Tire with variable number of lateral blocks per pitch

Abstract

The present invention provides a tire for a vehicle comprising: a rotation axis, a midplane at a central position along the rotation axis; a circumferential tread portion around the rotation axis, the circumferential tread portion comprising: a tread pattern exhibiting at least a first pitch pattern and a second pitch pattern each comprising: a center block crossed by the midplane, and two side block alignments, said side block alignments being inclined with respect to one another and extending from the center block; the first pitch pattern including: a first pitch length, a first number of blocks; the second pitch pattern including: a second pitch length which is shorter than the first pitch length, and a third number of blocks which is greater than the first number of blocks.

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