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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2014
Applicants:
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Michelin Recherche ET Technique, S.a., Granges-Paccot, FR;
Inventor:
Shuichi Kaneko, Tokyo, JP;
Assignees:
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/06 (2006.01); B29C 33/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/0662 (2013.01); B29C 33/42 (2013.01); B29D 30/0606 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0612 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0613 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a molding element including a main lamella and two ribs positioned on either side of the main lamella at a certain distance from this main lamella. The ribs are mold-able to grooves in the tread, these ribs including rounded ends. The main lamella includes a cutting edge, the cutting edge making an acute angle. The ribs are curved in their length with a curvature C and in that the lamella is curved with the same curvature C.