KIT AND METHOD FOR THE TEMPORARY ATTACHMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO A SUPPORT OF A TYRE CASING
A kit, which is usable for temporary attachment of an electronic device to a support of a tyre casing, includes: an attachment member and a separation element. The attachment member includes an adhesive mass for attaching the electronic device to the support. The separation element, which separates the adhesive mass from the support, is able to adhere to the adhesive mass. An adhesion between the adhesive mass and the separation element exceeds an adhesion between the adhesive mass and the support as a function of a variation of at least one parameter of the adhesive mass.
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16 . A kit for temporary attachment of an electronic device to a support for a tyre casing, the kit comprising:
an attachment member that includes an adhesive mass for attaching the electronic device to the support; and
a separation element for separating the adhesive mass from the support, the separation element being able to adhere to the adhesive mass,
wherein an adhesion between the adhesive mass and the separation element becomes greater than an adhesion between the adhesive mass and the support as a function of a variation in at least one parameter of the adhesive mass.
17 . The kit according to claim 16 , wherein the attachment member includes two protective films that protect the adhesive mass, with the adhesive mass being inserted therebetween.
18 . The kit according to claim 17 , wherein the adhesion between the adhesive mass and the support is greater than an adhesion between the adhesive mass and at least one of the two protective films.
19 . The kit according to claim 17 , wherein the adhesion between the adhesive mass and the separation element is greater than an adhesion between the adhesive mass and at least one of the two protective films.
20 . The kit according to claim 18 , wherein the adhesion between the adhesive mass and the separation element is greater than an adhesion between the adhesive mass and at least one of the two protective films.
21 . The kit according to claim 16 , further comprising an electronic device.
22 . The kit according to claim 21 ,
wherein the separation element adheres to an adhesion surface of the adhesive mass, at least a portion of the adhesion surface being located between the adhesive mass and the electronic device, and
wherein the electronic device is held by the adhesive mass and is inserted between the separation element and the adhesion surface of the adhesive mass.
23 . The kit according to claim 22 , wherein the attachment member includes a protective film for the adhesive mass, the protective film adhering to an adhesion surface of the adhesive mass that is to be positioned between the adhesive mass and the support.
24 . A tyre casing comprising:
a support; and
a kit for temporary attachment of an electronic device to the support,
wherein the kit includes:
an attachment member that includes adhesive mass for attaching the electronic device to the support, and
a separation element for separating the adhesive mass from the support, the separation element being able to adhere to the adhesive mass,
wherein an adhesion between the adhesive mass and the separation element becomes greater than an adhesion between the adhesive mass and the support as a function of a variation in at least one parameter of the adhesive mass, and
wherein the adhesive mass adheres to the support.
25 . The tyre casing according to claim 24 , wherein the support includes an inner rubber ply.
26 . A method for temporarily attaching an electronic device to a support of a tyre casing using a kit that includes an attachment member and a separation element, in which the attachment member includes an adhesive mass for attaching the electronic device to the support, in which the separation element separates the adhesive mass from the support, the separation element being able to adhere to the adhesive mass, and in which an adhesion between the adhesive mass and the separation element becomes greater than an adhesion between the adhesive mass and the support as a function of a variation in at least one parameter of the adhesive mass, the method comprising steps of:
adhering the adhesive mass to the support;
utilizing the adhesive mass to hold the electronic device;
adhering the separation element to the adhesive mass; and
altering a parameter of the adhesive mass such that an adhesion between the adhesive mass and the separation element exceeds an adhesion between the adhesive mass and the support,
wherein a unit formed of the electronic device, the adhesive mass, and the separation element is separable from the support of the tyre casing by pulling on the separation element.
27 . The method according to claim 26 , wherein the adhesive mass is entirely covered by the separation element.
28 . The method according to claim 26 , wherein the parameter is a temperature of the adhesive mass.
29 . The method according to claim 27 , wherein the parameter is a temperature of the adhesive mass.
30 . The method according to claim 28 ,
wherein the adhesion between the adhesive mass and the separation element exceeds the adhesion between the adhesive mass and the support when the temperature of the adhesive mass is greater than a predetermined temperature threshold, and
wherein the temperature of the adhesive mass is kept above the predetermined temperature threshold before the unit formed of the electronic device, the adhesive mass, and the separation element is separated from the support of the tyre casing.
31 . The method according to claim 29 ,
wherein the adhesion between the adhesive mass and the separation element exceeds the adhesion between the adhesive mass and the support when the temperature of the adhesive mass is greater than a predetermined temperature threshold, and
wherein the temperature of the adhesive mass is kept above the predetermined temperature threshold before the unit formed of the electronic device, the adhesive mass, and the separation element is separated from the support of the tyre casing.
32 . A processing method for a tyre casing that includes an electronic device temporarily attached to a support of the tyre casing using a kit that includes an attachment member and a separation element, in which the attachment member includes an adhesive mass for attaching the electronic device to the support, in which the separation element separates the adhesive mass from the support, the separation element being able to adhere to the adhesive mass, and in which an adhesion between the adhesive mass and the separation element becomes greater than an adhesion between the adhesive mass and the support as a function of a variation in at least one parameter of the adhesive mass, the method comprising:
adhering the adhesive mass to the support;
utilizing the adhesive mass to hold the electronic device;
adhering the separation element to the adhesive mass; and
altering a parameter of the adhesive mass such that an adhesion between the adhesive mass and the separation element exceeds an adhesion between the adhesive mass and the support,
wherein a unit formed of the electronic device, the adhesive mass, and the separation element is separable from the support by pulling on the separation element,
wherein the step of altering the parameter of the adhesive mass is performed during a processing step, and
wherein the unit is separated from the support after the processing step.
33 . The method according to claim 32 ,
wherein the tyre casing includes a structure and a worn tread, and
wherein the processing step includes:
removing the worn tread,
attaching a new raw tread to the structure, and
vulcanizing a unit formed of the structure and the new raw tread in a vulcanization mould.