Tire with tire tag embedded within reinforcing belt

• US 7,926,527 B2
• Filed: 06/13/2006
• Issued: 04/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC (Bridgestone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC (Bridgestone Corporation)
• Inventors: Kleckner, James P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Maki; Steven D
• Application Number:
  US11/452,676
• Publication Number:
  US 20060231180A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,771 Days
• Field of Search: 152/152.1, 152/535
• US Class Current: 152/152.1
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 2030/0083 Attaching monitoring devices to tyres before or after vulcanization by inserting them inside tyre cavities
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 13/00 Tyre sidewalls; Protecting, decorating, marking, or the like, thereof B60C17/08 takes precedence; tyre shoulders B60C11/01; removable tyre sidewall trim rings B60B7/01
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 19/00 Tyre parts or constructions not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/00 Devices for measuring, signalling, controlling, or distributing tyre pressure or temperature, specially adapted for mounting on vehicles; Arrangement of tyre inflating devices on vehicles, e.g. of pumps or of tanks; Tyre cooling arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0493 for attachment on the tyre
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 9/18 Structure or arrangement of belts or breakers, crown-reinforcing or cushioning layers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 152/10 Tires, resilient
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 152/10495 Pneumatic tire or inner tube
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 152/10765 Characterized by belt or breaker structure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 152/10801 Structure made up of two or more sets of plies wherein the reinforcing cords in one set lie in a different angular position relative to those in other sets

Abstract

A pneumatic tire includes a tire body having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls. At least one reinforcing belt is disposed in the crown portion of the tire. A tag is carried by the reinforcing belt. In one embodiment, the tag is disposed in the location of one of the reinforcing cords that is disposed in the reinforcing belt. In another embodiment, the tag is disposed at the splice of the reinforcing belt. An alternative version of the tire has the tag carried in a depression formed in the outer surface of the tire sidewall. The tag may be encapsulated with an encapsulation material that is also disposed in the depression.

Claims

1. A tire comprising:

a tire body having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls;

at least one reinforcing belt disposed in the crown portion of the tire body;

the reinforcing belt having a body that defines a radial inner surface and a radial outer surface;

a tag embedded within the reinforcing belt between the radial inner and outer surfaces of the body of the reinforcing belt;

the reinforcing belt including a splice;

the tag disposed at the splice; and

the splice including a layer of adhesive;

the tag being carried by the adhesive.

2. The tire of claim 1, further comprising at least two reinforcing belts disposed in the crown portion of the tire body;

one of the reinforcing belts being disposed radially outwardly of the other reinforcing belt; and

the tag embedded within the outermost reinforcing belt.

3. The tire of claim 1, wherein the reinforcing belt includes a plurality of spaced reinforcing cords disposed parallel to the splice.

4. The tire of claim 1, wherein the tag is an identification device.

5. The tire of claim 4, wherein the tag includes a body with a wire extending from the body.

6. The tire of claim 1, wherein the tag is a monitoring device.

7. A tire comprising:

a tire body having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls;

at least two reinforcing belts disposed in the crown portion of the tire body;

each of the reinforcing belts having a body that defines a radial inner surface and a radial outer surface;

one of the belts being disposed radially outwardly of the other belt;

a tag embedded within the body of the outermost reinforcing belt between the radial inner surface and the radial outer surface;

the outermost reinforcing belt including a plurality of spaced reinforcing cords and a splice;

the tag disposed at the splice;

the splice being parallel to the reinforcing cords of the reinforcing belt; and

the splice including a layer of adhesive;

the tag being carried by the adhesive.

8. The tire of claim 7, wherein the tag is an identification device.

9. The tire of claim 8, wherein the tag includes a body with a wire extending from the body.

10. The tire of claim 7, wherein the tag is a monitoring device.