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US 8,797,762 · App. 13/133,888 · Granted Aug 5, 2014

Device for acquiring information regarding the inside of a tire

Inventor: Shigeru Yamaguchi (Kodaira, JP)
Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,797,762
App. No.
13/133,888
Granted
Aug 5, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tire inside information acquiring device ( 100 ) attached inside a tire-wheel assembly, includes a housing body ( 10 ) configured to house a receiving antenna for receiving a radio signal and an electronic circuit unit connected to the receiving antenna, the electronic circuit unit constitutes the tire inside information acquiring device ( 100 ), and a substrate ( 40 ) on which the housing body ( 10 ) and a component constituting the tire inside information acquiring device ( 100 ) are disposed. The housing body ( 10 ) is formed of a nonmetallic inorganic material. The component is only formed of parts having water resistance.

Claims (9)

1. A tire inside information acquiring device attached inside a tire-wheel assembly and configured to acquire tire inside information, which is information on the inside of the tire, the tire inside information acquiring device comprising: an electronic circuit unit; a housing body configured to house the electronic circuit unit; and a sealing mean configured to hermetically seal the housing body with no gaps, a substrate on which a component constituting the tire inside information acquiring device and the housing body are disposed, wherein the housing body is formed of a nonmetallic inorganic material, and a gap is formed between the housing body and the substrate˜a substrate on which the housing body and a component constituting the tire inside information acquiring device are disposed; and an outer housing body configured to house the housing body and the substrate; wherein the outer housing body is formed of a nonmetallic material, the housing body is disposed on one surface of the substrate, the component is disposed on another surface of the substrate, and a sealant is filled in a substrate housing portion with the substrate housed in the outer housing body in a way that the one surface of the substrate is positioned closer to an opening surface; wherein the housing body is interposed between the gap and the sealant.

2. The tire inside information acquiring device of claim 1 , comprising a sensor configured to detect the tire inside information,

wherein the sensor is provided on an inner wall of the housing body.

3. The tire inside information acquiring device of claim 1 , wherein

the tire inside information acquiring device is disposed under an environment of a temperature of 40 degrees or above, a state of saturated humidity, and an inner pressure of 500 kPa or above.

4. The tire inside information acquiring device of claim 1 , wherein

the housing body is interposed between the gap and the sealant.

5. The tire inside information acquiring device of claim 1 , wherein

the sealant covers a surface, provided on the substrate side, of the housing body, and the gap covers the other surface of the housing body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2011
From: YAMAGUCHI, SHIGERU
To: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026716/0604 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2008-313289 · Dec 9, 2008 · national
JP 2008-323843 · Dec 19, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110292630A1 · Dec 1, 2011