Tire Tracking RFID Label

• US 20170277992A1
• Filed: 09/29/2015
• Published: 09/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
• Original Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
• Inventors: JANKO, Pavel, MARKOV, Denis
• Granted Patent: US 10,152,672 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 2030/0011 Surface activation of tyres or parts thereof, e.g. by plasma treatment
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 2030/0077 Directly attaching monitoring devices to tyres before or after vulcanization, e.g. microchips
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 2030/0083 Attaching monitoring devices to tyres before or after vulcanization by inserting them inside tyre cavities
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 2030/726 Decorating or marking the sidewalls before tyre vulcanization protecting, decorating, marking tyre sidewalls B60C13/00
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 2030/728 Decorating or marking the sidewalls after tyre vulcanization protecting, decorating, marking tyre sidewalls B60C13/00
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 30/72 Side-walls
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2203/326 for bonding electronic components such as wafers, chips or semiconductors
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2203/334 as a label
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2301/304 the adhesive being heat-activatable, i.e. not tacky at temperatures inferior to 30°C
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2421/006 in the substrate
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2433/00 Presence of (meth)acrylic polymer
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 5/06 involving heating of the applied adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 7/35 Heat-activated
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 7/38 Pressure-sensitive adhesives [PSA]
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 9/00 Adhesives characterised by their physical nature or the effects produced, e.g. glue sticks C09J7/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07722 the record carrier being multilayered, e.g. laminated sheets flat articles in general, see B32B37/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07764 the adhering arrangement making the record carrier attachable to a tire tire temperature or pressur control arrangements, see B60C23/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/10 by an adhesive layer

Abstract

Identification labels and their incorporation in rubber-based articles are described. The labels include RFID components and can be incorporated in tires. The labels can withstand the relatively harsh conditions associated with vulcanization.

Claims

1. A tire tracking label comprising:

at least one face layer;

optionally, at least one primer layer;

at least one adhesive layer; and

at least one RFID component.

2. The tire tracking label of claim 1 further comprising:

at least one release liner contacting the adhesive layer.

3. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the face layer can withstand cold vulcanization without face layer degradation.

4. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the face layer includes materials having melting points greater than 90°

C.

5. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the face layer includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyamides (PA), polyimides (PI), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), cotton, paper, fiberglass, synthetic textiles, and combinations thereof.

6. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the face layer can withstand warm vulcanization without face layer degradation.

7. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the face layer includes materials having melting points greater than 170°

C.

8. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the face layer includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyamides (PA), polyimides (PI), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), cotton, paper, fiberglass, synthetic textiles, and combinations thereof.

9. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the face layer is in a form selected from the group consisting of film form, woven form, nonwoven form, and combinations thereof.

10. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the label comprises at least one primer layer disposed on the face layer.

11. The tire tracking label of claim 10 wherein the face layer is in a film form.

12. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the label is free of a primer layer.

13. The tire tracking label of claim 12 wherein the face layer is in a woven form or a nonwoven form.

14. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein upon contact between the adhesive layer and a green rubber-based article, and subsequent vulcanization of the rubber-based article, the adhesive crosslinks with the rubber to thereby form a permanent bond between the label and the rubber-based article.

15. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the adhesive comprises unsaturated rubber.

16. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the adhesive is a heat-activated adhesive.

17. The tire tracking label of claim 16 wherein the heat-activated adhesive has a heat activation temperature within a range of from 90°

C. to 170°

C.

18. The tire tracking label of claim 16 wherein the heat-activated adhesive has a heat activation temperature greater than 170°

C.

19. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the adhesive is a multiphase adhesive.

20. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the adhesive is a multistage adhesive.

21. The tire tracking label of claim 20 wherein the multistage adhesive exhibits pressure sensitive adhesive characteristics at a first stage.

22. The tire tracking label of claim 21 wherein the multistage adhesive exhibits permanent adhesive characteristics at a second stage.

23. The tire tracking label of claim 22 wherein the multistage adhesive transitions from the first stage to the second stage upon heating or exposure to radiation.

24. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the adhesive is selected from the group consisting of an acrylic adhesive, a rubber-acrylic hybrid adhesive, and combinations thereof.

25. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the adhesive includes an agent having chemical moieties which can form a permanent bond with a surface of a rubber-based article upon vulcanization of the article.

26. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the RFID component includes a passive RFID device.

27. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the RFID component includes an antenna.

28. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the label includes two primer layers both disposed between the face layer and the adhesive layer.

29. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the adhesive layer is disposed between the primer layer and the RFID component.

30. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the RFID component is disposed between the face layer and the adhesive layer.

31. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the RFID component is disposed between the face layer and the primer layer.

32. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the RFID component is disposed between the primer layer and the adhesive layer.

33. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the label comprises two face layers, and the RFID component is disposed between the two face layers.

34. The tire tracking label of claim 33 wherein the RFID component is disposed between a face layer and an adhesive layer.

35. The tire tracking label of claim 33 wherein the label also comprises two adhesive layers, the RFID component is disposed between the two adhesive layers.

36. The tire tracking label of claim 1 wherein the label comprises two adhesive layers and two primer layers one of which is adjacent to a first layer of adhesive.

37. The tire tracking label of claim 36 wherein the RFID component is disposed between a layer of primer and a second layer of adhesive.

38. The tire tracking label of claim 36 wherein label includes at least one release liner and the RFID component is disposed between an adhesive layer and the release liner.

124. The tire tracking label of claim 36 wherein the RFID component is disposed between a face layer and layer of primer.

39. A labeled rubber-based article comprising:

a rubber-based article;

a label including at least one face layer;

optionally, at least one primer layer;

at least one adhesive layer; and

at least one RFID component;

wherein the label is affixed to the article.

40. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the face layer can withstand cold vulcanization without face layer degradation without face layer degradation.

41. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the face layer includes materials having melting points greater than 90°

C.

42. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the face layer includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyamides (PA), polyimides (PI), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), cotton, paper, fiberglass, synthetic textiles, and combinations thereof.

43. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the face layer can withstand warm vulcanization without face layer degradation without face layer degradation.

44. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the face layer includes materials having melting points greater than 170°

C.

45. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the face layer includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyamides (PA), polyimides (PI), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), cotton, paper, fiberglass, synthetic textiles, and combinations thereof.

46. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the face layer is in a form selected from the group consisting of film form, woven form, nonwoven form, and combinations thereof.

47. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the label comprises at least one primer layer disposed on the face layer.

48. The labeled article of claim 47 wherein the face layer is in a film form.

49. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the label is free of a primer layer.

50. The labeled article of claim 49 wherein the face layer is in a woven form or a nonwoven form.

51. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein upon contact between the adhesive layer and a green rubber-based article, and subsequent vulcanization of the rubber-based article, the adhesive crosslinks with the rubber to thereby form a permanent bond between the label and the rubber-based article.

52. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the adhesive comprises unsaturated rubber.

53. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the adhesive is a heat-activated adhesive.

54. The labeled article of claim 53 wherein the heat-activated adhesive has a heat activation temperature within a range of from 90°

C. to 170°

C.

55. The labeled article of claim 53 wherein the heat-activated adhesive has a heat activation temperature greater than 170°

C.

56. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the adhesive is a multiphase adhesive.

57. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the adhesive is a multistage adhesive.

58. The labeled article of claim 57 wherein the multistage adhesive exhibits pressure sensitive adhesive characteristics at a first stage.

59. The labeled article of claim 58 wherein the multistage adhesive exhibits permanent adhesive characteristics at a second stage.

60. The labeled article of claim 59 wherein the multistage adhesive transitions from the first stage to the second stage upon heating or exposure to radiation.

61. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the adhesive is selected from the group consisting of an acrylic adhesive, a rubber-acrylic hybrid adhesive, and combinations thereof.

62. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the adhesive includes an agent having chemical moieties which can form a permanent bond with a surface of a rubber-based article upon vulcanization of the article.

63. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the RFID component includes a passive RFID device.

64. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the RFID component includes an antenna.

65. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the label includes two primer layers both disposed between the face layer and the adhesive layer.

66. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the adhesive layer is disposed between the primer layer and the RFID component.

67. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the RFID component is disposed between the face layer and the adhesive layer.

68. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the RFID component is disposed between the face layer and the primer layer.

69. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the RFID component is disposed between the primer layer and the adhesive layer.

70. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the label comprises two face layers, and the RFID component is disposed between the two face layers.

71. The labeled article of claim 70 wherein the RFID component is disposed between a face layer and an adhesive layer.

72. The labeled article of claim 70 wherein the label also comprises two adhesive layers, the RFID component is disposed between the two adhesive layers.

73. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the label comprises two adhesive layers and two primer layers one of which is adjacent to a first layer of adhesive.

74. The labeled article of claim 73 wherein the RFID component is disposed between a layer of primer and a second layer of adhesive.

75. The labeled article of claim 73 wherein label includes at least one release liner and the RFID component is disposed between an adhesive layer and the release liner.

76. The labeled article of claim 39 wherein the article is a tire.

77. The labeled article of claim 76 wherein the label is affixed to a sidewall of the tire.

78. The labeled article of claim 77 wherein the label is affixed to an exterior face of the sidewall.

79. The labeled article of claim 77 wherein the label is affixed to an interior face of the sidewall.

80. The labeled article of claim 77 wherein the label is embedded within the tire.

81. A method of identifying a rubber-based article, the method comprising:

providing a rubber-based article;

providing a label including at least one face layer, optionally at least one primer layer, at least one adhesive layer, and at least one RFID component;

affixing the label with the rubber-based article.

82. The method of claim 81 wherein the affixing includes adhering the label to the rubber-based article.

83. The method of claim 81 wherein the affixing includes embedding the label within the rubber-based article.

84. The method of claim 81 further comprising:

vulcanizing the rubber-based article.

85. The method of claim 84 wherein the affixing is performed prior to the vulcanizing.

86. The method of claim 81 wherein the face layer can withstand cold vulcanization without face layer degradation.

87. The method of claim 81 wherein the face layer includes materials having melting points greater than 90°

C.

88. The method of claim 81 wherein the face layer includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyamides (PA), polyimides (PI), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), cotton, paper, fiberglass, synthetic textiles, and combinations thereof.

89. The method of claim 81 wherein the face layer can withstand warm vulcanization without face layer degradation.

90. The method of claim 81 wherein the face layer includes materials having melting points greater than 170°

C.

91. The method of claim 81 wherein the face layer includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyamides (PA), polyimides (PI), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), cotton, paper, fiberglass, synthetic textiles, and combinations thereof.

92. The method of claim 81 wherein the face layer is in a form selected from the group consisting of film form, woven form, nonwoven form, and combinations thereof.

93. The method of claim 81 wherein the label comprises at least one primer layer disposed on the face layer.

94. The method of claim 93 wherein the face layer is in a film form.

95. The method of claim 81 wherein the label is free of a primer layer.

96. The method of claim 95 wherein the face layer is in a woven form or a nonwoven form.

97. The method of claim 81 wherein upon contact between the adhesive layer and a green rubber-based article, and subsequent vulcanization of the rubber-based article, the adhesive crosslinks with the rubber to thereby form a permanent bond between the label and the rubber-based article.

98. The method of claim 81 wherein the adhesive comprises unsaturated rubber.

99. The method of claim 81 wherein the adhesive is a heat-activated adhesive.

100. The method of claim 99 wherein the heat-activated adhesive has a heat activation temperature within a range of from 90°

C. to 170°

C.

101. The method of claim 99 wherein the heat-activated adhesive has a heat activation temperature greater than 170°

C.

102. The method of claim 81 wherein the adhesive is a multiphase adhesive.

103. The method of claim 81 wherein the adhesive is a multistage adhesive.

104. The method of claim 103 wherein the multistage adhesive exhibits pressure sensitive adhesive characteristics at a first stage.

105. The method of claim 104 wherein the multistage adhesive exhibits permanent adhesive characteristics at a second stage.

106. The method of claim 105 wherein the multistage adhesive transitions from the first stage to the second stage upon heating or exposure to radiation.

107. The method of claim 81 wherein the adhesive is selected from the group consisting of an acrylic adhesive, a rubber-acrylic hybrid adhesive, and combinations thereof.

108. The method of claim 81 wherein the adhesive includes an agent having chemical moieties which can form a permanent bond with a surface of a rubber-based article upon vulcanization of the article.

109. The method of claim 81 wherein the RFID component includes a passive RFID device.

110. The method of claim 81 wherein the RFID component includes an antenna.

111. The method of claim 81 wherein the label includes two primer layers both disposed between the face layer and the adhesive layer.

112. The method of claim 81 wherein the adhesive layer is disposed between the primer layer and the RFID component.

113. The method of claim 81 wherein the RFID component is disposed between the face layer and the adhesive layer.

114. The method of claim 81 wherein the RFID component is disposed between the face layer and the primer layer.

115. The method of claim 81 wherein the RFID component is disposed between the primer layer and the adhesive layer.

116. The method of claim 81 wherein the label comprises two face layers, and the RFID component is disposed between the two face layers.

117. The method of claim 116 wherein the RFID component is disposed between a face layer and an adhesive layer.

118. The method of claim 116 wherein the label also comprises two adhesive layers, the RFID component is disposed between the two adhesive layers.

119. The method of claim 81 wherein the label comprises two adhesive layers and two primer layers one of which is adjacent to a first layer of adhesive.

120. The method of claim 119 wherein the RFID component is disposed between a layer of primer and a second layer of adhesive.

121. The method of claim 119 wherein label includes at least one release liner and the RFID component is disposed between an adhesive layer and the release liner.

122. The method of claim 81 wherein the rubber-based article is a tire.

123. The method of claim 81 wherein the RFID component includes an identifier, the method comprising:

using an RFID reader, reading the label affixed with the rubber-based article to thereby obtain the identifier.