Patent ID: 11872845
Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 17:
18. The tire according to claim 2, wherein
the four circumferential grooves comprise a second shoulder circumferential groove located nearest to the second tread edge among the four circumferential grooves,
the five land portions comprise a second shoulder land portion having the second tread edge and adjacent to the second middle land portion via the second shoulder circumferential groove,
the second shoulder land portion is provided with a plurality of second shoulder sipes extending from the second shoulder circumferential groove to a location beyond the second tread edge,
at least one of the plurality of second shoulder sipes comprises an inclined portion extending from the second shoulder circumferential groove and inclined with respect to the tire axial direction, and an axial portion having an angle with respect to the tire axial direction smaller than that of the inclined portion of the at least one of the plurality of second shoulder sipes and not greater than 10 degrees, and
an absolute value |θ5-θ4| of the difference between a maximum angle θ5 of the plurality of second middle sipes with respect to the tire axial direction and a maximum angle θ4 of the inclined portions of the at least one of second shoulder sipes with respect to the tire axial direction is larger than an absolute value |θ2-θ1| of the difference between a maximum angle θ2 of the plurality of first middle sipes with respect to the tire axial direction and a maximum angle θ1 of the inclined portions of the at least one of the plurality of first shoulder sipes with respect to the tire axial direction.