Monitoring device and tire combination
First Claim
1. A pneumatic tire for a vehicle;
- the tire comprising;
a tire body having an innerliner;
a mount secured to the innerliner;
a monitoring device secured to the mount;
the monitoring device having at least one sensor and an antenna in communication with each other;
the sensor being adapted to sense at least one engineering condition of the pneumatic tire;
at least a major portion of the antenna being carried by the mount;
the portion of the antenna carried by the mount being adapted to transmit signals from the monitoring device and receive signals transmitted to the monitoring device; and
the antenna being in electrical communication with the monitoring device through close proximity electromagnetic coupling.
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Abstract
The invention provides a monitoring device and tire combination wherein an antenna is mounted to the tire in a location spaced from the monitoring device. In one embodiment, the antenna may be mounted to the tire sidewall outside the body cords of the tire. The antenna may be mounted on the outer surface of the sidewall or embedded within the body of the sidewall. The antenna is connected to the monitoring device with a connector. The connector may be electrically coupled to the monitoring device or may be connected to the monitoring device with a plug and socket connection. When the antenna is outside the body cord, the connector may extend from the antenna through the bead filler, over the top of the turn up, or under the bead ring.
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17 Claims
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1. A pneumatic tire for a vehicle;
- the tire comprising;
a tire body having an innerliner;
a mount secured to the innerliner;
a monitoring device secured to the mount;
the monitoring device having at least one sensor and an antenna in communication with each other;
the sensor being adapted to sense at least one engineering condition of the pneumatic tire;
at least a major portion of the antenna being carried by the mount;
the portion of the antenna carried by the mount being adapted to transmit signals from the monitoring device and receive signals transmitted to the monitoring device; and
the antenna being in electrical communication with the monitoring device through close proximity electromagnetic coupling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- the tire comprising;
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9. A pneumatic tire for a vehicle;
- the tire comprising;
a tire body having an innerliner;
an anchoring layer cured to the innerliner;
an antenna carried by the anchoring layer;
a monitoring device having at least one sensing element;
the position of the monitoring device being fixed with respect to the anchoring layer; and
the antenna being in electrical communication with the monitoring device through close proximity electromagnetic coupling. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
- the tire comprising;
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14. A method of mounting a monitoring device to a tire comprising the steps of:
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providing a green tire;
providing an anchoring patch having an anchoring layer and an antenna carried by the anchoring layer;
the antenna having an antenna coupling element;
connecting the anchoring patch to the green tire;
curing the green tire and anchoring patch to secure the position of the antenna with respect to the tire;
providing a monitoring device having at least one sensing element;
the monitoring device having a monitoring device coupling element; and
mounting the monitoring device to the anchoring layer to provide electrical communication between the monitoring device and antenna through close proximity electromagnetic coupling between the coupling elements. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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Specification