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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Scott Powell Anderson, Greenville, SC (US);
Ronald Hobart Thompson, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Scott Powell Anderson, Greenville, SC (US);
Ronald Hobart Thompson, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignees:
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Michelin Rescherche et Techniques S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 7/00 (2006.01); B60C 7/10 (2006.01); B60C 9/04 (2006.01); B60C 7/22 (2006.01); B60C 9/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 7/105 (2013.01); B60C 7/22 (2013.01); B60C 9/2204 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention relates generally to shear band of a tire that has means for inducing buckling when the tire is subjected to high deformations, and, more specifically, to a tire that has a shear band with at least one membrane that has a reinforcement having predetermined configurations for controlling the buckling behavior of the reinforcement when the membrane is subjected to compressive stress.