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US 9,849,727 B2Granted
Tire provided with a tread comprising a thermoplastic elastomer
AssigneeCompagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
InventorsVincent Abad, Emmanuel Custodero
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Abstract
A tire includes a tread, a crown with a crown reinforcement, first and second sidewalls, two beads, and a carcass reinforcement anchored to the two beads and extending from the first sidewall to the second sidewall. The tread includes a thermoplastic elastomer that is a block copolymer, which includes at least one elastomer block and at least one thermoplastic block. A total content of the thermoplastic elastomer in the tread is within a range varying from 65 to 100 phr (parts by weight per hundred parts of elastomer).
Claims16
A tire comprising:
- a tread;
- a crown that includes a crown reinforcement;
- first and second sidewalls;
- two beads;
- and
- a carcass reinforcement anchored to the two beads and extending from the first sidewall to the second sidewall,
- wherein the tread includes at least one thermoplastic elastomer, the at least one thermoplastic elastomer being a block copolymer that includes at least one elastomer block and at least one thermoplastic block,
- wherein a total content of the at least one thermoplastic elastomer in the tread is within a range varying from 65 to 100 phr (parts by weight per hundred parts of elastomer), and
- wherein the tread does not comprise a crosslinking system.
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