Tyre pressure monitoring sensor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for remote tyre pressure monitoring that is secured onto a wheel surface. The apparatus as a unit comprises or includes a circuit including at least a sensor element to sense air pressure, signal processing circuitry, and data transmitting circuitry and an antenna. The apparatus also comprises or includes a housing at least partially contains the circuit. The housing retains the circuit and the housing and is itself engaged to the wheel surface by adhesive means.
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32. A method of packaging a remote tyre pressure monitoring unit for subsequent assembly by association with a wheel, said method comprising or including,
separately and serially encapsulating said unit between a cover layer and encapsulation layer, one or both of which layers are conformed to at least partially locate said unit, said layers being adhered to one another to retain said unit between them, wherein said resulting serial separately packaged units are wound onto a reel to form a tape and reel package for subsequent serial presentation of units, upon removal or at least one of said layers, prior to mounting.
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