Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin

Alexandre Laval

Mathieu Vandaele

Christophe Bessac

Franck Daumas

Matthieu Lutz

Matthieu Bonnamour

Mathieu Girard

David Hernandez

Antoine Filiol

Stephane Callamand

Julien Falempin

Stéphane Callamand

The tire () comprises a crown (), two sidewalls (A,B), two beads (A,B), an inner surface () delimiting a toroidal cavity (), and a stiffening structure () comprising a stiffening element () extending continuously into the toroidal cavity () from at least one of the sidewalls (A,B) or one of the beads (A,B) to the crown (). The stiffening element () is anchored in or around: a radially inner reinforcing structure (A,B) arranged in the sidewall (A,B) and/or the bead (A,B), the radially inner reinforcing structure (A,B) being distinct from the circumferential reinforcing element (A,B) situated on the same side of the median plane (M) of the tire () as the sidewall (A,B) and/or the bead (A,B), and a radially outer reinforcing structure (A,B) arranged in the crown ().

Tire comprising a durable stiffening structure

The invention is directed to a production installation () that realizes production of a semi-finished product () having at least one unvulcanized elastomeric layer () and a cover layer () assembled therewith. The invention is also directed to a method for producing a semi-finished product () for use in tire production.

Production of a layered semi-finished product for use in tire production

The invention is directed to a posing assembly () that effects transfer and posing of a semifinished product () that is destined for inclusion in a tire. The invention is also directed to a tire production system () for transferring and posing a semi-finished product () that is destined for inclusion in a tire, which system includes the disclosed posing assembly. A method is provided for transferring and posing a semi-finished product () upon a rotating forming drum () having a circumferential forming surface () during a product posing cycle, which method includes a step of providing a tire production system as disclosed.

Transfer and posing of a semi-finished product destined for use in tire production

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Clermont-Ferrand, France

Alexandre Laval