Device for mounting a detector on a wheel rim and corresponding process
First Claim
1. Device for mounting a detector on a wheel rim of an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- a housing (10) receiving the detector (1), a traction member (11) having an axis (11a), said member being adapted to be mounted on the rim (3), to pull the housing toward this rim along its axis, the housing being articulated relative to this traction member, means (17) for blocking the traction member relative to the rim once the housing has been drawn toward the rim, and a sealing joint (15) surrounding the traction member in the region where it passes through the rim, characterized in that the housing (10), respectively the joint (15), has a convex bearing surface (25) to bear against the joint (15), respectively the housing, substantially along the axis (Ila) of the traction member.
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Abstract
A detector is mounted on a wheel rim of an automotive vehicle. The provided device comprises a housing (10) receiving the detector (1), a traction member (11) having an axis (11a), said traction member being adapted to be mounted on the rim (3), to pull the housing toward this rim along its axis, the housing being articulated relative to this traction member, means (17) for blocking the traction member relative to the rim, once the housing has been drawn toward the rim, and a sealing joint (15) surrounding the traction member in the region in which it passes through the rim.
The housing (10) has a convex bearing surface (25) to bear toward the joint (15) substantially along the axis (11a) of the traction member.
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8 Claims
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1. Device for mounting a detector on a wheel rim of an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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a housing (10) receiving the detector (1), a traction member (11) having an axis (11a), said member being adapted to be mounted on the rim (3), to pull the housing toward this rim along its axis, the housing being articulated relative to this traction member, means (17) for blocking the traction member relative to the rim once the housing has been drawn toward the rim, and a sealing joint (15) surrounding the traction member in the region where it passes through the rim, characterized in that the housing (10), respectively the joint (15), has a convex bearing surface (25) to bear against the joint (15), respectively the housing, substantially along the axis (Ila) of the traction member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. Process for mounting a detector on a wheel rim of an automotive vehicle, according to the following steps:
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a) there is used a housing (10) provided to receive the detector (1), said housing being connected articulatedly to a traction member (11) having an axis, b) the traction member is mounted on the rim (3) through an opening (13), c) there is interposed between the housing and the rim, about the traction member, a joint (15) substantially at the location at which this traction member passes through said rim, and d) one pulls on the housing along said axis (11a), by axial displacement of the traction member whose position is blocked by axial blocking means (17), after which the housing has been pulled toward the rim, characterized in that during step (d), the housing is brought toward the rim, substantially along the axis (11a) of the traction member, under the swinging coupling force created by this traction and a convex bearing surface (25) is provided so that the housing will bear, substantially along the axis of said traction member, in the direction of the joint (15) when it is axially pulled toward it. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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