Combined tire pressure gauge and remote tire pressure display
First Claim
1. A combined tire pressure gauge and remote tire pressure display, comprising:
- a housing;
a port in the housing adapted to couple to a vehicle tire valve stem and to open a valve in the valve stem;
a chamber in physical communication with the port;
a local pressure transducer in the chamber for detecting a pressure of a fluid within the vehicle tire and providing an output signal representative of the detected pressure;
a wireless receiver in the housing for receiving a signal identifying a tire pressure sensor and providing a detected tire pressure and for providing an output signal;
a processor in the housing for receiving the output signal from the pressure transducer and the output signal from the wireless receiver, and for providing a processor output signal indicative of an identified tire and a value of the detected pressure, in a remote tire display mode, and for providing a processor output signal indicative of a detected tire pressure, in a tire pressure gauge mode;
a display on a face of the housing coupled to the processor for providing a visible indication of detected pressure value and identified tire in accordance with the processor output signal in the remote tire display mode, and for providing a visible indication of detected pressure value in the tire pressure gauge mode in a second orientation different from the first orientation; and
wherein the display provides the visible indication in the remote tire display mode in a first orientation, and provides the visible indication of detected pressure value in the tire pressure gauge mode in a second orientation different from the first orientation.
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Abstract
A combined tire pressure gauge and remote tire pressure display includes a port adapted to couple to a vehicle tire valve stem and to open a valve in the valve stem; a chamber in physical communication with the port; a local pressure transducer in the chamber for detecting a pressure of a fluid within the vehicle tire and providing an output signal representative of the detected pressure; a wireless receiver for receiving a signal identifying a tire pressure sensor and having a detected tire pressure and for providing an output signal; a processor for receiving the output signal from the pressure transducer and the output signal from the wireless receiver, and for providing a processor output signal indicative of an identified tire and a value of the detected pressure, in a remote tire display mode, and for providing a processor output signal indicative of a detected tire pressure, in a tire pressure gauge mode; and a display coupled to the processor for providing a visible indication of detected pressure value and identified tire in accordance with the processor output signal in the remote tire display mode, and for providing a visible indication of detected pressure value in the tire pressure gauge mode.
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18 Claims
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1. A combined tire pressure gauge and remote tire pressure display, comprising:
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a housing; a port in the housing adapted to couple to a vehicle tire valve stem and to open a valve in the valve stem; a chamber in physical communication with the port; a local pressure transducer in the chamber for detecting a pressure of a fluid within the vehicle tire and providing an output signal representative of the detected pressure; a wireless receiver in the housing for receiving a signal identifying a tire pressure sensor and providing a detected tire pressure and for providing an output signal; a processor in the housing for receiving the output signal from the pressure transducer and the output signal from the wireless receiver, and for providing a processor output signal indicative of an identified tire and a value of the detected pressure, in a remote tire display mode, and for providing a processor output signal indicative of a detected tire pressure, in a tire pressure gauge mode; a display on a face of the housing coupled to the processor for providing a visible indication of detected pressure value and identified tire in accordance with the processor output signal in the remote tire display mode, and for providing a visible indication of detected pressure value in the tire pressure gauge mode in a second orientation different from the first orientation; and wherein the display provides the visible indication in the remote tire display mode in a first orientation, and provides the visible indication of detected pressure value in the tire pressure gauge mode in a second orientation different from the first orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing tire pressure measurements by a combined tire pressure gauge and remote tire pressure display, comprising:
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receiving by the combined tire pressure gauge and remote tire pressure display wireless signals in periodic transmissions from a plurality of tire pressure gauges measuring the tire pressure of a vehicle, the signals having data indicative of the tire pressure measurements and tire identity; displaying on a display of the combined tire pressure gauge and remote tire pressure display in a first orientation the wirelessly received tire pressure measurements and tire identities successively for each of the tires of the vehicle; changing an operating mode of the combined tire pressure gauge and remote tire pressure display; measuring a tire pressure by a local pressure sensor of the combined tire pressure gauge and remote tire pressure display; and displaying on the display of the combined tire pressure gauge and remote tire pressure display the tire pressure measured by a local pressure sensor in a second orientation different from the first orientation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for detecting and displaying vehicle tire pressure, comprising:
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a plurality of valve cap mounted tire pressure gauges for detecting tire pressure and providing wireless signals indicative of the detected tire pressure and tire pressure gauge identification; and a combined tire pressure gauge and remote tire pressure display, comprising; a housing having a display, including alphanumeric characters, on a side thereof; a port in the housing adapted to couple to a vehicle tire valve stem and to open a valve in the valve stem; a chamber in physical communication with the port; a local pressure transducer in the chamber for detecting a pressure of a fluid within the vehicle tire and providing an output signal representative of the detected pressure; a wireless receiver in the housing for receiving the wireless signals and for providing an output signal; a processor in the housing for receiving the output signal from the pressure transducer and the output signal from the wireless receiver, and for providing a processor output signal indicative of an identified tire and a value of the detected pressure, in a remote tire display mode, and for providing a processor output signal indicative of a detected tire pressure, in a tire pressure gauge mode; and a display on a face of the housing coupled to the processor for providing a visible indication of detected pressure value and identified tire in accordance with the processor output signal in the remote tire display mode, and for providing a visible indication of detected pressure value in the tire pressure gauge mode; wherein the display of the combined tire pressure gauge and remote tire pressure display provides the visible indication in the remote tire display mode in a first orientation, and provides the visible indication of detected pressure value in the tire pressure gauge mode in a second orientation different from the first orientation. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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