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US 12,623,496 B2Granted
Tire comprising an optimized layer of self-sealing product
AssigneeCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
InventorFrederic Sarazin
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Abstract
The tire comprises a tread (14) comprising a deeply cut rib (68, 70) and a slightly cut rib (62, 64, 66), and a layer of a self-sealing product (80) comprising: a portion (90″, 92″) extending in line with the deeply cut rib (68, 70) and having an average thickness Ec>0 of self-sealing product, and a portion (100′, 102′, 104′) extending in line with the slightly cut rib (62, 64, 66) and having an average thickness Eb≥0 of self-sealing product such that Eb<Ec.
Claims14
A tire comprising a tread comprising:
- P deeply cut ribs comprising at least one transverse cut having a depth Ht such that Ht/Hs≥50%, where Hs is a tread pattern height and P is a total number of deeply cut ribs present on the tire, wherein a width of the transverse cuts of the P deeply cut ribs is greater than or equal to 1.0 mm;
- Q=2 or Q=3 non-cut or slightly cut ribs, Q being a total number of non-cut or slightly cut ribs present on the tire, the non-cut or slightly cut ribs lacking transverse cuts or comprising transverse cuts, each non-cut or slightly cut rib satisfying, for at least 50% of a number of transverse cuts of the or each non-cut or slightly cut rib, the following conditions:
- the transverse cuts of each non-cut or slightly cut rib have a width strictly less than 1.0 mm, and
- the transverse cuts of each non-cut or slightly cut rib have a depth H such that H/Hs<50%;
- an airtight internal layer;
- and
- a layer of a self-sealing product extending circumferentially radially on an inside of part of the airtight internal layer,
- wherein, over at least 50% of a circumferential length of the layer of self-sealing product, the layer of self-sealing product comprises:
- P>1 axial portions extending axially in line with one of the P deeply cut ribs and each having an average thickness Eck>0 of self-sealing product,
- one or more thick axial portions, at least partially coinciding with all or part of the P>1 axial portions, and
- Q=2 or Q=3 axial portions extending axially in line with one of the Q non-cut or slightly cut ribs and each having an average thickness Ebj≥0 of self-sealing product, with j ranging from 1 to Q, and being such that, for each value of k ranging from 1 to P, at least 50% of the values of j ranging from 1 to Q are such that Ebj<Eck,
- wherein each of the one or more thick axial portions is axially delimited by two adjacent inflection points on a radially inner surface curve of the layer of self-sealing product, each inflection point being (1) a point at which, in a meridian section plane, a direction of curvature of the radially inner surface curve of the layer of self-sealing product changes or (2) a termination point of the radially inner surface curve of the layer of self-sealing product in contact with the airtight internal layer, and
- wherein a thickness of each of the one or more thick axial portions increases in a direction axially toward an inside of the each of the one or more thick axial portions from each of the adjacent inflection points.
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