Method of assembling an electronic device into a tire
US7767052B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29D2030/0077
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for affixing an electronic device having an elongate dipole antenna to a substrate surface includes: positioning picking apparatus adjacent to the electronic device, the picking apparatus having at least one antenna positioning means such as a magnet positioned adjacent the electronic device; activating the antenna positioning means; moving the opposite antenna ends into a captured relationship with the picking apparatus by means of the antenna positioning means; moving the picking apparatus to a position adjacent the substrate surface; engaging the substrate surface with the picking apparatus; and depositing the electronic device to the substrate surface.
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