Method and system for indicating wear of tyre in a vehicle and a tyre therof

• US 9,862,238 B2
• Filed: 04/07/2014
• Issued: 01/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mumshad Faraz Ahmed
• Original Assignee: Mumshad Faraz Ahmed
• Inventors: Ahmed, Mumshad Faraz
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, Michael H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ayalp, Sedef E
• Application Number:
  US14/783,394
• Publication Number:
  US 20160082781A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,373 Days
• Field of Search: 152154, 1521542, 73146
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 11/24 Wear-indicating arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 11/243 Tread wear sensors, e.g. electronic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 11/246 Tread wear monitoring systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 2019/004 Tyre sensors other than for detecting tyre pressure

Abstract

A tire of a vehicle is disclosed having at least one sensor, a control module and one or more indicators. The at least one sensor is located at a re-threading level of the tire to sense contact with ground surface. Upon contact with the ground surface, the at least one sensor generates data. The control module receives the data from the at least one sensor. Upon receiving the data, the control module determines a predefined condition. The control module transmits the data to a dashboard upon determining the predefined condition. The transmitted data is displayed on the dashboard which is communicatively connected to the control module for indicating wearing of the tire. In an embodiment, the dashboard provides signal relating to the displayed data. The one or more indicators is communicatively connected to the dashboard to receive signal relating to the data for indicating wearing of the tire.

Claims

1. A method for indicating wear of a tyre in a vehicle, said method comprising steps of:

sensing contact of at least one sensor with ground surface by the at least one sensor located at a re-threading level of the tyre, wherein data is generated by the at least one sensor upon contact with a ground surface;

receiving the data from the at least one sensor by a control module through one or more connectors, wherein a predefined condition is determined by the control module, upon receiving the data, wherein the predefined condition includes, evaluation of whether the data is received for a predetermined amount of distance with respect to a current meter usage distance, retrieved from a dashboard of the vehicle;

transmitting, by the control module, the data to the dashboard of the vehicle and a display unit on the tyre upon determining the predefined condition, wherein the data is displayed on the dashboard which is communicatively connected to the control module for indicating wear of the tyre; and

transmitting, by the dashboard, a signal relating to the displayed data to one or more indicators configured on the tyre for indicating wear of the tyre, wherein the one or more indicators are communicatively connected to the dashboard of the vehicle.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising displaying the data on a display unit configured on the tyre, wherein the data is received from the control module by the display unit.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is selected from at least one of a touch sensor filament, pressure sensors, temperature sensors, gyro sensors, force sensors, resistive sensors and capacitive touch sensors.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the data from at least one sensor comprises pressure, temperature and thread orientation of the tyre received from the pressure sensors, the temperature sensors and the gyro sensors respectively and is displayed on the dashboard and display unit of the tyre.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data received from the at least one sensor is stored in a storage unit of the control module.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 comprises triggering a light source of the one or more indicators by a triggering unit in the one or more indicators upon receiving signal from the control module, wherein the light source transmits the light in an optical fibre.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the at least one sensor is made of a radium coated material.