Method of differentiating tires in a vehicle
First Claim
1. A tire differentiating system comprising:
- a plurality of tires;
a sensor in each of said plurality attires including an identifier; and
a receiver which communicates with each of said sensors to receive said identifier and determine a location of said tires;
wherein said system further includes a transmitter for each of said sensors, and wherein said receiver sends a first signal to each of said transmitters, each of said transmitters send a second signal to said respective sensor, and said sensor includes a transceiver which sends said identifier to said receiver.
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Abstract
A tire differentiating system (21, 121) is employed to differentiate tires (22, 24, 26, 28, 122, 124, 126, 128) in a vehicle (20, 120). Each tire includes a sensor (30, 32, 34, 36, 120, 132, 134, 136) which communicates with a receiver (38, 138). In a first example, when a tire (22, 24, 26, 28) is inflated above a high pressure threshold, a flag bit is stored in the sensor (30, 32, 34, 36) identifying the tire as a rear tire (26, 28). If a rear tire (26, 28) drops below a low pressure threshold, a warning algorithm is initiated to warn the driver. In a second example, the sensor (130, 132, 134, 136) is a transceiver with an RF detector circuit having an identification code. A RF transmitter (144, 146, 148, 150) is located proximate to each of the respective transceivers (130, 132, 134, 136). The receiver (138) sends a signal to each RF transmitter (144, 146, 148, 150) which generates a RF signal that is sent to the transceivers (130, 132, 134, 136). The transceivers (130, 132, 134, 136) then send a return signal including the identification code back to the receiver (138), identifying the tire (122, 124, 126, 128) at the location.
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6 Claims
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1. A tire differentiating system comprising:
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a plurality of tires;
a sensor in each of said plurality attires including an identifier; and
a receiver which communicates with each of said sensors to receive said identifier and determine a location of said tires;
wherein said system further includes a transmitter for each of said sensors, and wherein said receiver sends a first signal to each of said transmitters, each of said transmitters send a second signal to said respective sensor, and said sensor includes a transceiver which sends said identifier to said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of differentiating a plurality of tires comprising the steps of:
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providing said plurality of tires each including a sensor having an identifier end a receiver which communicates with said sensors;
communicating said identifier to said receiver;
enddetermining a location of each of said tires, further including the steps of providing a transmitter for each of said sensors, sending a first signal to each of said transmitters, sending a second signal from said transmitters to said respective sensor, and the step of communicating said identifier includes sending said identifier from a transceiver of said sensor to said receiver after said sensor receives said second signal, and the step of determining said location includes associating said identifier with one of said locations. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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