High load capacity tire with ozone- and blooming-resistant sidewalls
AssigneeCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
InventorsOLIVIER MUHLHOFF, SYLVAIN MAYER, ALINE RIOU, YOSHIKO MAETA
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Abstract
The tire (10) for a passenger vehicle comprises a crown (12), two beads (32), and two sidewalls (30) connecting each bead (32) to the crown (12). The tire (10) is of HIGH LOAD CAPACITY type as defined in the 2021 ETRTO Standards Manual. At least one of the two sidewalls comprises an elastomer composition based on at least one elastomer matrix, at least one rubber crumb and at least one anti-ozone wax. The weight ratio between the content of rubber crumb expressed in phr and the content of anti-ozone wax expressed in phr is within a range from 5.6 to 13.5.
Claims13
-12. (canceled)
A tire for a passenger vehicle comprising:
- a crown;
- two beads;
- and
- two sidewalls connecting each bead to the crown,
- wherein the tire is a high load capacity tire as defined in 2021 ETRTO Standards Manual,
- wherein at least one of the two sidewalls comprises an elastomer composition based on at least one elastomer matrix, at least one rubber crumb, at least one anti-ozone wax, and
- wherein a weight ratio between a content of rubber crumb expressed in phr and a content of anti-ozone wax expressed in phr is within a range from 5.6 to 13.5.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.