Method and system for measuring temperature and monitoring vehicle tire operation, and vechicle tire and method for introducing a temperature sensor into a vehicle tire
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1. A method for measuring the temperature of a vehicle tire, including the steps of:
- embedding at least one temperature sensor in a critical location of a vehicle tire; and
transmitting an output signal of said at least one temperature sensor to an evaluation unit.
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Abstract
A vehicle tire is provided that contains at least one temperature sensor embedded in the tire in a critical location, and a transmission unit for transferring the output signal of the temperature sensor to a location externally of the vehicle tire. A method is also provided for precisely measuring the temperature of a vehicle tire with such a temperature sensor. A method is also provided for monitoring the operation of the vehicle tire.
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1. A method for measuring the temperature of a vehicle tire, including the steps of:
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embedding at least one temperature sensor in a critical location of a vehicle tire; and
transmitting an output signal of said at least one temperature sensor to an evaluation unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for monitoring operation of a vehicle tire, comprising:
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a vehicle tire having a temperature sensor embedded in a critical location of said tire; and
a transmission device for transmitting an output signal of said temperature sensor to an evaluation device which evaluates the output signal with respect to at least one of magnitude and duration and produces a warning signal if at least one of a magnitude of said output signal, and a value composed of a magnitude and duration of said output signal, exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
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9. A vehicle tire comprising:
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at least one temperature sensor embedded in said tire at a critical location thereof; and
a transmission device for transmitting an output signal of said at least one temperature sensor to a location externally of said tire. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of introducing a temperature sensor into a vehicle tire, including the steps of:
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forming a channel in rubber of a tire, wherein said channel proceeds from a first location on a surface of said tire, through said tire rubber to a measurement location in a vicinity of at least one of a belt of said tire and a carcass of said tire in a region of a tire shoulder, and to a second location on a surface of said tire that is remote from said first location;
introducing a tube into said channel;
introducing a temperature sensor into said tube such that said temperature sensor is disposed in the region of said measurement location;
removing said tube from said channel while holding said temperature sensor in place; and
closing off said channel with said temperature sensor therein. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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