Assembly for a tire, tire and associated manufacturing methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12570106-B2
Application number	US-201917417977-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 24, 2019
Priority date	Dec 24, 2018
Publication date	Mar 10, 2026
Grant date	Mar 10, 2026

Abstract

An assembly ( 1 ) for a tire comprises: a first structure ( 10 ) formed by first cord elements ( 15 ), a second structure ( 12 ) formed by second cord elements ( 16 ), a bearing structure ( 14 ) comprising bearing cord elements ( 17 ) linking the first cord elements ( 15 ) to the first structure ( 10 ) and the second cord elements ( 16 ) of the second structure ( 12 ), and at least one cord securing element ( 18 ) fixed to the first cord elements ( 15 ) and to the second cord elements ( 16 ), said securing element ( 18 ) exhibiting an elongation at rupture at least equal to a minimum elongation greater than or equal to the ratio (A 1 ) between a conformation height (h) of the assembly ( 1 ) and the sum of a thickness (e 1 ) of the first structure ( 10 ), of a thickness (e 2 ) of the second structure ( 12 ) and of a lock length (E).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . An assembly for a tire comprising:
a first structure formed by first cord elements, the first structure having a longitudinal edge extending in a first direction which defines a first axis; a second structure formed by second cord elements, the second structure comprising a longitudinal edge extending in a second direction which defines a second axis, the first axis and the second axis being parallel; a bearing structure comprising bearing cord elements linking the first cord elements of the first structure and the second cord elements of the second structure; and at least one cord securing element fixed to each of the first cord elements and to the second cord elements, wherein the at least one cord securing element exhibits an elongation at rupture at least equal to a minimum elongation greater than or equal to a ratio between a conformation height of the assembly and a sum of a thickness of the first structure, of a thickness of the second structure and of a lock length:
A min ≥h /( E+e 1 +e 2 )

in which:
A min is the minimum elongation of the at least one cord securing element,
h is the conformation height of the assembly, corresponding to a height between opposite faces of the first structure and of the second structure when the bearing cord elements are taut,
e 1 is the thickness of the first structure,
e 2 is the thickness of the second structure, and
E is the lock length,
wherein the at least one cord securing element has two opposing free ends and is anchored to the first cord elements and to the second cord elements at the free ends and is locked in the first structure and in the second structure between the free ends.

2 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein a rigidity of the at least one cord securing element is lower than or equal to a maximum rigidity which corresponds to a ratio between a constraint undergone by the at least one cord securing element upon application of a predetermined shaping pressure so as to form a space separating the first structure and the second structure from one another, and an elongation of the at least one cord shaping element at this shaping pressure:
E max =σ reinforcement /A

in which:
σ reinforcement corresponds to the constraint undergone by the at least one cord securing element at the predetermined shaping pressure, and
A corresponds to the elongation of the at least one cord securing element at the predetermined shaping pressure.

3 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein a rigidity of the at least one cord securing element is greater than or equal to a minimum rigidity which corresponds to a ratio of a constraint undergone by the at least one cord securing element under a predetermined winding tension T and of an elongation undergone by the at least one cord securing element under this same winding tension:
E min =σT _ reinforcement /A T
in which:
σT_ reinforcement corresponds to the constraint undergone by the at least one cord securing element under the predetermined winding tension T; and
A T corresponds to the elongation that the at least one cord securing element is capable of undergoing under the predetermined winding tension.

4 . An assembly for a tire comprising:
a first structure formed by first cord elements, the first structure having a longitudinal edge extending in a first direction which defines a first axis; a second structure formed by second cord elements, the second structure comprising a longitudinal edge extending in a second direction which defines a second axis, the first axis and the second axis being parallel; a bearing structure comprising bearing cord elements linking the first cord elements of the first structure and the second cord elements of the second structure; and at least one cord securing element fixed to each of the first cord elements and to the second cord elements, wherein the at least one cord securing element exhibits an elongation at rupture at least equal to a minimum elongation greater than or equal to a ratio between a conformation height of the assembly and a sum of a thickness of the first structure, of a thickness of the second structure and of a lock length:
A min ≥h /( E+e 1 +e 2 )

in which:
A min is the minimum elongation of the at least one cord securing element,
h is the conformation height of the assembly, corresponding to a height between opposite faces of the first structure and of the second structure when the bearing cord elements are taut,
e 1 is the thickness of the first structure,
e 2 is the thickness of the second structure, and
E is the lock length,
wherein the at least one cord securing element has two opposite free ends and is anchored to the first cord elements and to the second cord elements at the free ends and at several points between the free ends, and
wherein the minimum elongation is greater than or equal to a ratio between the conformation height of the assembly and the sum of the thickness of the first structure and of the thickness of the second structure:
A min ≥h /( e 1 +e 2 ).

5 . The assembly of claim 4 , wherein a rigidity of the at least one cord securing element is lower than or equal to a maximum rigidity which corresponds to a ratio between a constraint undergone by the at least one cord securing element upon application of a predetermined shaping pressure so as to form a space separating the first structure and the second structure from one another, and an elongation of the at least one cord shaping element at this shaping pressure:
E max =σ reinforcement /A

in which:
σ reinforcement corresponds to the constraint undergone by the at least one cord securing element at the predetermined shaping pressure, and
A corresponds to the elongation of the at least one cord securing element at the predetermined shaping pressure.

6 . The assembly of claim 4 , wherein a rigidity of the at least one cord securing element is greater than or equal to a minimum rigidity which corresponds to a ratio of a constraint undergone by the at least one cord securing element under a predetermined winding tension T and of an elongation undergone by the at least one cord securing element under this same winding tension:
E min =σT _ reinforcement /A T
in which:
σT_ reinforcement corresponds to the constraint undergone by the at least one cord securing element under the predetermined winding tension T; and
ΔT corresponds to the elongation that the at least one cord securing element is capable of undergoing under the predetermined winding tension.

Assignees

• Michelin & Cie

Inventors

• Limozin Bastien
• Rigo Sebastien
• Cornille Richard

Classifications

• B60C5/12

  without separate inflatable inserts, e.g. tubeless tyres with transverse section open to the rim (B60C5/20 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60C5/00

  Inflatable pneumatic tyres or inner tubes (B60C1/00, B60C9/00 - B60C17/00 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60C9/1807

  comprising fabric reinforcements · CPC title

• B60C9/18

  Structure or arrangement of belts or breakers, crown-reinforcing or cushioning layers · CPC title

• B60C7/146

  extending substantially radially, e.g. like spokes · CPC title