Monitoring device for tyres for vehicle wheels, tyre for vehicle wheels provided with said monitoring device, and method for installing an electronic unit in said tyre

A method for installing an electronic unit in a tyre, comprising:

• providing an electronic unit;
• providing a connecting member that is of one piece construction and comprises:
• a first and a second base portions, mutually separated by a separation region, each of said base portions having a respective base surface associable with an inner surface of a tyre;
• and
• a housing portion associated with said base portions, and in cooperation with said base portions defining a cavity for housing said electronic unit,
• wherein said connecting member is deformable between an insertion condition of said electronic unit into said cavity and a retaining condition of said electronic unit in said cavity,
• wherein, in said insertion condition, said connecting member is configured for enabling insertion of said electronic unit into said cavity when said base portions are not fastened to said inner surface of said tyre,
• wherein, in said retaining condition, said connecting member is configured for preventing extraction of said electronic unit from said cavity under any direction when said base portions are fastened to said inner surface of said tyre;
• configuring said connecting member in said insertion condition;
• inserting said electronic unit into said cavity;
• configuring said connecting member in said retaining condition;
• and
• fastening said base surfaces to said inner surface of said tyre when said connecting member is in said retaining condition, and
• wherein configuring said connecting member in the insertion condition comprises moving said base portions away from each other.