Patent ID: 11897287
Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A tire comprising:
a tread portion comprising:
axially spaced first and second tread edges that are axially outermost edges of a ground contacting patch of the tire which occurs under a condition such that a 70% standard tire load is applied to the tire placed under a normal state, wherein the normal state is such that the tire is mounted onto a standard wheel rim and inflated to a standard pressure;

a first shoulder land portion including the first tread edge; and
a first shoulder circumferential groove located inwardly in a tire axial direction of and adjacent to the first shoulder land portion and extending continuously in a tire circumferential direction,
wherein
the first shoulder land portion is provided with a plurality of first shoulder lateral grooves extending from the first shoulder circumferential groove across the first tread edge;
each of the plurality of first shoulder lateral grooves has a pair of first groove walls;
the pair of first groove walls is provided with a pair of first chamfer portions that extends from the first shoulder circumferential groove to a first location beyond the first tread edge;
each of the plurality of first shoulder lateral grooves has a first groove width at the first shoulder circumferential groove and a second groove width at the first tread edge, wherein the first groove width is greater than the second groove width;
the pair of first chamfer portions terminates at the first location;
the first shoulder lateral grooves comprise a pair of non-chamfered groove edges that extends outwardly in the tire axial direction from the first location of the pair of first groove walls; and
the first location is a location within 5 mm from the first tread edge.