Tire inflation pressure monitoring device and vehicle having the same

• US 7,339,461 B2
• Filed: 03/29/2006
• Issued: 03/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Orita, Masayoshi, Suzuki, Koji, Murasawa, Naoki, Shimamura, Koichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Pope; Daryl C
• Application Number:
  US11/391,547
• Publication Number:
  US 20060224344A1
• Time in Patent Office: 706 Days
• Field of Search: 340/442, 340/443, 340/444, 340/445, 340/447, 340/446, 340/438, 731/46, 731/465
• US Class Current: 340/442
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/006 having two wheels only
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0401 characterised by the type of alarm
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0408 transmitting the signals by non-mechanical means from the wheel or tyre to a vehicle body mounted receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0498 for rim attachments B60C23/0494, B60C23/0496 take precedence

Abstract

A tire inflation pressure monitoring device and a vehicle having the same have a battery-driven unit provided on the tire side that can be reduced in size and power consumption. In a diagnosing unit, an ID comparing section outputs the result of detection of a tire inflation pressure to an inflation pressure calibrating section if a wheel ID included in a received signal coincides with a wheel ID recorded in a set value storing section. An atmospheric pressure detecting section calculates an atmospheric pressure at a present position according to an altitude at the present position. An inflation pressure calibrating section calibrates the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure to an inflation pressure at a reference atmospheric pressure. An inflation pressure diagnosing section compares the calibrated inflation pressure with a reference inflation pressure and inputs a predetermined error code into a storing section if the calibrated inflation pressure is lower than the reference inflation pressure. A diagnosing section reads the result of diagnosis corresponding to the error code recorded in the storing section, from the set value storing section and then outputs the result of diagnosis.

Claims

1. A tire inflation pressure monitoring device, comprising:

a tire inflation pressure detecting section provided on a tire side, said tire inflation pressure detecting section detecting a tire inflation pressure, said tire inflation pressure detecting section including;

an inflation pressure sensor, said inflation pressure sensor detecting the tire inflation pressure; and

a transmitting unit, said transmitting unit transmitting by radio a result of detection of the tire inflation pressure from said inflation pressure sensor; and

a tire inflation pressure diagnosing section provided on a vehicle body side, said tire inflation pressure diagnosing section receiving the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure from said inflation pressure sensor, calibrating the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure to an inflation pressure at a reference atmospheric pressure, and diagnosing the calibrated inflation pressure, said tire inflation pressure diagnosing section including;

a receiving unit, said receiving unit receiving the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure from said transmitting unit;

an inputting unit, said inputting unit inputting position information on a present position;

an atmospheric pressure detector, said atmospheric pressure detector detecting an atmospheric pressure at the present position according to the position information input by said inputting unit; and

a calibrating unit, said calibrating unit calibrating the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure to the inflation pressure at the reference atmospheric pressure according to the atmospheric pressure detected by said atmospheric pressure detector.

2. The tire inflation pressure monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein said inputting unit inputs the position information on the present position from a GPS system.

3. The tire inflation pressure monitoring device according to claim 2, wherein said inputting unit inputs the position information on the present position from a GPS system in a navigation unit.

4. The tire inflation pressure monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein said tire inflation pressure diagnosing section further includes an ID comparing section that outputs the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure if a wheel ID included in a signal received by the receiving unit coincides with a wheel ID recorded in a set value storing section.

5. The tire inflation pressure monitoring device according to claim 2, wherein said tire inflation pressure diagnosing section further includes an ID comparing section that outputs the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure if a wheel ID included in a signal received by the receiving unit coincides with a wheel ID recorded in a set value storing section.

6. A vehicle having a tire inflation pressure monitoring device, comprising:

a navigation unit for determining a present position;

a tire inflation pressure detecting section provided on a tire side, said tire inflation pressure detecting section detecting a tire inflation pressure, said tire inflation pressure detecting section including;

an inflation pressure sensor, said inflation pressure sensor detecting the tire inflation pressure; and

a transmitting unit, said transmitting unit transmitting by radio a result of detection of the tire inflation pressure from said inflation pressure sensor; and

a tire inflation pressure diagnosing section provided on a vehicle body side, said tire inflation pressure diagnosing section receiving the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure from said inflation pressure sensor, calibrating the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure to an inflation pressure at a reference atmospheric pressure, and diagnosing the calibrated inflation pressure, said tire inflation pressure diagnosing section including;

a receiving unit, said receiving unit receiving the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure from said transmitting unit;

an obtaining unit, said obtaining unit obtaining position information on a present position from said navigation unit;

an atmospheric pressure detector, said atmospheric pressure detector detecting an atmospheric pressure at the present position according to the position information obtained by said obtaining unit; and

a calibrating unit, said calibrating unit calibrating the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure to the inflation pressure at the reference atmospheric pressure according to the atmospheric pressure detected by said atmospheric pressure detector.

7. The vehicle having the tire inflation pressure monitoring device according to claim 6, wherein said navigation unit manages said position information in correspondence with altitude information.

8. The vehicle having the tire inflation pressure monitoring device according to claim 6, further comprising an outputting unit, said outputting unit outputting the calibrated tire inflation pressure to a display of said navigation unit.

9. The vehicle having the tire inflation pressure monitoring device according to claim 7, further comprising an outputting unit, said outputting unit outputting the calibrated tire inflation pressure to a display of said navigation unit.

10. The vehicle having the tire inflation pressure monitoring device according to claim 6, wherein said tire inflation pressure diagnosing section further includes an ID comparing section that outputs the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure if a wheel ID included in a signal received by the receiving unit coincides with a wheel ID recorded in a set value storing section.

11. The vehicle having the tire inflation pressure monitoring device according to claim 7, wherein said tire inflation pressure diagnosing section further includes an ID comparing section that outputs the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure if a wheel ID included in a signal received by the receiving unit coincides with a wheel ID recorded in a set value storing section.

12. A vehicle having a tire inflation pressure monitoring device, comprising:

a tire inflation pressure detecting section provided on a tire side, said tire inflation pressure detecting section detecting a tire inflation pressure, said tire inflation pressure detecting section including;

an inflation pressure sensor, said inflation pressure sensor detecting the tire inflation pressure; and

a transmitting unit, said transmitting unit transmitting by radio a result of detection of the tire inflation pressure from said inflation pressure sensor; and

a tire inflation pressure diagnosing section provided on a vehicle body side, said tire inflation pressure diagnosing section receiving the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure from said inflation pressure sensor, calibrating the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure to an inflation pressure at a reference atmospheric pressure, and diagnosing the calibrated inflation pressure, said tire inflation pressure diagnosing section including;

a receiving unit, said receiving unit receiving the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure from said transmitting unit; and

a calibrating unit, said calibrating unit calibrating the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure to the inflation pressure at the reference atmospheric pressure according to atmospheric pressure input thereto.

13. The vehicle having the tire inflation pressure monitoring device according to claim 12, wherein said tire inflation pressure diagnosing section further comprises an atmospheric pressure sensor, and said calibrating unit calibrates the tire inflation pressure according to atmospheric pressure information detected by said atmospheric pressure sensor.

14. The vehicle having the tire inflation pressure monitoring device according to claim 12, wherein said calibrating unit calibrates the tire inflation pressure according to atmospheric pressure information detected by an atmospheric pressure sensor for engine control.

15. The vehicle having the tire inflation pressure monitoring device according to claim 12, wherein said tire inflation pressure diagnosing section further includes an ID comparing section that outputs the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure if a wheel ID included in a signal received by the receiving unit coincides with a wheel ID recorded in a set value storing section.

16. The vehicle having the tire inflation pressure monitoring device according to claim 13, wherein said tire inflation pressure diagnosing section further includes an ID comparing section that outputs the result of detection of the tire inflation pressure if a wheel ID included in a signal received by the receiving unit coincides with a wheel ID recorded in a set value storing section.