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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2013
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Michelin Recherche ET Technique, S.a., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Anthony Gueugneau, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUES S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Abstract
A tire mold part having a body with a first surface intended to mold all or part of a tread surface, a second surface opposite the first and intended to contact another part of the mold, and a lateral face connecting the first surface and the second surface. The body includes a sintered part of a metallic powder fused together layer by layer, and a non-sintered part attached to the sintered part and in contact therewith in a contact zone, the sintered part forming the first surface and the non-sintered part forming the second surface. The sintered part has a thickness (E) of between 1 and 6 millimeters. The mold part further includes a cavity extending from the first surface into the part beyond the contact zone, without opening onto the second surface. The part comprises an insert placed in the cavity, at the same level as the first surface, and including a canal extending from the first surface and opening onto the contact zone the contact zone opening onto the lateral face.