Apparatus for bonding an active tag to a patch and a tire
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1. In combination:
- a pneumatic tire having an innerliner;
an electronic monitoring device for monitoring at least one engineering condition of the tire;
an attachment patch mounted to the innerliner of the tire;
the attachment patch including a first side and a second side;
the second side of the attachment patch being connected to the innerliner;
the first side of the patch including a recessed cavity;
the electronic monitoring device disposed at least partially in the recessed cavity; and
the patch including a ridge surrounding the recessed cavity.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for bonding an active tag to a patch and assembling the patch to a tire is set forth. A patch assembly and a method for securing an electronic monitoring device having electronic and mechanical components for monitoring at least one engineering condition within a tire, comprising an rigid tag assembly encapsulating the electronic monitoring device, bonded to a vulcanized rubber patch which is secured to the inner cavity of a tire utilizing a layer of dual cure bonding rubber.
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13 Claims
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1. In combination:
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a pneumatic tire having an innerliner;
an electronic monitoring device for monitoring at least one engineering condition of the tire;
an attachment patch mounted to the innerliner of the tire;
the attachment patch including a first side and a second side;
the second side of the attachment patch being connected to the innerliner;
the first side of the patch including a recessed cavity;
the electronic monitoring device disposed at least partially in the recessed cavity; and
the patch including a ridge surrounding the recessed cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In combination:
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a pneumatic tire having an innerliner;
an electronic monitoring device for monitoring at least one engineering condition of the tire;
the electronic monitoring device being encapsulated in a rigid encapsulation material; and
an attachment patch mounted to the innerliner of the tire;
the attachment patch having a first side and a second side;
the first side of the attachment patch having a recessed cavity;
the second side of the attachment patch approximating the contour of the innerliner at the location where the attachment patch is mounted to the innerliner;
the electronic monitoring device mounted at least partially in the recessed cavity of the attachment patch; and
the attachment patch defining a ridge that surrounds the recessed cavity.
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