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US 2026/0175627 A1Published application
High load capacity tire comprising a sidewall stiffening insert
AssigneeCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
InventorsBENJAMIN VILPERT, DOMINIQUE FRAISSE
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Abstract
A high load capacity tire (10) comprises a crown (12), two beads (32), and two sidewalls (30) connecting each bead (32) to the crown (12). The sidewall (30) comprises a sidewall insert (90) comprising an elastomeric composition (92) referred to as rigid and having a modulus at 10% extension that is greater than or equal to 6 MPa, and a maximum thickness (Emax) that is less than or equal to 5.0 mm.
Claims13
-12. (canceled)
A tire for a passenger vehicle, the tire comprising a crown, two beads, and two sidewalls connecting each bead to the crown,
- wherein the tire is a high load capacity tire according to ETRTO Standards Manual, 2021,
- wherein the tire further comprises a sidewall insert arranged axially between an exterior surface of at least one of the sidewalls and an interior surface of the at least one of the sidewalls, and
- wherein the sidewall insert comprises at least one rigid elastomeric composition, the at least one rigid elastomeric composition of the sidewall insert having a modulus at 10% extension that is greater than or equal to 6 MPa, a maximum thickness of the at least one rigid elastomeric composition being less than or equal to 5.0 mm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.