Counterbalance annular tire transponder assembly and method

An annular antenna and transponder are affixed to a tire using the transponder as a counterweight to offset tire imbalance. The annular antenna is attached to an inner tire surface and is coupled electrically to a transponder device and is fixed relative to a housing in which the transponder device...

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Main Authors JOHANNING GREGORY S, LOGAN BRIAN M, HART JAMES M, LETTIERI JOSEPH C, TUBB GARY E
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.04.2006
Subjects
DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
MEASURING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
REPAIRING, OR CONNECTING VALVES TO, INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIESIN GENERAL
TESTING
TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES
TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
TRANSPORTING
TYRE CHANGING OR REPAIRING
TYRE INFLATION
VEHICLE TYRES
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:An annular antenna and transponder are affixed to a tire using the transponder as a counterweight to offset tire imbalance. The annular antenna is attached to an inner tire surface and is coupled electrically to a transponder device and is fixed relative to a housing in which the transponder device is packaged. The mass of the transponder housing is used specifically to counterbalance tire imbalance by first ascertaining the position at which a counterbalance would prove to be beneficial and then affixing the annular assembly to the tire so as to position the mass of the transponder housing at the optimal location for counterbalancing benefit.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20040959554