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公开(公告)号：US20240343073A1
公开(公告)日：2024-10-17
申请号：US18747750
申请日：2024-06-19
Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Inventor： Junling Zhao , Peter Jung-min Suh , Jeffrey McKay West , Jin-Shy Steve Gau , Michael William Kestner , James Earl Koerner , Andrew Peter Killmeyer , Frank George Licari
IPC: B60C11/24
CPC classification number: B60C11/243 , B60C11/246
Abstract: A tire includes a pair of sidewalls extending from a respective bead area to a tread. The tread is formed with a plurality of tread elements and a radially outer surface, and a chamber is formed in one of the tread elements. A sensor unit is mounted to the tire and includes a pair of electrical contacts. The polymer plug includes a wire disposed in the chamber. The wire includes proximal ends and a distal end near a radially outer surface of the tread. A liquid polymer is injected into the chamber and cured. An electrical circuit is formed by each proximal end of the wire electrically contacts a respective one of the sensor unit electrical contacts. When the tread element wears down to the distal end of the wire, the wire and the circuit break. A notice is transmitted by the sensor unit when the circuit breaks.
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公开(公告)号：US20220185029A1
公开(公告)日：2022-06-16
申请号：US17502074
申请日：2021-10-15
Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Inventor： Jin-Shy Steve Gau , James Earl Koerner , Peter Jung-min Suh , Junling Zhao , Jeffrey McKay West , Andrew Peter Killmeyer , Frank George Licari , Michael William Kestner , Arun Kumar Byatarayanapura Gopala
Abstract: A tire includes a pair of sidewalls extending from a respective bead area to a tread. The tread is formed with a plurality of tread elements and a radially outer surface. A sensor unit is mounted to the tire and includes a pair of electrical contacts. The tread wear sensor plug includes a cylindrical projection extending through an opening formed in one of the tread elements, a flange, and a wire including proximal ends disposed in the flange and a distal end near a radially outer surface of the projection. An electrical circuit is formed by each proximal end of the wire electrically contacting a respective one of the sensor unit electrical contacts. When the tread element and the cylindrical projection wear down to the distal end of the wire, the wire and the circuit break. A notice is transmitted by the sensor unit when the circuit breaks.
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公开(公告)号：US11639077B2
公开(公告)日：2023-05-02
申请号：US17502074
申请日：2021-10-15
Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Inventor： Jin-Shy Steve Gau , James Earl Koerner , Peter Jung-Min Suh , Junling Zhao , Jeffrey McKay West , Andrew Peter Killmeyer , Frank George Licari , Michael William Kestner , Arun Kumar Byatarayanapura Gopala
Abstract: A tire includes a pair of sidewalls extending from a respective bead area to a tread. The tread is formed with a plurality of tread elements and a radially outer surface. A sensor unit is mounted to the tire and includes a pair of electrical contacts. The tread wear sensor plug includes a cylindrical projection extending through an opening formed in one of the tread elements, a flange, and a wire including proximal ends disposed in the flange and a distal end near a radially outer surface of the projection. An electrical circuit is formed by each proximal end of the wire electrically contacting a respective one of the sensor unit electrical contacts. When the tread element and the cylindrical projection wear down to the distal end of the wire, the wire and the circuit break. A notice is transmitted by the sensor unit when the circuit breaks.
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公开(公告)号：US20170321690A1
公开(公告)日：2017-11-09
申请号：US15149407
申请日：2016-05-09
Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Inventor： Cheng-Hsiung Lin , Frank George Licari , Robin Lamgaday , Arun Kumar Byatarayanapura Gopala
CPC classification number: F04B51/00 , B60C23/001 , F04B27/0414 , F04B39/123 , G01M17/02
Abstract: An air maintenance tire pump simulator that simulates the environment of an air maintenance tire system is provided. The simulator includes at least one pneumatic cylinder, a structure that forms a closed cavity, and a pneumatic conduit extending between and fluidly connecting the pneumatic cylinder and the closed cavity. A cam is operably connected to a motor, and is also operably connected to the pneumatic cylinder. Engagement of the motor actuates rotation of the cam, which in turn actuates operation of the pneumatic cylinder to increase a pressure in the closed cavity. A method of simulating an air maintenance tire system is also provided.
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公开(公告)号：US20220185030A1
公开(公告)日：2022-06-16
申请号：US17502076
申请日：2021-10-15
Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Inventor： Junling Zhao , Peter Jung-min Suh , Jeffrey McKay West , Jin-Shy Steve Gau , Michael William Kestner , James Earl Koerner , Andrew Peter Killmeyer , Frank George Licari
IPC: B60C11/24
Abstract: A tire includes a pair of sidewalls extending from a respective bead area to a tread. The tread is formed with a plurality of tread elements and a radially outer surface, and a chamber is formed in one of the tread elements. A sensor unit is mounted to the tire and includes a pair of electrical contacts. The polymer plug includes a wire disposed in the chamber. The wire includes proximal ends and a distal end near a radially outer surface of the tread. A liquid polymer is injected into the chamber and cured. An electrical circuit is formed by each proximal end of the wire electrically contacts a respective one of the sensor unit electrical contacts. When the tread element wears down to the distal end of the wire, the wire and the circuit break. A notice is transmitted by the sensor unit when the circuit breaks.
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公开(公告)号：US09920754B2
公开(公告)日：2018-03-20
申请号：US15149407
申请日：2016-05-09
Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Inventor： Cheng-Hsiung Lin , Frank George Licari , Robin Lamgaday , Arun Kumar Byatarayanapura Gopala
CPC classification number: F04B51/00 , B60C23/001 , F04B27/0414 , F04B39/123 , G01M17/02
Abstract: An air maintenance tire pump simulator that simulates the environment of an air maintenance tire system is provided. The simulator includes at least one pneumatic cylinder, a structure that forms a closed cavity, and a pneumatic conduit extending between and fluidly connecting the pneumatic cylinder and the closed cavity. A cam is operably connected to a motor, and is also operably connected to the pneumatic cylinder. Engagement of the motor actuates rotation of the cam, which in turn actuates operation of the pneumatic cylinder to increase a pressure in the closed cavity. A method of simulating an air maintenance tire system is also provided.
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