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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2020
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Miguel Fernandez, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Regis Schach, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Philippe Labrunie, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Karine Longchambon, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Alexandre Tobie, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
A tire comprises an outer strip () having a tread (). The outer strip () has a central part and two axially outer parts and comprises at least two rubber compounds (M, M) making up at least 90% of the volume of the outer strip (). The first compound (M) is radially outside of the second compound (M), which makes up at least 60% of the axially outer parts and being disposed in a layer that is substantially continuous from one axially outer part to the other, said layer having a minimum thickness at least equal to 0.3 mm. The compound Mhas a modulus G* that is greater than 1.35 times and less than 3 times that of the compound M. The compound Mhas a dynamic loss at 0° C. greater than 0.5 and the compound Mhas a dynamic loss at 23° C. less than 0.3.