Apparatus and method for monitoring a condition of a tire
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1. An apparatus for monitoring a condition of a tire mounted to a wheel rim of a vehicle, comprising:
- a sensor adapted to be installed within the interior of a tire; and
securing structure couplable to said sensor and to a rim of a vehicle wheel;
whereby said sensor is located within the interior of a tire and adjacent the wheel rim when said sensor is coupled to said securing structure;
wherein said sensor includes a temperature sensing component adapted to sense a temperature of air contained within the tire; and
wherein said sensor further includes a conductor operable with said temperature sensing component to improve the sensing of a temperature of air contained within the tire.
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Abstract
An apparatus for monitoring the condition of a tire mounted to a vehicle wheel includes a sensor configured for installation within the interior of the tire. The sensor is secured to a wheel rim whereby prolonged exposure to liquid tire fill material is avoided, even when the wheel is oriented with the sensor at a lower-most location of the wheel rim. In one embodiment, the sensor is secured to the wheel rim by straps which extend around a circumferential surface of the rim and engage a base coupled to the sensor.
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1. An apparatus for monitoring a condition of a tire mounted to a wheel rim of a vehicle, comprising:
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a sensor adapted to be installed within the interior of a tire; and
securing structure couplable to said sensor and to a rim of a vehicle wheel;
whereby said sensor is located within the interior of a tire and adjacent the wheel rim when said sensor is coupled to said securing structure;
wherein said sensor includes a temperature sensing component adapted to sense a temperature of air contained within the tire; and
wherein said sensor further includes a conductor operable with said temperature sensing component to improve the sensing of a temperature of air contained within the tire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An instrumented vehicle wheel, comprising:
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a wheel rim;
a sensor configured to be installed within the interior of a tire coupled to said wheel rim, said sensor comprising;
a temperature sensing component adapted to sense a temperature of air contained within the tire, and a conductor operable with said temperature sensing component to improve the sensing of the temperature within the tire; and
securing structure couplable to said sensor and said wheel rim and configured to affix said sensor to said wheel rim. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of sensing a temperature within the interior or a tire, comprising:
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positioning the sensor at a location on a circumferential surface of the wheel rim;
securing the sensor to the wheel rim;
sensing the temperature of air within the tire with the sensor; and
improving the sensed temperature with a conductor coupled to the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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