Tire With Directional Two-Material Tread, Comprising An Alternation Of Curved Blocks
AssigneeCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
InventorYann HYE
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AssigneeCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
InventorYann HYE
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Tire (1) comprising a directional tread (2) comprising a plurality of blocks (5), all or some of the blocks (5) comprising a median sipe (10) of length S, the tread being made up of a first rubber composition based on a diene elastomer, a reinforcing inorganic filler and a plasticizing system, wherein the first rubber composition has a glass transition temperature of between −40° C. and −15° C. and a shear modulus G* measured at 60° C. of between 0.5 MPa and 1.1 MPa, the tire comprising an intermediate layer that is situated under the tread and is in contact with a radially inner face of this tread, the intermediate layer comprising a second rubber composition having: hysteresis losses (P60) of between 9 and 20; and a Shore A hardness of between 60 and 68.
A tire comprising a directional tread, said tread comprising two edges and a centre, this said tread comprising a plurality of blocks, each block extending continuously along an overall curvature C from one of the edges towards the centre of said tread, forming a block central end, each said block having a width WB and a length LB, said width increasing from the block central end towards the edge, all or some of the blocks of the tread comprising a median sipe of length S, said median sipe extending from the block central end along a curvature C′ substantially identical to the curvature C of the block, the tread being comprised of a first rubber composition based on a diene elastomer, a reinforcing inorganic filler and a plasticizing system, wherein the first rubber composition has a glass transition temperature of between −40° C. and −15° C. and a shear modulus G* measured at 60° C. of between 0.5 MPa and 1.1 MPa, wherein the tire comprises an intermediate layer that is situated under the tread and is in contact with a radially inner face of said tread, and wherein the intermediate layer comprises a second rubber composition having:
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