Vehicle wheel information supply device and wheel tire abnormality indicating device
First Claim
1. A vehicle wheel information supply device for supplying wheel information relating to a state of a wheel of a vehicle, including a wheel state detector for detecting the state of the wheel, a wheel information generator for generating the wheel information relating to the state of the wheel, on the basis of an output of said wheel state detector, a transmitter for transmitting said wheel information, and a receiver which receives said wheel information transmitted by said transmitter, said wheel state detector, said wheel information generator and said transmitter being disposed on said wheel while said receiver being disposed on a body of said vehicle, wherein an improvement comprises:
- said wheel information generator being capable of selectively generating wheel information having respective different volumes, at least one of said wheel information generator and said transmitter operating in a manner which changes depending upon at least one parameter indicative of said state of said wheel, which at least one parameter is detected by said wheel state detector.
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Abstract
A vehicle wheel information supply device for supplying wheel information relating to a state of a wheel of a vehicle, including a wheel state detector for detecting the state of the wheel, a wheel information generator for generating the wheel information relating to the state of the wheel, on the basis of an output of the wheel state detector, a transmitter for transmitting the wheel information, and a receiver which receives the wheel information transmitted by the transmitter, the wheel state detector, the wheel information generator and the transmitter being disposed on the wheel while the receiver being disposed on a body of said vehicle, wherein the wheel information generator is capable of selectively generating different kinds of wheel information having respective different volumes, and at least one of the wheel information generator and the transmitter operates in a manner depending upon at least one parameter indicative of the state of the wheel, which at least one parameter is detected by the wheel state detector.
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32 Claims
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1. A vehicle wheel information supply device for supplying wheel information relating to a state of a wheel of a vehicle, including a wheel state detector for detecting the state of the wheel, a wheel information generator for generating the wheel information relating to the state of the wheel, on the basis of an output of said wheel state detector, a transmitter for transmitting said wheel information, and a receiver which receives said wheel information transmitted by said transmitter, said wheel state detector, said wheel information generator and said transmitter being disposed on said wheel while said receiver being disposed on a body of said vehicle, wherein an improvement comprises:
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said wheel information generator being capable of selectively generating wheel information having respective different volumes, at least one of said wheel information generator and said transmitter operating in a manner which changes depending upon at least one parameter indicative of said state of said wheel, which at least one parameter is detected by said wheel state detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32)
a vehicle wheel information supply device according to claim 1; and
an information output device informing an operator of the vehicle, of the state of said wheel, on the basis of said wheel information received by said receiver of said vehicle wheel information supply device.
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32. A vehicle wheel tire abnormality indicating device comprising:
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a vehicle wheel information supply device according to claim 17; and
an indicating device informing an operator of the vehicle that the air pressure in the tire is abnormal, when said receiver receives said second wheel information which include tire abnormality data indicating that a state of reduction of said air pressure detected by said air pressure detector or temperature detected by said temperature detector is abnormal.
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15. A vehicle wheel information supply device for supplying wheel information relating to a state of a wheel of a vehicle, including a wheel state detector for detecting the state of the wheel, a wheel information generator for generating the wheel information relating to the state of the wheel, on the basis of an output of said wheel state detector, a transmitter for transmitting said wheel information, and a receiver which receives said wheel information transmitted by said transmitter, said wheel state detector, said wheel information generator and said transmitter being disposed on said wheel while said receiver being disposed on a body of said vehicle, wherein an improvement comprises:
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said wheel information generator being capable of generating wheel information having respective different volumes; and
said wheel information generator including a wheel information supply control device for controlling at least one of an operation of said wheel information generator and an operation of said transmitter, for thereby controlling a condition in which said wheel information is supplied, depending upon at least one parameter indicative of said state of said wheel, which at least one parameter is detected by said wheel state detector.
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16. A vehicle wheel information supply device for supplying wheel information relating to a state of a wheel of a vehicle, including a wheel state detector for detecting the state of the wheel, a wheel information generator for generating the wheel information relating to the state of the wheel, on the basis of an output of said wheel state detector, a transmitter for transmitting said wheel information, and a receiver which receives said wheel information transmitted by said transmitter, said wheel state detector, said wheel information generator and said transmitter being disposed on said wheel while said receiver being disposed on a body of said vehicle, wherein an improvement comprises:
said wheel information generator including an information volume changing device for changing a volume of said wheel information depending upon at least one parameter indicative of the state of said wheel, which at least one parameter is detected by said wheel state detector.
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26. A vehicle wheel information supply device for supplying wheel information relating to a state of a wheel of a vehicle, including an air pressure detector for an air pressure in a tire of said wheel, an air pressure information generator for generating air pressure information relating to the air pressure of the wheel, on the basis of an output of said air pressure detector, a transmitter for transmitting said air pressure information, and a receiver which receives said air pressure information transmitted by said transmitter, said air pressure detector, said air pressure information generator and said transmitter being disposed on said wheel while said receiver being disposed on a body of said vehicle, wherein said air pressure information generator includes an information volume changing device for changing a volume of said air pressure information depending upon at least one parameter relating to the air pressure of said wheel, which at least one parameter is detected by said air pressure detector.
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30. A vehicle wheel information supply device for supplying wheel information relating to a state of a wheel of a vehicle, including a wheel state detector for detecting the state of the wheel, a wheel information generator for generating the wheel information relating to the state of the wheel, on the basis of an output of said wheel state detector, a transmitter for transmitting said wheel information, and a receiver which receives said wheel information transmitted by said transmitter, said wheel state detector, said wheel information generator and said transmitter being disposed on said wheel while said receiver being disposed on a body of said vehicle, said vehicle wheel information supply device being characterised in that:
said wheel information generator comprises a first wheel information generating portion for generating first wheel information having a first volume, and a second wheel information generating portion for generating second wheel information having a second volume smaller than said first volume, at least one of said first and second wheel information generating portions being activated to generate at least one of said first wheel information and said second wheel information, depending upon at least one parameter indicative of said state of said wheel, which at least one parameter is detected by said wheel state detector.
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