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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1997
Renaud Rivaton, Blanzat, FR;
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin - Michelin & Cie, Clermont-Ferrand Cedex, FR;
Abstract
A device for supporting the tread of a tire which includes a rigid support 1) and an elastic top cap rubber (2) made of a vulcanized rubber compound, a lubricant (5) arranged between said support (1) and said top cap rubber (2) allowing circumferential displacement between the support (1) and the top cap rubber (2), wherein each shoulder (122) of the bearing ring (12) of the support (1) is equipped on its edge with at least one straight circumferential groove (124) in which there is housed the corresponding circumferential rib (25) of the radially internal face (200) of the top cap rubber (2), said rib (25) being in contact with the bottom of the groove (124) of the support (1).