Pneumatic tire
AssigneeThe Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
InventorNaoko Suzuki
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Abstract
A pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion, side wall portions, and bead portions. The tread portion of said pneumatic tire includes at least one groove unit including a main groove extending in a tire circumferential direction and an auxiliary groove extending in the tire circumferential direction that has a smaller width than that of the main groove. The main groove and/or the auxiliary groove meanders in a wave or zigzag manner, and the main groove and the auxiliary groove intersect so as to intertwine with each other. Additionally, a rib portion extending in the tire circumferential direction is disposed adjacent along the groove unit including the main groove and the auxiliary groove.
Claims20
A pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion extending in a tire circumferential direction to form an annular shape, a pair of side wall portions disposed on both sides of the tread portion, and a pair of bead portions disposed on inner sides in a tire radial direction of the side wall portions, wherein the tread portion of said pneumatic tire comprising at least one groove unit comprising a main groove extending in the tire circumferential direction and an auxiliary groove extending in the tire circumferential direction that has a smaller width than that of the main groove, the main groove and/or the auxiliary groove meanders in a wave or zigzag manner, the main groove and the auxiliary groove intersect so as to intertwine with each other, and a rib portion extending in the tire circumferential direction is disposed adjacent along the groove unit comprising the main groove and the auxiliary groove.
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