Wheel component with cavity for mounting a housing for measurement apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for receiving an insertable housing containing a tire operating monitoring device and a transmitter so as to be able to sense an operating condition of a tire and transmit a signal indicative thereof, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a wheel component having a protected interior surface and a mounting location for the tire to mount on the wheel component such that when a tire is mounted on the mounting location of the wheel component, the protected interior surface is positioned in a space enclosed by the tire;
b) a sunken cavity that is pre-formed in the protected interior surface so as to extend below said surface, in said wheel component, wherein the sunken cavity is sized so as to receive the insertable housing such that the operating monitoring device and the transmitter is retained in the wheel component in a manner that permits the operating monitoring device to detect the operating condition inside the space enclosed by the tire while reducing exposure of the housing during installation of the tire on the mounting location of the wheel component.
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Abstract
A wheel component and a method for installing a measurement circuit in a wheel component are disclosed. The wheel component has a surface and a sunken cavity extending below the surface in the wheel component, for holding an insertable housing. The housing may hold an electronic circuit operable to measure a physical property and transmit a measured value to a receiver. The method for installing includes receiving a housing containing the measurement circuit into a sunken cavity in a surface of the wheel component and securing the housing in the sunken cavity.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus for receiving an insertable housing containing a tire operating monitoring device and a transmitter so as to be able to sense an operating condition of a tire and transmit a signal indicative thereof, the apparatus comprising:
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a) a wheel component having a protected interior surface and a mounting location for the tire to mount on the wheel component such that when a tire is mounted on the mounting location of the wheel component, the protected interior surface is positioned in a space enclosed by the tire;
b) a sunken cavity that is pre-formed in the protected interior surface so as to extend below said surface, in said wheel component, wherein the sunken cavity is sized so as to receive the insertable housing such that the operating monitoring device and the transmitter is retained in the wheel component in a manner that permits the operating monitoring device to detect the operating condition inside the space enclosed by the tire while reducing exposure of the housing during installation of the tire on the mounting location of the wheel component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of installing a measurement circuit that measures an operating condition of the tire in a wheel component, the method comprising:
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a) receiving a housing containing said measurement circuit, and in a sunken cavity in a protected interior surface of said wheel component;
b) mounting a tire on a mounting location of the wheel component so as to define an enclosed space such that the sunken cavity is positioned within the space wherein the housing received within the sunken cavity is recess so as to reduce the exposure of the housing during installation of the tire. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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a) a wheel component having a surface and a sunken cavity having a first shape extending below said surface, into said wheel component said sunken cavity having a recessed shoulder extending about a periphery thereof;
b) an insertable housing insertable into said sunken cavity, said insertable housing having;
i) a second shape complementary to said first shape;
ii) a lip extending about a periphery of the insertable housing for contacting said recessed shoulder; and
iii) a top portion having a top surface, said lip being positioned on said housing such that said top surface is flush with or below said surface of said wheel component, when said lip is in contact with said recessed shoulder.
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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a) a wheel component having a protected interior surface and a mounting location wherein a tire is mounted to the mounting location of the wheel component and wherein a sunken cavity is formed on the protected interior surface of the wheel component so as to extend below said surface into said wheel component; and
b) an insertable housing insertable into said sunken cavity so as to be recessed therein to thereby be protected during mounting of the tire on the mounting location of the wheel component said insertable housing being operable to hold an electronic circuit operable said housing having a top portion permeable to electromagnetic radiation.
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Specification