Sensor retaining system for vehicle tire

A sensor retaining system for a vehicle tire is provided. The tire includes a pair of sidewalls extending from a respective bead area to a tread, which is formed with a plurality of tread elements. A sensor unit is mounted to the tire and includes a pair of electrical contacts. A tread wear sensor e...

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Hauptverfasser:	Killmeyer, Andrew Peter, West, Jeffrey McKay, Suh, Peter Jung-min, Zhao, Junling, Byatarayanapura Gopala, Arun Kumar, Kestner, Michael William
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES PERFORMING OPERATIONS REPAIRING, OR CONNECTING VALVES TO, INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIESIN GENERAL TRANSPORTING TYRE CHANGING OR REPAIRING TYRE INFLATION VEHICLE TYRES VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A sensor retaining system for a vehicle tire is provided. The tire includes a pair of sidewalls extending from a respective bead area to a tread, which is formed with a plurality of tread elements. A sensor unit is mounted to the tire and includes a pair of electrical contacts. A tread wear sensor extends into one of the tread elements and includes a wire. The wire includes proximal ends, each one of which contacts a sensor unit electrical contact to create an electrical circuit. A flexible container is mounted to an innerliner of the tire. A cup includes a base and a sidewall that cooperate to form a cavity, and a bottom of the tread wear sensor and the sensor unit are received in the cavity. The cup maintains a connection between the electrical contacts and the wire proximal ends, and is disposed in the flexible container.