Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Snow tire tread comprising incisions and cavities
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Application No.: US14647975Application Date: 2013-11-22
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Publication No.: US10166818B2Publication Date: 2019-01-01
- Inventor: Vincent Ledieu , Bertrand Fraenkel , Illyes Batnini , Marie-Helene Vantal
- Applicant: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN , MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE, S.A.
- Applicant Address: FR Clermont-Ferrand CH Granges-Paccot
- Assignee: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin,Michelin Recherche Et Technique, S.A.
- Current Assignee: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin,Michelin Recherche Et Technique, S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: FR Clermont-Ferrand CH Granges-Paccot
- Agency: Dickinson Wright PLLC
- Priority: FR1261417 20121129
- International Application: PCT/EP2013/074430 WO 20131122
- International Announcement: WO2014/082922 WO 20140605
- Main IPC: B60C11/11
- IPC: B60C11/11 ; B60C11/12 ; B60C11/03

Abstract:
A snow tire tread having a plurality of blocks separated by grooves and provided with sipe incisions dividing into several parts from a certain depth onwards, (complex sipes each having, when viewed in cross section, a rectilinear first part extending radially from the tread surface of the tread, and a second part extending the first part and comprising at least two branches each having an end. The tread has cavities each extending between the branches of a complex sipe and having a bottom situated at the same level as the ends of the branches. The cavities and the grooves of the tread are configured so that this tread has a voids surface ratio at the end of wear greater than or equal to 35%. Furthermore, the distance (D) between two branches of two adjacent complex sipes is at least equal to 2 mm.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150306915A1 SNOW TIRE TREAD COMPRISING INCISIONS AND CAVITIES Public/Granted day:2015-10-29
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