PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING A PHYSICAL CONDITION OF A TIRE

摘要

An apparatus for monitoring the condition of a hose (100) including an inner liner (104) and a carcass (106) having at least one ply (108 a, 108b, 108c, 108d o r 108e) disposed in surrounding relationship with the inner liner (104) and an outer cover (300) about the carcass (106). The monitoring apparatus includes an electronic hose tag (310 ) connected to the hose (100) for measuring the vibration of the hose. In another embodimen t, the hose includes at least one sensing element (112) helically wound about the inner liner (104) and an inner sensing element monitoring circuit (404) with a microprocessor (500 ) connected thereto for determining whether there is a discontinuity in the inner sensin g element (112) and thus a worn through area of the inner liner (104). An alarm signal can b e transmitted with transmitter structure (430) to a remote receiver (654).