Tire pressure sensing system
First Claim
1. A tire pressure monitoring system for monitoring a pressure of at least one tire on a vehicle, said tire pressure monitoring system comprising:
- a sensor mounted relative to the at least on e tire of the vehicle, said sensor operable to sense tire pressure within the at least one tire;
a receiver mounted relative to the vehicle at a location external of the tire and within proximity to said sensor, said receiver operable to generate a signal indicative of the tire pressure sensed by said sensor, said receiver including a first inductor, a second inductor and an amplifier having a feedback path, said first inductor and said second inductor being positioned relative one another so that upon creating an electromagnetic coupling between said first inductor and said second inductor, feedback from said coupling in said feedback path is one of either a substantially zero feedback and a negative feedback; and
a tire pressure status indicator in communication with said receiver to provide a tire pressure status based on the signal generated by said receiver.
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Abstract
A monitoring system for monitoring a first parameter includes a sensor, a receiver and an indicator. The sensor is positioned at a first location and is operable to sense the first parameter. The receiver is positioned at a second location remote from the first location and within proximity to the sensor. The receiver is operable to generate a signal indicative of the first parameter and includes a first inductor, a second inductor and an amplifier having a feedback path. The first inductor and the second inductor are positioned relative to one another to create an electromagnetically coupling between the inductors such that feedback from the coupling is one of either a substantially zero feedback and a negative feedback. The indicator is in communication with the receiver to provide the first parameter to the user. This parameter may include a tire pressure of a tire on a vehicle. The system also includes a tire pressure monitoring system where a sensor is housed within a first housing and a second housing and mounted to a rim of a vehicle. A sensor of the monitoring system also includes an inductor having an inductance L which is positioned relative to a ferrite core. The ferrite core is operable to vary the inductance L of the inductor. The receiver of the system includes an amplifier having a feedback path such that the amplifier is in a waiting non-oscillating mode when the sensor is not electromagnetically coupled to the receiver and in an active oscillating mode when the sensor is electromagnetically coupled to the receiver.
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35 Claims
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1. A tire pressure monitoring system for monitoring a pressure of at least one tire on a vehicle, said tire pressure monitoring system comprising:
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a sensor mounted relative to the at least on e tire of the vehicle, said sensor operable to sense tire pressure within the at least one tire; a receiver mounted relative to the vehicle at a location external of the tire and within proximity to said sensor, said receiver operable to generate a signal indicative of the tire pressure sensed by said sensor, said receiver including a first inductor, a second inductor and an amplifier having a feedback path, said first inductor and said second inductor being positioned relative one another so that upon creating an electromagnetic coupling between said first inductor and said second inductor, feedback from said coupling in said feedback path is one of either a substantially zero feedback and a negative feedback; and a tire pressure status indicator in communication with said receiver to provide a tire pressure status based on the signal generated by said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A monitoring system for monitoring a first parameter, said monitoring system comprising:
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a sensor positioned at a first location, said sensor operable to sense the first parameter; a receiver positioned at second location remote from said first location and within proximity to said sensor, said receiver operable to generate a signal indicative of the first parameter, said receiver including a first inductor, a second inductor and an amplifier having a feedback path, said first inductor and said second inductor being positioned relative to one another so that upon creating an electromagnetic coupling between said first inductor and said second inductor, feedback from said coupling in said feedback path is one of either a substantially zero feedback and a negative feedback; and an indictor in communication with said receiver to provide the first parameter to a user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A monitoring system for monitoring a first parameter, said monitoring system comprising:
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a sensor positioned at a first location, said sensor including an inductor having an inductance L which is positioned relative to a ferrite core, said ferrite core operable to vary the inductance L of said inductor, said sensor operable to sense the first parameter; and a receiver positioned at a second location remote from said first location and within proximity to said sensor, said receiver operable to be electromagnetically coupled to said sensor to generate a signal indicative of the first parameter sensed by said sensor, said receiver includes a first inductor, a second inductor and an amplifier having a feedback path, said first inductor and said second inductor being positioned relative to one another so that upon creating an electromagnetic coupling between said first inductor and said second inductor, feedback from said coupling in said feedback path is one of either a substantially zero feedback and a negative feedback.
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14. A sensor for monitoring a first parameter, said sensor comprising:
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a capacitor; an inductor having an inductance L, said inductor includes a plurality of coils with each coil being wrapped upon the next coil to form a substantially flat coil having a spiral-like shape; and a ferrite core positioned relative to said inductor, whereby upon movement of said ferrite core relative to said inductor, said inductance L of said inductor is operable to be varied in response to changes in the first parameter.
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15. A monitoring system for monitoring a first parameter, said monitoring system comprising:
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a sensor positioned at a first location and operable to sense the first parameter, said sensor including an inductor having an inductance L which is positioned relative to a ferrite core, said ferrite core including a first ferrite component and a second ferrite component, said first ferrite component being positioned relative to said second ferrite component to provide a variable gap G, whereby upon varying said gap G, said inductance L of said inductor varies; and a receiver positioned at a second location remote from said first location and within proximity to said sensor, said receiver operable to be electromagnetically coupled to said sensor to generate a signal indicative of the first parameter sensed by said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A monitoring system for monitoring a first parameter, said monitoring system comprising:
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a sensor positioned at a first location, said sensor operable to sense the first parameter; and a receiver positioned at a second location remote from said first location and within proximity to said sensor, said receiver having an amplifier with a feedback path, said amplifier being in a waiting non-oscillating mode when said sensor is not electromagnetically coupled to said receiver and being in an active oscillating mode when said sensor is electromagnetically coupled to said receiver, wherein said feedback in said feedback path is one of either a substantially zero feedback and a negative feedback when said amplifier is in said waiting non-oscillating mode and said feedback path is a positive feedback when said amplifier is in said active oscillating mode. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 29)
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25. A sensor for monitoring a first parameter, said sensor comprising:
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an inductor having an inductance L; and a ferrite core positioned relative to said inductor, said ferrite core inducing a first ferrite component and a second ferrite component positioned relative to one another to form a gap G which is operable to be varied in response to changes in the first parameter, whereby upon varying said gap G, said inductance L of said inductor is operable to be varied in response to changes in the first parameter. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 30)
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31. A receiver for monitoring a first parameter with a sensor, said receiver comprising:
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an amplifier having a feedback path; a first inductor in electrical communication with said amplifier; and a second inductor in electrical communication with said amplifier, said first inductor being in electrical communication with an input of said amplifier and said second inductor being in electrical communication with an output of said amplifier, wherein said amplifier is in a waiting non-oscillating mode when the sensor is not electromagnetically coupled to said receiver and is in an active oscillating mode when said sensor is electromagnetically coupled to said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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