System and method for providing tire electronics mounting patches
First Claim
1. A method of making a mounting patch for mounting an electronic assembly to the inner liner of a pneumatic tire, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a power source;
coupling at least one pair of connecting terminals to the power source;
embedding the power source and a portion of at least one of the connecting terminals into a quantity of uncured rubber;
curing the uncured rubber by applying sufficient heat and pressure to the uncured rubber such that the power source and a portion of at least one of the connecting terminals are secured in the rubber, andcoupling an electronic tire monitoring assembly to the pair of connecting terminals outside the cured rubber.
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Abstract
A method of making a mounting patch for mounting an electronic assembly in the inner liner or a pneumatic tire includes the steps of providing a power source, embedding the power source into a quantity of uncured rubber, and curing the uncured rubber by applying sufficient heat and pressure to the uncured rubber such that the power source is secured in the rubber. The provided power source may correspond to one or more batteries. Additional components that may be incorporated with the mounting assembly may include at least one conductive element, which may also be embedded into the quantity of uncured rubber. An antenna may be configured with undulations to allow longitudinal stretching of the antenna and then also embedded into the quantity of uncured rubber. A preferably non-conductive adhesive layer may be applied to selected portion of the power source, conductive element, and/or the antenna before the step of embedding in the uncured rubber.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of making a mounting patch for mounting an electronic assembly to the inner liner of a pneumatic tire, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a power source; coupling at least one pair of connecting terminals to the power source; embedding the power source and a portion of at least one of the connecting terminals into a quantity of uncured rubber; curing the uncured rubber by applying sufficient heat and pressure to the uncured rubber such that the power source and a portion of at least one of the connecting terminals are secured in the rubber, and coupling an electronic tire monitoring assembly to the pair of connecting terminals outside the cured rubber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of providing a pneumatic tire with a mounting patch for mounting a monitoring device for monitoring conditions of the pneumatic tire comprising the steps of:
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providing a pneumatic tire; providing a power source; coupling at least one pair of connecting terminals to the power source; embedding the power source and a portion of at least one of the connecting terminals into a quantity of uncured rubber; curing the uncured rubber by applying sufficient heat and pressure to the uncured rubber such that the power source and a portion of at least one of the connecting terminals are secured in the rubber; securing the cured rubber to the pneumatic tire, and coupling an electronic tire monitoring assembly to the pair of connecting terminals outside the cured rubber. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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