In a first aspect, a tire is disclosed comprising an innerliner adjacent to a first side of a belt package; an undertread adjacent to a second side of the belt package; a tread adjacent to the undertread opposite the belt package, the tread comprising a plurality of tread elements and a plurality of tread grooves; a hole disposed in an individual tread groove of the plurality of tread grooves, the hole extending from an exterior surface of the tread through the undertread and belt package to the innerliner; and a sensor disposed at least in part in the hole. Furthermore, a rim valve for a tire is disclosed, the rim valve comprising: a valve stem including a distal end and a proximal end; a valve bulb disposed at the proximal end of the valve stem; and a sensor disposed on at least one of the valve bulb and the distal end of the valve stem. Finally, a tire and wheel combination is disclosed comprising a tire being mounted on a wheel, wherein the tire includes a plurality of sidewalls, each one of the sidewalls extending radially outwardly from a respective bead to a tread, the tread comprising a plurality of tread elements, and wherein a sensor is disposed on an outboard side of at least one of the wheel and an individual sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls.
TIRE, TIRE AND WHEEL COMBINATION, AND RIM VALVE FOT A TIRE
REIFEN, REIFEN-RAD-KOMBINATION UND FELGENVENTIL FÜR EINEN REIFEN
PNEUMATIQUE, PNEUMATIQUE ET ROUE COMBINES, ET VALVE DE JANTE POUR PNEUMATIQUE
2025-05-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English