Tire Identification System, Tire Pressure Monitoring System Using The Same and Method For Tire Identification

• US 20080252435A1
• Filed: 04/11/2008
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Institut Mutualiste Monstouris
• Original Assignee: Institut Mutualiste Monstouris
• Inventors: YU, Ying-Chun, CHIEN, Chao-Heng
• Application Number:
  US12/101,461
• Publication Number:
  US 20080252435A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/438
• 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

Abstract

A tire identification system for use in a vehicle, a tire pressure monitoring system using the same and a method for tire identification are disclosed. The vehicle comprises a plurality of tires and a receiver. Each of the tires comprises a tire identification code. The receiver is used to receive signals. The tire identification system comprises a plurality of memory cards and a remote control device, wherein each of the memory cards comprises a memory card identification code that corresponds to each tire identification code, respectively. Moreover, each of the memory cards can be detachably connected to the remote control device in response to each of the tires. The remote control device comprises a signal transmitter to send a signal with each of the memory card identification codes to the vehicle.

Claims

1. A tire identification system for use in a vehicle, the vehicle having a plurality of tires and a receiver, each of the tires having a tire identification code, the tire identification system comprising:

a plurality of memory cards, wherein each of the memory cards has a memory card identification code, corresponding to one of the tire identification codes respectively; and

a remote control device, wherein each of the memory cards corresponds to one of the tires and can be detachably connected to the remote control device, and the remote control device comprises a signal transmitter to send a signal with each of the memory card identification codes.

2. The tire identification system of claim 1, wherein each of the memory card identification codes and the corresponding tire identification code have the same identification code.

3. The tire identification system of claim 1, wherein each of the tire identification codes and each of the memory card identification codes have 32 bits.

4. The tire identification system of claim 1, wherein the remote control device further comprises a dip switch, used to set a remote control device identification code, sent to the receiver by the signal transmitter for the vehicle to identify the remote control device.

5. The tire identification system of claim 1, wherein the remote control device further comprises a plurality of memory card connectors, used to detachably connect each of the memory cards to the remote control device, for obtaining each of the memory card identification codes.

6. The tire identification system of claim 1, wherein the signal transmitter sends the signal to the receiver by radio waves.

7. The tire identification system of claim 1, wherein when the vehicle is a truck having a tractor and a trailer, the remote control device further comprises:

a tractor remote control module;

a trailer remote control module; and

a connector,

wherein each of the memory cards respectively corresponds to one of the tractor'"'"'s tires and the trailer'"'"'s tires and can be connected to the tractor remote control module and the trailer remote control module, and the tractor remote control module can use the connector to be detachably connected to the trailer remote control module.

8. The tire identification system of claim 7, wherein the signal transmitter can be equipped in either of the tractor remote control module or the trailer remote control module.

9. The tire identification system of claim 1, wherein the remote control device further comprises a setting module, used to set a safety range for each of the tires'"'"' monitoring parameters.

10. A tire pressure monitoring system for use in a vehicle, the vehicle having a plurality of tires, the tire pressure monitoring system comprising:

a plurality of tire pressure detecting modules, used to detect each of the tires'"'"' pressure, wherein each of the tire pressure detecting modules has a tire identification code, corresponding to one of the tires respectively;

a plurality of memory cards, wherein each of the memory cards has a memory card identification code, corresponding to one of the tire identification codes respectively;

a remote control device, wherein each of the memory cards corresponds to one of the tires and can be detachably connected to the remote control device, and the remote control device comprises a signal transmitter to send a signal with each of the memory card identification codes; and

a receiver, used to receive the signal.

11. The tire pressure monitoring system of claim 10, wherein each of the memory card identification codes and the corresponding tire identification code have the same identification code.

12. The tire pressure monitoring system of claim 10, wherein each of the tire identification codes and each of the memory card identification codes have 32 bits.

13. The tire pressure monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the remote control device further comprises a dip switch, used to set a remote control device identification code, sent to the receiver by the signal transmitter for the vehicle to identify the remote control device.

14. The tire pressure monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the remote control device further comprises a plurality of memory card connectors, used to detachably connect each of the memory cards to the remote control device, for obtaining each of the memory card identification codes.

15. The tire pressure monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the signal transmitter sends the signal to the receiver by radio waves.

16. The tire pressure monitoring system of claim 10, wherein each of the tire pressure detecting modules further comprises:

a pressure detecting device, used to detect each of the tires'"'"' pressure; and

a second signal transmitter, used to send a tire pressure signal detected by the pressure detecting device to the receiver, wherein the tire pressure signal comprises each of the tire identification codes.

17. The tire pressure monitoring system of claim 10, wherein when the vehicle is a truck having a tractor and a trailer, the remote control device further comprises:

a tractor remote control module;

a trailer remote control module; and

a connector,

wherein each of the memory cards respectively corresponds to one of the tractor'"'"'s tires and the trailer'"'"'s tires and can be connected to the tractor remote control module and the trailer remote control module, and the tractor remote control module can use the connector to be detachably connected to the trailer remote control module.

18. The tire pressure monitoring system of claim 17, wherein the signal transmitter can be equipped in either of the tractor remote control module or the trailer remote control module.

19. The tire pressure monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the remote control device further comprises a setting module, used to set a safety range for each of the tires'"'"' monitoring parameters.

20. A tire identification method for use in a vehicle, the vehicle having a plurality of tires, each of the tires having a tire identification code, the tire identification method comprising:

providing a plurality of memory cards, wherein each of the memory cards has a memory card identification code, corresponding to one of the tire identification codes respectively;

providing a remote control device;

plugging each of the memory cards into the remote control device, wherein each of the memory cards corresponds to one of the tires; and

sending a signal to the vehicle, wherein the signal having each of the memory card identification codes.