Method and apparatus for monitoring tires
First Claim
1. A vehicle including an arrangement for monitoring tires mounted to the vehicle, at least two of the tires being mated, comprising thermal radiation detecting means arranged external of and apart from the tires for detecting the temperature of the tires, processor means coupled to said thermal radiation detecting means for receiving the detected temperature of the tires and determining whether a difference in thermal radiation is present between the mated tires, and response means coupled to said processor means for responding to the determined difference in thermal radiation between mated pairs of the tires.
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Abstract
Arrangement and method for monitoring tires mounted to the vehicle in which thermal radiation detecting devices are arranged external of and apart from the tires for detecting the temperature of the tires. The detected temperature of the tires is analyzed, e.g., relative to a threshold or as to the magnitude of a difference between mated tires, and an action is effected in response to the analysis. The thermal radiation detecting devices are preferably supplied with power wirelessly, e.g., through an inductive system, a capacitive system or a radio frequency energy transfer system.
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57 Claims
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1. A vehicle including an arrangement for monitoring tires mounted to the vehicle, at least two of the tires being mated, comprising
thermal radiation detecting means arranged external of and apart from the tires for detecting the temperature of the tires, processor means coupled to said thermal radiation detecting means for receiving the detected temperature of the tires and determining whether a difference in thermal radiation is present between the mated tires, and response means coupled to said processor means for responding to the determined difference in thermal radiation between mated pairs of the tires.
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20. A method for monitoring tires mounted to a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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detecting the temperature of the tires from locations external of and apart from the tires, determining whether a difference in temperature is present between associated mated pairs of the tires, and responding to the determined difference in thermal radiation between mated pairs of the tires. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A vehicle including an arrangement for monitoring tires mounted to the vehicle, comprising
thermal radiation detecting means arranged external of and apart from the tires for detecting the temperature of the tires, processor means coupled to said thermal radiation detecting means for receiving the detected temperature of the tires and analyzing the detected temperature of the tires, and response means coupled to said processor means for responding to the analysis of the detected temperature of the tires.
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44. A method for monitoring tires mounted to a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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detecting the temperature of the tires from locations external of and apart from the tires, analyzing the detected temperature of the tires, and responding to the analysis of the detected temperature of the tires. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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