Tire with tire tag

• US 20060231180A1
• Filed: 06/13/2006
• Published: 10/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC (Bridgestone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC (Bridgestone Corporation)
• Inventors: Kleckner, James P.
• Granted Patent: US 7,926,527 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 152/152.100
• 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 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;

the reinforcing belt including a plurality of reinforcing cords; and

a tag disposed within the reinforcing belt.

10. The tire of claim 9, wherein the tag is disposed intermediate a pair of the reinforcing cords.

11. The tire of claim 9, wherein the reinforcing belt includes a splice;

the tag disposed at the splice.

12. The tire of claim 11, wherein the splice is parallel to the reinforcing cords of the reinforcing belt.

13. The tire of claim 12, wherein the splice includes a layer of adhesive;

the tag being carried by the adhesive.

14. A tire comprising:

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

at least two reinforcing belts disposed in the crown portion of the tire body;

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

a tag carried by the outermost reinforcing belt.

15. The tire of claim 14, wherein the outermost reinforcing belt includes a plurality of spaced cords;

the tag replacing the position of one of the cords.

16. The tire of claim 14, wherein the outermost reinforcing belt includes a plurality of spaced reinforcing cords and a splice;

the tag disposed at the splice.

17. The tire of claim 16, wherein the splice is parallel to the reinforcing cords of the reinforcing belt.

18. The tire of claim 17, wherein the splice includes a layer of adhesive;

the tag being carried by the adhesive.