IP Library Granted Patent US 7,147,026
Granted Patent B2
US 7,147,026 · App. 10/290,234 · Granted Dec 12, 2006

Vehicle tire

Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,147,026
App. No.
10/290,234
Granted
Dec 12, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tire comprises a sidewall provided with a mark region for displaying at least one mark including at least one of a sold mark and an outline mark, the mark region is provided with serration made up of serration slots and ridges which are drawn up in lines, the mark is formed by discontinuous parts of the serration, wherein the discontinuous parts of the serration are (1) discontinuous parts of serration slots only or (2) discontinuous parts of ridges only or (3) discontinuous parts of serration slots and discontinuous parts of ridges, wherein the discontinuous part of the serration slot is a shallow part formed within the serration slot and having a top face extending across a corresponding part of the mark in substantially parallel with a tire sidewall surface.

Claims (8)

1. A tire comprising:

a sidewall provided with a mark region for displaying at least one mark, the mark region being defined as a serrated region provided with serrations made up of substantially parallel serration slots and continuous ridges therebetween, wherein

said continuous ridges are inclined at a constant angle (θ) in a range of from 0 to 45 degrees with respect to the tire radial direction,

each said at least one mark is a solid mark or alternatively an outline mark formed by discontinuous parts of the serration slots only,

each said discontinuous part is a shallow part formed within one of the serration slots and having a top face extending across a corresponding part of the mark in substantially parallel with a tire sidewall surface, and

adjacent ridges each extend continually across a corresponding part of the mark.

2. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein said mark region further includes another kind of a second mark which is formed by a protrusion protruding from the tops of the ridges and having the same shape as the shape of the second mark.

3. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the mark region is an annular region that extends continuously around the tire axis.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2003
From: MATSUMOTO, TADAO
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2001-343612 · Nov 8, 2001 · national
JP 2001-382061 · Dec 14, 2001 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20030084979A1 · May 8, 2003