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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Valery Poulbot, Les Martres-d'Artiere, FR;
Patrice Rey, Saint Jean de Moirans, FR;
Assignee:
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/702 ; B60C 2/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/702 ; B60C 2/302 ;
Abstract
A tire includes a nail-type force sensor embedded, for example, in an isolated element such as a tread pattern block (T ). The sensor comprises a rigid shank ( ) designed to be acted upon by the force to be determined and a head ( ). The head ( ) comprises an element attached to the shank ( ) capable of being deformed when the shank is displaced. This deformable element carries means to measure the deformation and comprises anchoring points which have a position relative to the shank ( ) at rest and which essentially maintain that position when the shank ( ) is displaced.