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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Stefan Voss, Greer, SC (US);
Brian P. Gannon, Easley, SC (US);
Victor Abarotin, Greer, SC (US);
David C. Lung, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Stefan Voss, Greer, SC (US);
Brian P. Gannon, Easley, SC (US);
Victor Abarotin, Greer, SC (US);
David C. Lung, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
A tread () for a heavy truck tire is provided that has a bottom surface (), a shoulder rib (), and a sacrificial rib () located outboard from the shoulder rib () in a width direction. A decoupling void () is located between the shoulder rib () and the sacrificial rib (). A decoupling void sipe () is in the shoulder rib () and opens at the shoulder rib upper surface () and at the decoupling void (). The decoupling void sipe () extends in the thickness direction and is closer to the bottom surface () than the decoupling void () in the thickness direction.