Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tyre having asymmetrical self-supporting sidewalls
- Patent Title (中): 轮胎具有不对称的自支撑侧壁
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Application No.: US11477594Application Date: 2006-06-30
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Publication No.: US07703493B2Publication Date: 2010-04-27
- Inventor: Walter Lee Willard, Jr.
- Applicant: Walter Lee Willard, Jr.
- Applicant Address: CH Granges-Paccot
- Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
- Current Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: CH Granges-Paccot
- Agency: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Priority: FR0315552 20031230
- Main IPC: B60C17/00
- IPC: B60C17/00 ; B60C3/06

Abstract:
A tire suitable for extended-mobility travel includes sidewalls reinforced by a sidewall insert, namely an inner insert in the inner sidewall, and an outer insert in the outer sidewall. The inserts are made of rubber composition enabling the sidewalls to bear a load corresponding to part of the weight of the vehicle in a situation in which the inflation pressure is substantially reduced or zero. The inner sidewall, and more particularly the insert of this inner sidewall, has a substantially higher modulus of extension than the outer sidewall (and more particularly than the insert of this outer sidewall). The outer insert is subdivided into at least two zones; the inner insert can comprise one or more zones, but always fewer than the number of zones of the outer insert.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070012391A1 Tyre having asymmetrical self-supporting sidewalls Public/Granted day:2007-01-18
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