Apparatus and method of providing electrical power to an active electronic device embedded within a tire
First Claim
1. A method of connecting an electronic monitoring device to a pneumatic tire and providing power to the monitoring device, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a green tire having an innerliner;
(b) providing an anchoring patch and an electronic monitoring package;
(c) attaching the electronic monitoring package to the anchoring patch;
(d) mounting the anchoring patch having the electronic monitoring package on the innerliner of the green tire;
(e) curing the green tire and the anchoring patch;
(f) providing a battery that is not connected to the electronic monitoring package; and
(g) forming a direct electrical connection between the electronic monitoring package and the battery after the green tire is cured.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for connecting an electronic monitoring device to a pneumatic tire includes the steps of providing a green tire and attaching the electronic monitoring package to an anchoring patch. The anchoring patch having the electronic monitoring package is then mounted to the green tire and cured during the green tire cure process. A battery is then provided and a direct electrical connection between the electronic monitoring package and battery is then formed by plugging the battery into the electronic monitoring package. The electronic monitoring package may also be mounted in the green tire itself and cured with the green tire. The battery is connected to the electronic monitoring package after the cure process.
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51 Claims
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1. A method of connecting an electronic monitoring device to a pneumatic tire and providing power to the monitoring device, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a green tire having an innerliner;
(b) providing an anchoring patch and an electronic monitoring package;
(c) attaching the electronic monitoring package to the anchoring patch;
(d) mounting the anchoring patch having the electronic monitoring package on the innerliner of the green tire;
(e) curing the green tire and the anchoring patch;
(f) providing a battery that is not connected to the electronic monitoring package; and
(g) forming a direct electrical connection between the electronic monitoring package and the battery after the green tire is cured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of connecting an electronic monitoring device to a pneumatic tire and providing power to the monitoring device, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a green tire having an innerliner with an electronic monitoring package connected to the innerliner;
(b) curing the green tire;
(c) providing a battery that is not connected to the electronic monitoring package; and
(d) forming a direct electrical connection between the electronic monitoring package and the battery after the green tire is cured. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A monitoring device having a selectively removable power source and pneumatic tire in combination, the combination comprising:
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a pneumatic tire having an innerliner;
an anchoring layer mounted on the innerliner;
an electronic monitoring package connected to the anchoring layer; and
a battery disposed outside the anchoring layer and selectively electrically connected to the electronic monitoring package whereby the electronic monitoring package may be selectively powered after the electronic monitoring package is connected to the anchoring layer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A monitoring device having a selectively removable power source and pneumatic tire in combination, the combination comprising:
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a pneumatic tire having a body, the body including an innerliner;
an electronic monitoring package embedded within the body; and
a battery selectively electrically connected to the electronic monitoring package;
the battery disposed outside the body.- View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of providing power to a monitoring device, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an electronic monitoring package;
(b) providing a battery connected to a patch; and
(c) forming a selective direct electrical connection between the electronic monitoring package and the battery after the battery has been connected to the patch. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. In combination:
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an electronic monitoring package;
a battery selectively electrically connected to the electronic monitoring package; and
an attachment patch, the battery mounted on the attachment patch. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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Specification