Mounting assembly for tire pressure transducer
First Claim
1. A mounting assembly for mounting a tire pressure transducer on a multi-piece wheel comprising:
- a valve stem shaped to extend radially through an aperture through a central cylindrical portion of the multi-piece wheel;
a mounting bracket having a base secured to the valve stem and having a tab extending radially outward from the base, the tab having an aperture there through for attaching the pressure transducer to the tab; and
a seal assembly for sealing the valve stem against the wheel and sealing the base against the wheel.
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Abstract
A reliable, low cost mounting assembly for a tire pressure transducer removably mounts the transducer on a multi-piece automobile wheel to enable the transducer to transmit tire pressure information that will enable the detection of an unsafe tire pressure. The mounting assembly includes a mounting bracket, a valve stem that passes through an air hole in the wheel and secures the mounting racket to the wheel while facilitating the adjustment of tire pressure, and a set of seals that seal both the valve stem and the mounting bracket relative to the air hole in the wheel. The mounting bracket has a generally flat base and a tab that extends radially outward from the base on one side at an oblique angle that assures proper positioning of the transducer within the wheel drop.
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20 Claims
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1. A mounting assembly for mounting a tire pressure transducer on a multi-piece wheel comprising:
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a valve stem shaped to extend radially through an aperture through a central cylindrical portion of the multi-piece wheel; a mounting bracket having a base secured to the valve stem and having a tab extending radially outward from the base, the tab having an aperture there through for attaching the pressure transducer to the tab; and a seal assembly for sealing the valve stem against the wheel and sealing the base against the wheel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mounting assembly for mounting a tire pressure transducer on a multi-piece wheel comprising:
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a valve stem shaped to extend radially through an aperture through a central cylindrical portion of the multi-piece wheel; means for sealing the valve stem against the wheel; a mounting bracket having a base secured to the valve stem on a radially outward side of the wheel and having a tab extending radially outward from the base, the tab having an aperture there through for attaching the pressure transducer to the tab; and means for sealing the mounting bracket against the wheel.
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16. A mounting assembly for mounting a tire pressure transducer on a multi-piece wheel comprising:
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a valve stem shaped to extend radially through an aperture through a central cylindrical portion of the multi-piece wheel; a mounting bracket having a base secured to the valve stem and having a tab extending radially outward from the base, the tab having an aperture there through for receiving a mounting rod of a pressure transducer; and a seal assembly for sealing the valve stem against the wheel and sealing the base of the mounting bracket against the wheel. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method of mounting a tire pressure transducer on a multi-piece wheel comprising the acts of:
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passing a valve stem radially outward through a valve stem aperture in the wheel; securing a mounting bracket to the valve stem, the mounting bracket having a base secured to the valve stem and a tab extending radially outward from the base; securing a tire pressure transducer to the tab of the mounting bracket; and sealing the valve stem and the mounting bracket against the wheel. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A mounting assembly for mounting a tire pressure transducer on a multi-piece wheel, the mounting assembly comprising:
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a valve stem extending radially through a central cylindrical portion of the multi-piece wheel; and a mounting bracket having a base having a hole there through, the hole receiving a fastener that secures the base to the valve stem and secures the valve stem to the wheel, the mounting bracket further including a tab secured to the base and extending outward from the base, the tab having a hole there through for receiving a fastener of the tire pressure transducer to secure the tire pressure transducer to the tab.
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