Tire Module Mounting Device with Heated Setting Head
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tire modules attached to the inside of pneumatic tires face detachment issues over time and have reproducibility problems when fastened via vulcanization, making them difficult to remove and replace.
Innovation Solution
A hat-shaped tire module assembly device with a hollow cylinder setting head, pivotable support arm, and pneumatic cylinders for controlled attachment, using adjustable temperature, pressure, and time to ensure central and uniform fastening, along with a PTC heating element and temperature sensor for precise bonding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a tire module is attached to the inside of a pneumatic tire using conventional methods, then the attachment is initially secure, but the tire module starts to detach after longer periods of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by controlling temperature, pressure, and time during the vulcanization process. The setting head delivers controlled pressure (via pneumatic cylinder) and temperature (via heating element) to achieve proper bonding between the tire module and tire inner surface, ensuring long-term attachment reliability without detachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces simple mechanical attachment with vulcanization bonding. Instead of relying on mechanical fastening that may loosen over time, the tire module is chemically bonded to the tire inner surface through controlled vulcanization, creating a permanent bond that maintains reliability throughout the tire's service life.
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional attachment methods are used for tire modules, then the process is simple, but the attachment lacks reproducibility and uniformity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates feedback control through sensors that monitor temperature, pressure, and position during the attachment process. The control unit adjusts parameters in real-time to maintain consistent bonding conditions, ensuring reproducible and uniform attachment quality across all tire modules while keeping the process automated and manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The setting head is designed to be movable and adjustable, allowing dynamic adaptation to different tire sizes and positions. The pneumatic cylinder provides controlled, variable pressure, and the heating element delivers adjustable temperature, enabling the system to maintain optimal bonding conditions throughout the process for consistent results.
3Strength
If tire modules are fastened with strong bonding, then attachment security is improved, but the modules cannot be easily removed and replaced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by designing the tire module with a specific peripheral edge structure that concentrates the bonding area. The vulcanization bond is created locally at the peripheral edge and contact surface, providing strong attachment where needed while leaving other areas accessible for removal and replacement operations.
4Manufacturing precision
If a complex automated pressing system is used for tire module attachment, then manufacturing precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The setting head is designed as a multi-functional device that combines holding, heating, and pressing functions in a single component. The hollow cylinder structure serves both as a heating element and as a pressing tool, while the pneumatic cylinder provides both positioning and bonding pressure, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining precision.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The assembly device provides a simple, cost-effective, and reproducible method for attaching tire modules like pressure sensors to the tire's inner surface, ensuring a secure and even bond that can be easily removed and replaced, with precise temperature control and adjustable parameters.
Implementation Method 1
at least one heating element for materially bonded connection of the tire module to the inside of the pneumatic tire
Implementation Method 2
at least one first pneumatic cylinder designed to lift the setting head and lower it with the predetermined force
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AI summary
In the case of a mounting device (1) for securing a tyre module (2), in particular a tyre pressure sensor, to an inner side of a pneumatic tyre for vehicles, comprising a stand (11) from which there extends a supporting arm (12), wherein a setting head (14) that can be lowered with a predeterminable force is attached to the longitudinal end of the supporting arm (12) that is remote from the stand (11), the intention is to provide a solution by which a tyre module can be reproducibly secured to an inner side of a pneumatic tyre of a vehicle in a structurally simple way. This is achieved by the setting head (14) having a holding device (39), with which the tyre module (2) can be releasably held in a clamping way on the setting head (14) during the securement, and having at least one heating element (36) for connecting the tyre module (2) to the inner side of the pneumatic tyre in a material-bonded manner.