Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion provided with a pair of shoulder main grooves adjacent to each tread edge, and shoulder lateral grooves extending from each shoulder main grooves to each tread edge. Each shoulder lateral groove includes an axially inner portion extending from the shoulder main groove with a first angle, an axially middle portion extending from the axially inner portion with a second angle larger than the first angle, and an axially outer portion extending from the axially middle portion with a third angle smaller than the second angle. The shoulder lateral grooves include first and second shoulder lateral grooves alternately arranged in a circumferential direction of the tire. The axially middle portion of the first shoulder lateral groove is disposed axially inwardly of the axially middle portion of the second shoulder lateral groove.
Inventors:
Sebastien Willy Fontaine, Armand Rene Gabriel Leconte, Bingshan Han, Franck Tuccella, Gregory Jardot, Ronnie Roger Dhaeze, Manfred Josef Jung, Alexander Ossipov, William Urbano Villamizar