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Tire protecting apparatus

  • US 20040050151A1
  • Filed: 08/08/2003
  • Published: 03/18/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A tire protecting apparatus mounted on a vehicle provided with a wheel having a tire filled with pressurized air, which protects the tire from abnormally deforming while the vehicle is running, comprising:

  • a tire temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the tire; and

    a determinator that determines whether it is necessary to cool the tire based on the tire temperature detected by the tire temperature sensor when there is a possibility that abnormal tire deformation will occur.

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