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During a process for manufacturing an antenna, which includes a core of filiform shape and which is intended to be integrated into a rubber compound of a tyre, the core is coated with a coating made of a material different from a material of the core. After the core is coated, at least one portion o

During a process for manufacturing an antenna, which includes a core of filiform shape and which is intended to be integrated into a rubber compound of a tyre, the core is coated with a coating made of a material different from a material of the core. After the core is coated, at least one portion of the coated core is plastically deformed.

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1. A process for manufacturing an antenna, which includes a core and which is intended to be integrated into a rubber compound, the process comprising steps of: coating the core with a coating made of a material different from a material of the core, wherein the core has a filiform shape; and,after

1. A process for manufacturing an antenna, which includes a core and which is intended to be integrated into a rubber compound, the process comprising steps of: coating the core with a coating made of a material different from a material of the core, wherein the core has a filiform shape; and,after the coating step, plastically deforming the coated core,wherein the step of coating the core includes directly coating the core with an electromagnetic-signal conduction layer. 2. The process according to claim 1, wherein the core is made of steel. 3. The process according to claim 1, wherein the step of plastically deforming the portion of the coated core includes deforming the coated core to have a helicoidal shape. 4. The process according to claim 1, wherein the conduction layer is made of a substantially pure metal. 5. The process according to claim 1, wherein the conduction layer is made of copper. 6. The process according to claim 1, wherein the step of coating the core includes coating the core with a chemical isolation layer intended to chemically isolate the rubber compound from an object coated by the isolation layer. 7. The process according to claim 6, wherein the step of coating the core includes coating the core with an electromagnetic-signal conduction layer, with the isolation layer directly coating the conduction layer. 8. The process according to claim 6, wherein the isolation layer is made of a substantially pure metal or a metal alloy chosen from: zinc, nickel, tin, and brass. 9. The process according to claim 6, further comprising a step of coating the isolation layer with an external adhesion layer for promoting adhesion of the antenna to the rubber compound. 10. The process according to claim 9, wherein the external adhesion layer is made of at least one substantially pure metal or a metal alloy chosen from: zinc, nickel, and brass. 11. The process according to claim 9, wherein the external adhesion layer includes a non-metallic adhesive material. 12. The process according to claim 9, wherein the step of coating the isolation layer includes directly coating the isolation layer with the adhesion layer. 13. The process according to claim 1, wherein the step of coating the core includes coating the core with an electromagnetic-signal conduction/chemical isolation layer formed of a metal alloy. 14. The process according to claim 13, wherein the metal alloy is brass. 15. The process according to claim 13, wherein the step of coating the core includes directly coating the core with the electromagnetic-signal conduction/chemical isolation layer. 16. The process according to claim 13, further comprising a step of coating the electromagnetic-signal conduction/chemical isolation layer is coated with an external adhesion layer for promoting adhesion of the antenna to the rubber compound. 17. The process according to claim 16, wherein the external adhesion layer is made of at least one substantially pure metal or a metal alloy chosen from: zinc, nickel, and brass. 18. The process according to claim 16, wherein the external adhesion layer includes a non-metallic adhesive material. 19. The process according to claim 16, wherein the step of coating the electromagnetic-signal conduction/chemical isolation layer includes directly coating the electromagnetic-signal conduction/chemical isolation layer with the adhesion layer. 20. The process according to claim 1, further comprising a step of, after the coating of the core, heating the antenna to perform a heat treatment.