US 12,246,559 B2
Pneumatic tire
Shingo Sano, Itami (JP)
Assigned to Toyo Tire Corporation, Itami (JP)
Filed by Toyo Tire Corporation, Itami (JP)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/542,745.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-213277 (JP), filed on Dec. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0194142 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. B60C 11/13 (2006.01); B60C 11/03 (2006.01)
CPC B60C 11/1323 (2013.01) [B60C 11/0309 (2013.01); B60C 2011/0353 (2013.01); B60C 2011/1338 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pneumatic tire comprising a plurality of main grooves formed in a tread and extending along a tire circumferential direction, wherein
the plurality of main grooves include a shoulder main groove located on an outermost side in a width direction,
the shoulder main groove includes a first side, a second side, a groove bottom between the first side and the second side, and a raised portion, the first side and the second side being on opposite sides in the tire width direction,
the raised portion is formed by raising the first side more than the second side and the raised portion is formed only on the first side,
the raised portion is lower than an outer surface of the tread and continuously extends over an entire circumference in the tire circumferential direction,
a shoulder land defined by the shoulder main groove and a ground contact end includes a plurality of lateral grooves extending from the shoulder main groove toward the outer side in the tire width direction, and
the raised portion includes an extended portion extended into each of the lateral grooves, the extended portion terminating each of the lateral grooves to form a non-raised portion in each of the lateral grooves.