TIRE FITTED WITH THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To discriminate a high-temperature element and a low-temperature element from each other which are connected to a Seebeck effect type thermoelectric generator for effectively supplying power to an electrically functional member supported by an assembly of a wheel and a tire. SOLUTION: A tire 34 has a Seebeck effect type thermoelectric generator 20 for electrically supplying the power to a member 28. The thermoelectric generator 20 has a low-temperature electrode 22 and a high-temperature electrode 24 which are in contact with a low-temperature element 16 and a high-temperature element 18, respectively. The high-temperature electrode forms a part of the tire. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT