Apparatus for removably inserting an electronic tire tag into a tire
First Claim
1. In combination:
- a tire having an innerliner;
a patch attached to the innerliner;
an electronic monitoring device having at least one sensor for sensing an engineering condition of a tire; and
the electronic monitoring device being connected to the patch with a threaded connection.
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Abstract
An improved method and apparatus permits the insertion and removal of an electronic monitoring device from a tire, while securing the electronic monitoring device to the tire so that stress, strain, impact, cyclic fatigue and vibration are minimized. After a rubber patch is vulcanized, the patch is permanently assembled to the innerliner of a vulcanized tire by affixing it to the tire innerliner. An electronic monitoring device, after having been encapsulated in a suitable rigid potting material to form a rigid tag, is fitted with a power source to form a tag assembly in a shape which allows for insertion into a cavity in the patch. The tag is carefully inserted into the cavity housing. The tag assembly is locked into place within the cavity using a suitable removable locking device.
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14 Claims
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1. In combination:
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a tire having an innerliner;
a patch attached to the innerliner;
an electronic monitoring device having at least one sensor for sensing an engineering condition of a tire; and
the electronic monitoring device being connected to the patch with a threaded connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In combination:
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a tire having an innerliner;
a patch attached to the innerliner;
the patch defining a cavity;
an electronic monitoring device having at least one sensor for sensing an engineering condition of the tire;
the electronic monitoring device being at least partially disposed in the cavity of the patch; and
the electronic monitoring device being threadably connected to the patch. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In combination:
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a tire having an innerliner;
a patch attached to the innerliner;
the patch being substantially circular in cross section;
the patch defining a cylindrical cavity;
a substantially cylindrical encapsulated electronic monitoring device having at least one sensor for sensing an engineering condition of the tire;
the cylindrical electronic monitoring device being substantially disposed in the cylindrical cavity of the patch; and
the electronic monitoring device being threadably connected to the patch. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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