Tire with tire tag

• US 20040134578A1
• Filed: 12/22/2003
• Published: 07/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC (Bridgestone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC (Bridgestone Corporation)
• Inventors: Kleckner, James P.
• Application Number:
  US10/743,694
• Publication Number:
  US 20040134578A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 152/152.1
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 2030/0083 Attaching monitoring devices to tyres before or after vulcanization by inserting them inside tyre cavities
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 13/00 Tyre sidewalls; Protecting, decorating, marking, or the like, thereof B60C17/08 takes precedence; tyre shoulders B60C11/01; removable tyre sidewall trim rings B60B7/01
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 19/00 Tyre parts or constructions not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/00 Devices for measuring, signalling, controlling, or distributing tyre pressure or temperature, specially adapted for mounting on vehicles; Arrangement of tyre inflating devices on vehicles, e.g. of pumps or of tanks; Tyre cooling arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0493 for attachment on the tyre
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 9/18 Structure or arrangement of belts or breakers, crown-reinforcing or cushioning layers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 152/10 Tires, resilient
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 152/10495 Pneumatic tire or inner tube
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 152/10765 Characterized by belt or breaker structure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 152/10801 Structure made up of two or more sets of plies wherein the reinforcing cords in one set lie in a different angular position relative to those in other sets

Abstract

A pneumatic tire includes a tire body having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls. At least one reinforcing belt is disposed in the crown portion of the tire. A tag is carried by the reinforcing belt. In one embodiment, the tag is disposed in the location of one of the reinforcing cords that is disposed in the reinforcing belt. In another embodiment, the tag is disposed at the splice of the reinforcing belt. An alternative version of the tire has the tag carried in a depression formed in the outer surface of the tire sidewall. The tag may be encapsulated with an encapsulation material that is also disposed in the depression.

Claims

1. A tire comprising:

a tire body having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls;

at least one reinforcing belt disposed in the crown portion of the tire body; and

a tag carried by the reinforcing belt.

2. The tire of claim 1, wherein the reinforcing belt includes a plurality of reinforcing cords;

the tag disposed adjacent the reinforcing cords.

3. The tire of claim 2, wherein the tag is disposed intermediate a pair of the reinforcing cords.

4. The tire of claim 1, wherein the reinforcing belt includes a splice;

the tag disposed at the splice.

5. The tire of claim 4, wherein the splice is parallel to the reinforcing cords.

6. The tire of claim 4, wherein the splice includes a layer of adhesive;

the tag being carried by the adhesive.

7. The tire of claim 1, wherein the body of the tire includes at least two reinforcing belts;

one of the belts being disposed radially outwardly of the other belt;

the tag being carried by the outermost belt.

8. The tire of claim 1, wherein the belt includes a plurality of spaced cords;

the tag replacing the position of one of the cords.

9. A tire adapted to be mounted to a tire rim;

the tire comprising;

a tire body having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls;

each of the sidewalls having a bead portion that is seated in the tire rim when the tire is mounted to the tire rim;

each of the sidewalls having an inner surface and an outer surface;

the inner surfaces adapted to face the pressurizable chamber of the tire;

one of the sidewalls defining a cavity that has an opening at the outer surface of the sidewall; and

a tag disposed in the cavity.

10. The tire of claim 9, wherein the tag is encapsulated with an encapsulation material;

the encapsulation material disposed in the cavity.

11. The tire of claim 10, wherein the encapsulation material entirely surrounds the tag within the cavity.

12. The tire of claim 11, wherein the encapsulation material is rigid.

13. The tire of claim 12, wherein the encapsulation material is a rigid epoxy.

14. The tire of claim 11, wherein the encapsulation material is flexible.

15. The tire of claim 9, wherein the cavity is disposed radially outward of the bead portion of the sidewall.

16. The tire of claim 15, wherein the cavity is disposed immediately above the bead portion such that the cavity is not obstructed by the tire rim when the tire is mounted to the tire rim.

18. The tire of claim 9, wherein no portion of the tag protrudes from the cavity.