Tire condition monitoring apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for monitoring the condition of a tire mounted to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a commander, wherein the commander includes an operation switch, and wherein the commander transmits an instruction signal when the operation switch is turned-on;
a transmitter attached to the tire, wherein the transmitter includes a tire condition sensor, which detects the condition of the tire, a receiving portion, which receives the instruction signal, and a transmitting portion, which transmits a response signal upon receiving the instruction signal, the response signal including a specific identification data given to the transmitter in advance; and
a receiver located in the body of the vehicle, wherein the receiver includes a receiving portion, which receives a signal transmitted from the transmitters and a rewritable ID memory, which stores the identification data of the transmitter, wherein, when the operation switch is turned-on, the commander conveys the turned-on state of the operation switch to the receiver, and wherein, when receiving the response signal while the commander is conveying the turned-on state of the operation switch to the receiver, the receiver stores the identification data in the response signal in the ID memory.
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Abstract
A specific ID code of a transmitter 3 is registered in a receiver 4 in the following procedure. A commander 5, which is connected to the receiver 4 with a cable 6, is located close to the corresponding transmitter 3. An operation switch 7 of the commander 5 is then depressed. The commander 5 transmits an instruction signal to the transmitter 3 and the turned-on state of the operation switch 7 is conveyed to the receiver 4 via the cable 6. The transmitter 3 wirelessly transmits a response signal including the ID code in response to the instruction signal. On the other hand, upon receiving the response signal from the transmitter while the commander 5 is conveying the turned-on state of the operation switch 7, the receiver 4 stores the ID code in the received response signal. Therefore, the ID code of each transmitter is easily registered in the receiver 4.
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1. An apparatus for monitoring the condition of a tire mounted to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a commander, wherein the commander includes an operation switch, and wherein the commander transmits an instruction signal when the operation switch is turned-on;
a transmitter attached to the tire, wherein the transmitter includes a tire condition sensor, which detects the condition of the tire, a receiving portion, which receives the instruction signal, and a transmitting portion, which transmits a response signal upon receiving the instruction signal, the response signal including a specific identification data given to the transmitter in advance; and
a receiver located in the body of the vehicle, wherein the receiver includes a receiving portion, which receives a signal transmitted from the transmitters and a rewritable ID memory, which stores the identification data of the transmitter, wherein, when the operation switch is turned-on, the commander conveys the turned-on state of the operation switch to the receiver, and wherein, when receiving the response signal while the commander is conveying the turned-on state of the operation switch to the receiver, the receiver stores the identification data in the response signal in the ID memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus for monitoring the condition of a tire mounted to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a commander, wherein the commander includes an operation switch, and wherein the commander transmits an instruction signal when the operation switch is turned-on;
a transmitter attached to the tire, wherein the transmitter includes a tire condition sensor, which detects the condition of the tire, a receiving portion, which receives the instruction signal, and a transmitting portion, which transmits a response signal upon receiving the instruction signal, the response signal including a specific identification data given to the transmitter in advance; and
a receiver located in the body of the vehicle, wherein the receiver includes a receiving portion, which receives a signal transmitted from the transmitter, and a rewritable ID memory, which stores the identification data or the transmitter, wherein the commander includes a receiving portion, which receives the response signal from the transmitter, wherein, when receiving the response signal, the commander sends the identification data in the response signal to the receiver, and wherein, when receiving the identification data sent from the commander, the receiver stores the identification data in the ID memory. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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