Mold for vulcanizing a tire tread, comprising at least one added element in a cord

US9108375B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9108375-B2
Application numberUS-201314378264-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 8, 2013
Priority dateFeb 13, 2012
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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A mold for vulcanizing a tire tread comprising a molding surface able to mold a tread surface of the tread of the tire and at least one bar of length L and of width W able to mold a groove in the tread. The bar comprises two lateral faces extending along the length of the bar and projecting from the molding surface and an upper face connecting the said lateral faces. The mold comprises in the bar at least two cavities respectively opening onto the two lateral faces of the bar without opening onto the upper face of this bar. These cavities overlap in the width of the bar. The mold further comprises a first element added into the bar beforehand, this first element separating the two cavities in the length of the bar.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A mold for vulcanizing a tire tread, the mold comprising: a molding surface able to mold a tread surface of the tread of the tire, and at least one bar of length L and of width W able to mold a groove in the tread, the bar comprising: two lateral faces extending along the length of the bar and projecting from the molding surface, an upper face connecting the lateral faces, at least two cavities respectively opening onto the two lateral faces of…

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What does patent US9108375B2 cover?
A mold for vulcanizing a tire tread comprising a molding surface able to mold a tread surface of the tread of the tire and at least one bar of length L and of width W able to mold a groove in the tread. The bar comprises two lateral faces extending along the length of the bar and projecting from the molding surface and an upper face connecting the said lateral faces. The mold comprises in the b…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Michelin & Cie, Michelin Rech Tech, Cie General Des Etablissements Michelin, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B29D30/0606. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).