EP0936089A2
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Method and apparatus for removably inserting an electronic tire tag into a tire
Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC
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Filing: 1998-12-16
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2018-12-16
Abstract
Abstract An improved method and apparatus permits the insertion and removal of an electronic monitoring device from a tire, while securing the electronic monitoring device to the tire so that stress, strain, impact, cyclic fatigue and vibration are minimized. After a rubber patch (10) is vulcanized, the patch is permanently assembled to the inner liner of a vulcanized tire by affixing it to the tire inner liner. An electronic monitoring device, after having been encapsulated in a suitable rigid potting material to form a rigid tag (70), is fitted with a power source to form a tag assembly in a shape which allows for insertion into a cavity in the patch. The tag is carefully inserted into the cavity housing (14). The tag assembly is locked into place within the cavity using a suitable removable locking means.
Inventors
- 👤 Russel W. Koch
- 👤 John D. Rensel
- 👤 Paul B. Wilson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 02:21
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/12; H01Q1/22; H01Q1/2208; H01Q1/2241; B; B60; B60C; B60C23/00; B60C23/02; B60C23/04; B60C23/0408; B60C23/0422; B60C23/0433; B60C23/0491; B60C23/0493; B29; B29D; B29D30/00; B29D30/0061; B29D2030/0072; B29D2030/0077; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T152/00; Y10T152/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A tire having an electronic monitoring device for monitoring at least
one engineering condition of a tire and mounted within the tire, comprising: a tire having an inner liner; a rubber patch having a first side which includes a housing with a
cavity having a preselected configuration and a second opposite side
approximating the contour of the tire inner liner, the patch being permanently
assembled to the tire by attaching the second side to the tire inner liner; a tag assembly which includes an electronic monitoring device
encapsulated in a rigid potting material and a removable power source, the
tag assembly having a shape permitting insertion into the housing cavity of
the rubber patch; and means for removably attaching tag assembly into place within the
housing cavity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A tire having an electronic monitoring device for monitoring at least
one engineering condition mounted within the tire, comprising: a vulcanized tire having an inner liner; a vulcanized rubber patch of preselected configuration having edges,
a first side including a housing having a cylindrical inner surface at least a
portion of which is internally threaded, and a second opposite side
approximating the contour of an inner liner of a tire, the second opposite side
attached to the tire inner liner, and a tag assembly including a rigid potting material encapsulating an
electronic module and a battery for providing power, the tag assembly having
an outer cylindrical surface corresponding to the cylindrical inner surface of
the patch housing, the outer cylindrical surface having sufficient external
threads which thread into the internally threaded cylindrical inner surface of
the patch housing to removably position the tag assembly in relationship to
the patch housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
174 words
A tire having an electronic monitoring device for monitoring at least
one engineering condition mounted within the tire, comprising: a vulcanized tire having an inner liner; a vulcanized rubber patch of preselected configuration having edges,
a first side including a housing having a cylindrical inner surface at least a
portion of which is internally threaded, and a second opposite side
approximating the contour of an inner liner of a tire, the second opposite side
attached to the tire inner liner, and a tag assembly including a rigid potting material encapsulating an
electronic module and a battery for providing power, the tag assembly having
an outer cylindrical surface with an outer diameter slightly less than the inner
diameter of the cylindrical inner surface of the patch housing so that the tag
assembly may be inserted into the housing while having radial movement
within the housing restricted; an insert which screws into the cylindrical inner surface of the patch
housing to secure the tag assembly and restrict axial movement of the tag
assembly within the housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
180 words
A tire having an electronic monitoring device for monitoring at least
one engineering condition mounted within the tire, comprising: a vulcanized tire having an inner liner; a vulcanized rubber patch of preselected configuration having edges,
a first side including a housing having a cylindrical inner surface and a
second opposite side approximating the contour of an inner liner of a tire, the
second opposite side attached to the tire inner liner, and a tag assembly including a rigid potting material encapsulating an
electronic module and a battery for providing power, the tag assembly having
an outer cylindrical surface with an outer diameter slightly less than the inner
diameter of the cylindrical inner surface of the patch housing so that the tag
assembly may be inserted into the housing while having radial movement
within the housing restricted; an insert which assembles into the cylindrical inner surface of the
patch housing over the tag assembly to secure the tag assembly and restrict
axial movement of the tag assembly within the housing; and means for securing the insert in place within the housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
167 words
A tire having an electronic monitoring device for monitoring at least
one engineering condition mounted within the tire, comprising: a vulcanized tire having an inner liner; a vulcanized rubber patch of preselected configuration having edges,
a first side including a housing having a preselected configuration with
preselected dimensions forming an internal cavity, and a second opposite
side approximating the contour of an inner liner of a tire, the second opposite
side attached to the tire inner liner, a tag assembly including a rigid potting material encapsulating an
electronic module and a battery for providing power, the tag assembly having
an outer surface with dimensions slightly less than the inner dimensions of
the inner surface of the patch housing so that the tag assembly may be
inserted into the housing while having movement within the housing
restricted; and an insert which is assembled into the patch housing and over the tag
assembly to secure the tag assembly and restrict axial movement of the tag
assembly within the housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The tire of claim 6 further including a removable locking means to lock
the insert in position over the tag assembly, thereby preventing axial
movement of the tag assembly.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
214 words
A tire having an electronic monitoring device for monitoring at least
one engineering condition mounted within the tire, comprising: a vulcanized tire having an inner liner; a vulcanized rubber patch of preselected configuration having edges,
a first side including a housing having a cylindrical inner surface with at least
one axial slot and a recessed ring having a predetermined depth positioned
circumferentially within the inner surface and intersecting the slot, and a
second opposite side approximating the contour of an inner liner of a tire, the
second opposite side attached to the tire inner liner, and a tag assembly including a rigid potting material encapsulating an
electronic module and a battery for providing power, the tag assembly having
at least one axial tab which is inserted into the axial slot of the housing and
rotated radially out of alignment with the slot within the recessed ring of
predetermined depth, the tag assembly having an outer diameter less than
the cylindrical inner diameter of the patch housing so that the tag assembly
may be inserted into the housing while having radial movement within the
housing restricted; an insert which screws into the cylindrical inner surface of the patch
housing to secure the tag assembly and restrict axial movement of the tag
assembly within the housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
154 words
A tire having an electronic monitoring device for monitoring at least
one engineering condition mounted within the tire, comprising: a vulcanized tire having an inner liner; a vulcanized rubber patch of preselected configuration having edges,
a first side including a housing having a preselected configuration with
preselected inner dimensions forming an internal cavity, and a second
opposite side approximating the contour of an inner liner of a tire, the second
opposite side attached to the tire inner liner, a tag assembly including a rigid potting material encapsulating an
electronic module and a battery for providing power, the tag assembly having
an outer surface with dimensions slightly less than the inner dimensions of
the inner surface of the patch housing so that the tag assembly may be
inserted into the housing while having movement within the housing
restricted; and a removable locking means to lock the tag assembly within the
internal cavity of the housing.
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