Rubber retreading formulationA cushion gum of having a diene rubber and between 5 and 60 phr of a plasticizing hydrocarbon resin having a glass transition temperature greater than about 20°C, 60°C or even greater than 70°C and a …DRIVE·May 16·1 min readFollowB29C73/02MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Equipped assemblies for airplanes, wheels and tyresThe assembly consists of a wheel with a one-piece rim and a tyre that is inflated to a pressure of over 9 bars and has a relative flexure under load of greater than 30 per cent. The wheel rim seats fo…DRIVE·Nov 9·2 min readFollowB60C15/0018MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Tyre comprising an electronic elementThe tire has a carcass reinforcement (42) anchored in two beads. A top reinforcement (24) comprises a working block (26) constituted of a textile tread reinforcing breaker ply and a protection block (…DRIVE·Aug 31·1 min readFollowB60C23/0493MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Electric conductive rubber stripeA crown zone (S) has a crown reinforcement (3) consisting of several circumferential crown reinforcement piles (31-34) arranged radially one above the other, and a tread (4). The conductive strips rad…DRIVE·May 24·1 min readFollowB60C19/08MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Centralized calibration coefficients for sensor based measurements.Disclosed is a methodology for reducing data processing time for data retrieved from a condition responsive sensor. During sensor manufacture, the manufacturer determines and stores calibration data f…DRIVE·May 24·1 min readFollowB60C23/007MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
System and method for generating electric power from a rotating tire's mechanical energyA tire assembly with integrated power generation features includes one or more piezoelectric devices configured to generate electric charge therein upon being subjected to mechanical strains associate…DRIVE·Apr 26·2 min readFollowB60C23/0411MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Graduated stiffness for electrical connections in tiresA strain-resistant electrical connection and a method of making the same is provided. A wire or other conductive lead (38) is connected to a circuit in a manner that makes the connection more resistan…DRIVE·Mar 8·1 min readFollowB60C23/00MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Tire building drum with rotatable bead holdersA drum (T) consists of two flanges (4, 4') with peripheral grooves (6, 6') to hold the beads of a tyre carcass, mounted on a shaft (1) so they can be moved axially along it by a driven threaded rod (2…DRIVE·Feb 8·2 min readFollowB29D30/246MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Power Conversion from Piezoelectric Source with Multi-Stage StorageA system and corresponding method for generating electric power from a rotating tire's mechanical energy concerns a piezoelectric power generation device associated with a power harvesting and conditi…DRIVE·Feb 8·2 min readFollowB60C23/0411MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Tyre incorporating a force measuring deviceThe sensor has a rigid rod (1) made of silicon and stressed by a force to be sensed. A hood is adapted for protecting a deformable unit such as a circular membrane, that is made of silicon and that in…DRIVE·Jan 18·1 min readFollowB60C11/243MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Integrated self-powered tire revolution counterA self-powered tire revolution counter includes a motion sensitive power generation mechanism, a power conditioner, a pulse detector, a microcontroller, and, optionally, a radio frequency (RF) transmi…DRIVE·Jan 11·2 min readFollowB60C23/0411MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Bridge patch for electromechanical transducer elements in tire assembliesA bridge patch for use with a tire is provided. The bridge patch modifies the magnitude, orientation, or both of the mechanical forces, and particularly the stress-strain relationship, imparted by the…DRIVE·Jan 11·1 min readFollowB60C23/0493MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Device to dismount a tyre form a rim having outward sloping seatsThe tool consists of a curved insert (4) with a narrow triangular cross-section that lifts a tyre bead so that its seat is in line with the raised edge of the wheel rim. The surface of the tool in con…DRIVE·Jan 4·1 min readFollowB60B31/00MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Power conversion from piezoelectric sourceA system end corresponding method for generating electric power from a rotating tire's mechanical energy concerns a piezoelectric power generation device associated with a power harvesting and conditi…DRIVE·Jan 4·2 min readFollowB60C23/0411MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
A run-flat support ring with internal finRun-flat support ring (20) provided with a cylindrical body (22) connecting a cylindrical base (24) to a cylindrical cap (26), wherein the cylindrical body (22) defines a plurality of wall members (53…DRIVE·Dec 14·1 min readFollowB60C17/04MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Piezoelectric ceramic fibers having metallic coresAn enhanced piezoelectric wire structure includes an elongated portion of piezoelectric material, a metallic core, and an outer conductive sheath. The metallic core is substantially surrounded by the …DRIVE·Dec 14·1 min readFollowB60C23/0411MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
A run-flat support ring with integrated shelf design and improved mounting featuresRun-flat support ring (20) provided with a cylindrical body (22) connecting a cylindrical base (24) to a cylindrical cap (26), wherein the axial width of said cap (26) is greater than the axial width …DRIVE·Dec 14·2 min readFollowB60C17/04MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Reducing coupling of SAWDisclosed is an apparatus and methodology for providing reduced coupling of radio frequency (RF) interrogated surface acoustic wave (SAW) based sensors to external bodies. Coupling, and therefore elec…DRIVE·Dec 7·1 min readFollowB60C23/0408MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
CALIBRATION OF SAW INTERROGATORSDisclosed is an apparatus and methodology for insuring measurement accuracy and performance reliability in the operation of devices employed to interrogate SAW devices. The present subject matter rela…DRIVE·Dec 7·1 min readFollowB60C23/0449MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
A process and device for incorporating electronics into a tireA patch (20) having integrated electronics and positioned within the structure of a tire is provided. A process for integrating such patch within a tire is also provided. The patch is placed within th…DRIVE·Nov 23·1 min readFollowB60C23/0493MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
System for generating electric power from a rotating tire's mechanical energyA tire assembly with integrated power generation features includes one or more piezoelectric devices and power conditioning modules. Piezoelectric devices may include a plurality of piezoelectric fibe…DRIVE·Nov 23·2 min readFollowB60C23/04MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Runflat support for vehicle wheelThe safety support (4), designed to be mounted on a wheel rim to allow continued running on a tyre that is at least partly deflated, is in the form of a ring (6) made up of two or more segments (6a...…DRIVE·Oct 26·1 min readFollowB60C15/032MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Strain-resistant electrical connectionA strain-resistant electrical connection and a method of making the same are provided. A wire or other conductive lead is connected to a circuit in a manner that makes the connection more resistant to…DRIVE·Oct 26·1 min readFollowB60C23/0452MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Tire mould and tread made by this mouldThe mold to shape tire tread strips, with a tread surface (15), has at least one axial cavity opening from a wall. The cavity is molded by a finger (54) with a contour (154) which forms two rubber flo…DRIVE·Oct 19·1 min readFollowA61L2/18MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Pocket for holding an electronic detectorThe tyre has a pouch (C) in its inner surface to receive a removable electronic monitoring sensor, the pouch's opening being located on a joint (J) between layers of of rubber that are impermeable to …DRIVE·Oct 19·1 min readFollowB29D30/20MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Radio frequency antenna for a tire and method for sameA radio frequency antenna for embedding within a conductive, dielectric material (such as tire rubber) is provided along with a method of embedding a radio frequency antenna in such a material. For ve…DRIVE·Sep 28·1 min readFollowB60C11/00MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Wheel housing comprising an antennaThe wheelhouse has an antenna (20) associated with a pressure sensor (22) carried by an assembly (12) of a wheel (14) and a tire (16). A shield (24) is provided for covering the antenna near a face ra…DRIVE·Sep 28·1 min readFollowB60C23/0408MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Use of an adhesive to bond a device to a wheel, the device-wheel system, the device and the wheelThe procedure for fixing a component weight 15-90 g, such as a pressure sensor, to the inner surface channel of a vehicle wheel (12) rim inside a pneumatic tyre (14) uses an adhesive with a tensile st…DRIVE·Aug 31·1 min readFollowB60C23/0408MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
System for controlling vehicle stability using an algorithm for analysing the time variation of a representative parameterThe system has a controller for gradually acquiring wheel spin values and calculating a variation of wheel spin with respect to time. Wet coefficients are calculated by direct calculation or appropria…DRIVE·Jul 20·1 min readFollowB60T7/12MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
System for controlling vehicle stability using an algorithm for curve modellingThe system has a controller determining two coefficients from a number of pairs of wheel adhesion coefficient and wheel spin, to plot two variation curves. The determination is repeated for each new a…DRIVE·Jul 20·1 min readFollowB60T8/17552MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
System for controlling vehicle stability using multiple predictive algorithms and a selection processThe system has a controller to determine estimation or measurements of slip and wheel adherence coefficient for i successive levels. The controller uses in parallel n calculation algorithms to determi…DRIVE·Jul 20·1 min readFollowA47G9/00MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
System for providing illuminated displays on a vehicle tire or wheel assemblyA system for providing illuminated displays (26,24,78) on a vehicle or wheel assembly includes one or more tire marking devices for integration with tire sidewalls or vehicle wheels. Such tire marking…DRIVE·Jun 22·2 min readFollowB60C13/001MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Optimized rim and wheel having such rimThe rim has an inner side wall (325) with a curve segment extending between two points (A 0, B 0). The point (A 0) is situated adjacent to a base of a well (314). The point (B 0) is placed at a distan…DRIVE·Jun 22·1 min readFollowB60B21/026MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Post patch for mounting devices inside tiresA system, method and apparatus for mounting electrical and electronic components and devices for integration with a pneumatic tire includes a specially configured mounting patch (1) for mounting at le…DRIVE·Jun 22·1 min readFollowB60C23/0493MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Wheel of a commercial vehicleThe wheel has a hub (5) with a cylindrical bearing (52b) to cooperate with a calibrated bore (42b) to axially center a brake disc (4). The brake disc cooperates with a skirt (44) arranged coaxially to…DRIVE·Jun 15·1 min readFollowB60B3/044MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Doppler radar for detecting tire anomaliesThe present subject matter generally concerns the detection of tire related anomalies in a pneumatic tire using Doppler Micro-Power Impulse Radar technology together with radar signal analyzation meth…DRIVE·Jun 15·1 min readFollowB60C11/24MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Surface acoustic wave diaphragm transducerA sensor assembly for monitoring physical parameters in a given environment, such as in a tire or wheel assembly, includes an improved interface between sensor components. The sensor assembly includes…DRIVE·May 25·1 min readFollowB60C23/0408MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Tire with multiple carcass reinforcement plies having beads of specified structureA tire with radial carcass reinforcement having beads (20) with a heel portion (26) on an axially inner side and a toe portion (30) on an axially outer side, comprising at least one bead wire (22) coa…DRIVE·Apr 27·2 min readFollowB60C15/00MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Method for estimating temperature of a tyre internal cavityMethod for estimating the internal temperature of a tire in which a calibration step is carried out comprising a series of measurements of internal temperature using an internal temperature sensor for…DRIVE·Oct 6·1 min readFollowB60C23/20MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
Tyre with colored pattern and manufacturing methodA motif (30), which can have a number of parts (310, 311, 312, 313) in colours different from that of the tyre (20), is made from a diene rubber or elastomer. The external surface of the motif has a l…DRIVE·Sep 29·2 min readFollowB29C37/0053MICHELIN SOC TECH [FR]
