Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tire comprising a tread with rubbery foam
- Patent Title (中): 轮胎包括具有橡胶状泡沫的胎面
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Application No.: US12667307Application Date: 2008-06-13
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Publication No.: US08479788B2Publication Date: 2013-07-09
- Inventor: José Merino Lopez , Pierre-Yves Jeanne
- Applicant: José Merino Lopez , Pierre-Yves Jeanne
- Applicant Address: FR Clemont-Ferrand CH Granges-Paccot
- Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Establissements Michelin,Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
- Current Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Establissements Michelin,Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: FR Clemont-Ferrand CH Granges-Paccot
- Agency: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Priority: FR0704843 20070702
- International Application: PCT/EP2008/004760 WO 20080613
- International Announcement: WO2009/003576 WO 20090108
- Main IPC: B60C11/00
- IPC: B60C11/00

Abstract:
Tire comprising at least one carcass-type reinforcing structure anchored on each side of said tire in a bead whose base is intended to be mounted on a rim seat, each of said beads extending generally radially outwardly in the form of sidewalls, the sidewalls being connected radially towards the outside to a tread, the carcass-type reinforcing structure extending circumferentially from the bead towards said sidewall, a crown reinforcing structure, each of the beads also comprising an anchoring region for holding the reinforcing structure in place, wherein said tread comprises an inner layer of substantially incompressible rubbery material and an outer layer of compressible rubbery foam wherein: the foam expansion ratio is greater than 50%; the thickness of the layer is greater than 2.0 mm and preferably greater than 4 mm; and the outer layer has a Shore A hardness of less than 30 and preferably of between 10 and 20 Shore A.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100200133A1 TIRE COMPRISING A TREAD WITH RUBBERY FOAM Public/Granted day:2010-08-12
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