Non-attached monitoring assembly for pneumatic tire
AssigneeBridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC
InventorsRussell W. Koch, Paul B. Wilson, Jack Dutcher, Guy J. Walenga, John D. Rensel
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Abstract
A monitoring assembly for a pneumatic tire is designed to be loosely disposed within the tire and rim combination. The monitoring assembly includes a protective body that surrounds a monitoring device. The protective body at least includes a rigid encapsulation material and may include a cushion layer disposed outside the rigid encapsulation layer. One embodiment of the invention provides channels disposed through the protective body to speed the temperature response of the monitoring assembly.
Claims19
A monitoring assembly in combination with a pneumatic tire;
- the combination comprising:
- a rim;
- a tire mounted to the rim and defining a chamber between the tire and rim;
- a monitoring assembly loosely disposed in the chamber;
- the monitoring assembly including a monitoring device and a protective body surrounding the monitoring device;
- the protective body having an outer surface;
- and
- the protective body defining at least one open channel extending into the protective body from the outer surface.
An improved monitoring assembly having a monitoring device adapted to measure temperature;
- the monitoring device surrounded by a protective body having an outer surface;
- the improvement comprising:
- at least one open channel extending from the outer surface of the protective body to a location inside the protective body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.