TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR DEVICE SETTING METHOD

• US 20140172342A1
• Filed: 12/14/2012
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cub Elecparts Inc.
• Original Assignee: Cub Elecparts Inc.
• Inventors: YU, San-Chuan, KO, Tzu-Wen, CHEN, Chi-Hung
• Application Number:
  US13/715,619
• Publication Number:
  US 20140172342A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/104
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0462 Structure of transmission protocol
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0471 System initialisation, e.g. upload or calibration of operating parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G01L 17/00 Devices or apparatus for measuring tyre pressure or the pressure in other inflated bodies

Abstract

A tire pressure sensor device setting method includes the step of: installing the tire pressure sensor device in a tire and starting it up, the step of enabling the main control processor to match the detected tire pressure value with a predetermined tire pressure reference value, the step of enabling the main control processor to accept a wireless signal from the receiver for altering the communication protocol of the tire pressure sensor device if the detected tire pressure value is greater than the tire pressure reference value, and the step of stopping the main control processor from receiving a wireless signal from the receiver so that the communication protocol of the tire pressure sensor device is locked up to finish the installation.

Claims

1. A tire pressure sensor device setting method for setting a tire pressure sensor, the tire pressure sensor device setting method comprising the step of installing said tire pressure sensor device in a tire of a vehicle and starting up said tire pressure sensor device, and the steps of:

(A) enabling said main control processor to monitor the parameter value and matches monitored parameter value with a predetermined tire pressure reference value, and then proceeding to step (B) if the value of the tire pressure detected by said pressure sensor is smaller than said predetermined tire pressure reference value, or step (C) if the value of the tire pressure detected by said pressure sensor is greater than said predetermined tire pressure reference value;

(B) enabling said main control processor to receive a wireless signal from said receiver for altering the communication protocol of said tire pressure sensor device; and

(C) enabling said main control processor to stop receiving a wireless signal from said receiver and to prohibit alteration of the communication protocol of said tire pressure sensor device, thereby finishing the installation of said tire pressure sensor device.

2. The tire pressure sensor setting method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising, after step (A) and before step (B), the steps of:

(D) enabling said main control processor to determine the flag to be a first judgment value or not to be a first judgment value, and then proceeding to step (F) if the flag is the first judgment value, or step (G) if the flag is not the first judgment value;

(F) resetting the timer and then starting up said timer, and then enabling said main control processor to match the value of the tire pressure detected by said pressure sensor with said predetermined tire pressure reference value, and then returning to step (A) if the value of the tire pressure detected by said pressure sensor is greater than said predetermined tire pressure reference value, or proceeding to step (H) if the value of the tire pressure detected by said pressure sensor is smaller than said predetermined tire pressure reference value;

(G) matching the value of the tire pressure detected by said pressure sensor to be greater or not greater than said predetermined tire pressure reference value, and then returning to step (A) if the value of the tire pressure detected by said pressure sensor is greater than said predetermined tire pressure reference value, or proceeding to step (H) if the value of the tire pressure detected by said pressure sensor is smaller than said predetermined tire pressure reference value; and

(H) determining the time value of the timer to be greater than or not greater than a predetermined time judgment reference value, and then returning to step (B) if the time value of the timer is greater than said predetermined time judgment reference value, or step (G) if the time value of the timer is smaller than said predetermined time judgment reference value.

3. The tire pressure sensor setting method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising, after step (C), the step of:

(E) setting the flag to be a first judgment value that prohibits alteration of the communication protocol of said tire pressure sensor device, and then resetting and starting the timer and then proceeding to step (G).

4. The tire pressure sensor setting method as claimed in claim 1, wherein during step (B) said main control processor accepts the wireless signal received by said receiver and enables the communication protocol of said tire pressure sensor device to be altered, and then runs step (I) to stop the counting of the timer and to keep the value of the timer, and then to alter the flag to become a second judgment value, and then to return to run step (A).

5. The tire pressure sensor setting method as claimed in claim 1, wherein starting up said tire pressure sensor device is done by:

using a setting tool to transmit a working signal to said tire pressure sensor device and to start up said tire pressure sensor device.

6. The tire pressure sensor setting method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said working signal contains a communication protocol designation code and a trigger code.

7. The tire pressure sensor setting method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said working signal contains a communication protocol software program.

8. The tire pressure sensor setting method as claimed in claim 6, wherein said memory unit of said tire pressure sensor device is blank, having no communication protocol software program stored therein.

9. The tire pressure sensor setting method as claimed in claim 7, wherein said memory unit of said tire pressure sensor device has stored therein a communication protocol software program.