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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2011
Jose Merino Lopez, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Didier Vasseur, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Olivia Cuscito, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Sylvain Petitjean, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Jose Merino Lopez, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Didier Vasseur, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Olivia Cuscito, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Sylvain Petitjean, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrance, FR;
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Abstract
The tire (B) comprises a tread () including a running layer () which is intended to come into contact with the ground when the tire (B) rolls on the ground, and a sublayer () located radially inwards from the running layer (). The tread () comprises at least one fluid passage () between the sublayer () and the air surrounding the tire (B). The sublayer () comprises a cellular material. The fluid passage () comprises an element chosen from a groove () and a cut (), formed in the running layer () and extended by at least one well () acting as a radial extension of the element, formed between the groove () and/or the cut () and the sublayer (). Each well () forms a localized part of the fluid passage ().