Method and device for treating a set of components for the wheel of a vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining a set that contains at least two components from a group that includes:
- a rim, a tire mountable on said rim, and a safety support intended to at least partially support a tread of said tire under reduced or zero pressure conditions, said method comprising steps of;
a) providing a set of components, at least one of said components carrying an information medium that can be read automatically by a machine and that supplies, when said information medium is read, at least one data item for use in carrying out a desired maintenance on said set;
b) bringing said set to a maintenance machine configured to carry out said desired maintenance on said set under control of a programmable data management unit;
c) utilizing a reader of said maintenance machine to automatically read said information medium of said at least one of said components of said set brought to said maintenance machine, and transmitting said at least one data item read from said information medium to said programmable data management unit, wherein said at least one data item includes sensor data from a sensor on a component of said at least one of said components, said sensor data providing a current condition of said component;
d) determining, by said programmable data management unit, whether said at least one of said components of said set is compatible with one or more other components of said set, based on said at least one data item read from said information medium; and
e) if said at least one of said components of said set is compatible with said one or more other components of said set, adjusting said maintenance machine based on said at least one transmitted data item, and executing said desired maintenance for said set using said maintenance machine.
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Abstract
A method is presented for maintaining a set of at least two components from a group including a wheel rim, a tire and a safety support element, the method including the following steps: providing a set of components, wherein at least one of the components is provided with an information carrier that can be automatically read and is configured to supply at least one data element for use in carrying out the desired maintenance on the set; said set is brought to a maintenance machine that is configured to carry out the desired maintenance on the set under the control of a programmable data management unit; the information carrier of at least one of the components of the set brought to the machine is automatically read and the data is automatically transmitted to the programmable unit; the machine is regulated on the basis of the data transmitted; and the desired maintenance for the set is initiated and carried out by means of the machine.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for maintaining a set that contains at least two components from a group that includes:
- a rim, a tire mountable on said rim, and a safety support intended to at least partially support a tread of said tire under reduced or zero pressure conditions, said method comprising steps of;
a) providing a set of components, at least one of said components carrying an information medium that can be read automatically by a machine and that supplies, when said information medium is read, at least one data item for use in carrying out a desired maintenance on said set; b) bringing said set to a maintenance machine configured to carry out said desired maintenance on said set under control of a programmable data management unit; c) utilizing a reader of said maintenance machine to automatically read said information medium of said at least one of said components of said set brought to said maintenance machine, and transmitting said at least one data item read from said information medium to said programmable data management unit, wherein said at least one data item includes sensor data from a sensor on a component of said at least one of said components, said sensor data providing a current condition of said component; d) determining, by said programmable data management unit, whether said at least one of said components of said set is compatible with one or more other components of said set, based on said at least one data item read from said information medium; and e) if said at least one of said components of said set is compatible with said one or more other components of said set, adjusting said maintenance machine based on said at least one transmitted data item, and executing said desired maintenance for said set using said maintenance machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- a rim, a tire mountable on said rim, and a safety support intended to at least partially support a tread of said tire under reduced or zero pressure conditions, said method comprising steps of;
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14. A maintenance system for maintaining a set of components that contains at least two components from a group that includes:
- a rim, a tire mountable on said rim, and a safety support for at least partially supporting a tread on said tire under reduced or zero pressure conditions, said system comprising;
a reader for automatically reading an information medium, carried by a component of said set, and obtaining at least one data item for use in performing a required maintenance on said set; a programmable data management unit; and a transmitter for automatically transmitting said at least one data item read from said information medium to said programmable data management unit, wherein said programmable data management unit determines whether said at least one of said components of said set is compatible with one or more other components of said set, based on said at least one data item read from said information medium, and, if said at least one of said components of said set is compatible with said one or more other components of said set, said programmable data management unit controls a maintenance machine to perform said required maintenance, and wherein said at least one data item includes sensor data from a sensor on said component of said set, said sensor data providing a current condition of said component. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- a rim, a tire mountable on said rim, and a safety support for at least partially supporting a tread on said tire under reduced or zero pressure conditions, said system comprising;
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25. A maintenance machine for maintaining a set that contains at least two components from a group that includes:
- a rim, a tire mountable on said rim, and a safety support intended to at least partially support a tread on said tire under reduced or zero pressure conditions, at least one of said components carrying a machine readable information medium configured to provide at least one data item for use in performing a required maintenance on said set, said machine comprising;
a) a reader configured to automatically read said information medium to obtain said at least one data item; b) a programmable data management unit; c) a transmitter for automatically transmitting said at least one data item read from said information medium to said programmable data management unit; and d) functional members configured to perform said required maintenance on said set under control of said programmable data management unit, based on said at least one transmitted data item, wherein said programmable data management unit determines whether said at least one of said components of said set is compatible with one or more other components of said set, based on said at least one data item read from said information medium, and, if said at least one of said components of said set is compatible with said one or more other components of said set, said programmable data management unit controls said functional members to perform said required maintenance, and wherein said at least one data item includes sensor data from a sensor on a component of said components, said sensor data providing a current condition of said component. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
- a rim, a tire mountable on said rim, and a safety support intended to at least partially support a tread on said tire under reduced or zero pressure conditions, at least one of said components carrying a machine readable information medium configured to provide at least one data item for use in performing a required maintenance on said set, said machine comprising;
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