2 ≥2.5.

12. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , wherein the each of the plurality of blocks comprises a first lateral groove extending from the two-dimensional sipe portion inward in the tire lateral direction and opening to a laterally inner edge portion of the each of the plurality of blocks, and a second lateral groove extending from the two-dimensional sipe portion outward in the tire lateral direction and opening to the tire ground contact edge; and

a groove width W 1 of the first lateral groove and a groove width W 2 of the second lateral groove have the relationship: 1.1≥W 1 /W 2 ≥2.0.

13. The pneumatic tire according to claim 1 , further comprising an auxiliary sipe extending outward in the tire lateral direction from the two-dimensional sipe portion to the tire ground contact edge.

14. A pneumatic tire, comprising:

a plurality of blocks arranged on a tire ground contact edge, each of the plurality of blocks comprising a lateral groove extending in the tire lateral direction, the lateral groove terminating within a ground contact surface of the each of the plurality of blocks at one end portion and opening to the tire ground contact edge at the other end portion;

the each of the plurality of blocks comprising an L-shaped sipe that comprises:

a two-dimensional sipe portion extending in a tire circumferential direction, and

a three-dimensional sipe portion extending in a tire lateral direction to the terminating end portion of the lateral groove,

the two-dimensional sipe portion and the three-dimensional sipe portion connecting to each other or being disposed proximal to each other to form the L-shape.

15. A pneumatic tire, comprising:

a plurality of blocks arranged on a tire ground contact edge, each of the plurality of blocks comprising:

an L-shaped sipe that comprises:

a two-dimensional sipe portion extending in a tire circumferential direction, and

a three-dimensional sipe portion extending in a tire lateral direction,

the two-dimensional sipe portion and the three-dimensional sipe portion connecting to each other or being disposed proximal to each other to form the L-shape; and

a first lateral groove extending from the two-dimensional sipe portion inward in the tire lateral direction and opening to a laterally inner edge portion of the each of the plurality of blocks, and a second lateral groove extending from the two-dimensional sipe portion outward in the tire lateral direction and opening to the tire ground contact edge;

wherein a groove width W 1 of the first lateral groove and a groove width W 2 of the second lateral groove have the relationship: 1.1≥W 1 /W 2 ≥2.0.