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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2015
Michelin Recherche ET Technique S.a., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Daniel Fabing, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Sebastien Fugier, Saint Bonnet Pres Riom, FR;
Matthieu Durat, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Cyril Guichon, Greer, SC (US);
Claude Audebert, Les Martres sur Morge, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
A tire () for driving on ice, comprising: a tread () having a rolling surface with a groove, a stud () with a part () thereof projecting from the rolling surface and having a minimum cross section Sm; a conduit (-) that forms, on the rolling surface of the tire, two opposing edges (), the conduit opening into the groove and/or onto a lateral face of the tread; wherein, for each stud, the sum of the mean cross sections Sn of the conduits, each mean cross section Sn being measured at right angles to one of the opposing edges formed by the conduit, is greater than or equal to half the minimum cross section Sm of that part of the stud that projects from the tread.