Tire Inflating Device

• US 20190322247A1
• Filed: 04/24/2019
• Published: 10/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kevin Allen Hibbard
• Original Assignee: Kevin Allen Hibbard
• Inventors: Hibbard, Kevin Allen
• Granted Patent: US 11,136,007 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 5/046 using electrical or electronical means
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 16/208 using a combination of controlling means as defined in G05D16/2013 and G05D16/2066 G05D16/2073 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention is an apparatus for tire inflation designed to allow users to properly inflate, maintain, and monitor the condition of vehicle tires. The tire inflation device of present invention is comprising of: a carrying case having a housing, a lid attached to the housing using a hinge, a plurality of locking latches to lock the lid over the housing and a handle configured over the lid to allow easy transport of the tire inflating device. The tire inflation device further comprises, a control head assembly to control the working of the device, an air compressor coupled with the control head assembly to provide compressed air for inflation of tires, a hose assembly to connect the device with the vehicle tires and a plurality of power adapters to connect the device with the power source. The control head assembly of the inflation device is further comprising of, a program control module, an auto level manifold, a plurality of output modules, an air release valve, a pressure release valve, a plurality of buttons and switches, and a display unit.

Claims

1. A tire inflating device to inflate, maintain, and monitor the condition of a vehicle tires is comprising of:

a carrying case having a housing;

a control head assembly configure within the housing;

wherein the control head assembly is further comprising of;

a program control module configured to control the operations of the tire inflating device and to allow programming of the tire inflating device;

an auto level manifold configured to allow connection of all the tires of vehicle together in parallel to bring all of them at same PSI;

a plurality of output modules configured within the auto level manifold to provide pressurized air for tire inflation;

an air release valve configured to evenly decrease the tire air pressure by releasing undesired air pressure;

a pressure release valve configured to prevent the tires from being overinflated;

a plurality of buttons and switches configured to select the modes, adjust the PSI, manipulate the operation of device etc.; and

a display unit;

an air compressor coupled with the control head assembly and configured to provide compressed air for tire inflation activity;

a hose assembly configured to detachably connect the plurality of output modules of the control head assembly to the tires of the vehicle to inflate; and

a plurality of power adapters configured to connect the tire inflating device with a power source;

Wherein the tire inflating device comprises different modes of operations as auto level mode, inflate mode, maintainer mode with auto off, auto on, and periodic pound per square inch (PSI) check at different time interval mode.

2. The tire inflating device of claim 1, wherein the carrying case further comprises a lid attached to the housing using a hinge, a plurality of locking latches to lock the lid over the housing and a handle configured over the lid to allow easy transport of the tire inflating device.

3. The tire inflating device of claim 1, wherein the housing of the carrying case further comprises plurality of storage compartments designed to allow to keep the plurality of hose assembly and plurality of power adapters within the carrying case.

4. The tire inflating device of claim 1, wherein the device is a stand-alone unit without carrying case and housing.

5. The tire inflating device of claim 1, wherein the air compressor further comprises a motor, a pressure switch, an air pump, and a thermal switch.

6. The tire inflating device of claim 1, wherein the power is received from either AC using a wall outlet or hardwire or DC using cigarette lighter plug, APO, clamps or clips onto battery or hard wire installation.

7. The tire inflating device of claim 1, further comprises a safety equipment such as electrical breakage to protect against damage caused by overcurrent and a thermal switch to cut off power in case of rise in temperature due to faulty equipment or any other excessive heating factor.

8. The tire inflating device of claim 1, wherein the Auto level mode automatically levels all the tires to the same PSI.

9. The tire inflating device of claim 1, wherein the Inflate mode automatically fills all tires evenly to preset PSI and then turns off automatically.

10. The tire inflating device of claim 1, wherein the inflate mode further allows inflation of different PSI'"'"'s to each tire per the requirements of tire, vehicle, user specifications.

11. The tire inflating device of claim 1, wherein the Auto OFF mode turns the air compressor off once the tires reaches the desired PSI.

12. The tire inflating device of claim 1, wherein the Auto ON mode that automatically turns on when tire(s) deflates and turns off when tire PSI reaches to the preset Auto OFF PSI setting.

13. The tire inflating device of claim 1, wherein the Auto On mode further comprises sub-modes such as but not limited to:

a PSI mode that determines the PSI level the tires can reach before turning on the compressor;

a Times PSI check mode that monitors the tire pressure after a preset interval of time only; and

a Continuous mode that continuously monitors and turns on the compressor even if there is 1 PSI decrease in pressure.