Tire pressure sensor mounting system

• US 9,821,614 B1
• Filed: 04/21/2015
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Howard Brown
• Original Assignee: Howard Brown
• Inventors: Brown, Howard
• Primary Examiner(s): West, Paul
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zhong, Xin
• Application Number:
  US14/692,578
• Time in Patent Office: 945 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/04985 using straps surrounding the rims
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/20 Devices for measuring or signalling tyre temperature only
• CPC Class Codes: G01L 17/00 Devices or apparatus for measuring tyre pressure or the pressure in other inflated bodies
• CPC Class Codes: G01L 17/005 using a sensor contacting the exterior surface, e.g. for measuring deformation
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 17/02 Tyres

Abstract

A tire pressure sensor mounting system for mounting a tire pressure sensor directly to a wheel rim. A mounting base is disposed on the wheel rim. A linear rim strap groove is disposed across a top surface of the mounting base. A plurality of side strap through-slots is transversely disposed through the side surfaces of the mounting base. A portion of a rim strap is disposed in the rim strap groove. A first locking mechanism tightly encloses the rim strap around the wheel rim to secure the mounting base on the wheel rim. A portion of a side strap is disposed through the side strap through-slot. A second locking mechanism locks the side strap around the tire pressure sensor to secure the tire pressure sensor on the mounting base.

Claims

1. A tire pressure sensor mounting system (100) for mounting a tire pressure sensor (200) directly to a wheel rim (300), said system (100) consisting of:

a. the tire pressure sensor (200), wherein the tire pressure sensor (200) is mechanically disconnected from a tire valve (210);

b. the wheel rim (300); and

c. a tire pressure sensor mounting apparatus (110) consisting of;

i. a rectangular mounting base (120) consisting of a top surface (121), a bottom surface (122), and side surfaces (123), wherein the mounting base (120) is disposed on the wheel rim (300) such that the bottom surface (122) is placed against an outer surface (301) of the wheel rim (300), wherein a linear rim strap groove (125) is disposed across the top surface (121), wherein a plurality of side strap through-slots (126) is transversely disposed through opposing side surfaces (123), wherein the side strap through-slots (126) are perpendicular to the rim strap groove (125);

ii. a rim strap (130) consisting of a rim strap first end (131), a rim strap second end (132), and a first locking mechanism (135) disposed on the rim strap second end (132), wherein a portion of the rim strap is disposed in the rim strap groove (125) of the mounting base (120), wherein the first locking mechanism (135) locks the rim strap first end (131) to tightly enclose the rim strap (130) around the wheel rim (300) and secure the mounting base (120) to the wheel rim (300); and

iii. a pair of side straps (140) each consisting of a side strap first end (141), a side strap second end (142), and a second locking mechanism (145) disposed on the side strap second end (142), wherein a portion of each side strap is disposed through one of the side strap through-slots (126); and

wherein the tire pressure sensor (200) is disposed on the top surface (121) of the mounting base (120), wherein the second locking mechanism (145) locks the side strap first end (141) of each side strap (140) to form a side strap loop (146) tightly around the tire pressure sensor (200) disposed on the mounting base (120), and wherein each side strap loop (146) securely holds the tire pressure sensor (200) to the mounting base (120).