Vehicle wheel security system
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1. An alarm system for automotive wheel rims comprising:
- a wheel rim having a central axis;
a magnet mounted to said wheel rim substantially at said wheel rim'"'"'s central axis;
a vehicle hub including a central axis, said vehicle hub including a plurality of bolts for mounting and affixing said wheel rim to said hub with said wheel rim'"'"'s central axis coincident with said vehicle hub'"'"'s central axis;
a magnetic field sensor mounted to said hub substantially at said hub'"'"'s central axis so as to be substantially adjacent to said magnet, said magnetic field sensor sensing changes in a magnetic field for detecting when said magnet has moved away from said magnetic field sensor; and
an alarm means connected to said magnetic field sensor for causing an audible or visual alarm in the event that said magnetic field sensor detects said magnet moving away from said magnetic field sensor.
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Abstract
An alarm system for automotive wheel rims includes a magnet mounted to each wheel rim mounted substantially at the wheel rim'"'"'s central axis. Each wheel hub includes a magnetic field sensor for sensing the movement of an adjacent magnet. Each magnetic field sensor is connected to a central processor for transmitting an alarm signal in the event that an adjacent magnet has moved indicating that a wheel rim has been displaced. The central processor triggers an audible or visual alarm alerting persons that a wheel rim has been removed without authorization.
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1. An alarm system for automotive wheel rims comprising:
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a wheel rim having a central axis; a magnet mounted to said wheel rim substantially at said wheel rim'"'"'s central axis; a vehicle hub including a central axis, said vehicle hub including a plurality of bolts for mounting and affixing said wheel rim to said hub with said wheel rim'"'"'s central axis coincident with said vehicle hub'"'"'s central axis; a magnetic field sensor mounted to said hub substantially at said hub'"'"'s central axis so as to be substantially adjacent to said magnet, said magnetic field sensor sensing changes in a magnetic field for detecting when said magnet has moved away from said magnetic field sensor; and an alarm means connected to said magnetic field sensor for causing an audible or visual alarm in the event that said magnetic field sensor detects said magnet moving away from said magnetic field sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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