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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2002
Wolf-Eckhart Buist, Munich, DE;
Alfred Pohl, Mistelbach, AT;
Franz Seifert, Vienna, AT;
Reinhard Steindl, Melk, AT;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The tire comprises a radially inner carcass ( ), a base layer ( ) which is applied to said carcass radially, externally; a profile comprising numerous profile elements ( ) applied radially, externally to said base layer ( ); and a sensor ( ) which is located in the base layer ( ) and associated with one profile element ( ) selected from said profile elements ( ) and which is used to determine a maximum force exerted on said selected profile element ( ). The selected profile element ( ) is mechanically separate from all of the other profile elements ( ). The method for determining a wear value for a tire of this type that turns and rolls on a base surface ( ) provides that the maximum force is measured while the tire is rolling and that the wear value is determined from this maximum force.