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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2023
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
David Sauve, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Benoit Buffetaud, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Arnaud Larregain, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
A tire () for a trailer of a heavy-duty vehicle having a tread (), which has at least one complex circumferential cut () in a median portion () having a first family of transverse cuts, referred to as transverse through-sipes (), having a thickness (E) at most equal to 0.8 mm, a depth (P) at least equal to 20% of the maximum depth-of-cut (H), and being at a distance (D), from the nearest external cavity (), at least equal to 7 mm, and/or a second family of transverse cuts, referred to as blind transverse cuts (), that stop near an external cavity (), that have a thickness (E) at least equal to 1 mm, a depth (P) at most equal to 20% of the maximum depth-of-cut (H), and being at a distance (D), from said external cavity (), at least equal to 3 mm.