Warning device for the inadequate tire air pressure

• US 4,954,806 A
• Filed: 01/17/1990
• Issued: 09/04/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Feng-Lin Hwang
• Original Assignee: Feng-Lin Hwang
• Inventors: Hwang, Feng-Lin
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland, Donnie L.
• Application Number:
  US07/466,191
• Time in Patent Office: 230 Days
• Field of Search: 340/442, 73/146.8, 73/146.5, 73/146.4, 200/61.22, 116/34 R, 116/34 A, 116/34 B
• US Class Current: 340/442
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0403 Mechanically generated audible signals, e.g. by buzzer or whistle signals
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0423 Photo-electric, infrared or visible light means
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0496 Valve stem attachments positioned outside of the tyre chamber

Abstract

A warning device for the inadequate tire air pressure, includes an outer shell which includes all assembly members and can be screwed to a tire'"'"'s air valve; an operating needle plate which acts to operate and open the tire valve as the outer shell is screwed thereto; a resilient hood undertaking a compression from the tire air pressure; a switch bar which moves along with the resilient hood under compression; and a PC board with the warning sounds and lights circuit. As screwedly mounted to each tire valve of a vehicle'"'"'s, this device because of function of the operating needle plate can allow air communication and thus make the air pressure in the resilient hood outer front area equal to tire'"'"'s regulated air pressure, and that acts resilient hood to move the switch bar which then causes the warning sounds and lights circuit to be open circuit. Once the tire air pressure reduces below predetermined standard, the reduced air pressure acts less to resilient hood and the switch bar moves back to make contact with the circuit to generate sounds and lights warning.

Claims

1. A warning device for the inadequate tire air pressure comprises:

an outer shell, which is a hollow barrel with one end of a threaded tube to screw to a tire'"'"'s air valve and with the other end where a plurality of pores are provided, wherein an operating needle plate, a resilient hood, a switch bar and a PC board are placed in an order from the threaded tube toward the outer shell interior;

an operating needle plate, which is a circular sheet with a few small holes thereon and an operating needle at the center thereof extending perpendicular to the plate'"'"'s plane, can push aside a tire'"'"'s air stopper to allow air communication from the tire to an air chamber just in front of resilient hood when screwed to a tire valve;

a resilient hood, which has appropriate resilience and closely contacts the inner wall of said outer shell to e airtight, and has a concave means in the central part thereof for insertion by the tail part of switch bar;

a switch bar which is a screw bolt but has no thread and made by insulating material, and has a conductible portion in some suitable area of the bar body upper part to pass PC board'"'"'s central opening where conductive circles are installed;

the switch bar being placed on a concave means of resilient hood with its tail part securely connected thereto by means of a spring connection between the PC board and concave means;

a PC board, which is circular of shape and has an opening in the center thereof where conductive circles are installed for said switch bar to pass to contact or separate from them in switch control of the PC board circuit;

with the above-described elements, this device if screwed to a tire valve is expected to send warning sounds and lights when the tire air pressure happens to reduce below the regulated standard.