Method for installing a monitoring device in a tyre for vehicle wheels

A method for installing a monitoring device in a tyre for vehicle wheels, comprising:

• providing a monitoring device comprising:
• an electronic unit;
• and
• a connecting member having an upper structure and a lower structure that, in cooperation, define a housing for said electronic unit, said lower structure comprising two base portions separated from each other by a separation region, each of said base portions having a respective base surface associable with an inner surface of a tyre;
• providing a positioning device comprising two separate active portions, each having a main surface the shape of which matches that of a respective portion of an outer surface of said monitoring device, said separate active portions being adapted to cooperate with at least said base portions;
• associating said positioning device with said monitoring device to keep said monitoring device in an installation condition in which said base portions are maintained at a given mutual distance by said active portions;
• fastening said base portions to the inner surface of said tyre;
• and
• removing said positioning device.

A kit for installation of a monitoring device in a tyre for vehicle wheels, comprising:

• a monitoring device provided with:
• an electronic unit;
• and
• a connecting member having an upper structure and a lower structure that, in cooperation, define a housing for said electronic unit, said lower structure comprising two base portions mutually separated by a separation region, each of said base portions having a respective base surface associable with an inner surface of a tyre;
• and
• a positioning device comprising two separate active portions, each having a main surface a shape of which matches a shape of a respective portion of an outer surface of said monitoring device, said separate active portions being adapted to cooperate with at least said base portions,
• said positioning device being associated with said monitoring device to keep said monitoring device in an installation condition in which said base portions are maintained at a given mutual distance by said active portions.