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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2012
Patrick Dayet, Clermont-Ferrand-Cedex 9, FR;
Jacky Pineau, Clermont-Ferrand-Cedex 9, FR;
Richard Abinal, Clermont-Ferrand-Cedex 9, FR;
Bernard Villeneuve, Clermont-Ferrand-Cedex 9, FR;
Patrick Dayet, Clermont-Ferrand-Cedex 9, FR;
Jacky Pineau, Clermont-Ferrand-Cedex 9, FR;
Richard Abinal, Clermont-Ferrand-Cedex 9, FR;
Bernard Villeneuve, Clermont-Ferrand-Cedex 9, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ESTABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE, S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Abstract
Tire tread comprising a tread surface intended to come into contact with a roadway, this tread comprising at least one sipe extending in a main direction D and of mean width E, this sipe comprising in the main direction D at least one part sipe of shallow depth HF and at least one part sipe of great depth HG, the depth HF being less than the depth HG, each part sipe of shallow depth and each part sipe of great depth comprising an end region, this tread further comprising at least one insert oriented in a direction different from the main direction D of the sipe, this insert being positioned wholly within the thickness of the tread so as to be situated radially on the inside of a part sipe of shallow depth HF, this tread being such that at least the part sipe of shallow depth HF situated radially on the outside of the insert is provided, at its end region, with a widening forming a channel of maximum width W, this maximum width W being greater than the mean width E of the sipe.