Tire pressure sensor housing
First Claim
1. A sensor housing assembly for mounting a tire pressure sensor module within the pressurized cavity of a wheel and tire assembly, said housing assembly comprising:
- a central housing including a housing bottom, said central housing defining a cavity therein;
a bobbin cover coupled to said central housing, said bobbin cover and said central housing mountable to a mounting surface on the wheel, said bobbin cover and said central housing bottom including curved mounting surfaces that are complementary to a curvature of the mounting surface on the wheel; and
at least one bobbin assembly received in said bobbin cover said bobbin assembly being substantially straight and coupled to said central housing at a downward angle toward the wheel.
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Abstract
A sensor housing assembly for mounting a tire pressure sensor module within the pressurized cavity of a wheel and tire assembly includes a central housing that includes a housing bottom and defines a cavity therein. A bobbin cover is coupled to the central housing. The bobbin cover and the central housing are mountable to a mounting surface on the wheel. The bobbin cover and the central housing bottom include curved mounting surfaces that are complementary to a curvature of the mounting surface on the wheel. At least one bobbin assembly is received in the bobbin cover. The bobbin assembly is substantially straight and coupled to the central housing at a downward angle toward the wheel.
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24 Claims
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1. A sensor housing assembly for mounting a tire pressure sensor module within the pressurized cavity of a wheel and tire assembly, said housing assembly comprising:
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a central housing including a housing bottom, said central housing defining a cavity therein;
a bobbin cover coupled to said central housing, said bobbin cover and said central housing mountable to a mounting surface on the wheel, said bobbin cover and said central housing bottom including curved mounting surfaces that are complementary to a curvature of the mounting surface on the wheel; and
at least one bobbin assembly received in said bobbin cover said bobbin assembly being substantially straight and coupled to said central housing at a downward angle toward the wheel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A sensor housing assembly for mounting a tire pressure sensor module within the pressurized cavity of a wheel and tire assembly, said housing assembly comprising:
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a central housing holding contacts, each said contact comprising a terminal end that extends through a bottom of said central housing into a cavity therein, said cavity receiving the sensor module, the sensor module being electrically connected to said terminal ends when the sensor module is received in said cavity;
at least one bobbin assembly coupled to said central housing, said at least one bobbin assembly including a coil wound around a bobbin core, and said coil being electrically connected to the sensor module through said contacts; and
a bobbin cover coupled to said bobbin assembly, said at least one bobbin assembly received in said bobbin cover, said bobbin cover and said central housing bottom including curved mounting surfaces that are complementary to a curvature of a mounting surface on the wheel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for continuously winding electrical coils around a plurality of bobbin cores, each bobbin core including an elongated post longitudinally extending between opposite first and second ends, the coil wound so that both coil terminations are disposed at the first end of the bobbin core, said method comprising:
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winding a first coil around a post of a first bobbin core;
winding a second coil around a post of a second bobbin core, said first and second coils comprising one continuous wire; and
cutting the continuous wire between the first and second coils. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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Specification