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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2020
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Johan Ferri, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Jerome Lepretre, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
A mold () for vulcanizing tires comprises an upper part () and a lower part (), the upper part and the lower part being able to move axially between an open position and a closed position in which the lower part and the upper part meet along a joint line (). A mold part () has at least one sipe blade (), all or some of the sipe blades extending substantially axially or helically on the radially internal surface () of the mold, all or some of the sipe blades being: contiguous at one of their ends with a protruding element () and contiguous at the other of their ends with a recessed element () or with the other part of the mold, and able to move relative to the tire in the wake of the protruding element (), during opening of the mold.