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US 8,609,220 B2Granted
Shear compliant hexagonal meso-structures having high shear strength and high shear strain
AssigneesCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
InventorsJoshua D. Summers, Georges M. Fadel, Jaehyung Ju, John Ziegert
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Abstract
A shear layer for a shear band that is used in a tire is provided that has multiple cells or units having an auxetic configuration and that are constructed from aluminum or titanium alloys. The cells may have an angle of −10°.
Claims4
An apparatus comprising a tire that includes a shear band with a shear layer, said shear layer comprising units having an auxetic configuration wherein the units are constructed from materials selected from aluminum or titanium alloys.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.