IP Library Granted Patent US 11,130,303
Granted Patent B2
US 11,130,303 · App. 15/106,860 · Granted Sep 28, 2021

Method for retreading a tire using a dual heating effect

Inventor: Gregory Marcet (Clermont-Ferrand, FR)
Assignees: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin; Michelin Recherche Et Technique, S.A.
B29D30/54B29C65/348B29C65/3432B29C65/3476B29C65/4815B29C65/5057B29C65/76B29C66/1122B29C66/53245B29C66/73753B29C66/73756B29C66/91411B29C66/91421B29C66/91951B29C66/9592B29D30/56B29D2030/544B29D2030/546B29D2030/548B29L2030/00B29L2030/002
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Patent No.
US 11,130,303
App. No.
15/106,860
Granted
Sep 28, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The method includes the step of passing an electric current through at least one wire that is situated between a carcass of a tire casing and a tread. The method also includes the step of calculating a value of a temperature of the wire as a function of a relative value of the current. The method proceeds with the step of controlling the current as a function of the temperature value calculated.

Claims (12)

1. A method of retreading a tire, comprising the steps of:

preparing a tire which includes at least one wire situated in a bonding layer between a carcass of a tire casing and a tread of a first tire;

to determine a predetermined period, experimentally passing an electric current through the at least one wire and varying a power supplied to the at least one wire while simultaneously

monitoring a resistance of the at least one wire,

monitoring temperatures at different locations on the bonding layer,

monitoring a calculated temperature of the at least one wire, and

monitoring a difference between the temperature of the bonding layer and the calculated temperature of the at least one wire;

passing an electric current through at least one wire that is situated between a carcass of a tire casing and a tread of a second tire,

calculating a value of a temperature of the wire as a function of a relative value of the current,

controlling the current as a function of the calculated temperature value, and

wherein the current is controlled such that the temperature value undergoes a positive variation exceeding a predetermined temperature variation threshold during the predetermined period such that a predetermined threshold temperature is not exceeded and a rubber of the tire tread is not damaged.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the current is controlled such that the temperature value varies at a rate that is 0.3° C. per second or greater.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2021
From: MARCET, GREGORY
To: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN; MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE, S.A.
Reel/Frame 057054/0364 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2020
From: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
To: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
Reel/Frame 052863/0624 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 1363429 · Dec 23, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170129199A1 · May 11, 2017