Tire wear sensor

• US 20060090558A1
• Filed: 10/28/2004
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eric J. Raskas
• Original Assignee: Eric J. Raskas
• Inventors: Raskas, Eric J.
• Application Number:
  US10/975,840
• Publication Number:
  US 20060090558A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/146
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 11/24 Wear-indicating arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 19/00 Tyre parts or constructions not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A tire wear sensor for monitoring wear of a tire comprises a sensor mounted within a tread of a tire, the sensor for monitoring wear of a tire and for generating a signal indicative of a tire needing replacement and a controller for receiving the signal.

Claims

1. A tire wear sensor for monitoring wear of a tire comprises a sensor mounted within a tread of a tire, the sensor for monitoring wear of a tire and for generating a signal indicative of a tire needing replacement and a controller for receiving the signal.

2. The tire wear sensor of claim 1 wherein the sensor is positioned within the tread at a predetermined level.

3. The tire wear sensor of claim 1 wherein the sensor comprises a wire that is destroyed once the tread wears to a predetermined level.

4. The tire wear sensor of claim 1 wherein the sensor comprises a radio frequency identification device.

5. The tire wear sensor of claim 4 wherein the radio frequency identification device comprises a microprocessor capable of transmitting the signal indicative of a tire needing replacement.

6. The tire wear sensor of claim 5 wherein the radio frequency identification device further comprises a radio frequency transmitter.

7. The tire wear sensor of claim 1 wherein the controller comprises a microprocessor capable of receiving the signal indicative of a tire needing replacement.

8. A tire monitoring system for monitoring wear of each tire of a vehicle comprising a sensor mounted within a tread of each of the tires, each of the sensors for monitoring wear of its associated tire and for generating a signal indicative of whether its associated tire needs replacement and a controller for receiving the signals from each of the sensors.

9. The tire monitoring system of claim 8 wherein each of the sensors is positioned within the tread of its associated tire at a predetermined level.

10. The tire monitoring system of claim 8 wherein each of the sensors comprises a wire that is destroyed once the tread of its associated tire wears to a predetermined level.

11. The tire monitoring system of claim 8 wherein each of the sensors comprises a radio frequency identification device.

12. The tire monitoring system of claim 11 wherein each of the radio frequency identification devices comprises a microprocessor capable of transmitting the signal indicative of a tire needing replacement.

13. The tire monitoring system of claim 12 wherein each of the radio frequency identification devices further comprises a radio frequency transmitter.

14. The tire monitoring device of claim 8 wherein the controller comprises a microprocessor capable of receiving the signals indicative of a tire needing replacement.

15. The tire monitoring device of claim 8 wherein the controller comprises an antenna associated with each of the tires with the antenna is capable of receiving the signals indicative of a tire needing replacement.

16. A tire wear sensor for monitoring wear of a tire comprises a sensor embedded in a tread of a tire, the sensor for generating a signal during each revolution of a tire, and a controlling unit positioned near the tire for receiving the signal.

17. The tire wear sensor of claim 16 wherein the sensor comprises a wire that is destroyed once the tread wears to a predetermined level.

18. The tire wear sensor of claim 16 wherein the sensor comprises a radio frequency identification device.

19. The tire wear sensor of claim 18 wherein the radio frequency identification device comprises a microprocessor capable of transmitting the signal.

20. The tire wear sensor of claim 16 wherein the controller comprises a microprocessor capable of receiving the signal from the sensor.