Formed Flange For Pressure Monitoring Valve Stem Mount
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1. A tire pressure monitoring assembly comprising:
- an elastic valve stem including an inner portion, an outer portion and a cavity extending from the inner portion to the outer portion;
a valve body disposed within the cavity and defining a bore;
a fastening member including a first end engageable to the valve body and a second end engaged with the inner portion of the elastic valve stem for deforming the outer portion of the valve stem; and
a sensor housing secured to the valve stem by the fastening member.
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Abstract
A valve stem for mounting and supporting a tire pressure monitoring assembly includes a flange formed after insertion into the wheel rim for preventing movement caused by forces generated during wheel rotation.
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17 Claims
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1. A tire pressure monitoring assembly comprising:
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an elastic valve stem including an inner portion, an outer portion and a cavity extending from the inner portion to the outer portion; a valve body disposed within the cavity and defining a bore; a fastening member including a first end engageable to the valve body and a second end engaged with the inner portion of the elastic valve stem for deforming the outer portion of the valve stem; and a sensor housing secured to the valve stem by the fastening member. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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- 2. The assembly as recited in claim 2, including an anti-rotation feature disposed between the sensor housing and at least one of the valve body and the valve stem for preventing relative rotation of the sensor housing relative to the at least one of the valve body and the valve stem.
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13. A method of securing a tire pressure monitoring sensor assembly to a wheel rim comprising:
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inserting a valve stem comprising an elastically deformable material through an opening in a wheel rim; seating an inner portion of the valve stem against an inner surface of the wheel rim; and deforming an outer portion of the valve stem against an outer surface of the wheel rim. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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