Patent ID: 6255940
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
In conjunction with a pneumatic tire having a tread, a radially-extending belt disposed radially inwardly of the tread and an innerliner forming the interior surface of the tire cavity, apparatus for mounting an electronic tag within the tire, characterized by:a patch having a first side for mounting against the innerliner of the tire, a second arcuately-shaped side and an internally threaded member extending to the arcuately-shaped side;the electronic tag having a pressure sensor located at the bottom of a tubular shaped air inlet structure opening at an upper surface of the electronic tag, an internally threaded nut having one end disposed within the electronic tag and an opposite end extending outward a distance ""d"" from the upper surface of the tag, an externally threaded member threaded into internally threaded nut and extending through the upper surface; andthe externally threaded member being threaded into the internally threaded member so that the opposite end of the internally threaded nut is abutted against the internally threaded member whereby the upper surface of the tag is spaced from the second arcuately-shaped side of patch ensuring that the air inlet structure is open to the tire cavity.