Patch for preparing an innerliner of a pneumatic tire for the quick bonding of an electronic monitoring device.

摘要

A anchoring patch (20) for preparing the innerliner (12) of a pneumatic tire (14) so that an encapsulated electronic monitoring device (10) may be adhered to the prepared area of the innerliner includes a cover (22), a layer of uncured rubber (24), and a layer of cure material (26) disposed between the cover and the uncured rubber. A polyethylene release cover (28) may also be used to protect the layer of uncured rubber until the patch is used on an innerliner. The layer of uncured rubber may be continuous or in the form of a frame (42) that allows the layer of cure material direct contact with the innerliner of a tire when the patch is placed on an innerliner. The patch is applied to a green tire with the layer of uncured rubber contacting the innerliner. The green tire is then cured and the cover and the layer of cure material are removed to deposit an anchoring layer on the innerliner of the tire. An electronic monitoring device may be securely bonded to the anchoring layer deposited on the innerliner either directly or by using an attachment patch.