Tire component for a green tire

Abstract

The invention is based on a tire component (1) for a green tire (6), a rubber region (2) of the tire component (1) being made of rubber, at least one transmitting and receiving device (3) being arranged in the rubber region (2), the at least one transmitting and receiving device (3) being an electromagnetically acting transmitting and receiving device (3) and the at least one transmitting and receiving device (3) having at least one antenna (4), wherein the at least one antenna (4) is arranged on a carrier device (5).

Claims

1. A green tire rotatable in a circumferential direction about an axis of rotation comprising: an inner tire surface; an outer tire surface, wherein, starting from the axis of rotation, the outer tire surface lies radially further outward than the inner tire surface and the outer tire surface is oriented away from the green tire and the inner tire surface is oriented toward the axis of rotation; a receiving opening of a rubber region located in a rim strip region inner of a bead core of the green tire; a tire component comprising: a transmitting device and receiving device being arranged in the rubber region, the transmitting and receiving device being an electromagnetically acting transmitting and receiving device, and the transmitting and receiving device having at least one antenna, wherein the at least one antenna is arranged on a carrier device; the transmitting and receiving device arranged in the receiving opening.

2. The tire of claim 1, wherein the tire has been vulcanized.

3. A method for using an electromagnetically acting transmitting and receiving device in a tire component, the method comprising: providing a tire component; providing an electromagnetically acting transmitting and receiving device, wherein the transmitting and receiving device has at least one antenna and the at least one antenna is arranged on a carrier device; forming a receiving region in a tire under a bead core; introducing the electromagnetic transmitting and receiving device into the receiving region prior to vulcanization of the tire; vulcanizing the tire.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, after providing the electromagnetically acting transmitting and receiving device and prior to the introducing the electromagnetic transmitting and receiving device, the rubber region is cut open to create the receiving opening within the rubber region and subsequently the electromagnetic transmitting and receiving device is arranged in the receiving opening, or the electromagnetic transmitting and receiving device is shot into the rubber region.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the tire component and the tire are unvulcanized prior to vulcanizing.

6. The tire component of claim 1, wherein the carrier device is a fabric and includes a material bonding connection that connects with the rubber region.

7. The tire component of claim 6, wherein the carrier device is resistant to forces that occur during regular operation of a pneumatic tire.

8. The tire component of claim 7, wherein the at least one antenna is a non-linear antenna and extends from the at least one transmitting and receiving device and follows a meandering shape configured to compensate for expansion of surrounding rubber material.

9. The method of claim 3, wherein the carrier device for the at least one antenna is a fabric.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the rubber region is of a green tire and comprised of rubber and the tire component is part of the green tire.

Description

(1) In the figures:

(2) FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a tire component according to the invention;

(3) FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of a green tire according to the invention;

(4) FIG. 3 shows a schematic representation of a green tire according to the invention of a further embodiment;

(5) FIG. 4 shows a schematic representation of a green tire according to the invention of a further embodiment.

(6) In FIG. 1, a tire component 1 for a green tire is schematically represented.

(7) A rubber region 2 of the tire component 1 is made of rubber, at least one transmitting and receiving device 3 being arranged in the rubber region 2, the at least one transmitting and receiving device 3 being an electromagnetically acting transmitting and receiving device 3 and the at least one transmitting and receiving device 3 having at least one antenna 4. The at least one antenna 4 is arranged on a carrier device 5.

(8) In FIG. 2, a green tire 6 according to the invention is schematically represented in a radial sectional view. The green tire 6 can be rotated in the circumferential direction 8 about an axis of rotation 7. The green tire 6 has an inner tire surface 9 and an outer tire surface 10. Starting from the axis of rotation 7, the outer tire surface 10 lies radially further outward than the inner tire surface 9. The outer tire surface 10 is oriented away from the green tire 6. The inner tire surface 9 is oriented toward the axis of rotation 7.

(9) A rubber region 2 of a tire component 1 of the green tire 6 is made of rubber. The tire component 1 is part of the green tire 6.

(10) According to the representation in FIG. 2, the rubber region 2 is a sidewall region of the tire component 1.

(11) The green tire has in particular a bead core 11.

(12) In FIG. 3, a green tire 6 according to the invention as provided by a further embodiment is schematically represented in a radial sectional view. According to the representation in FIG. 3 and as a difference from the representation in FIG. 2, the rubber region 2 is a core-profile region of the tire component 1.

(13) In FIG. 4, a green tire 6 according to the invention as provided by a further embodiment is schematically represented in a radial sectional view. According to the representation in FIG. 4 and as a difference from the representation in FIG. 2 or the representation in FIG. 3, the rubber region 2 is a rim-strip region of the tire component 1.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

(14) (Part of the Description)

(15) 1 Tire component

(16) 2 Rubber region

(17) 3 Transmitting and receiving device

(18) 4 Antenna

(19) 5 Carrier device

(20) 6 Green tire

(21) 7 Axis of rotation

(22) 8 Circumferential direction

(23) 9 Inner tire surface

(24) 10 Outer tire surface

(25) 11 Bead core