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US 8,609,220 · App. 13/077,611 · Granted Dec 17, 2013

Shear compliant hexagonal meso-structures having high shear strength and high shear strain

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Patent No.
US 8,609,220
App. No.
13/077,611
Granted
Dec 17, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shear layer for a shear band that is used in a tire is provided that has multiple cells or units having an auxetic configuration and that are constructed from aluminum or titanium alloys. The cells may have an angle of −10°.

Claims (4)

1. An apparatus comprising a tire that includes a shear band with a shear layer, said shear layer comprising units having an auxetic configuration wherein the units are constructed from materials selected from aluminum or titanium alloys.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the units are constructed from a 7075-T6 aluminum alloy.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the units are constructed from a 6Al-4V titanium alloy.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the units have an angle α of −10°.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2023
From: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
To: COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
Reel/Frame 065018/0154 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2013
From: MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
To: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN; MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
Reel/Frame 030984/0762 →