Wrong operation detection device, method, and program in tire pressure monitoring system

• US 8,970,361 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2013
• Issued: 03/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited
• Original Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited
• Inventors: Sakagami, Seigou, Fukuba, Yusuke
• Primary Examiner(s): Lau, Hoi
• Application Number:
  US13/751,475
• Publication Number:
  US 20130321138A1
• Time in Patent Office: 764 Days
• Field of Search: 340/442, 340/443, 731/16, 731/46, 731462-1468, 701/29.1, 701/1
• US Class Current: 340/442
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/02 Signalling devices actuated by tyre pressure hand-held tyre pressure gauges G01L17/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/061 by monitoring wheel speed measuring distance traversed on the ground by vehicles G01C22/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/062 Frequency spectrum analysis of wheel speed signals, e.g. using Fourier transformation

Abstract

A wrong operation detection device is disclosed for monitoring whether or not a calibration start for determining an initial deflation index is issued in a tire pressure unadjusted state after a deflation warning in a tire pressure monitoring system for detection of deflation of a tire. The device includes comparison means for comparing a first deflation index serving as a deflation index at any time point in a period from issue of the deflation warning to vehicle stop after the issue of the warning, with a second deflation index serving as a deflation index obtained after the calibration start; detection means for detection of wrong operation of a reset button based on a comparison result by the comparison means; and warning means for issuing a warning when the detection means detects the wrong operation.

Claims

1. A wrong operation detection device for monitoring whether or not a calibration start for determining an initial deflation index is issued in a tire pressure unadjusted state after a deflation warning in a tire pressure monitoring system for detection of deflation of a tire by comparison with the initial deflation index based on rotation speed information and/or a resonance frequency after adjusting pressure of the tire equipped on a vehicle, the wrong operation detection device comprising:

comparison means for comparing a first deflation index serving as a deflation index at any time point in a period from issue of the deflation warning to vehicle stop after the issue of the warning, with a second deflation index serving as a deflation index obtained after the calibration start,

detection means for detection of wrong operation of a reset button based on a comparison result by the comparison means, and

warning means for issuing a warning when the detection means detects the wrong operation.

2. The wrong operation detection device according to claim 1, wherein the comparison means determines a difference between the first deflation index and the second deflation index, and

the detection means detects wrong operation when the difference is within a predetermined range.

3. The wrong operation detection device according to claim 1 or claim 2, further comprising count means for counting the number of the wrong operation and wherein the warning means stops to warn when the number of the wrong operation by the count means exceeds the predetermined number.

4. A wrong operation detection method for monitoring whether or not a calibration start for determining an initial deflation index is issued in a tire pressure unadjusted state after a deflation warning in a tire pressure monitoring system for detection of deflation of a tire by comparison with the initial deflation index based on rotation speed information and/or a resonance frequency after adjusting pressure of the tire equipped on a vehicle, the wrong operation detection method including:

a comparison step for comparing a first deflation index serving as a deflation index at any time point in a period from issue of the deflation warning to vehicle stop after the issue of the warning with a second deflation index serving as a deflation index obtained after the calibration start,

a detection step for detecting wrong operation based on a comparison result in the comparison step, and

a warning step for issuing a warning when the wrong operation is detected in the detection step.

5. The wrong operation detection method according to claim 4, wherein the comparison step determines a difference between the first deflation index and the second deflation index, and

the detection step detects wrong operation when the difference is within a predetermined range.

6. The wrong operation detection method according to claim 4 or claim 5, further including a count step for counting the number of the wrong operation, and wherein the warning step stops to warn when the number of the wrong operation in the count step exceeds the predetermined number.

7. A wrong operation detection program in a tire pressure monitoring system which, in order to monitor whether or not a calibration start for determining an initial deflation index is issued in a tire pressure unadjusted state after a deflation warning in a tire pressure monitoring system for detection of deflation of a tire by comparison with the initial deflation index based on rotation speed info nation and/or a resonance frequency after adjusting pressure of the tire equipped on a vehicle, makes a computer function as

comparison means for comparing a first deflation index serving as a deflation index at any time point in a period from issue of the deflation warning to vehicle stop after the issue of the warning, with a second deflation index serving as a deflation index obtained after the calibration start, and

detection means for detection of wrong operation based on a comparison result.