Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tire with tread having crossed configuration sipe
- Patent Title (中): 轮胎胎面具有交叉配置刀槽花纹
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Application No.: US11474207Application Date: 2006-06-26
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Publication No.: US07546861B2Publication Date: 2009-06-16
- Inventor: Gia Van Nguyen , Anne-France Gabrielle Jeanne-Marie Cambron , Frank Pierre Severens
- Applicant: Gia Van Nguyen , Anne-France Gabrielle Jeanne-Marie Cambron , Frank Pierre Severens
- Applicant Address: US OH Akron
- Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Current Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Akron
- Agent Robert N. Lipcsik
- Main IPC: B60C11/12
- IPC: B60C11/12

Abstract:
A tire has a tread with a plurality of ground engaging tread elements. In at least one of the tread elements is a sipe having a depth in the radial direction of the tire. The sipe has a crossed configuration comprised of two sipes. At least one of the sipes of the crossed sipe has a radially outer portion having three dimensional elements and a radially innermost portion have a substantially linear configuration. A blade useful for manufacturing the sipe has a crossed blade configuration with a configuration corresponding to the formed sipe.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070295434A1 Tire with tread having sipes and sipe blades for tires Public/Granted day:2007-12-27
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