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Self-regulating tire pressure system and method

  • US 5,413,159 A
  • Filed: 11/09/1993
  • Issued: 05/09/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A self-regulating tire pressure system, comprising:

  • a wheel for seating a tire, said wheel including a reservoir for providing a high pressure air source,a valve for establishing an air flow communication between said reservoir and a tire seated on said wheel in response to a low air pressure condition in the tire that is caused by either a slow leak or a fast leak,sensing means responsive to operations of said valve for generating a signal indicative of low pressure condition, andindicator means responsive to said signal for generating mutually distinct indications of a slow leak or a fast leak.

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