Patent ID: 11964515
Assignee: THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An integrated tread wear sensor and tire pressure monitoring system sensor unit container for a tire including:
a tread wear sensor plug, the tread wear sensor plug including:
a cylindrical projection extending through an opening formed in a selected tread element of the tire;
a flange extending outwardly from the projection, the flange including a contact surface being mounted to an innerliner of the tire; and
a conductive wire disposed in the tread wear sensor plug, the wire including proximal ends disposed in the flange and a distal end disposed near a radially outer surface of the projection; and

a sensor container, the sensor container including:
a wall extending radially from the flange of the tread wear sensor plug, the wall terminating in a lip; and
a container cavity defined by the flange, the wall, and the lip, the cavity receiving a tire pressure monitoring system sensor.