Built-in tire pressure monitoring and alarming device

• US 9,365,083 B2
• Filed: 09/25/2012
• Issued: 06/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dongguan Nannar Electronics Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Hongyan Lu
• Inventors: Lu, Hongyan
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Benjamin C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Foxx, Chico A
• Application Number:
  US14/412,465
• Publication Number:
  US 20150123779A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,358 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0408 transmitting the signals by non-mechanical means from the wheel or tyre to a vehicle body mounted receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/041 Means for supplying power to the signal- transmitting means on the wheel
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0494 Valve stem attachments positioned inside the tyre chamber
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0496 Valve stem attachments positioned outside of the tyre chamber

Abstract

The present invention discloses a built-in tire pressure monitoring and alarming device. A housing is provided therein with a reference chamber and an inlet pipe extended from the reference chamber to a valve stem, and a reference chamber valve capable of sealing and opening the inlet pipe is mounted within the inlet pipe. A throttle core of the reference chamber valve is directly resisted against a core bar of a throttle core. During the tire is inflated, the throttle core is pushed open, the core bar of the throttle core is pushed against the valve core, and then the reference chamber valve is opened so that the reference chamber is inflated. After the inflation is accomplished, the throttle core is restored and the reference chamber valve is closed so that the reference chamber is sealed.

Claims

1. A built-in tire pressure monitoring and alarming device, comprising:

a housing and a valve stem communicated with the housing,

a throttle core being provided at one end of the valve stem,

wherein the housing is provided therein with;

a reference chamber,

an alarming signal transmitting module and

a battery,

a part of the wall of the reference chamber is an elastic metal diaphragm,

a cathode contact of the alarming signal transmitting module is electrically connected to a cathode of a power supply while an anode contact thereof is close to and directly faces the elastic metal diaphragm of the reference chamber, and

the elastic metal diaphragm of the reference chamber is electrically connected to the anode of the battery;

an inlet pipe is extended from the reference chamber to the valve stem, and a reference chamber valve capable of sealing and opening the inlet pipe is mounted within the inlet pipe;

an inward boss is provided on the inner wall of the inlet pipe into which a valve body of the reference chamber valve is screwed through threads,

a sealing collar is provided between the valve body and the boss,

a valve core of the reference chamber valve is inserted into the middle of the valve body and extended out from a front end of the valve body with a nut being screwed on the end portion of the extended end,

an annular groove having a sealing ring mounted therein is extended outward from an edge position of the nut,

a flange is provided at a position opposing to the valve core so that the sealing collar is clamped between the nut and the flange, and

an end face of the sealing ring runs beyond the edge of the flange with the exceeded portion being opposite to a front end face of the valve body; and

the valve core of the reference chamber valve is directly resisted against a core bar of a throttle core or against the core bar of the throttle core via;

an ejector rod,

a spring being provided between the valve core and the valve body, the spring applying a force onto the valve core so that the edge of the sealing ring running beyond the flange can be tightly pressed on the front end face of the valve body;

wherein when the tire is being inflated through the vale stem, the throttle core in the valve stem is pushed open, and the core bar, the ejector rod, the sealing ring, the nut, the throttle core, the valve body and the reference chamber valve cooperated to result in the reference chamber being opened for inflation air to enter the reference chamber through an opening of the reference chamber;

after the inflation is accomplished, the throttle core, the core bar, the ejector rod, the reference chamber valve, the spring, the valve core, the sealing ring, the flange and the valve body cooperated to result in the reference chamber valve being closed to seal the reference chamber to keep pressure inside the reference chamber constant; and

responsive to tire pressure dropping to a certain degree after said inflation is accomplished, the pressure inside the reference chamber remains unchanged, and a difference in pressure between the inside and outside of the reference chamber is resulted to cause the elastic metal diaphragm as the wall of the reference chamber to deform outwardly to come into contact with the anode contact of the alarming signal transmitting module to power on the alarming signal transmitting module to send an alarm signal to a remote alarm output device.

2. The built-in tire pressure monitoring and alarming device according to claim 1, wherein the housing is divided into upper and lower portions which are in threaded connection to each other.