IP Library Granted Patent US 7,253,784
Granted Patent B2
US 7,253,784 · App. 10/546,946 · Granted Aug 7, 2007

Communication system for tire

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Patent No.
US 7,253,784
App. No.
10/546,946
Granted
Aug 7, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a communication system for a tire, whose receiving antenna is less likely to be damaged even in a case where the antenna is arranged near the tire. In this communication system, a motor vehicle is equipped with a receiver for receiving data from an electronic device installed in a wheel including a tire, and a receiving antenna connected to the receiver. The receiving antenna is covered with a flexible insulator to form an antenna insert body, and the antenna insert body is arranged within a range which allows the data to be accepted.

Claims (7)

1. A communication system for a tire, in which a motor vehicle is equipped with a receiver for receiving data from an electronic device installed in a wheel with the tire, and a receiving antenna connected to the receiver, characterized in that

the receiving antenna is covered with a flexible insulator to form an antenna insert body,

the antenna insert body is arranged in a range which allows the data to be received, and

a surface of the antenna insert body is treated with a water repellent coating.

2. The communication system for a tire according to claim 1 , characterized in that an elasticity coefficient of the flexible insulator is 1.0 MPa to 5,000 MPa.

3. The communication system for a tire according to claim 1 , characterized in that the antenna insert body is shaped like a plate, and an outer periphery of the antenna insert body is partially attached in any one of a bottom part, a wheel house and a fender of the motor vehicle.

4. The communication system for a tire according to claim 1 , characterized in that the antenna insert body is shaped like a string, and a part of the antenna insert body is attached in any one of the bottom part, the wheel house and the fender of the motor vehicle.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR ASSIGNEE Recorded Nov 18, 2023
From: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065626/0740 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2005
From: SHIMURA, KAZUHIRO
To: YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD., THE
Reel/Frame 017329/0819 →