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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2020
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Stefan Voss, Greer, SC (US);
Brian William Jenkins, Greenville, 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 (). First decoupling void sipes (), second decoupling void sipes () and third decoupling void sipes () are in the shoulder rib (), and one second decoupling void sipe () is between one first decoupling void sipe () and one third decoupling void sipe (). The first and third decoupling void sipes () are closer to the bottom surface () than is the decoupling void () in the thickness direction. The second decoupling void sipe () is not closer to the bottom surface () than is the decoupling void () to the bottom surface () in the thickness direction.