IP Library Granted Patent US 11,491,831
Granted Patent B2
US 11,491,831 · App. 16/963,202 · Granted Nov 8, 2022

Tire information acquisition device having first and second bands fixing a sensor unit to a rim

Inventors: Daisuke Kanenari (Hiratsuka, JP); Yasuhiko Araki (Hiratsuka, JP); Iwao Shimomura (Hiratsuka, JP)
Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
B60C23/04985B60C19/00B60C23/041G01L17/00G01L19/0092B60C2019/004
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Patent No.
US 11,491,831
App. No.
16/963,202
Granted
Nov 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a tire information acquisition device that includes a sensor unit including a sensor that acquires tire information, a first band that is for fixing the sensor unit ( 1 ) to a rim (R) and has an adjustable band circumferential length by fastening another end reversibly with a fastening portion provided to one end, and at least one second band that fastens the sensor unit and the first band integrally.

Claims (20)

1. A tire information acquisition device, comprising:

a sensor unit including a sensor configured to acquire tire information;

a first band for fixing the sensor unit to a rim, the first band having an adjustable band circumferential length by fastening another end reversibly with a fastening portion provided to one end; and

at least one second band configured to fasten the sensor unit and the first band integrally.

2. The tire information acquisition device according to claim 1 , wherein the first band has a width falling within a range from 5 mm to 50 mm.

3. The tire information acquisition device according to claim 2 , wherein, before a state of mounting to the rim, a band length of the first band falls within a range from 1800 mm to 2500 mm, and the first band has a structure in which the other end is cuttable.

4. The tire information acquisition device according to claim 3 , wherein the first band has breathability.

5. The tire information acquisition device according to claim 4 , wherein the sensor unit is arranged between the first band and the rim.

6. The tire information acquisition device according to claim 5 , wherein a groove or a hole that allows the second band to pass therethrough is formed in a housing forming the sensor unit, and the groove or the hole accommodates a part of or an entirety of a fastening portion of the second band.

7. The tire information acquisition device according to claim 6 , wherein at least parts of a band body and the fastening portion of the first band, which are held in contact with the rim, are formed of a non-metal material.

8. The tire information acquisition device according to claim 7 , wherein a base configured to retain the sensor unit is inserted between the second band and the rim, and the base has thermal conductivity of 1.0 W/mK or less.

9. The tire information acquisition device according to claim 8 , wherein at least a part of the base, which is held in contact with the rim, has a slippage prevention portion.

10. The tire information acquisition device according to claim 1 , wherein, before a state of mounting to the rim, a band length of the first band falls within a range from 1800 mm to 2500 mm, and the first band has a structure in which the other end is cuttable.

11. The tire information acquisition device according to claim 1 , wherein the first band has breathability.

12. The tire information acquisition device according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit is arranged between the first band and the rim.

13. The tire information acquisition device according to claim 1 , wherein a groove or a hole that allows the second band to pass therethrough is formed in a housing forming the sensor unit, and the groove or the hole accommodates a part of or an entirety of a fastening portion of the second band.

14. The tire information acquisition device according to claim 1 , wherein at least parts of a band body and the fastening portion of the first band, which are held in contact with the rim, are formed of a non-metal material.

15. The tire information acquisition device according to claim 1 , wherein a base configured to retain the sensor unit is inserted between the second band and the rim, and the base has thermal conductivity of 1.0 W/mK or less.

16. The tire information acquisition device according to claim 15 , wherein at least a part of the base, which is held in contact with the rim, has a slippage prevention portion.

17. The tire information acquisition device according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit, including the sensor, is arranged inward of the first band in a tire radial direction.

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 Jul 17, 2020
From: KANENARI, DAISUKE; ARAKI, YASUHIKO; SHIMOMURA, IWAO
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053246/0539 →