Tire condition monitoring system
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring tire conditions including pressure in a tire of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a detector for detecting tire conditions including pressure in the tire, the detector being installed in each tire of the vehicle, the detector wirelessly transmitting detected data concerning the tire conditions;
a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting an initiation signal for initiating detection of the tire conditions to the detector, the transmitter being installed in the vicinity of each tire; and
a monitor for sending the initiation signal to the transmitter and for receiving the detected data from the detector, the monitor informing a driver of the vehicle of detected tire conditions.
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Abstract
A tire condition monitoring system is composed of a detector installed in each tire, a transmitter positioned in the vicinity of each tire, and a monitor communicating with the transmitters and the detectors. An initiation signal for initiating operation of the detector is wirelessly sent from the transmitter to the detector, using a low frequency, and the pressure and temperature data detected by the detector are wirelessly sent to the monitor, using a radio frequency. A vehicle identification code differentiating the vehicle from other vehicles may be included in the initiation signal to avoid confusion with signals wirelessly sent from other vehicles. The detector is operated only when the tire condition data from that detector are required to minimize power consumption in the detector.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring tire conditions including pressure in a tire of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a detector for detecting tire conditions including pressure in the tire, the detector being installed in each tire of the vehicle, the detector wirelessly transmitting detected data concerning the tire conditions;
a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting an initiation signal for initiating detection of the tire conditions to the detector, the transmitter being installed in the vicinity of each tire; and
a monitor for sending the initiation signal to the transmitter and for receiving the detected data from the detector, the monitor informing a driver of the vehicle of detected tire conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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