TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR DEVICE AND ITS SETTING METHOD

• US 20130204548A1
• Filed: 02/07/2012
• Published: 08/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cub Elecparts Inc.
• Original Assignee: San-Chuan Yu, Ting-Chun Chien
• Inventors: YU, San-Chuan, Chien, Ting-Chun, Chen, Chi-Hung
• Application Number:
  US13/367,826
• Publication Number:
  US 20130204548A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/50
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0423 Photo-electric, infrared or visible light means
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0471 System initialisation, e.g. upload or calibration of operating parameters
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0479 Communicating with external units being not part of the vehicle, e.g. tools for diagnostic, mobile phones, electronic keys or service stations

Abstract

A tire pressure sensor device setting method includes the steps of: providing a setting tool and selecting a control program to be downloaded, providing a tire pressure sensor device, driving an infrared transmitter of the setting tool to encode the selected control program into an infrared signal and to transmit the infrared signal to an infrared receiver of the tire pressure sensor device, enabling the tire pressure sensor device to transmit a feedback signal to the setting tool wirelessly to stop the setting tool from transmitting the infrared signal, and enabling a processor and memory unit of the tire pressure sensor to decode the received infrared signal into a decoded control program and to store the decoded control program in a memory thereof.

Claims

1. A tire pressure sensor device setting method, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a setting tool comprising an infrared transmitter and selecting a control program to be downloaded onto a tire pressure sensor device;

(b) providing a tire pressure sensor device comprising an infrared receiver;

(c) driving the infrared transmitter of said setting tool to encode the selected control program into an infrared signal and to transmit the infrared signal to the infrared receiver of said tire pressure sensor device;

(d) enabling said tire pressure sensor device to transmit a feedback signal to said setting tool wirelessly to stop said setting tool from transmitting the infrared signal; and

(e) enabling said processor and memory unit of said tire pressure sensor to decode the received infrared signal into a decoded control program and to store the decoded control program in a memory thereof, thereby finishing the setting.

2. The tire pressure sensor device setting method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said setting tool keeps transmitting said infrared signal infrared receiver of said tire pressure sensor device before receipt of a feedback signal from said tire pressure sensor device.

3. The tire pressure sensor device setting method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said tire pressure sensor device comprises a processor and memory unit, a pressure sensor electrically coupled to said processor and memory unit for sensing the internal pressure of a tire of a vehicle, a temperature sensor electrically coupled to said processor and memory unit for sensing the internal temperature of said tire of said vehicle, an acceleration sensor electrically coupled to said processor and memory unit for sensing the acceleration value of said tire of said vehicle, a LF (low frequency) transmission interface and a RF (radio frequency) transmission interface respectively electrically coupled to said processor and memory unit for transmitting the sensed temperature, pressure and acceleration data to an on-vehicle receiver by a low frequency or radio frequency, a battery pack electrically coupled to said processor and memory unit for providing the tire pressure sensor device with the necessary working power supply, and an infrared receiver electrically coupled to said processor and memory unit for receiving an external infrared signal.

4. The tire pressure sensor device setting method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said setting tool further comprises a microprocessor unit electrically coupled with said infrared transmitter of said setting tool, and a display unit electrically coupled to said microprocessor unit for displaying operation data.

5. The tire pressure sensor device setting method as claimed in claim 4, wherein said setting tool further comprises a warning unit electrically coupled to said microprocessor unit for giving of a warning signal.

6. A tire pressure sensor device comprises:

a processor and memory unit, a pressure sensor electrically coupled to said processor and memory unit for sensing the internal pressure of a tire of a vehicle, a temperature sensor electrically coupled to said processor and memory unit for sensing the internal temperature of said tire of said vehicle, an acceleration sensor electrically coupled to said processor and memory unit for sensing the acceleration value of said tire of said vehicle, a LF (low frequency) transmission interface and a RF (radio frequency) transmission interface respectively electrically coupled to said processor and memory unit for transmitting the sensed temperature, pressure and acceleration data to an on-vehicle receiver by a low frequency or radio frequency, a battery pack electrically coupled to said processor and memory unit for providing the tire pressure sensor device with the necessary working power supply, and an infrared receiver electrically coupled to said processor and memory unit for receiving an external infrared signal.