Vehicle Safety Zone System

• US 20090118908A1
• Filed: 06/21/2004
• Published: 05/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fuller Brush Company, Inc. (Buckingham CPAC, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Fuller Brush Company, Inc. (Buckingham CPAC, Inc.)
• Inventors: Comfort, Paul A., Fuller, Timothy C., Priday, Melvin M.
• Application Number:
  US11/630,296
• Publication Number:
  US 20090118908A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/45
• 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 23/0442 the transmitted signal comprises further information, e.g. instruction codes, sensor characteristics or identification data
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/74 Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems

Abstract

A remote tire measurement system (82) periodically transmits interrogation pulses from controller (88) with transceiver (84) that are detected by telemeters (70). The telemeters will not respond unless the remote measurement system is within communication range of the telemeter, thereby forming a safety perimeter around a vehicle (102). The remote system receives the tire inflation gas parameter data and/or a coded data response and annunciates a safety zone warning.

Claims

1. An apparatus for establishing a safety zone perimeter around a vehicle having multiple tires and a cab, comprising:

a tire inflation gas parameter telemeter transmitting data associated at least one of the tires; and

at least one remote transceiver receiving the data and annunciating a warning indicative of the remote transceiver being within the safety zone perimeter.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the remote transceiver further employs a processor for extracting tire inflation gas parameter measurements from the data.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the telemeter transmits the data in response to an interrogation signal from the remote transceiver.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, in which the interrogation signal is initiated by an operator of the remote transceiver.

5. The apparatus of claim 3, in which the interrogation signal is periodically initiated by the remote transceiver.

6. The apparatus of claim 3, further including a vehicle transceiver associated with the vehicle, the vehicle transceiver receiving at least one of the interrogation signal and the data and annunciating in the cab a warning indicative of the remote transceiver being within the safety zone perimeter.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the safety zone perimeter extends from the telemeter out to at least about 61 meters (200 feet).

8. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the telemeter transmits tire inflation gas parameter data in response to receiving from the remote transceiver an interrogation signal including a unique tire identification code.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the telemeter transmits the data in response to receiving from the remote transceiver an interrogation signal including a broadcast code.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the vehicle includes an automobile, a light truck, a heavy truck, a mining ore truck, an aircraft, a construction vehicle;

an agricultural vehicle, or a recreational vehicle.

11. A method for establishing a safety zone perimeter around a vehicle having multiple tires and a cab, comprising:

inserting a gas parameter telemeter inside at least one of the tires;

transmitting data associated at least one of the tires; and

receiving the data at a remote location within the safety zone perimeter; and

annunciating a warning indicative of receiving the data within the safety zone perimeter.

12. The method of claim 11, further including extracting tire inflation gas parameter measurements from the data.

13. The method of claim 11, in which the transmitting occurs in response to receiving an interrogation signal from a transceiver in the remote location.

14. The method of claim 13, in which the interrogation signal is initiated by an operator of the transceiver.

15. The method of claim 13, in which the interrogation signal is periodically initiated by the transceiver.

16. The method of claim 13, further including associating a vehicle transceiver with the vehicle, the vehicle transceiver receiving at least one of the interrogation signal and the data and annunciating in the cab a warning indicative of the vehicle transceiver being within the safety zone perimeter.

17. The method of claim 11, in which the safety zone perimeter extends from the vehicle out to at least about 61 meters (200 feet).

18. The method of claim 11, in which the telemeter transmits data including tire inflation gas parameter data in response to receiving an interrogation signal including a unique tire identification code.

19. The method of claim 11, in which the telemeter transmits the data in response to receiving an interrogation signal including a broadcast code.

20. The method of claim 11, in which the vehicle includes an automobile, a light truck, a heavy truck, a mining ore truck, an aircraft, a construction vehicle;

an agricultural vehicle, or a recreational vehicle.