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Granted Patent B2
US 12,365,203 · App. 16/982,270 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Tire comprising a single carcass ply with reduced deformation depth in the sidewall after running in

Inventors: Sylvie Duchemin (Clermont-Ferrand, FR); Nizar Didane (Clermont-Ferrand, FR)
Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
B60C9/005B60C3/00B60C3/04B60C9/0042B60C9/04B60C9/08B60C2009/0092B60C2009/0466B60C2009/0475
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Patent No.
US 12,365,203
App. No.
16/982,270
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tire ( 10 ) comprises a crown ( 12 ) comprising a tread ( 20 ), a crown reinforcement ( 14 ), two sidewalls ( 22 ), two beads ( 24 ), with each sidewall ( 22 ) connecting each bead ( 24 ) to the crown ( 12 ), the crown reinforcement ( 14 ) extending into the crown ( 12 ). The tire ( 10 ) comprises a radial carcass reinforcement ( 32 ) anchored in each of the beads ( 24 ) and extending into the sidewalls ( 22 ), and the crown reinforcement ( 14 ) is radially inserted between the carcass reinforcement ( 32 ) and the tread ( 20 ). The tire ( 10 ) has a sidewall height that is greater than or equal to 110 mm and a load index that is greater than or equal to 94. The carcass reinforcement ( 32 ) comprises a single carcass ply ( 34 ) comprising at least one reinforcer element comprising an assembly formed by: a multifilament strand made of aromatic polyamide or aromatic co-polyamide; and a multifilament strand made of polyester.

Claims (17)

1. A tire comprising a crown comprising a tread and a crown reinforcement, two sidewalls, two beads, with each sidewall connecting the respective bead to the crown, the crown reinforcement extending into the crown in a circumferential direction of the tire, the tire comprising a radial carcass reinforcement anchored in each of the beads and extending into the sidewalls, the crown reinforcement being radially inserted between the carcass reinforcement and the tread, the tire having a sidewall height that is greater than or equal to 110 mm, a nominal inflation pressure ranging from 425 kPa to 575 kPa, and a load index that is greater than or equal to 100,

wherein the radial carcass reinforcement is a single carcass ply having a breaking strength greater than or equal to 300 daN·cm −1 , the carcass ply formed of a composite comprising a plurality of reinforcer elements, and wherein each reinforcer element has a breaking strength ranging from 30 to 45 daN and comprises an assembly formed by a plurality of multifilament strands comprising:

at least one multifilament strand made of aromatic polyamide or aromatic co-polyamide; and

at least one multifilament strand made of polyester.

2. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the sidewall height is greater than or equal to 120 mm.

3. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the sidewall height is less than or equal to 220 mm.

4. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the sidewall height ranges from 139 to 223 mm.

5. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the sidewall height is less than or equal to 141 mm.

6. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the load index is less than or equal to 130.

7. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the tire has an aspect ratio ranging from 35 to 95.

8. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the tire has an aspect ratio ranging from 50 to 85.

9. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the tire has a nominal rim diameter ranging from 13 to 22 inches.

10. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the tire has a nominal rim diameter ranging from 14 to 20 inches.

11. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the tire has a nominal rim diameter ranging from 17 to 22 inches.

12. The tire according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcer element assembly is formed by two multifilament strands.

13. The tire according to claim 12 , wherein, with the two multifilament strands being helically wound around one another, the twist factor K of the reinforcer element ranges from 5.2 to 6.5, with K being defined by the formula K=(R×Ti 1/2 )/957, in which R is a twist of the reinforcer element expressed as revolutions per meter and Ti is a sum of the counts of the multifilament strands of the reinforcer element in tex.

14. A method for running-in a tire comprising the step of running-in the tire according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2021
From: DUCHEMIN, SYLVIE; DIDANE, NIZAR
To: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
Reel/Frame 055982/0705 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 1852368 · Mar 20, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210053398A1 · Feb 25, 2021
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