Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.a.

Societe Detechnologie Michelin

Thierry Orsat

Christian Beaudonnet

Rémi Braunt

Rémi Bruant

Daniel Bresson

Device for manufacturing the tread of a tire, said tread comprising a plurality of relief tread elements of height h whose radially outer surface is designed to be in contact with the ground when the tire is rolling on the road surface, comprising a rotary support suitable for supporting a base strip (MB) forming a receiving surface (S), an extrusion die () comprising a plurality of extrusion nozzles whose outlet channels are oriented radially approximately perpendicular to the receiving surface (S), at least two compound supply means, each feeding into one or more separate extrusion nozzles, and means for positioning and moving the extrusion die relative to the receiving surface (S).

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Chatel-Guyon, France

Thierry Orsat