Vehicular header console system
First Claim
1. A vehicular exterior rearview mirror system, comprising:
- an exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted on a side of a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising a reflective element and a support for said reflective element; and
a tire inflation monitoring system including at least one audible tire inflation indicator assembly positioned at said exterior rearview mirror assembly, said audible tire inflation indicator assembly generating a sound audible exterior the vehicle, said audible tire inflation indicator providing an audible indication of the inflation condition of at least one vehicle tire, wherein said tire inflation monitoring system includes a control receiving input from a tire pressure sensor sensing pressure of the at least one vehicle tire and said control producing an output to cause said audible tire inflation indicator assembly to generate a sound indicative of a tire pressure condition.
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Abstract
A vehicular tire inflation monitoring system is provided for a vehicle that includes at least one tire inflation indicator assembly, visible or audible exterior of the vehicle or experienced by tactile feedback, preferably positioned at a vehicle portion outside the interior cabin of the vehicle, such as at an exterior rearview mirror assembly. The at least one tire inflation indicator assembly provides an indication of the inflation condition of at least one of the vehicle tires. The tire inflation monitoring system includes a control receiving at least one input from at least one tire pressure sensor sensing pressure of at least one vehicle tire. The control produces an output to illuminate the at least one tire inflation indicator assembly or cause it to make a sound audible outside the interior cabin of the vehicle and indicative of a tire pressure condition.
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90 Claims
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1. A vehicular exterior rearview mirror system, comprising:
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an exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted on a side of a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising a reflective element and a support for said reflective element; and
a tire inflation monitoring system including at least one audible tire inflation indicator assembly positioned at said exterior rearview mirror assembly, said audible tire inflation indicator assembly generating a sound audible exterior the vehicle, said audible tire inflation indicator providing an audible indication of the inflation condition of at least one vehicle tire, wherein said tire inflation monitoring system includes a control receiving input from a tire pressure sensor sensing pressure of the at least one vehicle tire and said control producing an output to cause said audible tire inflation indicator assembly to generate a sound indicative of a tire pressure condition. - 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, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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35. A vehicular tire pressure monitoring system comprising:
a tire pressure indicator assembly including a control and at least one of an audible tire inflation status indicator and a visual tire inflation status indicator, said tire inflation status indicator providing indication of the inflation condition of the vehicle tire exteriorly of the vehicle, said control receiving inputs from tire pressure sensors sensing pressure of the vehicle tires and said control producing outputs to actuate said tire inflation status indicator.
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71. A tire inflation monitoring system suitable for use on a vehicle comprising:
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a control receiving input from a tire pressure sensor sensing pressure of a vehicle tire; and
at least one tire inflation indicator positioned at one of an interior and an exterior portion of the vehicle, said tire inflation indicator providing at least one of a visual indication visible exteriorly of the vehicle and an audible indication audible exteriorly of the vehicle of the inflation condition of the vehicle tire, and said control producing an output to actuate said tire inflation indicator in response to a tire pressure condition. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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84. A tire inflation assistance system comprising:
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a tire pressure sensor adapted for sensing pressure of a tire mounted on a wheel of a vehicle, the tire being pressurized by a gas;
a valve stem adapted for allowing the gas to be introduced into or escape from the tire;
a controller for receiving input from said tire pressure sensor; and
a vibrator element, said controller producing an output to cause said vibrator element to vibrate as a function of the pressurized gas in the tire to thereby provide a tactile indication of the tire pressure condition of the vehicle tire at said valve stem. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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