Container structure for attaching sensors to tires and method of manufacturing tire container structure

A method of manufacturing a tire integral type container structure, the method comprising:

• a) preparing a vulcanized tire;
• and
• b) forming a container structure by injecting or compressing non-vulcanized rubber to an inner liner of the vulcanized tire,
• wherein in the step b), the container structure includes:
• a bottom container attached to the inner liner of the tire;
• a top container extending from the top of the bottom container and having an insertion space in which a sensor can be inserted;
• and
• a channel part formed on the inner side of the top container,
• the channel part is provided so that air can cool the sensor inserted in the top container while flowing inside and outside,
• the channel part has:
• a plurality of entrances so that air flows inside and outside;
• internal channels extending along the inner side of the top container such that the entrances are connected to each other;
• and
• a cooling hole formed through the bottom of the top container and the bottom container disposed at the corresponding position, and
• the cooling hole is connected to the internal channels so that air flowing inside through the entrance cools the inner liner.

A method of manufacturing a tire integral type container structure, the method comprising:

• a) preparing a vulcanized tire and a non-vulcanized container structure;
• and
• b) putting the non-vulcanized container structure on an inner liner of the vulcanized tire and then vulcanizing the non-vulcanized container structure using a mold,
• wherein in the step a), a sensor mockup having an outer shape corresponding to the shape of an insertion space of the non-vulcanized container structure is disposed in the non-vulcanized container structure, and
• the sensor mockup is filled with a metallic material and a cooling channel that maintains the outer shape of the sensor mockup by passing air is formed in the metallic material.

A method of manufacturing a tire integral type container structure, the method comprising:

• a) preparing a vulcanized tire and a non-vulcanized container structure;
• and
• b) putting the non-vulcanized container structure on an inner liner of the vulcanized tire and then vulcanizing the non-vulcanized container structure using a mold,
• wherein in the step a), a sensor mockup having an outer shape corresponding to the shape of an insertion space of the non-vulcanized container structure is disposed in the non-vulcanized container structure, and
• the inside of the sensor mockup is empty, and a first intake hole for receiving external air and a first exhaust hole for discharging the air in the sensor mockup are formed at the upper portion of the sensor mockup.