US 11,938,762 B2
Tire sensor attachment structure
Junling Zhao, Hudson, OH (US); Peter Jung-min Suh, Stow, OH (US); Jeffrey McKay West, Uniontown, OH (US); Arun Kumar Byatarayanapura Gopala, Copley, OH (US); and Michael William Kestner, Canton, OH (US)
Assigned to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US)
Filed by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/335,576.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/067,354, filed on Aug. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0055425 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B60C 23/04 (2006.01); G01M 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60C 23/0493 (2013.01) [G01M 17/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tire sensor attachment structure, wherein the tire includes a pair of bead areas, a sidewall extending from each respective bead area to a tread, a carcass extending toroidally between each of the bead areas, and an innerliner being disposed radially inwardly of the carcass, and a housing is attached to the innerliner, wherein the housing defines an interior chamber, and a sensor is disposed in the chamber, the tire sensor attachment structure comprising:
a discrete body, the body being formed of a compressible material and being disposed in the chamber only between the sensor and the innerliner, wherein the body includes an upper surface and a lower surface, and a center area is formed in the upper surface, wherein the center area is defined by two arcuately-shaped channels extending across the body.