Attachment mechanism for tire-mounted sensors

An assembly for attaching a tire-mounted sensor package to an innerliner of a tire, comprising:

• a tire-mounted sensor package containing electronics,
• wherein the tire-mounted sensor package includes a clamp;
• a mount having a bottom flange portion and an elongated post extending from the bottom flange portion, the bottom flange portion being wider than the elongated post,
• wherein the bottom flange portion is adapted to be affixed to an innerliner of a tire, and
• wherein the clamp of the tire-mounted sensor package is sized and shaped to fit securely on the elongated post of the mount to attach the tire-mounted sensor package to the mount, the clamp including flexible arms that define an opening through which the elongated post of the mount is received.

An assembly for mounting an electronics package to a tire, comprising:

• an electronics package having a main portion;
• a mount,
• wherein the mount includes a peripheral flange;
• an attachment patch configured to be connected to the mount, the attachment patch having a central opening that extends completely through the attachment patch,
• wherein the central opening of the attachment patch is smaller than the peripheral flange of the mount,
• wherein the attachment patch is configured to be directly affixed to a tire;
• and
• wherein the main portion and the mount are separable components, wherein the main portion includes two parallel linear slide rails, and wherein the mount includes two corresponding receiving rails sized and shaped to receive the parallel linear slide rails of the main portion in a locking engagement.