公开(公告)号：EP3259128A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-27

申请号：EP16709857.3

申请日：2016-02-17

申请人： Lehigh University ,  Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin

发明人： JAGOTA, Anand ,  BAI, Ying ,  HE, Zhenping ,  HUI, Chung-Yuen ,  LEVRARD, Benjamin

IPC分类号： B32B7/04 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B3/08 ,  B32B3/30

CPC分类号： B32B3/08 ,  B32B3/30 ,  B32B7/04 ,  B32B7/06 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B2274/00 ,  B32B2475/00 ,  C09J7/00 ,  C09J7/203 ,  C09J7/22 ,  C09J2201/626

摘要： Resilient members having near-surface architectures including microstructures for controlling friction are provided. A film-terminated array of fibrils having a sharp film/fibril juncture exhibits an unexpectedly large enhancement of adhesion, static friction and sliding friction. The enhancement is provided against rough indenters. A film-terminated array of elongated ridges and valleys unexpectedly exhibits low adhesion, and an unexpectedly large enhancement of sliding friction. The film-terminated ridge/valley design provides an anisotropic structure with direction-dependent frictional properties. The increase in sliding friction force varies as a function of interfibrillar spacing, and corresponds to a mode in which buckling of the terminal film occurs. The near surface architectures may be designed with varying scales and varying parameters to provide performance characteristics tailored to various applications. By way of example, the film-terminated ridge/valley array may be incorporated in motor vehicles tires to provide low rolling resistance and high sliding friction allow for high-performance braking during vehicle operation.