Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin

Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.a.

Julien Besset

Masayoshi Nomura

Olivier Muhlhoff

Jonathan Lejeune

Mathieu Vandaele

Bernard Villeneuve

Anthony Gueugneau

Jean-Claude Desvignes

Tire tread

A tire () made of rubber material, comprising a tread (), said tread having a tread surface () intended to come into contact with a road surface when the tire is being driven on, this tread surface having, in cross section, a certain curvature. The tread surface () comprises, over at least 80% of its surface, a texture () contrasting with the rest of the tire, this texture () having a plurality of elements that protrude from or are recessed into the tread surface (), and each element extends perpendicularly (&#x3b8;=90&#xb0;)to the tread surface () along the curvature of this tread surface ().

Tire including a high-contrast texture on the tread surface

Growing community of inventors

Clermont-Ferrand, France

Julien Besset