Tire inflation monitoring system
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring an inflation status of a tire within a wheel assembly of a vehicle, the wheel assembly having a wheel, wheel base, wheel rim, and tire, the system comprising:
- a sensor mounted to the wheel rim and adapted to transmit a distance signal indicative of a measured distance from the wheel rim to an inside surface of the tire adjacent a riding surface;
a control unit in communication with the sensor and adapted to receive the distance signal, wherein the control unit determines the inflation status of the tire and transmits an inflation status signal indicative of the inflation status; and
an indicator located within a passenger compartment of the vehicle and in communication with the control unit to receive the inflation status signal, wherein the indicator presents the inflation status of the tire.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring the inflation status of a tire comprising a sensor mounted to the wheel rim and adapted to transmit a distance signal indicative of a measured distance from the wheel rim to the inside surface of the tire adjacent the riding surface; a control unit in communication with the sensor and adapted to receive the distance signal, wherein the control unit determines the inflation status of the tire and transmits an inflation status signal indicative of the inflation status; and an indicator located within the passenger compartment of the vehicle and in communication with the control unit to receive the inflation status signal, wherein the indicator presents the inflation status of the tire.
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1. A system for monitoring an inflation status of a tire within a wheel assembly of a vehicle, the wheel assembly having a wheel, wheel base, wheel rim, and tire, the system comprising:
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a sensor mounted to the wheel rim and adapted to transmit a distance signal indicative of a measured distance from the wheel rim to an inside surface of the tire adjacent a riding surface;
a control unit in communication with the sensor and adapted to receive the distance signal, wherein the control unit determines the inflation status of the tire and transmits an inflation status signal indicative of the inflation status; and
an indicator located within a passenger compartment of the vehicle and in communication with the control unit to receive the inflation status signal, wherein the indicator presents the inflation status of the tire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for monitoring an inflation status of a tire within a wheel assembly of a vehicle, the wheel assembly having a wheel, wheel base, wheel rim, and tire, the method comprising:
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transmitting a distance signal indicative of a distance from the wheel rim to an inside surface of the tire adjacent a riding surface;
determining the inflation status of the tire;
communicating an inflation status signal indicative of the inflation status; and
presenting the inflation status of the tire within a passenger compartment of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of determining a level of degradation of a tire of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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measuring deflection of the tire;
determining a total number of revolutions of the tire;
determining the level of degradation of the tire;
determining whether the level of degradation compromises tire structure integrity; and
presenting the degradation level within a passenger compartment of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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