TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WITH BIDIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION FUNCTION

• US 20080094197A1
• Filed: 12/23/2006
• Published: 04/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tien-Tsai Huang
• Original Assignee: Tien-Tsai Huang
• Inventors: Huang, Tien-Tsai
• Application Number:
  US11/615,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20080094197A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/447
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/007 having multiple wheels arranged side by side
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/008 having wheels on more than two axles
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/009 having wheels on a trailer
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0408 transmitting the signals by non-mechanical means from the wheel or tyre to a vehicle body mounted receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0483 Wireless routers between wheel mounted transmitters and chassis mounted receivers

Abstract

A tire pressure monitoring system with bidirectional communication function includes sensing units mounted on tires of a vehicle for sensing tire pressures and wirelessly transmitting tire pressure signals; a wireless receiver and a wireless transmitter mounted near a rear and a front end of the vehicle, respectively, the wireless receiver receiving tire pressure signals transmitted from the sensing units on tires closer to the rear end of the vehicle, the wireless transmitter being connected to the wireless receiver via a signal line, so as to receive tire pressure signals from the wireless receiver and wirelessly transmit integrated tire pressure signals; a second wireless module and/or a portable monitoring module for receiving and displaying the tire pressure signals transmitted from the wireless transmitter.

Claims

1. A tire pressure monitoring system with bidirectional communication function, comprising:

a plurality of sensing units being separately mounted on tires to be monitored, said tires being separately located at a head portion and a body portion of a vehicle, and said head portion and said body portion being integrally connected to one another;

each of said sensing units including at least one pressure sensor, a microprocessor, a third power supply, and a third wireless transmitter;

said pressure sensors being adapted to sense tire pressures of said tires to be monitored;

said microprocessor being adapted to integrate and process the tire pressures of said tires being monitored, and send signals indicating the tire pressures to said third wireless transmitter;

said third wireless transmitter being adapted to wirelessly transmit the received tire pressure signals; and

said third power supply supplying power needed by said at least one pressure sensor, said microprocessor, and said third wireless transmitter;

a first wireless module being mounted on said body portion of said vehicle, and including a first wireless receiver and a first wireless transmitter;

said first wireless receiver being located near a rear end of said vehicle body portion farther from said head portion for receiving tire pressure signals transmitted by said sensing units on said tires nearer the rear end of said body portion;

said first wireless transmitter being located near a front end of said vehicle body portion closer to said vehicle head portion for receiving tire pressure signals from said first wireless receiver, and then wirelessly sending out the tire pressure signals; and

a second wireless module being mounted in the vehicle head portion, and including a second wireless receiver and a display unit;

said second wireless receiver being adapted to receive tire pressure signals sent by said first wireless transmitter, and said display unit being adapted to receive said tire pressure signals from said second wireless receiver so as to display the tire pressures of said tires being monitored.

2. The tire pressure monitoring system with bidirectional communication function as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second wireless module further includes a second wireless transmitter.

3. The tire pressure monitoring system with bidirectional communication function as claimed in claim 2, wherein all of said wireless transmitters are radio-frequency (RF) transmitters, and all of said wireless receivers are radio-frequency (RF) receivers.

4. The tire pressure monitoring system with bidirectional communication function as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a portable monitoring module, which includes at least a fourth wireless receiver, a fourth power supply, and a display panel;

said fourth wireless receiver being adapted to receive tire pressures signals transmitted from said second wireless transmitter, said display panel being adapted to directly show the tire pressures of said tires being monitored, and said fourth power supply supplying power needed by said fourth wireless receiver and said display panel.

5. The tire pressure monitoring system with bidirectional communication function as claimed in claim 4, wherein said portable monitoring module further includes a control interface and a fourth wireless transmitter, and said fourth power supply also supplies power needed by said control interface and said fourth wireless transmitter;

whereby when a user operates on said control interface, a control signal is transmitted from said fourth wireless transmitter to said second wireless receiver.

6. The tire pressure monitoring system with bidirectional communication function as claimed in claim 5, wherein said fourth wireless transmitter is an RF transmitter, and said fourth wireless receiver is an RF receiver.

7. The tire pressure monitoring system with bidirectional communication function as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first wireless receiver is electrically connected to said first wireless transmitter via a first signal line.

8. The tire pressure monitoring system with bidirectional communication function as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second wireless receiver is electrically connected to said display unit via a second signal line.

9. A tire pressure monitoring system with bidirectional communication function, comprising:

a plurality of sensing units being separately mounted on tires to be monitored, said tires being separately located at a head portion and a body portion of a vehicle, and said head portion and said body portion being separably connected to one another;

each of said sensing units including at least one pressure sensor, a microprocessor, a third power supply, and a third wireless transmitter;

said pressure sensors being adapted to sense tire pressures of said tires to be monitored;

said microprocessor being adapted to integrate and process the tire pressures of said tires being monitored, and send signals indicating the tire pressures to said third wireless transmitter;

said third wireless transmitter being adapted to wirelessly transmit the received tire pressure signals; and

said third power supply supplying power needed by said at least one pressure sensor, said microprocessor, and said third wireless transmitter;

a first wireless module including a first wireless receiver and a first wireless transmitter;

said first wireless receiver being located near a rear end of said vehicle body portion farther from said head portion for receiving tire pressure signals transmitted by said sensing units on said tires nearer the rear end of said body portion;

said first wireless transmitter being located near a front end of said vehicle body portion closer to said vehicle head portion for receiving tire pressure signals from said first wireless receiver, and then wirelessly sending out the tire pressure signals; and

a portable monitoring module including at least a fourth wireless receiver, a fourth power supply, and a display panel;

said fourth wireless receiver being adapted to receive tire pressures signals transmitted from said first wireless transmitter, said display panel being adapted to directly show the tire pressures of said tires being monitored, and said fourth power supply supplying power needed by said fourth wireless receiver and said display panel.

10. The tire pressure monitoring system with bidirectional communication function as claimed in claim 9, wherein said portable monitoring module further includes a control interface and a fourth wireless transmitter, and said fourth power supply also supplies power needed by said control interface and said fourth wireless transmitter;

whereby when a user operates on said control interface, a control signal is transmitted from said fourth wireless transmitter to said first wireless receiver.

11. The tire pressure monitoring system with bidirectional communication function as claimed in claim 10, wherein said first, said third, and said fourth wireless transmitter are RF transmitters, and said first and said fourth wireless receiver are RF receivers.

12. The tire pressure monitoring system with bidirectional communication function as claimed in claim 9, wherein said first wireless receiver is electrically connected to said first wireless transmitter via a first signal line.