TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR MODULE

• US 20150283868A1
• Filed: 04/02/2015
• Published: 10/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sysgration Limited
• Original Assignee: Cub Elecparts Inc., Sysgration Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Chi-Hung, Chow, Tsaichiang, Cho, Shihchin, Lin, Shihyao, Ko, Tzu-Wen
• Granted Patent: US 9,481,216 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/041 Means for supplying power to the signal- transmitting means on the wheel
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0438 comprising signal transmission means, e.g. for a bidirectional communication with a corresponding wheel mounted receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0462 Structure of transmission protocol
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0479 Communicating with external units being not part of the vehicle, e.g. tools for diagnostic, mobile phones, electronic keys or service stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/0486 comprising additional sensors in the wheel or tyre mounted monitoring device, e.g. movement sensors, microphones or earth magnetic field sensors
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 23/20 Devices for measuring or signalling tyre temperature only

Abstract

The tire pressure sensor module contains a casing, a nozzle, a sleeve element, a fastening element, and a two-way tire information transmission and sensory system inside the casing. The casing has a trough and an air opening. The nozzle contains a nozzle mouth and a nozzle base. The nozzle base is joined to the casing, and the mouth is threaded through the sleeve element. The nozzle and the sleeve element are secured to the casing by the fastening element through the trough. The two-way tire information transmission and sensory system contains a battery, a micro-controller circuit, a low-power-consumption Bluetooth wireless transceiver circuit, a boosting/regulating circuit, a pressure sensor, an operation amplifier, a gravity sensor, a temperature sensor, and an antenna.

Claims

1. A tire pressure sensor module, comprising a casing, a nozzle, a sleeve element, a fastening element, and a two-way tire information transmission and sensory system inside the casing;

wherein

the casing has a trough and an air opening;

the nozzle comprises a nozzle mouth and a nozzle base;

the nozzle base is joined to the casing, and the mouth is threaded through the sleeve element;

the nozzle and the sleeve element are secured to the casing by the fastening element through the trough; and

the two-way tire information transmission and sensory system comprises a battery, a micro-controller circuit, a low-power-consumption Bluetooth wireless transceiver circuit, a boosting/regulating circuit, a pressure sensor, an operation amplifier, a gravity sensor, a temperature sensor, and an antenna.

2. The tire pressure sensor module according to claim 1, wherein the two-way tire information transmission and sensory system collects a remaining electricity level in the battery, a tire pressure value, and a tire temperature value.

3. The tire pressure sensor module according to claim 2, wherein the two-way tire information transmission and sensory system transmits the remaining electricity level in the battery, the tire pressure value, and the tire temperature value to a handheld mobile device configured with a wireless transceiver.

4. The tire pressure sensor module according to claim 3, wherein the wireless transceiver of the handheld mobile device is a Bluetooth transceiver.

5. The tire pressure sensor module according to claim 3, wherein the handheld mobile device is a mobile device with computing capability miming one of the operating systems iOS, Android, and Windows.

6. The tire pressure sensor module according to claim 5, wherein the handheld mobile device comprises a reception module capable of receiving GPS or GLONASS data.

7. A tire pressure sensor module, comprising a two-way tire information transmission and sensory system;

wherein

the two-way tire information transmission and sensory system comprises a battery, a micro-controller circuit, a low-power-consumption Bluetooth wireless transceiver circuit, a boosting/regulating circuit, a pressure sensor, an operation amplifier, a gravity sensor, a temperature sensor, and an antenna.

8. The tire pressure sensor module according to claim 7, wherein the two-way tire information transmission and sensory system collects a remaining electricity level in the battery, a tire pressure value, and a tire temperature value.

9. The tire pressure sensor module according to claim 8, wherein the two-way tire information transmission and sensory system transmits the remaining electricity level in the battery, the tire pressure value, and the tire temperature value to a handheld mobile device configured with a wireless transceiver.

10. The tire pressure sensor module according to claim 9, wherein the wireless transceiver of the handheld mobile device is a Bluetooth transceiver.

11. The tire pressure sensor module according to claim 9, wherein the handheld mobile device is a mobile device with computing capability running one of the operating systems iOS, Android, and Windows.

12. The tire pressure sensor module according to claim 11, wherein the handheld mobile device comprises a reception module capable of receiving GPS or GLONASS data.