Tire monitoring systems and methods
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1. A tire monitoring system for a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one sensing device adapted for engaging an opening of a wheel of a vehicle such that the sensing device is exposed to the interior of a tire affixed to the wheel, the sensing device comprising a sensor adapted for collecting sensed data from the vehicle tire, a transmitting device adapted for transmitting the sensed data, a unique identification number, and a removable identification component that is electronically associated with and identified to the sensing device, wherein the identification component comprises the same unique identification number as the sensing device, wherein the identification component is removable from the sensing device and receivable with a port of a system receiver; and
a system receiver adapted to receive the sensed data from the sensor and to provide the sensed data to a vehicle user, one or more ports for receiving one or more identification components, wherein engaging the system receiver with an identification component enables the system receiver to correlate data received from the sensing device electronically associated with the identification component to that identification component.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring tires of a vehicle are provided. The systems can include a sensing device adapted to engage a tire of a vehicle and sense properties of a tire such as pressure and/or temperature. The sensing devices can be adapted to transmit sensed data to a system receiver adapted to provide the data to a user. The systems and methods can provide a user the desired information pertaining to one or more tires of a vehicle that are to be monitored, and the respective locations of the tires. The systems and methods can be adapted to monitor tires on any vehicle with inflatable tires, including off-the-road (OTR) vehicles.
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1. A tire monitoring system for a vehicle, comprising:
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at least one sensing device adapted for engaging an opening of a wheel of a vehicle such that the sensing device is exposed to the interior of a tire affixed to the wheel, the sensing device comprising a sensor adapted for collecting sensed data from the vehicle tire, a transmitting device adapted for transmitting the sensed data, a unique identification number, and a removable identification component that is electronically associated with and identified to the sensing device, wherein the identification component comprises the same unique identification number as the sensing device, wherein the identification component is removable from the sensing device and receivable with a port of a system receiver; and a system receiver adapted to receive the sensed data from the sensor and to provide the sensed data to a vehicle user, one or more ports for receiving one or more identification components, wherein engaging the system receiver with an identification component enables the system receiver to correlate data received from the sensing device electronically associated with the identification component to that identification component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A tire monitoring system for a vehicle, comprising:
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(a) at least one sensing device adapted for engaging an opening of a wheel of a vehicle such that the sensing device is exposed to the interior of a tire affixed to the wheel, the sensing device comprising; a sensor adapted for collecting data from the vehicle tire, a unique identification number, and a transmitting device adapted for transmitting the data, wherein the transmitted data comprises the unique identification number; and (ii) a removable identification component that is electronically associated with and identified to the sensing device, wherein the identification component comprises the same unique identification number as the sensing device, wherein the identification component is adapted to be removed from the sensing device and to engage a port of a system receiver; and (b) a system receiver adapted to receive the data from the sensing device and to provide the data to a vehicle user, the system receiver comprising; (i) a data processor for processing the data received from the sensor; (ii) a display unit for displaying the data to the user; and (iii) one or more ports for receiving one or more identification components, wherein the one or more ports for receiving one or more identification components correspond to one or more tire locations on the vehicle, wherein engaging the system receiver with an identification component corresponding to the tire location of the electronically associated sensor enables the system receiver to correlate data received from the sensing device to the tire location of the sensing device from which the data was transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method of monitoring a tire of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a sensing device adapted for engaging an opening of a wheel of a vehicle, the sensing device comprising; (i) a unique identification number; (ii) a sensor adapted for collecting data from the vehicle tire, and a transmitting device adapted for transmitting the data; and (iii) a removable identification component that is electronically associated with and identified with the sensing device, wherein the identification component comprises the same unique identification number as the sensing device, wherein the identification component is adapted to be removed from the sensing device and to engage a port of a system receiver; (b) providing a system receiver adapted to receive the data from the sensing device and to provide the data to a vehicle user, the system receiver comprising; (i) one or more ports for receiving one or more identification components, wherein the one or more ports for receiving one or more identification components correspond to one or more tire locations on the vehicle; (ii) a data processor for processing the data received from the sensor; and (iii) a display unit for displaying the data to the user; (c) engaging a port of the system receiver with an identification component of the sensing device, wherein the port that is engaged corresponds to the tire location of the sensing device; (d) collecting data from the vehicle tire using the sensor, and transmitting the data to the system receiver using the transmitting device; and (e) processing the data using the data processor and displaying the data to the user using the display unit, wherein the user is provided the sensed data from a tire and the location of the tire from which the data was collected. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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