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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2002
Claude Eynard, Chanat-la Mouteyre, FR;
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Abstract
A tire having at least one bead seat inclined towards the outside and a radial carcass reinforcement ( ) wound within said bead around a bead wire ( ) from the heel to the toe of the bead B to form an upturn ( ), the edge of which, viewed in meridian section, is located on the radially outer face ( ) of a profiled element ( ) of rubber mix. The profiled element is located axially and externally adjacent to the bead wire ( ), and has, viewed in meridian section, the shape of a drop of water with an apex A located beneath the section of the bead wire ( ), and a Shore A hardness greater than the Shore A hardness(es) of the rubber mixes ( ) located axially and radially above the bead wire/profiled element assembly. The carcass reinforcement upturn ( ) is extended by a reinforcement armature ( ) which surrounds the profiled element ( ).