Battery-less tire pressure monitoring system

• US 20070063829A1
• Filed: 02/02/2006
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kuender Co., Ltd., Lenghways Technology Company Limited, Tatung Company
• Original Assignee: Kuender Co., Ltd., Lenghways Technology Company Limited, Tatung Company
• Inventors: Yu, Ying-Chun, Chien, Chao-Heng
• Application Number:
  US11/345,322
• Publication Number:
  US 20070063829A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/447
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/041 Means for supplying power to the signal- transmitting means on the wheel

Abstract

A battery-less tire pressure monitoring system is disclosed, which is installed in a tire to monitor the status of the tire, such as the air pressure of the tire. The battery-less TPMS has a tire pressure sensor, and a power generation device, wherein the tire pressure sensor is installed on the fixture in the tire, in order to monitor the status of the tire. Besides, the power generation device of the battery-less TPMS is also installed on the fixture of the tire, and is electrically connected with the tire pressure sensor to provide electrical power for the operation of the tire pressure sensor.

Claims

1. A battery-less tire pressure monitoring system installed in a tire comprising a fixture and an inner space, wherein the battery-less tire pressure monitoring system comprises:

a tire pressure sensor installed on the fixture, wherein the tire pressure sensor monitors the air pressure of the tire; and

a power generation device installed on the fixture together with the tire pressure sensor, wherein the power generation device is electrically connected with the tire pressure sensor.

2. The battery-less tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power generation device further comprises a fan located in the inner space of the tire, whereby, when the tire is rotated, the power generation device generates electrical power to the tire pressure sensor through the rotation of the fan caused by the relative movement between the fan mounted on the fixture and an atmosphere in the inner space of the tire.

3. The battery-less tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the tire further comprises a tire skin, and the inner space of the tire is between the fixture and the tire skin;

and, the height of the fan is one-half of the height between the fixture and the tire skin.

4. The battery-less tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the tire further comprises a tire skin, and the inner space of the tire is between the fixture and the tire skin;

the fixture is a tire wheel and the height of the fan is smaller than the height of a side edge of the tire wheel.

5. The battery-less tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixture is a tire wheel.

6. The battery-less tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixture is a valve.

7. The battery-less tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tire pressure sensor comprises at least one sensor, a transmitter and a micro control unit (MCU), wherein the MCU is electrically connected with the at least one sensor and the transmitter, respectively;

the at least one sensor monitors the air pressure and the temperature of the tire and obtains measured values; and

, the measured values are processed by the MCU and are transmitted to a receiving terminal.

8. The battery-less tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the power generation device and tire pressure sensor are mounted on different positions of the tire wheel.

9. The battery-less tire pressure monitoring system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the power generation device and tire pressure sensor are mounted adjacently on the tire wheel.