Tire With A Directional Tread Comprising Curved Blocks With Incisions
AssigneeCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
InventorsDavid MOSNIER, Michel MONTARRAS, Yann HYE
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AssigneeCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
InventorsDavid MOSNIER, Michel MONTARRAS, Yann HYE
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Tire comprising a directional tread that has two edges and a center. The tread comprises a plurality of blocks, each block extending continuously along an overall curvature C from one of the edges towards the center of the tread, forming a block central end provided with a central wall. Each block has a width WB and a length LB, this width increasing from the block central end in the direction of the edge. All or some of the blocks of the tread include a median sipe of length S and extending from the block central end along a curvature C′ substantially identical to the curvature C of the block.
A tire comprising a directional tread, said tread comprising two edges and a centre, said tread comprising a plurality of blocks, each said 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 in the direction of the edge, all or some of the blocks of the tread comprising a median sipe of length S, said median sipe extending along a curvature C′ substantially identical to the curvature C of the block, wherein the length S of the median sipe is determined such that 0.5·LB≦S≦0.8·B, and wherein all or some of the blocks of the tread comprise a lateral sipe that is arranged in continuation of the median sipe and is decoupled from said median sipe.
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