Patent ID: 8210222
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: B60C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A pneumatic tire that is designed to be mounted on a vehicle so that a designated side of the tire should face to the outside of the vehicle, the pneumatic tire characterized by comprising a tread portion provided with: a first main groove extending in a tire circumferential direction; a second main groove extending in the tire circumferential direction in a shoulder region closer to the center of the vehicle than the first main groove; a third main groove extending in the tire circumferential direction in a shoulder region farther from the center of the vehicle than the first main groove; and a plurality of lug grooves each extending from one shoulder side to the other shoulder side, the pneumatic tire being characterized in that: a width of a first land section defined between the first and second main grooves is set greater than a width of a second land section defined between the first and third main grooves, a plurality of inclined grooves are provided in the first land section, each inclined groove communicating with at least three of the lug grooves while being inclined to the tire circumferential direction, and one end of each inclined groove is opened to one of the lug grooves while the other end thereof is terminated within a block, wherein a groove width x