METHOD OF DETERMINING POTENTIAL CAUSE OF TIRE FAILURE BY MEASURING THE TIRE TEMPERATURE ACHIEVED DURING OPERATING CONDITIONS

摘要

The invention provides a tire and a method for analyzing the temperatureexposure to the tire (2). The tire and the method allow an investigator todetermine the maximum temperature the tire experienced during its operation.This information offers a potential cause for the tire failure by allowing theinvestigator to determine a maximum temperature experienced by an area of thetire by reviewing a non-reversible, temperature-indicating label positioned ata location in the tire. The information may be used to identify a potentialcause of a tire failure after the failure has occurred. The information mayalso be used to identify a damaged tire before the tire fails.