Patents Assigned to Societe de Technolologie Michelin
  • Publication number: 20100200133
    Abstract: Tire comprising at least one carcass-type reinforcing structure anchored on each side of said tire in a bead whose base is intended to be mounted on a rim seat, each of said beads extending generally radially outwardly in the form of sidewalls, the sidewalls being connected radially towards the outside to a tread, the carcass-type reinforcing structure extending circumferentially from the bead towards said sidewall, a crown reinforcing structure, each of the beads also comprising an anchoring region for holding the reinforcing structure in place, wherein said tread comprises an inner layer of substantially incompressible rubbery material and an outer layer of compressible rubbery foam wherein: the foam expansion ratio is greater than 50%; the thickness of the layer is greater than 2.0 mm and preferably greater than 4 mm; and the outer layer has a Shore A hardness of less than 30 and preferably of between 10 and 20 Shore A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicants: Societe de Technolologie Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Techniwue S. A.
    Inventors: José Merino Lopez, Pierre-Yves Jeanne