Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.a.

Michelin Recherche Et Technique

Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin

Societe Detechnologie Michelin

Christopher B Barton

John David Adamson

Denis Alff

Pierre Wiel

Cameron Earl Smith

Charles Edward Kelly

Mathieu Tupinier

Mickaël Lion

Charles E Kelly

A tire is disclosed that includes at least one annular bead wire forming a body of revolution about a reference axis. A carcass ply of generally toroidal shape about the same axis as the bead wire has a portion that is folded around the wire. A materials interface is defined at least in part by the junction between a rubber first mass and a second mass that includes an electronic member. By way of example, the electronic member is a passive radiofrequency identification transponder. The interface extends from a free edge of the folded portion of the carcass ply radially away from the reference axis to a circumferential junction line between the interface and the carcass ply.

Tire including an electronic member

A tire suitable for off road use has blocks on its sidewalls that add thickness to the sidewall for added protection from debris tending to puncture the sidewalls. The blocks have sloping surfaces that protect the blocks from snagging or tearing from the sidewall. The blocks have surfaces designed to grip sides of ruts and are arranged in concentric patterns with overlapping for greater traction and good weight distribution when running at zero pressure.

Tire having sidewall protection

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Clemson, SC, United States of America

Christopher B Barton