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US 2026/0109183 A1Published application
Systems and methods for mounting sensors on the innerliner of a tire
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorsJunling Zhao, Jeffrey McKay West, Peter Jung-min Suh, Michael William Kestner, Stephan Peter Hilger, Frank Helmut Bucher
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for mounting one or more sensor units on the innerliner of a tire. In one example, a first textured material is affixed to the innerliner of the tire. A second textured material is affixed to the sensor unit. The sensor unit can be mounted on the innerliner of the tire by fastening the first textured material to the second textured material via a touch fastener configuration.
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A method, comprising:
- affixing a first textured material to an innerliner of a tire;
- affixing a second textured material to a sensor unit;
- and
- mounting the sensor unit on the innerliner of the tire by fastening the first textured material to the second textured material via a touch fastener configuration.
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A tire, comprising:
- an innerliner;
- a sensor unit mounted to the innerliner;
- a first textured material affixed to the innerliner;
- and
- a second textured material affixed to the sensor unit and the first textured material,
- wherein the sensor unit is mounted on the innerliner of the tire by fastening the first textured material to the second textured material via a touch fastener configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.