Disposition of transponder coupling elements in tires
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1. A pneumatic radial ply tire having a tread, a carcass structure, a belt structure, the tire characterized by:
- an electrically conductive and electrically continuous single-turn hoop disposed within or radially inward of the tread and belt structure and radially outward of the carcass structure; and
a transponder coupled with the hoop.
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Abstract
A pneunatic radial ply tire (500, 600, 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400) having a tread (538, 638, 938, 1038, 1138, 1238, 1338, 1438), a carcass structure (560, 660, 960, 1060, 1160, 1260, 1360, 1460) and a belt structure (546, 646, 946, 1046, 1146, 1246, 1346, 1446) has an electrically conductive and electrically continuous single-turn hoop (510, 610, 910, 1010, 1110, 1410) disposed about the circumference of the tire. The hoop might be provided as a coupling element in a transponder and interrogator system and in some designs as a structural element of the tire.
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12 Claims
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1. A pneumatic radial ply tire having a tread, a carcass structure, a belt structure, the tire characterized by:
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an electrically conductive and electrically continuous single-turn hoop disposed within or radially inward of the tread and belt structure and radially outward of the carcass structure; and
a transponder coupled with the hoop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A pneumatic radial truck tire having a tread, a carcass structure, and a divided belt structure located between the tread and the carcass structure, the divided belt structure having two laterally spaced apart sections that are disposed more or less symmetrically with respect to each other about the equatorial plane, the tire being characterized by:
an electrically conductive and electrically continuous single-turn hoop disposed radially inward of the tread, and between the two laterally spaced apart sections of the divided belt structure. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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