US 2017/0282657 A1 · SOLID TIRE PERFORMANCE SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Abstract

In accordance with presently disclosed embodiments, a tire monitoring system is provided. The tire monitoring system utilizes a heat sensor embedded in a solid rubber tire. The heat sensor detects a temperature of the solid tire, and a transmission system transmits signals indicative of the temperature from the heat sensor to a remote monitoring system. The remote monitoring system may monitor the temperature of the solid tire and output notifications to alert a user when preventive maintenance is needed. The heat sensor may be embedded in the solid rubber tire during the manufacture of the solid tire, or the heat sensor may be embedded into the solid tire after production of the tire is complete. The system may be used track cure time and temperature as the tire is being produced and/or to log tire performance information throughout the operation of the tire.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus, comprising;

a heat sensor;
a transmission system coupled to the heat sensor, wherein the transmission system is configured to transmit a signal indicative of information detected by the heat sensor;
and
an enclosure surrounding the heat sensor and the transmission system, wherein the enclosure is configured to be disposed and secured within an aperture in a side wall of a solid rubber tire.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/085,670Filed 30 Mar 2016

Published

5 Oct 2017

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification17 codes

B60C 23/20
Devices for measuring, signalling, controlling, or distributing tyre pressure or temperature, specially adapted for mounting on vehicles;…:…
B29D 30/0061
Producing pneumatic or solid tyres or parts thereof: accessories, details or auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for
B29D 30/02
Producing pneumatic or solid tyres or parts thereof: solid tyres ; Moulds therefor
B60C 7/00
Non-inflatable or solid tyres

Solid tire performance sensing system and method

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Abstract

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