Patent ID: 6761196
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
A pneumatic tire comprising:a tread; a lug groove extending from a shoulder side of said tread toward a tire central plane; the lug groove being provided in plurality at said tread in the tire circumferential direction to form a lug pattern, such that an axially inner groove edge of each lug groove is aligned on the central plane; and excess portion being provided in a center region of the tread, the center region extending in the tire circumferential direction with a width that is 50% of a maximum width of tire ground contacting portion so as to be symmetrical with respect to the tire central plane of said tread; wherein a negative ratio of the center region other than said lug groove is set to 10% to 25%; and wherein a maximum depth of said lug groove in said center region of said tread is 60 mm or more.