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US 8,770,601 B2Granted
Vehicle comprising at least two axles, the wheels of which are parallel
AssigneesCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
InventorsLoic Albert, Fabien Marlier, Philippe Mansuy
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Abstract
A vehicle (3) comprising at least two axles (6, 7, 8) fitted with at least two tires the axis of rotation of which are always mutually parallel from one axle to another. The tires of at least one axle (7) have a cornering stiffness greater than that of the tires of another axle (6, 8).
Claims6
A vehicle comprising:
- a first and a second axle, each being fitted with at least two tires and having an axis of rotation which is always mutually parallel from one of the first and second axles to another;
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- at least one intermediate axle fitted with at least two tires and having an axis of rotation which is always mutually parallel with that of the first and second axles,
- wherein a set of all tires of the intermediate axle has a cornering stiffness greater than that of a set of all tires of each of the first and second axles, and
- wherein at least one axle comprises tires that have a tread strip width greater than those of the tires of at least one other axle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.