Tire including a tread provided with incisions including wide portions and narrow portions
US9669663B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C2011/133
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
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…
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