摘要:
A method for monitoring various engineering conditions of a pneumatic tire (1) such as temperature, pressure, tire rotation and other operating conditions of the tire. A tire tag (2) is mounted on the interior (3) of the tire within the pressurizable cavity and contains the stored data and sensors for detecting certain conditions within the cavity. A separate transponding device (20) is mounted on the tire rim. The tire tag contains a battery, an antenna and stored data pertaining to the tire. The transponding device uses electronic circuitry which collects data from the tire tag. The tire tag is actuated by transmitted radio frequency waves from the transponding device, which data is retransmitted by the transponding device to the remote location by an antenna (26) which extends from the transponding device through the rim (6) to a location externally of the tire.
摘要:
A tire tag includes a monitoring package (14), a battery (16), and an antenna (18) encapsulated within an encapsulation mold. The antenna is connected to the encapsulation mold (46) so that the antenna does not move during the encapsulation process. The antenna remains spaced apart from the monitoring package but connected to the monitoring package by connectors (52) that are completely surrounded by encapsulation material so that the connectors are protected during the operation of the tire tag. The antenna may be connected to the encapsulation mold by an adhesive, by pins, by an interference fit, or by clips. The connection between the antenna and the monitoring device may be made by soldered wires or by spring loaded connector pins. The method of encapsulating the tire tag in this manner allows the position of the antenna to be precisely known before, during, and after the encapsulation process.
摘要:
A tire tag (10) for a pneumatic tire (12), the tire tag (10) adapted to sense at least one engineering condition of the pneumatic tire (12); the tire tag comprising: a body; a monitoring package (14) connected to the body; an antenna (18) connected to the body; the antenna being spaced from the monitoring package (14); and the body including an encapsulation material (42), wherein the body includes an encapsulation mold (46), having a bottom wall (44), wherein the bottom wall (44) has an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the antenna (18) is disposed adjacent the outer surface of the bottom wall (44) and connected to the bottom wall of the encapsulation mold (46) by an adhesive (50).
摘要:
a method for indoor wear testing tires includes the steps of characterizing a vehicle and a wear test course and combining the characterized data to create input data for an indoor wear test machine. The input data allows the indoor wear test machine to accurately simulate an outdoor wear test course for the characterized vehicle. The method allows multiple wear test courses to be used with a single characterized vehicle and allows a single wear test course to be used with multiple characterized vehicles. The method allows tires to be wear tested in relatively short time periods in the controlled environment of the indoor laboratory. In addition, the method is relatively easy to set up and perform.
摘要:
A tire for use on a racing vehicle, the tire having a sidewall, the tire comprising: a color marking disposed on the sidewall of the tire, the color marking being configured to be visibly detected by a racing audience to convey race-related information to the racing audience.
摘要:
A tire (100), which has a maximum section width (Wm), an upper section (U) above the maximum section width (Wm), and a lower section (L) below the maximum section width (Wm), includes a tread (102) extending circumferentially about the tire (100), a pair of sidewalls (104), a pair of bead portions (106), and at least one carcass ply (114, 116) extending circumferentially about the tire (100) from one bead portion to the other. The tire (100) further includes first and second reinforcement plies (202, 204) extending circumferentially about the tire (100) and being disposed between the at least one carcass ply (114, 116) and the tread (102) and at least one of the sidewalls (104) of the tire (100). The first and second reinforcement plies (202, 204) have lower ends (208, 212) that terminate in the lower section (L) of the tire (100).
摘要:
A tire (100) having sipes (180) is provided. The tire (180) includes a circumferential tread (110) configured with at least one rib (170c) bound by at least one groove (160c). The rib (170c) has a plurality of sipes (180) that extend from the groove (160c) into the rib (170c) wherein some of the sipes (180) narrow in a direction from the groove (160c) into the rib (170c).