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WHEEL-MONITORING MODULE

  • US 20100256946A1
  • Filed: 11/30/2007
  • Published: 10/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A module operable to monitor at least a pressure within a tire of a wheel, the module being operatively mounted to the wheel, the module includes:

  • (a) a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure and generating a corresponding pressure signal; and

    b1) an associated data memory including a data field containing data relevant to the functional status of the tyre;

    whereinthe module includes a flag which can be set by a data processor to represent “

    VALID”

    or “

    INVALID”

    for denoting validity or invalidity of the data relevant to the functional status of the tire and that the flag is set to be changed from “

    VALID”

    to “

    INVALID”

    as soon as the pressure measured by the pressure sensor falls below the predetermined threshold value.

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