STEP-ADJUSTABLE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR SIGNAL HOUSING ASSEMBLY

• US 20080127724A1
• Filed: 04/30/2007
• Published: 06/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Baolong Huf Shanghai Electronic Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Shanghai Baolong Automotive Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Zhidong, Qiu, Zhenfang, Huang, Jiansong
• Granted Patent: US 7,395,702 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/146.8
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0494 Valve stem attachments positioned inside the tyre chamber
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/36 With pressure-responsive pressure-control means

Abstract

This present invention discloses a step-adjustable tire pressure monitoring sensor signal housing assembly including a valve and a valve core fixed on a rim, a sensor signal housing which consists of a housing holder and a connecting part, the connecting part has a curve connecting face where a Slot 1 is provided, and a Slot 3 is provided on the housing holder under the connecting part; a D block, which is in D shape and has a flat part and a cylinder part, a Slot 2 is provided in the center of the cylinder part perpendicular to the flat part, some ratchet teeth are provided longitudinally in the cylinder part by the side of a mounting hole; a U-pawl and a spring, which are installed in the Slot 3, the spring is in the bottom of the U-pawl and the top of the U-pawl is corresponding to the ratchet teeth on the D block; and a connector which fixes the sensor signal housing and the D block onto the tire valve through the Slot 1 in the signal housing and the Slot 2 on the D block. This present invention is applicable for all the rims of 5˜35°, and therefore is widely applicable and easy to install.

Claims

1. A step-adjustable tire pressure monitoring sensor signal housing assembly, including a valve and a valve core fixed on a rim, wherein the assembly further contain:

a sensor signal housing which consists of a housing holder and a connecting part, the said connecting part has a curve connecting face where a Slot 1 is provided, and a Slot 3 is provided in the said connecting holder under the said connecting part;

a D block, which is in D shape, includes a flat part and a cylinder part, a Slot 2 perpendicular to the said flat part is provided in the center of the said cylinder part with some ratchet teeth are provided longitudinally of the cylinder part by the side of the said mounting hole;

a U-pawl and a spring installed in Slot 3 in the said connecting part, the said spring is in the bottom of the said U-pawl and the top of the said U-pawl is corresponding to the said ratchet teeth of the said D block; and

a connector, which fixes the sensor signal housing and the D block onto the tire valve through the Slot 1 in the signal housing and the Slot 2 in D block.

2. A step-adjustable tire pressure monitoring sensor signal housing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the connecting face of the said sensor signal housing and the cylinder of the D block are concentric arcs.

3. A step-adjustable tire pressure monitoring sensor signal housing assembly according to claim 2, wherein the said Slot 1 is a curve long slot, the said Slot 3 and the ratchet teeth are in a same direction.

4. An adjustable tire pressure monitoring sensor signal housing assembly according to claim 2, wherein the said assembly further includes two rubber columns and on both sides of the signal housing each has connecting hole, the said rubber columns fix the signal housing onto the rim through the connecting holes.

5. An adjustable tire pressure monitoring sensor signal housing assembly according to claim 4, wherein the number of the ratchet teeth is 1˜

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