A tire includes an electronic device, such as a RFID chip, within the body of the tire. For particular embodiments, a RFID chip is disposed within a tire belt. The RFID chip may be disposed on an inner or outer belt. The RFID chip is connected to at least one steel cords forming an antenna for the RFID chip. The steel cords are disposed at a first angle and second angle with respect to the tire equator. A method of joining the RFID chip to a tire cord is also provided.

An assembly for attaching an electronics package to a tire includes a carriage for receiving an electronics package. The assembly also includes a locking clip connected to the carriage and a locking ring having a first side permanently affixed to an interior of the tire. The locking ring is configured to engage the locking clip.

A method for encapsulating electronic devices comprises, successively, placing a profiled strip on a conveyor belt, the profiled strip comprising a base, at least one flap protruding with respect to said base; positioning an electronic device, in the longitudinal direction, on the receiving zone of the profiled strip; and plastically deforming the flap by application of an application force in a predetermined direction.

Methods for increasing the read range of an electronic communication module within a tire and methods for improving the read range of an electronic communication module within a tire are provided herein. As discussed further herein, the read range can be improved by applying strain to the tire without circumferentially contacting the outer surface of its tread, resulting in an increase in the same-distance-signal-strength of 5% or more. Also provided are tires made according to the disclosed methods.

A tire includes: a pair of beads having a bead core and bead filler extending to an outer side in a tire-radial direction of the bead core; a carcass ply extending from one bead to another bead; an inner liner arranged at a tire inner cavity side of the carcass ply; and an electronic component unit pasted to a tire inner cavity side of the inner liner, in which the electronic component unit is arranged at a tire-radial direction position distanced at least 5.0 mm to the outer side in the tire-radial direction from a tire-radial direction outside end of the bead core.

A tire includes an inner liner, an electronic component unit pasted on a tire inner cavity side of the inner liner, and a vulcanizing adhesive which joins the inner liner and the electronic component unit, in which the electronic component unit has an electronic component and a resin film which covers at least part of the electronic component, and the vulcanizing adhesive has a thickness of no more than 30 μm.

A tire includes: a bead core; a bead filler which extends to an outer side in the tire-radial direction of the bead core; a carcass ply which extends from the bead core to another bead core, and folded back around the bead core; a first rubber sheet which covers a folding end of the carcass ply folded back from an inner side in the tire-width direction; and a second rubber sheet which covers the folding end of the carcass ply folded back from an outer side in the tire-width direction, in which an electronic component is provided between the first rubber sheet and the second rubber sheet.

Embodiments described herein relate to methods for improving the readability of a radio device incorporated into a tire or tire retread. The embodiments also include an electronic communication module suitable for incorporating into a tire or tire retread, where the electronic communication module comprises a radio device having at least a portion of its outer surface surrounded by a rubber composition.

The present disclosure relates to a method and manufacturing method for a tire tread composition having absorption properties with high electric conductivity and excellent wear resistance. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to the fabrication of a tire composition to be used as a non-pneumatic tire, the tire composition can be used as a mobile electrode with a water supply means that can identify the location of defects in the buried conductor using the tire electrode manufacturing with improved conductivity and contact resistance with the ground even though the tire compound has wear resistance by lowering the water swelling rate compared to the previous technology.

In a manufacturing method of a tire which manufactures a side-wall rubber as a constituent member of the tire by winding a rubber strip formed of unvulcanized rubber on a carcass ply serving as a rotating body, the method includes the steps of: winding the rubber strip prior to vulcanization in a spiral manner having a partially overlapping region, so that at least part thereof is exposed at an outer surface, and another portion thereof is covered by the rubber strip after being wound; and arranging an electronic component so that the electronic component is positioned in the partially overlapping region of the rubber strip or between the carcass ply, etc. serving as the lower layer member of the rubber strip and the rubber strip, in the winding step or an earlier step thereto.