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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2002
Applicant:
Valery Poulbot, Les Martres-d'Artiere, FR;
Inventor:
Valery Poulbot, Les Martres-d'Artiere, FR;
Assignee:
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Grange-Paccot, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N017/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for determining a transverse component (Fy) of a resultant of forces exerted through the roadway () on an area of contact () of a tire (). The transverse component (Fy) is deduced from at least one measurement of the angular circumferential deformation in at least one first side wall () of the tire () at a first fixed point (B) in space which is located at an azimuth (φ) along the circumference of the tire ().