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US 2017/0240001 A1Published application
Tire Tread and Manufacturing Method of the Same
AssigneeHankook Tire Co., Ltd.
InventorByung Lip Kim
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Abstract
A tire tread includes a silica bar extending in a tire circumferential direction. An upper part of the silica bar is exposed to a cap tread so as to contact the road. The tire tread improves grip performance on wet roads, thereby offering a tire suitable for high-speed driving.
Claims17
A tire tread comprising a silica bar extending in a tire circumferential direction, wherein an upper part of the silica bar is exposed to a tread so as to contact the road.
A method of producing a tire tread comprising:
- producing a silica bar;
- refining a tire tread composition in the form of a bar;
- alternately arranging the tire tread composition refined in the form of a bar and the silica bar in a molding frame;
- and
- producing a tread by extrusion.
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