A tire assembly with integrated electronic components includes a tire
structure and an integrated electronics assembly, which preferably
includes at least a radio frequency (RF) device and a multi-frequency
antenna that enables wireless communication in at least first and second
resonant frequency bands. Such multi-frequency antenna further comprises
at least first and second antenna wires connected to the RF device, thus
facilitating the transmission of RF signals which may include information
such as tire identification information or measured condition information
such as tire temperature, pressure, and other characteristics. The first
and second antenna wires preferably function together as at least two
dipole antennas, for example, two half-wave dipole antennas, or one
half-wave dipole antenna and one three-half-wave dipole antenna. A
two-wire configuration may be more readily implemented and also designed
to reduce strains concentrated at the connection point(s) between the RF
device and the antenna wires.