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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2021
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
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);
Michael William Kestner, Canton, OH (US);
Andrew Peter Killmeyer, Macedonia, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A sensor retaining system for a vehicle tire is provided. The tire includes a pair of sidewalls extending from a respective bead area to a tread, which is formed with a plurality of tread elements. A sensor unit is mounted to the tire and includes a pair of electrical contacts. A tread wear sensor extends into one of the tread elements and includes a wire. The wire includes proximal ends, each one of which contacts a sensor unit electrical contact to create an electrical circuit. A flexible container is mounted to an innerliner of the tire. A cup includes a base and a sidewall that cooperate to form a cavity, and a bottom of the tread wear sensor and the sensor unit are received in the cavity. The cup maintains a connection between the electrical contacts and the wire proximal ends, and is disposed in the flexible container.