Method of attaching sensitive electronic equipment to the inner surface of a tire
First Claim
1. A method of adhering an encapsulated monitoring device to a tire having an innerliner with a thickness of at least 0.06 inches;
- the method comprising the steps of;
selecting a portion of the innerliner of the tire where the encapsulated monitoring device will be connected;
roughening the selected portion of the innerliner;
providing an encapsulated monitoring device wherein the monitoring device is encapsulated with a high modulus encapsulation material;
the encapsulated monitoring device having a bottom surface;
applying an adhesive to at least one of the monitoring device and roughened portions;
placing the bottom surface of the encapsulated monitoring device on the roughened portion of the innerliner; and
curing the adhesive to connect the encapsulated monitoring device to the innerliner;
the adhesive being rigid when cured.
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Abstract
An attachment between a monitoring device and an innerliner of a tire includes the use of an epoxy adhesive that bonds the monitoring device directly to the inner surface of the innerliner of the tire. The innerliner is first roughened in a manner that provides a roughened portion of the innerliner without removing the entire thickness of the innerliner. The entire thickness of the innerliner is not removed because the innerliner is preferably more than {fraction (1/16)} of an inch thick. The thickness of the innerliner allows the rigid cured epoxy to bond the monitoring device to the inner surface of the innerliner while allowing the innerliner to flex with the tire so as to not break the seal between the rigid epoxy and the innerliner. The monitoring device is preferably located at a low flex area of the tire to help avoid the problem of the innerliner flexing.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of adhering an encapsulated monitoring device to a tire having an innerliner with a thickness of at least 0.06 inches;
- the method comprising the steps of;
selecting a portion of the innerliner of the tire where the encapsulated monitoring device will be connected;
roughening the selected portion of the innerliner;
providing an encapsulated monitoring device wherein the monitoring device is encapsulated with a high modulus encapsulation material;
the encapsulated monitoring device having a bottom surface;
applying an adhesive to at least one of the monitoring device and roughened portions;
placing the bottom surface of the encapsulated monitoring device on the roughened portion of the innerliner; and
curing the adhesive to connect the encapsulated monitoring device to the innerliner;
the adhesive being rigid when cured.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- the method comprising the steps of;
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16. A method for adhering an encapsulated monitoring device to a tire having an innerliner that is at least 0.06 inches thick;
- the method comprising the steps of;
selecting a portion of the innerliner of the tire where the encapsulated monitoring device will be connected;
roughening the selected portion of the innerliner by removing the cure skin of the innerliner;
the step of removing the cure skin of the innerliner including the step of removing about 1 mil of thickness from the innerliner;
providing an encapsulated monitoring device wherein the encapsulation material of the monitoring device is a high modulus material;
the encapsulated monitoring device having a bottom surface;
applying an adhesive to at least one of the monitoring device and the roughened portion;
placing the monitoring device on the roughened portion of the innerliner;
pressing substantially all of the bottom surface of the encapsulated monitoring device against the roughened portion of the innerliner; and
curing the adhesive to connect the monitoring device to the innerliner;
the adhesive being rigid when cured.
- the method comprising the steps of;
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