Vehicle wheel monitoring system
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1. A vehicle wheel monitoring system for use on a vehicle wheel comprising:
- one wheel module assembly mounted on each monitored vehicle wheel to monitor wheel assembly operating parameters, each wheel module assembly transmitting a unique identifying number for each monitored vehicle wheel; and
, display means located remote from said wheel module assembly to display said wheel assembly operating parameters to an operator and receive said unique identifying number from each of said wheel module assemblies, wherein said wheel module assembly monitors said wheel operating parameters and transmits the unique identifying number and the values of said wheel assembly operating parameters to said display and said display presents the values of said parameters to said operator and alerts said operator when said wheel operating parameters have reached inefficient or unsafe levels.
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Abstract
A system for remotely sensing the temperature and pressure in vehicle tires whether moving or stationary. The tire pressure and temperature data along with a unique ID number are transmitted from a sensor in the tire to a computer display in the cab. A portable cab display receives the data and assigns a unique wheel location for each sensor. The cab display compensates the pressure data for local barometric pressure and actual tire temperature and displays the compensated data to the driver. Alarms are included to alert the driver of off specification conditions. The cab display may be removed from the cab for local use.
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41 Claims
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1. A vehicle wheel monitoring system for use on a vehicle wheel comprising:
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one wheel module assembly mounted on each monitored vehicle wheel to monitor wheel assembly operating parameters, each wheel module assembly transmitting a unique identifying number for each monitored vehicle wheel; and
,display means located remote from said wheel module assembly to display said wheel assembly operating parameters to an operator and receive said unique identifying number from each of said wheel module assemblies, wherein said wheel module assembly monitors said wheel operating parameters and transmits the unique identifying number and the values of said wheel assembly operating parameters to said display and said display presents the values of said parameters to said operator and alerts said operator when said wheel operating parameters have reached inefficient or unsafe levels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 41)
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38. A method of monitoring wheel condition for use on a vehicle wheel assembly consisting of the steps of:
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(a) sensing a wheel operating pressure for each monitored wheel assembly;
(b) sensing wheel operating temperature for each monitored wheel assembly;
(c) transmitting the value wheel operating pressure for each monitored wheel to a remote location;
(d) transmitting the value wheel operating temperature for each monitored wheel to a remote location;
(e) receiving a wheel probe interrogation signal;
(f) transmitting a unique identifying number to a remote location; and
,(g) displaying said value of said monitored parameters for each vehicle wheel assembly, remote from said vehicle wheel consisting of the following steps;
(h) receiving said value of said monitored wheel assembly operating pressure from each of said wheel assemblies;
(i) receiving said value of said monitored wheel assembly operating temperature from each of said wheel assemblies;
(j) receiving said value of unique identifying number from each of said wheel assemblies;
(k) assigning each of said unique wheel identifying numbers a unique vehicle location;
(l) analyzing said values of wheel operating pressure and wheel operating temperature to determine if said values are within predetermined limits;
(m) displaying said values of said wheel operating pressure and wheel operating temperature visually for an operator (n) sounding an alarm when said values of said wheel operating parameters reach predetermined values; and
,(o) warning said operator when said values of said wheel operating parameters reach unsafe levels;
wherein said wheel module assembly monitors said wheel operating parameters and transmits the values of said parameters to said display and said display presents the values of said parameters to said operator and alerts said operator when said wheel operating parameters have reached unsafe levels.
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40. A method of monitoring wheel condition for use on a vehicle wheel assembly consisting of the steps of:
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(s) measuring a plurality of wheel assembly operating parameters;
(t) transmitting the value of each wheel assembly operating parameter to a remote location (u) transmitting a unique identifying number for each wheel assembly to a remote location;
(v) receiving the value of each wheel assembly operating parameters from said wheel assembly;
(w) receiving the unique identifying number for each wheel assembly from said wheel assembly;
(x) associating each unique wheel assembly number with a unique vehicle wheel location; and
,(y) displaying said values of each wheel assembly operating parameter to an operator;
wherein said wheel module assembly monitors said wheel operating parameters and transmits the values of said parameters to said display and said display presents the values of said parameters to said operator and alerts said operator when said wheel operating parameters have reached unsafe levels.
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