Patent ID: 8685527

Claim:
An electronic apparatus mountable on a tire, the electronic apparatus comprising: an electronic device; and a member for attaching the electronic device to an interior surface of a tire, the member being formed of at least a mass of rubber structured to include: a connecting portion that connects with a tire and includes: a peripheral connecting surface, an upper surface, and a peripheral end, and a supporting portion that includes: a first surface supporting the electronic device, and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the connecting portion extends from a peripheral portion of the second surface of the supporting portion, such that the connecting portion in combination with the supporting portion form a structure with an opening arranged in the connecting portion delimiting a recess, the recess being a non-open recess having a closed outer perimeter, wherein the recess is delimited by and located adjacent the second surface of the supporting portion and the recess is surrounded by the connecting portion, wherein the peripheral connecting surface: faces a surface of the tire, surrounds the opening of the recess proximate the surface of the tire, and is supported by the surface of the tire, wherein the second surface of the supporting portion faces the surface of the tire through the opening of the recess and is separated from the tire by the recess, such that the first and second surfaces of the supporting portion are interposed between the electronic device and the surface of the tire, wherein the first surface of the supporting portion is substantially parallel to the peripheral connecting surface of the connecting portion, and wherein the supporting portion and the connecting portion are formed integrally with each other.