Pump system and motorized vehicle
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1. A pump system for inflating a tyre of a motorized vehicle, the pump system comprising:
- a pump unit having a fluid outlet configured to couple to a fluid inlet of said tyre, wherein the pump unit is configured to provide a fluid to the inside of said tyre;
a communication interface communicatively connectable to a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) in said vehicle, for receiving from said TPMS data representing information for controlling said providing of fluid to said tyre;
a pump controller coupled to the pump unit and to the communication interface, wherein the pump controller is configured to control the pump unit based on at least said information; and
a detector coupled to the pump controller, the detector configured to detect whether a coupling between the fluid outlet of the pump unit and the fluid inlet of said tyre is established,wherein the pump unit, the communication interface, the pump controller, and the detector of the pump system are external to the motorized vehicle.
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Abstract
A pump system for inflating a tire of a motorized vehicle, comprises a pump unit. The pump unit has an outlet connectable to an inlet of the tire, for providing a fluid to the inside of the tire. A communication interface is communicatively connectable to a tire pressure monitoring system, TPMS, in the vehicle, for receiving from the TPMS data representing information for controlling the providing of fluid to the tire. A pump controller is connected to the pump unit and to the communication interface and can control the pump unit based on at least the information.
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1. A pump system for inflating a tyre of a motorized vehicle, the pump system comprising:
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a pump unit having a fluid outlet configured to couple to a fluid inlet of said tyre, wherein the pump unit is configured to provide a fluid to the inside of said tyre; a communication interface communicatively connectable to a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) in said vehicle, for receiving from said TPMS data representing information for controlling said providing of fluid to said tyre; a pump controller coupled to the pump unit and to the communication interface, wherein the pump controller is configured to control the pump unit based on at least said information; and a detector coupled to the pump controller, the detector configured to detect whether a coupling between the fluid outlet of the pump unit and the fluid inlet of said tyre is established, wherein the pump unit, the communication interface, the pump controller, and the detector of the pump system are external to the motorized vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. The motorized vehicle claimed in 7, comprising a pressure controller for determining a desired value of a pressure in said tyre.
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18. A system comprising:
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a pump system external to a vehicle, the pump system including; a pump communication interface; a fluid outlet; and a detector; and the vehicle including; a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) configured to monitor a pressure of at least one tyre of said vehicle and comprising a vehicle communication interface, wherein the vehicle communication interface is configured to transmit data to the pump communication interface of the pump system, wherein the data includes information for controlling the pump system to provide a fluid to the at least one tyre of the vehicle; and a fluid inlet of the at least one tyre of said vehicle, the fluid inlet configured to be coupled to the fluid outlet of the pump system, the detector of the pump system configured to detect whether a coupling between the fluid outlet of the pump system and the fluid inlet of the at least one tyre of the vehicle is established. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A pump system for inflating a tyre of a motorized vehicle, the pump system comprising:
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a pump unit having a fluid outlet configured to couple to a fluid inlet of said tyre, wherein the pump unit is configured to provide a fluid to the inside of said tyre; a communication interface communicatively connectable to a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) in said vehicle, for receiving from said TPMS data representing information for controlling said providing of fluid to said tyre; a pump controller coupled to the pump unit and to the communication interface, wherein the pump controller is configured to control the pump unit based on at least said information; and a detector coupled to the pump controller, the detector configured to detect whether a coupling between the fluid outlet of the pump unit and the fluid inlet of said tyre is established.
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