Magnetic transmitter and receiver for a tire pressure monitoring system
First Claim
1. A vehicle tire pressure monitoring system comprising:
- a tire pressure transducer;
an electromagnet system supported on a vehicle wheel or tire in electrical communication with the tire pressure transducer, the electromagnet system configured to periodically send single bits of a code representing a tire pressure measured by the transducer;
a sensor system supported by the vehicle body configured to receive individually the single bits of the code periodically sent from the electromagnetic system; and
an electronic control unit that receives the code from the sensor system and converts the code into pressure information.
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Abstract
A vehicle tire pressure monitoring system and method is provided, the system including a tire pressure transducer affixed to either the tire or wheel of a vehicle. An electromagnet system is in electrical communication with the tire pressure transducer, the electromagnet system configured to generate pulses and transfer a single bit of data to a sensor system on the vehicle body upon each revolution of the tire or wheel. The sensor system in turn transfers the received bits to an electronic control unit wherein the code is converted into a read out for the vehicle operator. One or more bits within the code may be redundant checking bits or bits representing the status of the pressure transducer or electromagnet system.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle tire pressure monitoring system comprising:
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a tire pressure transducer;
an electromagnet system supported on a vehicle wheel or tire in electrical communication with the tire pressure transducer, the electromagnet system configured to periodically send single bits of a code representing a tire pressure measured by the transducer;
a sensor system supported by the vehicle body configured to receive individually the single bits of the code periodically sent from the electromagnetic system; and
an electronic control unit that receives the code from the sensor system and converts the code into pressure information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle tire pressure monitoring system comprising:
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a tire pressure transducer;
an electromagnet system supported on a vehicle wheel or tire in electrical communication with the tire pressure transducer, the electromagnet system configured to periodically send single bits of a code representing a tire pressure measured by the transducer or operational status of the monitoring system;
a sensor system supported by the vehicle body configured to receive individually the single bits of code periodically sent from the electromagnetic system; and
an electronic control unit that receives the code from the sensor system and converts the code into pressure information or status information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of monitoring vehicle tire pressure comprising the following steps:
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(a) measuring tire pressure;
(b) transferring a single bit of data representing a portion of the measured tire pressure to a sensor system on a vehicle body from an electromagnet system on a wheel or tire;
(c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until a plurality of data bits, which is representative of the pressure within the vehicle tire, is received by the sensor system; and
(d) transferring the plurality of bits from the sensor system to a vehicle electronic control unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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