Attachment patch for mounting an electronic monitoring device to the inside of a pneumatic tire
AssigneeBridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC
InventorRussell W. Koch
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Abstract
A patch and method for mounting an electronic monitoring device to the innerliner of a pneumatic tire is provided wherein the monitoring device is potted directly to an attachment patch. A frame is built on an attachment patch and the electronic monitoring device is disposed inside the frame. An encapsulation material is poured into the frame and cured to encapsulate the monitoring device directly against the patch. The patch may then be connected to the innerliner of a pneumatic tire.
Claims20
A patch for mounting a monitoring device to the inside of a pneumatic tire;
- the patch comprising:
- an attachment patch fabricated from a material;
- the attachment patch having a first surface and a second surface;
- the second surface of the attachment patch being adapted to be mounted to the inside of the pneumatic tire;
- an electronic monitoring device positioned adjacent the first surface of the attachment patch;
- and
- an encapsulation material surrounding at least a portion of the electronic monitoring device;
- the encapsulation material having been directly applied and then cured to the attachment patch so as to directly and securely bond with the material of the attachment patch to connect the encapsulation material and the electronic monitoring device to the material of the attachment patch.
A patch for mounting a monitoring device to the inside of a pneumatic tire;
- the patch comprising:
- an attachment patch fabricated from a vulcanized rubber;
- the rubber attachment patch having a first surface and a second surface;
- an encapsulated electronic monitoring device bonded to the first surface of the attachment patch;
- the encapsulated electronic monitoring device having a monitoring package embedded within a rigid encapsulation material;
- and
- the encapsulation material having been directly applied and then cured to the rubber attachment patch so as to directly and securely bond to the rubber of the attachment patch to connect the encapsulated monitoring device to the attachment patch.
In combination, a patch for mounting a monitoring device to the inside of a pneumatic tire and a pneumatic tire;
- the combination comprising:
- a pneumatic tire having an inside surface;
- an attachment patch fabricated from a material;
- the attachment patch having a first surface and a second surface;
- an electronic monitoring device positioned adjacent the first surface of the attachment patch;
- an encapsulation material surrounding at least a portion of the electronic monitoring device;
- the encapsulation material having been directly applied and then cured to the attachment patch so as to directly and securely bond with the material of the attachment patch to connect the encapsulation material and the electronic monitoring device to the material of the attachment patch;
- and
- the second surface of the attachment patch being connected to the inside surface of the pneumatic tire with an adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.