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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2011
Luc Schaffhauser, Chamalieres, FR;
Luc Schaffhauser, Chamalieres, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Abstract
Tire comprising two beads and a carcass reinforcement anchored in each bead, each bead comprising a plurality of annular reinforcing structures forming at least one anchoring alignment, parallel to a portion of the carcass reinforcement, and an additional stiffening reinforcement formed by one single alignment of at least two annular reinforcing structures and extending between a first end situated a distance Hfrom the tangent to the seat-forming bead portion being 20-70% of the anchoring alignment minimum distance H, the first end lying an axial distance Lfrom the interior surface of the tire being 50-85% of the maximum axial width Lof the bead; and a second end, the second end being radially and axially at the same level as or on the outside of the first end such that the distance LA separating the first and second ends is ≧30% of the mean anchoring alignment length.