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US 5,291,929 AGranted
Pneumatic tire
AssigneeThe Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasujiro Daisho, Susumu Watanabe, Izumi Kuramochi
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AssigneeThe Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasujiro Daisho, Susumu Watanabe, Izumi Kuramochi
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A pneumatic tire having a plurality of main grooves extending in the circumferential direction of a tread surface, and a plurality of auxiliary grooves each of which is disposed in the shape of the letter "V" and extended in one of the circumferential directions of the tread surface, the apexes of the V-shaped auxiliary grooves being distributed in left and right regions each extending from the equator of the tire as much as 5-25% of the width of a ground contacting portion of the tread surface, in such a manner that the numbers of the apexes in the left and right regions become substantially equal to each other, characterized in that quasi-main grooves each of which connects at least two circumferentially arranged auxiliary grooves together are provided in left and right regions each extending from the equator of the tire as much as 25-50% of the width of a ground contacting portion of the tread surface, in such a manner that the quasi-main grooves are inclined at an angle of 5.degree.-25.degree. with respect to the equator of the tire.
A pneumatic tire having a plurality of main grooves extending in the circumferential direction of a tread surface, and a plurality of auxiliary grooves each of which is disposed in the shape of the letter "V" and extended in one of the lateral directions of said tread surface, the apexes of said V-shaped auxiliary grooves being distributed in left and right first regions each first region being spaced from the equator of said tire from 5 to 25% of the width of a ground contacting portion of said tread surface, in such a manner that the numbers of said apexes in said left and right first regions become substantially equal to each other, wherein quasi-main grooves, each of which connects at least three circumferentially spaced auxiliary grooves together, are provided in left and right second regions each second region being spaced from the equator of said tire from 25 to 50% of the width of a ground contacting portion of said tread surface, in such a manner that said quasi-main grooves are inclined at an angle of 5.degree.-25.degree. with respect to the equator of said tire.
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