Combination pneumatic tire and monitoring device

In combination, a pneumatic tire and a monitoring device adapted to monitor at least one engineering condition of the pneumatic tire when the pneumatic tire is in use on a vehicle;

• the combination comprising:
• a pneumatic tire having an inner chamber;
• the pneumatic tire having an innerliner defining the inner surface of the pneumatic tire;
• the innerliner being at least 0.06 inch thick;
• a monitoring device having at least one sensing element adapted to monitor an engineering condition of the pneumatic tire;
• the monitoring device having an outer surface;
• an adhesive compatible with the innerliner and the outer surface of the monitoring device;
• the adhesive being rigid when cured;
• and
• the rigid cured adhesive disposed between the monitoring device and the innerliner to connect the monitoring device to the pneumatic tire.

In combination, a pneumatic tire and a monitoring device adapted to monitor at least one engineering condition of the pneumatic tire when the pneumatic tire is in use on a vehicle;

• the combination comprising:
• a pneumatic tire having an inner chamber;
• the pneumatic tire having an innerliner defining the inner surface of the pneumatic tire;
• the innerliner being at least 0.06 inch thick;
• a monitoring device having at least one sensing element adapted to monitor an engineering condition of the pneumatic tire;
• an adhesive compatible with the innerliner;
• the adhesive being rigid when cured;
• the monitoring device being encapsulated with a rigid epoxy to provide an encapsulated monitoring device having an outer surface;
• and the rigid cured adhesive disposed between the encapsulated monitoring device and the innerliner to connect the encapsulated monitoring device to the pneumatic tire.