Patent ID: 9096099
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
1. A pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion provided with a tread pattern having a designated rotational direction, the tread pattern comprising a plurality of V-shaped main inclined grooves that protrude toward the rotational direction and extend from one tread edge to the other tread edge, a pair of connecting grooves disposed both sides of a tire equator between the circumferentially adjacent main inclined grooves, and a center block divided among the circumferentially adjacent main inclined grooves and the one pair of connecting grooves, and the center block having a trapezoidal-like shape that comprises a laterally extending leading edge and a laterally extending trailing edge having an axial length larger than that of the leading edge, wherein the center blocks in said tread pattern are circumferentially arranged at pitches in a range of from 0.5% to 2.0% in relation to a tire circumferential length on the tire equator.