Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tire including a tread provided with incisions including wide portions and narrow portions
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Application No.: US14232581Application Date: 2012-07-11
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Publication No.: US09669663B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Eric Berger , Julien Flament , Olivier Muhlhoff
- Applicant: Eric Berger , Julien Flament , Olivier Muhlhoff
- 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: FR1156357 20110712
- International Application: PCT/EP2012/063568 WO 20120711
- International Announcement: WO2013/007745 WO 20130117
- Main IPC: B60C11/00
- IPC: B60C11/00 ; B60C11/12 ; B60C11/04 ; B60C11/03 ; B60C11/13

Abstract:
Tyre comprising a tread, this tread including a rolling surface (12) intended to come into contact with the ground, at least one circumferential row of upstanding elements (11), these upstanding elements (11) being separated from one another in the circumferential direction by incisions (20) of transverse or substantially transverse orientation, each incision (20) of transverse or substantially transverse orientation leading onto the rolling surface (12) and having a depth P, each incision (20) forming, on the rolling surface of the tyre when new, two facing edges (21, 22), these edges (21, 22) delimiting at least one narrow portion (30) of the incision, i.e. a portion having a mean width LE less than or equal to 2 mm, and at least one wide portion (40) of the incision, i.e. a portion having a mean width LL greater than 2 mm, these wide and narrow portions being disposed alternately, each narrow portion (30) and each wide portion (40) extending the full depth P of the incision (20), each narrow portion (30) having a volume uniformly distributed over the full depth P of the incision, each wide portion (40) having a volume for the most part between half the depth P of the cut-out and the depth P, this tread being characterized in that the following condition is satisfied: 0.90×E/R
Public/Granted literature
- US20140166172A1 TIRE INCLUDING A TREAD PROVIDED WITH INCISIONS INCLUDING WIDE PORTIONS AND NARROW PROTIONS Public/Granted day:2014-06-19
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