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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2004
Gilles Godeau, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Michel Robert, Cellule, FR;
Georges Peyron, Riom, FR;
Gilbert Menard, Volvic, FR;
Gilles Godeau, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Michel Robert, Cellule, FR;
Georges Peyron, Riom, FR;
Gilbert Menard, Volvic, FR;
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Abstract
The tread wear on a tire is measured while the tire is mounted on a wheel. Electromagnetic energy is transmitted to an internal space of the tire via a transmission element disposed in a tire tread element. That transmitted energy is detected inside the tire, and an energy variable from the detected electromagnetic radiation is determined which is used to determine a wear variable representative of wear on the tire tread element. A signal transmitter disposed within the internal space sends signals representative of the wear.