Tire
AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
InventorYukiko HINAMI
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Abstract
A tire includes a tread portion including a tire equator, a tread edge located axially outwardly of the tire equator, and at least one block. The at least one block includes a ground contact top surface having an axially extending first edge, and a first sidewall surface extending radially inwardly from the first edge. The first sidewall surface includes an axially inner portion located on the tire equator side and an axially outer portion located on the tread edge side. A maximum inclined angle of the inner portion with respect to a tire normal is greater than a maximum inclined angle of the outer portion with respect to a tire normal.
Claims20
A tire comprising:
- a tread portion comprising a tire equator, a tread edge located axially outwardly of the tire equator, and at least one block;
- the at least one block comprising a ground contact top surface having an axially extending first edge, and a first sidewall surface extending radially inwardly from the first edge;
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- the first sidewall surface comprising an axially inner portion located on the tire equator side and an axially outer portion located on the tread edge side, wherein a maximum inclined angle of the inner portion with respect to a tire normal is greater than a maximum inclined angle of the outer portion with respect to a tire normal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.