Tire and method of securing an object thereto
View Patent ↗A tire and a method of securing an object thereto includes a two-piece fastening system having a first portion which is applied to an innerliner of a green tire prior to the green tire being cured and a second portion which includes an object, such as a radio frequency identification chip, attached thereto. The first portion of the two-piece fastening system is attached to the innerliner of the tire with an adhesive or by curing. The green tire is then cured and the second portion of the two-piece fastening system with the object attached thereto is then attached to the first portion of the two-piece fastening system. In an alternative embodiment, the object may be sandwiched between the first and second portions of the fastening system.
1. A tire comprising:
a tire body having an innerliner;
a first portion of a two-piece mechanical fastening system attached to the innerliner of the tire body; the first portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system having a plurality of small connectors;
a second portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system attached to the first portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system; the second portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system having a plurality of small connectors;
an object disposed between the first and second portions of the two-piece mechanical fastening system; a portion of the small connectors of each of the first and second portions of the two-piece mechanical fastening system engaging the object; and
the object being one of a radio frequency chip and a tag.
2. The tire of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of small connectors of the first and second portions of the two-piece mechanical fastening system cooperate to surround the object.
3. The tire of claim 1 , wherein the object includes a chip and an antenna extending outwardly from the chip.
4. The tire of claim 1 , wherein the two-piece mechanical fastening system is one of a hook-and-loop fastener and a hook-and-hook fastener.
5. The tire of claim 1 , wherein the tag includes a pressure sensor.
6. The tire of claim 1 , wherein the tag includes a temperature sensor.
7. The tire of claim 1 , wherein the radio frequency chip is an RFID chip.
8. The tire of claim 1 , wherein the second portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system is removable and replaceable on the first portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system.
9. A tire comprising:
a tire body;
a first portion of a two-piece mechanical fastening system attached to the tire body; the first portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system having a plurality of small connectors;
a second portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system attached to the first portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system; the second portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system having a plurality of small connectors;
an object disposed between the first and second portions of the two-piece mechanical fastening system; a portion of the small connectors of each of the first and second portions of the two-piece mechanical fastening system engaging the object; and
the object being one of a radio frequency chip and a tag.
10. The tire of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of small connectors of the first and second portions of the two-piece mechanical fastening system cooperate to surround the object.
11. The tire of claim 9 , wherein the object includes a chip and an antenna extending outwardly from the chip.
12. The tire of claim 9 , wherein the two-piece mechanical fastening system is one of a hook-and-loop fastener and a hook-and-hook fastener.
13. The tire of claim 9 , wherein the tag includes a pressure sensor.
14. The tire of claim 9 , wherein the tag includes a temperature sensor.
15. The tire of claim 9 , wherein the radio frequency chip is an RFID chip.
16. The tire of claim 9 , wherein the second portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system is removable and replaceable on the first portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system.
17. A tire comprising:
a tire body;
a first portion of a two-piece mechanical fastening system attached to the tire body; the first portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system having a plurality of small connectors;
a second portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system attached to the first portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system; the second portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system having a plurality of small connectors;
a plurality of the small connectors of the first and second two being directly engaged to connected the second portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system to the first portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system;
an object carried by the attached first and second portions of the two-piece mechanical fastening system; and
the object being an electronic device.
18. The tire of claim 17 , wherein a portion of the object is surrounded by an encapsulation material.
19. The tire of claim 18 , wherein the object is one of a radio frequency identification chip and a tag.
20. The tire of claim 17 , wherein the tire body includes an innerliner; the first portion of the two-piece mechanical fastening system being connected to the innerliner.