PACKAGING FOR RF SIGNAL SENSOR WITH BATTERY CHANGING CAPABILITIES AND METHOD OF USING
First Claim
1. A pressure transducer assembly mountable in an interior of a tire for sensing a pressure of a fluid in said tire comprising:
- a sensor housing having a first compartment in fluid communication with said fluid;
a second compartment separated from said first compartment by a divider slideably engaged with and removable from said sensor housing;
said divider having disposed thereon a circuitry;
said circuitry including a pressure transducer in fluid communication with said first compartment, and a transmission circuit coupled to said pressure transducer for transmitting a signal responsive to said pressure to a remote location;
a removable power source coupled to said circuitry contained entirely within said second compartment; and
a cover sealing engaged with said housing and said divider such that said second compartment is not in fluid communication with said first compartment.
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Abstract
A pressure transducer assembly mountable in an interior of a tire for sensing a pressure of a fluid in the tire comprising: a sensor housing having a first compartment in fluid communication with the fluid; a second compartment separated from the first compartment by a divider slideably engaged with and removable from the sensor housing; the divider having disposed thereon a circuitry; the circuitry including a pressure transducer in fluid communication with the first compartment, and a transmission circuit coupled to the pressure transducer for transmitting a signal responsive to the internal pressure to a remote location; a removable power source coupled to the circuitry contained entirely within the second compartment; and a cover sealingly engaged with the housing and the divider such that the second compartment is not in fluid communication with the first compartment. A method of sensing the tire pressure and communicating a signal responsive to the tire pressure to an external receiver located in a remote location is also disclosed.
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16 Claims
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1. A pressure transducer assembly mountable in an interior of a tire for sensing a pressure of a fluid in said tire comprising:
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a sensor housing having a first compartment in fluid communication with said fluid;
a second compartment separated from said first compartment by a divider slideably engaged with and removable from said sensor housing;
said divider having disposed thereon a circuitry;
said circuitry including a pressure transducer in fluid communication with said first compartment, and a transmission circuit coupled to said pressure transducer for transmitting a signal responsive to said pressure to a remote location;
a removable power source coupled to said circuitry contained entirely within said second compartment; and
a cover sealing engaged with said housing and said divider such that said second compartment is not in fluid communication with said first compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of sensing a pressure of a fluid within a tire and communicating said pressure to an external receiver located in a remote location, comprising:
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disposing a pressure transducer assembly within said tire in communication with said fluid;
sensing said pressure of said fluid; and
transmitting a signal responsive to said pressure to said external receiver located in said remote location;
said pressure transducer assembly comprising;
a sensor housing having a first compartment in fluid communication with said fluid;
a second compartment separated from said first compartment by a divider slideably engaged with and removable from said sensor housing;
said divider having disposed thereon a circuitry;
said circuitry including a pressure transducer in fluid communication with said first compartment, and a transmission circuit coupled to said pressure transducer for transmitting said signal responsive to said pressure to said external receiver located in said remote location;
a removable power source coupled to said circuitry contained entirely within said second compartment; and
a cover sealing engaged with said housing and said divider such that said second compartment is not in fluid communication with said first compartment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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