WIRELESS TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM

• US 20100097203A1
• Filed: 10/20/2008
• Published: 04/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TUNG THIH Electron Company Limited
• Original Assignee: TUNG THIH Electron Company Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Shin-Chung, Yang, Shen-Sheng, Chen, Sen-Jung
• Application Number:
  US12/254,705
• Publication Number:
  US 20100097203A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/447
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/008 having wheels on more than two axles
• 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 23/0444 Antenna structures, control or arrangements thereof, e.g. for directional antennas, diversity antenna, antenna multiplexing or antennas integrated in fenders
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2241 used in or for vehicle tyres

Abstract

A wireless tire pressure monitor system has multiple pressure sensors and at least one receiving module. The pressure sensors detect tire pressures and transmit wireless signals representing the tire pressure. The at least one receiving module is mounted on a chassis of a vehicle at a geometric center of the pressure sensors and has an annular antenna. The annular antenna receives wireless signals from the pressure sensors equally. Therefore, because distances between the receiving module and the pressure sensors are the same and the annular antenna has good receiving characteristics, the wireless tire pressure monitor system has a high hit ratio for receiving wireless signals.

Claims

1. A wireless tire pressure monitor system comprising:

multiple pressure sensors detecting tire pressures and transmitting wireless signals representing the tire pressures; and

at least one receiving module being mounted on a chassis of a vehicle, being at a geometric center of the pressure sensors and having

an annular antenna receiving the wireless signals from the pressure sensors equally.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the annular antenna is rectangular, circular, elliptical or polygonal.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving module further processes and transforms the wireless signals into tire pressure information representing tire pressure statuses.

4. The system as claimed in claim 3 further comprising a monitor being connected to the receiving module, mounted in the vehicle and displaying the tire pressure information.