Motorcycle tire
AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
InventorsYutaka ICHIRYU, Takuya MIHARA
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Abstract
A motorcycle tire for running on rough terrain having a tread portion, wherein the tread portion includes a plurality of blocks. The blocks each include a ground contacting surface and a plurality of outer peripheral surfaces extending from the ground contacting surface to a tread base surface. The ground contacting surface of at least one block has a groove with both ends open to the outer peripheral surfaces. The groove includes a first portion connected to the outer peripheral surfaces, and a second portion communicating with the first portion, extending in a direction different from the first portion, and terminating within the ground contacting surface without reaching the outer peripheral surfaces.
Claims20
A motorcycle tire for running on rough terrain comprising a tread portion, wherein
- the tread portion includes a plurality of blocks,
- each of the blocks includes a ground contacting surface and a plurality of outer peripheral surfaces extending from the ground contacting surface to a tread base surface,
- the ground contacting surface of at least one block of the blocks is provided with a groove having both ends open to the outer peripheral surfaces, and
- the groove includes a first portion connected to the outer peripheral surfaces, and a second portion communicating with the first portion, extending in a direction different from the first portion, and terminating within the ground contacting surface without reaching the outer peripheral surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.