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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2017
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Antonio Delfino, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Philippe Berguerand, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
François Pozo, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Pascal Schroeter, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
A non-pneumatic elastic wheel () defining three perpendicular directions, circumferential (X), axial (Y) and radial (Z), comprises at least: —a hub (), for example made of metal; an annular band referred to as a shear band () oriented in the circumferential direction (X), surmounted by a tread (); and a plurality of support elements () connecting the hub () to the annular shear band (). The annular shear band () is formed by a laminate comprising at least one layer of silicone rubber, in particular of the high temperature crosslinking type, such as, for example, a silicone rubber of VMQ or PVMQ grade, the said layer being sandwiched between two layers of fibre-resin composite comprising filaments of an inorganic substance, in particular glass, embedded in a thermoset resin such as, for example, a vinyl ester resin.