Tire pressure detector with protection shell

• US 10,583,701 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2018
• Issued: 03/10/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cub Elecparts Inc.
• Original Assignee: Cub Elecparts Inc.
• Inventors: Yu, San-Chuan, Lee, Kuo-Ting, Chou, Ming-Li
• Primary Examiner(s): King, Curtis J
• Application Number:
  US16/055,720
• Publication Number:
  US 20190263199A1
• Time in Patent Office: 582 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0444 Antenna structures, control or arrangements thereof, e.g. for directional antennas, diversity antenna, antenna multiplexing or antennas integrated in fenders
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0447 Wheel or tyre mounted circuits
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0491 Constructional details of means for attaching the control device

Abstract

A tire pressure detector with protection shell is applied to a wheel. The wheel has a rim having an air tap and a tire mounted around the rim, with an air pressure space formed between the tire and the rim. The tire pressure detector includes a shell and a detector body. The shell is movably disposed in the air pressure space, and the detector body is disposed in a housing space of the shell. The detector body is includes a detection module for detecting the air pressure in the air pressure space, generating a pressure signal, and wirelessly transmitting the pressure signal. Therefore, by improving the structural strength of the tire pressure detector with the shell, the tire pressure detector is conveniently installed without the need of other additional tools.

Claims

1. A tire pressure detector with protection shell applied to a wheel of a vehicle, the wheel including a rim and a tire mounted around the rim, with an air pressure space formed between the tire and the rim, the tire pressure detector comprising:

a shell movably disposed in the air pressure space and including a housing space, the shell also having an inner wall; and

a detector body disposed in the housing space, the detector body having an outer periphery contacting the inner wall of the shell, the detector body including a detection module, the detection module including a sensing unit, a central processing unit, a wireless transmission unit, and a power unit that are coupled with each other, the power unit providing a power, the sensing unit detecting an air pressure in the air pressure space and generating a pressure signal, the central processing unit wirelessly transmitting the pressure signal through the wireless transmission unit;

the detector body further comprising a filler, the filler completely enclosing the detection module except for at least one bore formed in the detection body, such that the housing space of the shell is substantially filled by the detector body and the filler.

2. The tire pressure detector of claim 1, wherein the shell comprises an outer wall, the outer wall roll to contact an inner face of the wheel during a rotation of the wheel, and the outer wall comprises a plurality of abrasion portions.

3. The tire pressure detector of claim 2, wherein each abrasion portion is convexly disposed on the outer wall, and a shape of each abrasion portion is selected from a group consisting of a spherical protrusion and a polygonal protrusion.

4. The tire pressure detector of claim 1, wherein the shell comprises an outer wall and an inner wall disposed in opposite to the outer wall, the outer wall roll to contact an inner face of the wheel during a rotation of the wheel, and the inner wall comprises a plurality of buffer portions.

5. The tire pressure detector of claim 4, wherein each buffer portion is convexly disposed on the inner wall, and a shape of each buffer portion is formed in arc shape.

6. The tire pressure detector of claim 1, wherein the shell comprises an opening, the opening is connected with the housing space, the shell is mounted on an outer periphery of the detector body through the opening, and the opening is connected with the bore and the air pressure space, such that the sensing unit detects the air pressure in the air pressure space.

7. The tire pressure detector of claim 6, wherein a diameter of the opening equals to one-tenth to half of a diameter of the shell.

8. The tire pressure detector of claim 6, wherein the shell is made of a thermoplastic elastic material.

9. The tire pressure detector of claim 6, wherein the detector body occupies the whole housing space.

10. The tire pressure detector of claim 1, wherein the detector body is wrapped by the shell, the detector body contains the detection module, the shell comprises an opening, the detector body comprises a bore, and the opening is connected with the bore and the air pressure space, such that the sensing unit detects the air pressure in the air pressure space.

11. The tire pressure detector of claim 1, wherein a shape of the shell is selected from a group consisting of a sphere, an ellipsoid, and a polyhedron.

12. A tire pressure detector with protection shell comprising:

a shell having a housing space, with a shape of the shell being selected from a group consisting of a sphere, an ellipsoid, and a polyhedron; and

a detector body disposed in the housing space, the detector body including a detection module, the detection module including a sensing unit, a central processing unit, a wireless transmission unit, and a power unit that are coupled with each other, the power unit providing a power, the sensing unit detecting an air pressure in an air pressure space and generating a pressure signal, the central processing unit receiving the pressure signal and wirelessly transmitting the pressure signal through the wireless transmission unit;

the detector body further comprising a filler, the filler completely enclosing the detection module except for at least one bore formed in the detection body, such that the housing space of the shell is substantially filled by the detector body and the filler.

13. The tire pressure detector of claim 12, wherein the shell comprises an opening, the opening is connected with the housing space, the shell is mounted on an outer periphery of the detector body through the opening, and the opening is connected with the bore and the air pressure space, such that the sensing unit detects the air pressure in the air pressure space.

14. The tire pressure detector of claim 13, wherein a diameter of the opening equals to one-tenth to half of a diameter of the shell.