Vehicle Tire, Method for Estimating Adherence Properties of a Vehicle Tire and a Vehicle Drive Assisting Method

• US 20070251621A1
• Filed: 09/27/2005
• Published: 11/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique SA (Compagnie Generale DES Etablissements Michelin SCA)
• Original Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique SA (Compagnie Generale DES Etablissements Michelin SCA)
• Inventors: Prost, Pascal
• Application Number:
  US11/664,249
• Publication Number:
  US 20070251621A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 152/154.200
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/20 Devices for measuring or signalling tyre temperature only
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 152/10027 with wear indicating feature

Abstract

A tire comprising at least one carcass-type reinforcement structure, formed of reinforcement elements, which is anchored on either side of the tire to a bead the base of which is intended to be mounted on a rim seat, each bead being extended radially towards the outside by a sidewall, the sidewalls joining radially towards the outside a tread, the beads, the sidewalls and the tread being formed in part of rubber compounds. The tire comprises at least one device for measuring the internal temperature of a rubber compound of the tread and said device is fastened within the rubber compound of the tread.

Claims

1. A tire comprising at least one carcass-type reinforcement structure, formed of reinforcement elements, which is anchored on either side of the tire to a bead the base of which is intended to be mounted on a rim seat, each bead being extended radially towards the outside by a sidewall, the sidewalls joining radially towards the outside a tread, the beads, the sidewalls and the tread being formed in part of rubber compounds, wherein the tire comprises at least one device for measuring the internal temperature of a rubber compound of the tread and wherein said device is fixed within the rubber compound of the tread.

2. A tire according to claim 1, wherein the device emits a signal which conveys the temperature of the point of fastening of said system.

3. A tire according to claim 1, wherein the device is a wireless temperature sensor which can for example be queried by radio waves.

4. A tire according to claim 1, wherein the device is connected to a rotary hub for transmitting a signal which conveys the temperature of the point of fastening of said device.

5. A tire according to claim 1, wherein the tire comprises at least three devices for measuring the internal temperature of the rubber compound of the tread.

6. The use of a tire as described according to claim 1, for a two-wheeled motor-driven vehicle such as a motorcycle.

7. A method of estimating the grip properties of a tire, comprising measuring the internal temperature of the tread with at least one temperature measuring device fastened within the rubber compound of the tread of said tire.

8. A method for estimating grip properties of a tire comprising the steps of providing at least one temperature measuring device fastened and fastening the device within the rubber compound of the tread of the tire.

9. A driving assistance method for a vehicle comprising tire/wheel mounted assemblies, wherein the tires incorporate at least one device fixed within the rubber compound of the tread and measuring the internal temperature of said rubber compound of the tread wherein a signal which conveys the temperature of the point of fastening of said device is transmitted to an implementing device and wherein the implementing device informs the driver and/or regulates the power and/or the torque and/or the speed of the vehicle.

10. A driving assistance method for a vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the signal which conveys the temperature of the point of fastening of said system is transmitted by a wireless temperature sensor which can for example be queried by radio waves and is associated with a radio antenna within the rubber compound and a radio antenna on the vehicle.

11. A driving assistance method for a vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the signal which conveys the temperature of the point of fastening of said system is transmitted by connection by means of a rotary hub.

12. A driving assistance method for a vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the temperature measurement, the transmission of the signal and the information and/or regulation are effected before the vehicle begins traveling.

13. A driving assistance method for a vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the temperature measurement, the transmission of the signal and the information and/or regulation are effected while the vehicle is traveling.

14. A driving assistance method for a vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the implementing device receives a measurement of the temperature of the outer surface of the tire and preferably a measurement of the temperature of the contact surface of the tire with the ground.

15. A method for assisting with the driving of a vehicle comprising the steps of providing at least one temperature measurement system, and positioning the system within the rubber material constituting the tread of a tire fitted on the vehicle such that the measurement system is fixed within the rubber compound of the tread.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the system is actuated before the vehicle begins traveling.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein the system is actuated while the vehicle is traveling.

18. The method according to claim 15, wherein the vehicle is a two-wheeled motor-driven vehicle.