Patent ID: 9381776
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: B60C

Claim Text:
1. A pneumatic tire comprising, on a sidewall surface thereof, a large number of dimples and a land portion separating the dimples, wherein the land portion surface and the sidewall surface of the tire are substantially on the same plane, each dimple has a sloped surface connected to the land portion surface and a bottom surface connected to the sloped surface, wherein the bottom surface includes the entire deepest portion of the dimple, each dimple includes a small projection which is formed on the sloped surface and does not touch the bottom surface, or an annular small projection which is formed on the bottom surface and does not touch the sloped surface, and each dimple has a ratio of a long diameter to a short diameter equal to or less than 3.0, wherein a width of the small projection on the sloped surface is smaller than a width of the sloped surface, the height of the small projection is equal to or greater than 0.25 mm but equal to or less than 1.0 mm, and the width of the small projection is equal to or greater than 0.25 mm but equal to or less than 1.0 mm.