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Tire pressure pick-up

  • US 4,386,247 A
  • Filed: 08/03/1981
  • Issued: 05/31/1983
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/1980
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Pressure pick-up device for comparing a pressure to be measured with a reference pressure comprising a housing having a wall defining a chamber therewithin, a resilient diaphragm mounted in said chamber and shiftable between first and second conditions when the pressure differential across said diaphragm increases to a predetermined amount, said diaphragm having a pair of opposite sides, one of said sides being adapted for communication to the pressure to be measured, the other side being adapted for communication to the reference pressure, and switch means responsive to shifting of said diaphragm between said first and second conditions, said diaphragm having a concave portion and a peripheral outer edge circumscribing said diaphragm, said switch means including a seating member engaged by the concave portion of the diaphragm as the latter shifts between said first and second conditions, a peripheral portion of said diaphragm cooperating with the wall of the housing to define a space between the peripheral edge and the wall to permit free movement of said peripheral edge toward and away from the wall when diaphragm shifts between the first and second conditions.

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