Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated tread wear sensor and TPMS container for a tire
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Application No.: US17550179Application Date: 2021-12-14
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Publication No.: US11964515B2Publication Date: 2024-04-23
- Inventor: Jeffrey McKay West , Arun Kumar Byatarayanapura Gopala , Michael William Kestner , Junling Zhao , Peter Jung-min Suh
- Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Applicant Address: US OH Akron
- Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Current Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Akron
- Agent Edward T. Kennedy
- Main IPC: B60C11/24
- IPC: B60C11/24 ; B60C23/04

Abstract:
An integrated tread wear sensor and tire pressure monitoring system sensor unit container for a tire includes a tread wear sensor plug and a sensor container. The tread wear sensor plug includes a cylindrical projection extending through an opening formed in a selected tread element of the tire. A flange extends outwardly from the projection and includes a contact surface that is mounted to an innerliner of the tire. A conductive wire is disposed in the tread wear sensor plug and includes proximal ends disposed in the flange and a distal end disposed near a radially outer surface of the projection. The sensor container includes a wall extending radially from the flange of the tread wear sensor plug and terminating in a lip. A container cavity is defined by the flange, the wall, and the lip, and receives a tire pressure monitoring system sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220185033A1 INTEGRATED TREAD WEAR SENSOR AND TPMS CONTAINER FOR A TIRE Public/Granted day:2022-06-16
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