Tire condition notification apparatus
First Claim
1. A tire condition notification apparatus comprising:
- a park condition detector that detects that a vehicle is in a parked condition;
a tire steer condition detector that detects a tire steer condition of the vehicle based on an amount of steering operation of a steering wheel; and
a notifier that provides a notification of the tire steer condition when the tire steer condition is detected to be in a predetermined unsafe condition in the vehicle that is detected to be in the parked condition by the park condition detector.
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Abstract
A tire steer condition detection and notification apparatus calculates a tire steer angle based on a steering wheel operation when a parked condition of a vehicle is detected, and provides a notification (i.e., warning) regarding a tire steer condition when the tire steer angle is equal to or greater than a predetermined angle. Further, when the vehicle is determined to be in the parked condition and has a predicted travel course diverted away from a road shape based on the tire steer angle at the time, the tire steer condition detection apparatus provides a notification (i.e., warning) regarding the tire steer condition.
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12 Claims
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1. A tire condition notification apparatus comprising:
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a park condition detector that detects that a vehicle is in a parked condition; a tire steer condition detector that detects a tire steer condition of the vehicle based on an amount of steering operation of a steering wheel; and a notifier that provides a notification of the tire steer condition when the tire steer condition is detected to be in a predetermined unsafe condition in the vehicle that is detected to be in the parked condition by the park condition detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A tire condition notification apparatus comprising:
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a current position detector that detects a current position of a vehicle; a stop condition detector that detects that the vehicle is in a stopped condition based on a detection of a vehicle speed; a storage that stores road data; a tire steer condition detector that detects a tire steer condition of the vehicle based on an amount of steering operation of a steering wheel; and a notifier that provides a notification of the tire steer condition, wherein, when the stopped condition of the vehicle is detected by the stop condition detector, the notifier determines whether the tire steer condition is in a predetermined unsafe condition, and wherein the notifier provides the notification of the tire steer condition upon determining that the tire steer condition is in the predetermined unsafe condition. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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