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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2020
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Frederic Perrin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
David Dean, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Maxime Pras, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
A rubber caterpillar track () has an interior surface () intended to collaborate with drive means, and a tread () comprising a tread pattern () formed of N relief elements made of an elastomeric material which are intended to come into contact with the ground in order to give the caterpillar track () traction, each element of the tread pattern () comprising a leading face () intended to transmit force, characterized in that: a. the leading face of n tread pattern elements, the number n being at least equal to 0.2×N, is inclined with respect to a direction (OZ) normal to the bearing surface by an angle α comprised between 45 degrees and 75 degrees; and b. the tread is notably made of an elastomeric material of which the shore A hardness, measured in accordance with the standard ASTM D2240, is greater than or equal to 65.